Channel

F5 Networks has introduced Application Ready Solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. To support customers using Microsoft's new release of Exchange Server, F5 provides solutions to ensure efficient application delivery, improved scalability, and enhanced performance for Exchange Server 2010.

AVG Technologies has announced the general availability of its latest small business security products, AVG Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 and AVG Anti-Virus Business Edition 9.0.

RSA and VeriSign are working together to provide organizations with the mutual benefit of an expanded VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Service through the availability of RSA SecurID two-factor authentication technology for more choice in one-time password (OTP) authentication. VIP is a managed, shared authentication solution that provides its users with a single one-time password (OTP) authentication device to securely access multiple Web sites.

Avaya IP Office Release 5 is a software that simplifies UC and customer service for SMBs, while delivering capabilities that improve scalability, resiliency and productivity of organizations, claimed the vendor.

If you have not been informed there are many ways to use your CCIE number. A few of these methods are frowned upon by Cisco and can even cost you that hard earned number. Yes, recently I personally witnessed the revoking of a pair of CCIEs who had associated their numbers to a channel they did not work for. This is strictly forbidden by Cisco and can result in severe penalties to the Channel and the CCIE.

The worldwide security software market revenue totalled $13.5 billion in 2008, an increase of 18.6 percent from the 2007 revenue of $11.3 billion, according to Gartner. The APAC region saw a growth of around 30 percent. Gartner further predicts that in 2009, the security software market will show signs of a slowdown but will continue to grow at around 9 percent.

As part of its ongoing channel commitment to make working with NetApp easier and more predictable, the company yesterday announced enhancements to its existing partner offerings, new sales enablement and marketing support.

HP will link its hardware with Cast Iron's software to help smaller businesses integrate cloud apps with their internal systems.

Almost half (48 percent) of the respondents to a recent Pricewaterhouse Coopers survey stated their most challenging business issues over the next two years will be on increasing revenues and developing effective sales channel partnerships.

In light of today's economic hardships, Sue Swenson, the president and CEO of Sage North America, is encouraging the channel to "get back to basics" to ensure customers receive "exceptional customer experiences."

Constructive, a Vancouver-based vendor of Web-based ecosystems and partner portal solutions, and also the company behind the branded online partner portal community, Partnerpedia, is looking to gather as many IT channel members to its Web site as it can, said the company's CEO.