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VARs have a big opportunity in the midmarket, according to study

According to a study conducted by Echo Research for Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, VARs targeting the mid market "need to improve before they can take full advantage of the market opportunity.

The study showed that 70 percent of executives said their consultants performed up to expectation, but only 10 percent said their consultants exceeded expectations.

| News | Channel | 09/05/08 at 10:16 am |

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Survey: VARs concerned about cybersecurity, health care

Many U.S. businesses fail to take Internet security protection seriously and are unwilling to spend money on additional protection, according to a recent survey of value added resellers (VARs) by the Computing Technology Industry Association.

| News | Channel | Security | 09/04/08 at 12:13 pm |

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Google's Chrome: A Boring Offering That Could Change the Industry

When my neighbor came over last night to borrow a screwdriver, we went into my garage where I keep my tools, and realized that my collection of screwdrivers is probably far too big. After all, there are only so many different ways to make a screwdriver, and for the most part, there's not a whole lot of difference between them. Kind of like Web browsers.

| News | Channel | SaaS | 09/04/08 at 10:09 am |

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More details on microsoft's Software plus Services

The Redmond Channel Partner notes that Microsoft's Software plus Services strategy has been "more talk than substance" in the past, but reveals a few more details about the strategy in relation to the channel.

| Research | Channel | SaaS | 09/03/08 at 4:19 pm |

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