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Westcon Group Announces European Operational Changes for 2009, Including New Financial Director
11 December 2008 Westcon Veteran Richard Hodgetts Promoted to European Financial Director, Barry Shakespeare Resigns as EVP
Westcon Security to Distribute Crossbeam’s Next Generation Security Solutions to UK Reseller Channel
9 December 2008 Crossbeam to Participate in Westcon’s SecurityPoint Program
IT Manufacturers Can Reduce Total Costs Through Distribution, According To Study
29 September 2008 Independent Research Shows Two-Tier Distributors as Most Efficient B2B Solution-Selling Channel
Comstor Increases Partner Revenue with Mentor Programme
Westcon Group, Inc. New Engagement Initiative for SMB Partners Delivers Early Success
Channel News
Avaya Italy signs with Westcon
22/12/2008 Westcon has added Italy to its list of countries where it offers Avaya products
IT departments find confidence
03/12/2008 A survey by Cisco shows most companies' IT staff sure of meeting their goals in 2009, but some networking issues are not so easy
Welcome for EC's tech boost
27/11/2008 The importance of technologies and investment have been recognised by the EC, say industry bodies
Nokia announces restructuring changes
07/11/08 Nokia continues it's strategy of changing parts of its organisation
Technology News
Future of technology crimes is predicted
17/12/2008 A new study by a non-profit researcher looks at how the cybercrime and general technology issues of crime will change in the next few years
Cybersecurity gap at the top
02/12/2008 A survey shows that even publicly-listed companies are not giving enough management time to cyber-security
Smart phone boost in European phone market
05/11/2008 Latest research on the mobile market in western Europe shows a significant decline in overall sales as a result of the economic slowdown, as smart phones rise dramatically.
F5 is optimistic on networks
23/10/2008 In an analsysts call, F5 Networks CEO explains why he is confident that its technology will be in demand
Podcasts
PodTrack: Scott Montgomery of Secure Computing
March 30, 2007 In this week's PodTrack, we interview Scott Montgomery, Vice President of Product Mangement for Secure Computing as part of a larger series on security. Please take a moment to listen to the file by clicking on the file to the right.
PodTrack: Interview with Dean Darwin of F5 Networks
March 30,2007 In this week's PodTrack, we speak to Dean Darwin, Vice President of North American Channels for F5 Networks as part of a larger series on security. Please take a moment to listen to the file clicking on the link to the right.
ViewPoint: Focus on Secure Computing
January 19, 2007 In this edition of ViewPoint, we cover Secure Computing's security solutions and discuss how they fit in a larger solutions context. Specific vertical markets are discussed, as well as attributes of individual products.
Westcon ViewPoint Podcast: Nokia Solutions IP Security Platforms
December 8, 2006 Welcome to ViewPoint, Westcon's podcast dedicated to resellers serving the convergence and security markets. In this episode of ViewPoint we will focus briefly on Nokia Solutions IP Security Platforms. We will look at how these solutions provide protection for both enterprise class and SMB networks and how they work along side solutions from Check Point. Vendor News
Check Point buys Nokia appliance arm
22/12/2008 Long term collaborators Nokia and Check Point Software Technologies will unite under the Check Point brand
F5 links for database security
19/11/2008 Traffic on both web and database tiers can be monitored says F5 Networks and database specialist Secerno who have linked their products
Blue Coat positioning by Gartner
22/09/2008 Analyst Gartner has positioned Blue Coat in the leader's quadrant for the secure web gateway
Blue Coat controls WAN videos
09/09/2008 A new plug-in for PacketShaper controls video traffic in 600 applications
Technology Research Digest
Server slump in Q3 reported
05/12/2008 While central Europe is moving to more advanced servers, sales in western countries have been hit by the downturn
Surveillance forecasts reined in
27/11/2008 Channels are advised to beware some of the hype around the video surveillance market, says a researcher
Mobile content needs Smart Pipe
27/11/2008 A new study predicts rising mobile content revenues for operators who can share content
IDC drops forecast for EMEA
12/3/2008 IDC has cut its forecasts for growth in IT spending in Europe next year, although the CEE part will still grow
PC outlook murky for 2009
04/11/2008 The latest IDC study of PC sales shows that 2008 hit a new record, but the outlook is not so good
Business Development
Enterprises take to unified comms
08/12/2008 A new study shows active take-up of unified communications by large enterprises
Call-centres issues affect business
17/07/2008 A new study shows how a poor response from call-centres can damage future business prospects
New survey shows benefit of going green
4/07/08 Companies who are committed to saving energy can save money as well, according to a new survey.
Mobile promotion must think strategy
03/06/2008 The global mobile advertising market is hung up on short term issues, says a new study
Servers numbers up, but margins slip
23/05/2008 Gartner says worldwide server shipments grew by 8% while revenue grew by just 4% in the first quarter of 2008
Op/Ed
Compliance must not mask real threats
17/11/2008 An expert has warned that the need to keep up with regulatory and compliance demands on security may mean customers payless attention to other risks
A 'Demand' Generation
01/15/2007 The ability to plan and handle costly demand generation activities that result in sales increases for solution providers and their vendor partners is critical.
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