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Press Releases
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
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
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.
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