As if Intel couldn’t be any larger, the microchip company plans to acquire “certain assets” of QLogic’s InfiniBand networking portfolio. But what will Intel do with networking technology? Here are a few ideas … Intel’s interest in QLogic’s InfiniBand technology is deep. According to Intel’s release, “[a] significant number of the employees associated with this […]
Tom and Jerry would be proud. The cat-and-mouse game between Apple and jailbreak hackers just went another round, with Apple’s only two A5-devices getting a jailbreak for iOS 5.01. The jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 was long-awaited, considering the jailbreak for iOS 5.01 for non A5-devices came a month ago already. Here […]
The Building Windows 8 blog claims Windows 8 to be the friendliest version of Windows yet, and the latest improvement is a complete overhaul to the Windows 8 wireless experience. If Wi-Fi and mobile broadband connections once stressed you out, Windows 8 promises it won’t any longer. Read on for the details … Windows has […]
Lenovo has tapped Polycom to add its RealPresence video and voice collaboration software to a wide range of Lenovo’s laptop computers and even some tablets. If you’re a Lenovo VAR who also happens to be working the unified communications (UC) space, this partnership could be a match made in heaven. Here’s why … Polycom RealPresence […]
Value-added distributor Jenne Inc. has joined the bandwagon of vendors and distributors focusing on physical security. This time, Panasonic’s line of i-Pro IP surveillance cameras is joining the Jenne family. Here’s what partners can expect … Jenne’s move to distribute Panasonic’s i-PRO line of cameras comes at a perfect time — Jenne sees VARs looking […]
The upcoming Windows Server 8 (like Windows Phone 7, with the number at the end) will include a new file system, ReFS, short for Resilient File System. IT admins, VARs and anyone running a server should probably check out the latest details for Microsoft’s file system. Read on for more information about the new perks […]
As predicted, Apple took the wraps off its new textbook initiative Jan. 19, 2012, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Apple’s textbook move is big, bold and serious, judging by the partners Apple has signed on, and it has the potential to change the paradigm of the textbook industry and maybe even the educational […]
If you’ve been thinking about dabbling in some cloud-based video collaboration services, you might want to check out Polycom’s latest splash with Polycom RealPresence Cloud. Polycom hosts it, you sell it, and the world gets more connected. If it sounds good to you, keep reading … Polycom is calling RealPresence Cloud a “fully managed, wholesale […]
AT&T announced it’s changing it’s data service plans. But wait, don’t get excited: They’re more expensive, and you won’t be getting anything you didn’t already have. Read on for yet another whopping disappointment of “choice” in the U.S. mobile service provider world … AT&T made the new plans known on its official blog. The official […]
If you’re a ShoreTel partner and you’ve been feeling a little neglected, buck up. The company has taken the wraps off a brand new reseller program replete with enhancements, designed to simultaneously help partners push unified communications (UC) solutions and improve their partner status and training. Short and sweet details follow …
Here’s the breakdown on ShoreTel’s new offerings:
I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of IP security solutions available as cloud-based solutions gain in popularity. Who’s going to make sure all those servers are safe? D-Link, for one, is beefing up its lineup of IP-based surveillance technologies with a few new cameras. Here’s what partners can look forward to … D-Link’s new […]
If you’re looking for some extra space to expand your desktop real estate on the go, GeChic’s OnLap may help, adding an additional 13 inches to the visual landscape. And after having spent a solid couple of weeks using the On-Lap 1301, I admit to having a love-hate relationship with this unique display. Let me break […]
Who knew the National Retail Federation Convention would be such a hit in 2012? As point-of-sale (POS) solutions increasingly are becoming mobile, the needs of a business network are becoming more complex, so naturally, Aruba Networks has a few solutions to help. Mobile, POS and vertical-oriented VARs should check this ou t… Aruba Networks understands […]
The Enterprise Device Alliance (EDA), an organization with a strong focus on integrating Apple products into the enterprise, recently inducted its latest member, Parallels. The details are short and sweet, but the channel implications could be a bit deeper. Here’s why … Parallels has been on the virtualization scene consistently with software and technology designed […]
Reports are coming in that Apple’s Jan. 19, 2012, media event, once originally thought to focus more on textbooks and education, actually will focus more on the publishing than educational aspect of textbooks. Here’s the scoop … ArsTechnica has some deep connections somewhere, because according to a lengthy report, people familiar with the event have […]
Now that CES 2012 is in the history books, there are quite a few events worth paying attention to, including this week’s National Retail Federation convention at the Javits Center in New York City. If point-of-sale (POS) technology is more your speed, HP is on the scene touting its latest and greatest. What’s the total, […]
Once upon a time, Intel created a mobile OS called Moblin. At the time, Nokia was also creating a mobile OS it called Maemo. Intel and Nokia then merged their resources and built MeeGo, the unified answer to both mobile operating systems. After delays and a completely unenthusiastic release of the one and only Nokia […]
Mobile device management is moving swiftly up the ranks as a must-have technology, and the latest findings from IDG Connect’s “iPad for Business Survey,” serve to bolster that idea. Among its findings: The survey shows 12 percent of people who use iPads for work said it has “completely replaced” a notebook computer. Here’s some perspective […]
Samsung, one of the companies that first jumped on board to produce ChromeBooks, is improving on its design and also launching something completely different: the ChromeBox. Are there channel implications? Oh, yeah. Both Engadget and 9to5Google noticed that Samsung had a bevy of Chrome-based devices on display at CES 2012. The new Series 5 ChromeBook […]
What can be said about Research In Motion (RIM) that hasn’t already been said? The company is looking less than stellar among the sea of iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 products. Numerous delays on new phones have caused even the most faithful of BlackBerry fans to abandon the platform, and the BlackBerry PlayBook was […]
