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Avaya Names Voda One as the 2008 Distributor of the Year for North America

20 October 2008

XETA Technologies, Daycom Systems receive Avaya BusinessPartner of the Year awards
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
Westcon Group to Distribute Corporate Search Solution in Brazil

2 September 2008

Westcon to Distribute Google Search Appliance, Enabling Companies to Leverage Google Search Engine within Internal Networks
Westcon Group Names Dean Douglas as Chief Operating Officer

16 June 2008

Comstor Increases Partner Revenue with Mentor Programme

Westcon Group, Inc.

New Engagement Initiative for SMB Partners Delivers Early Success
Channel News
 
Nokia announces restructuring changes

07/11/08

Nokia continues it's strategy of changing parts of its organisation
Cisco, Nortel lead green ranking

27/10/2008

New research by ABI looks at network switch vendors "green-ness"
Long term is strong, says Juniper boss

24/10/2008

Talking after good Q3 figures, Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson says the longer term prospects for high performance networking are good even if immediate forecasts are cautious
Avaya ranked UC leader

06/10/2008

A new report has praised Avaya's stance on open standards in unified communications
Blue Coat ships first WAN client with integrated security

29/09/2008

A WAN client with integrated security has been launched by Blue Coat
Technology News
 
London wins on wireless

29/10/2008

London has more wireless access points than other capitals, including New York and Paris, but it is the most insecure, says an RAS study
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
WiFi security is no longer secure

10/10/2008

The use of fast graphics processors to crack passwords is spreading, making wireless networks vulnerable
Second hand devices' security risk

25/09/2008

A new study finds that some 20% of second-hand phones and mobile devices can reveal previous data to the new user
More updates to deal with web threat

15/09/2008

Blue Coat appliances are being updated more frequently as malware blocking is needed even more
Podcasts
 
ViewPoint - with Bob Zimmermann of Spectralink

8th June 2006

ViewPoint is a monthly podcast that highlights opportunity for resellers within the area of convergence. Topics of discussion include ConvergencePoint program news and resources, vendor spotlights, and recent technology/vertical market trends 
ViewPoint - Quintum Technologies for Nortel

28th March 2006

ViewPoint, Westcon's monthly podcast for solution providers participating in the ConvergencePoint program.
Vendor News
 
New CEO at Avaya

30/10/2008

Avaya has found a new CEO with good enterprise communications credentials
Nortel reveals future ideas

30/10/2008

At its customer event, Nortel is showing the latest Advanced technologies that will become available soon
Nortel's new UC offer for SMEs

09/10/2008

Nortel's new unified communications platform for SMEs re-uses most of the legacy Norstar kit
Nortel plans for Wimax growth

03/10/2008

Nortel is using its alliances in WiMAX technology to offer new solutions 
Nortel shows interoperability

23/09/2008

The Carrier Ethernet World Congress allows major vendors, including Nortel, to show the future of IP-based, high bandwidth applications
Technology Research Digest
 
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
Unified Comms by SaaS to boom

28/10/2008

A new study predicts massive growth for Unified Communications as a service
SMBs get wrong Voip and Wifi "message"

15/10/2008

Sales messages to the SMB buyers of Wifi and VOIP need to be very different from those to large organisations
New cyberthreat dominates charts

01/10/2008

Fortinet's survey of current malware issues shows a single security application family is roaring ahead
Gartner debunks security myths

30/09/2008

Researcher Gartner has set out what it thinks is the true picture of IT security threats and reactions
Business Development
 
Avaya UC

23/10/2008

Butler Group Technology Audit has ranked Avaya a Unified Communications (UC) Market Leader.
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 transactions to top $300bn

01/07/2008

Mobile phone transactions are to boom, according to a new study
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
 
SIP to success in 2007

5 June 2007

By Pete Woodhams, Convergence Solutions Consultant, Technology Solutions Group, Westcon Group
Being Direct With VARs

04/16/2007

Channel relationships examined.
IT recruiting and retention: One big headache

04/20/2007

Retaining and hiring good people isn't easy.
Use Your Opportunity To Ask A Question

03/19/2007

Lessons from CMP Channel Group's XChange Solution Provider in San Diego.
Down To Business: Heads Up, Tech Management

03/24/2007

A view on IT.