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Microsoft Clarifies Cloud Strategy, but the Future Looks a Bit Murky for Hosting Partners
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jul 14, 2008]
Microsoft used its Partner Conference to
clarify pricing models
and SaaS positioning, but the company’s
announcements are a
mixed bag for hosting partners; they may
appreciate the
attention boost but might not welcome
Microsoft's terms.
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AT&T Tunes In for CDN Video Distribution
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 26, 2008]
AT&T is making a splash in the CDN
market, embracing the full
array of streaming codecs and touting a
$70 million investment
in the space this year (more than what
most CDN competitors
make in revenue), but it needs strong
execution to succeed.
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Getronics’ North American Spin-off Starts a New Chapter for the Managed Services Unit
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 25, 2008]
As KPN’s Getronics unit prepares to sell
its North American
operations to Dallas-based CompuCom,
customers are bound to
have transition concerns. In the end,
however, the merger may
actually help the unit find its footing
again in the U.S.
market.
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Jamcracker Revs Up Managed Services On-ramp for VARs
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 24, 2008]
Jamcracker has packaged together a set
of services and software
to help VARs roll out new SaaS services.
Though there is no
new technology involved, MSP LaunchPad
supplies the elements a
provider needs to get a new managed
service off the ground.
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Trend Micro Brings Its Cloud Strategy Down to Earth
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 20, 2008]
Trend Micro is taking a refreshing approach to cloud-based
security, laying out the pros and cons of the approach. Now
the company just needs to deliver on its promised roadmap.
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NXTcomm 2008: Microsoft Makes Its Presence Known in the Hosting Arena
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| Show Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 18, 2008]
Microsoft stepped up its game in the
managed application space
with the introduction of an enhanced
hosting platform and new
partners. However, questions remain
about whether Microsoft
will sabotage its success by competing
against its partners.
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Verizon Business Goes Global with Unified Communications
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 18, 2008]
Verizon Business has put forth a compelling unified
communications story for multinational companies, beating
competitors to market with an international hosted IP Centrex
product and native SIP trunking in ten European countries.
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Jamcracker Woos Regional Provider Prospects with a New Partner
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 16, 2008]
Jamcracker can capitalize on its new relationship with the
NextGen Marketing Group to reach small regional providers
looking for a fast on ramp to offer on-demand application
services.
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Perimeter eSecurity Scans Field, Acquires Edgeos
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 11, 2008]
Perimeter eSecurity acquired smaller
vulnerability scanning
player Edgeos in a move that will help it
differentiate itself
from other managed security firms that
rely on partners for
this service.
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Secure Computing Takes the Hybrid Route to Managed Security
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 11, 2008]
Secure Computing is getting creative with
an architecture that
allows customers to choose the mix of
appliances and managed
Internet filtering services. However, the
company faces stiff
competition as it evolves to become a
services provider.
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Verizon Goes Green with New Energy Efficiency Push
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 09, 2008]
Verizon is pushing a new initiative around energy efficiency to
slash costs throughout its network and data center operating
environments. Only time will tell if the company is willing to
follow up its green declarations with action.
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AT&T Unlocks the Encryption for Enterprise Communication
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 05, 2008]
AT&T introduced encryption services for
its security clients,
including e-mail and document encryption
for a nice additional
product for clients looking for more
solutions from their
carrier, but it must contend with user
apathy and alternatives.
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SAVVIS Makes Its Move into the SAP Realm
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Jun 05, 2008]
SAVVIS is raising the stakes in the
hosting arena with the
introduction of a new infrastructure
platform for integrators
delivering SAP applications to mid-tier
companies. The company
is already ahead of many of its rivals.
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Verizon Business Takes Its UTM Managed Security Service up a Notch with Fortinet Addition
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 30, 2008]
Verizon Business strengthens its UTM
managed security service
as a best-of-breed offering, adding new
support for the well-
regarded Fortinet FortiGate systems to
its existing portfolio,
which already manages Cisco and Juniper
platforms.
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Perimeter eSecurity Stretches into Online Storage with Remote Backup and Recovery Service
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 22, 2008]
Perimeter eSecurity is stepping up its
SaaS game with a new online backup and
recovery service. However, as the
company moves further out of its comfort
zone in the security space, will it have
what it takes to make it in the storage
arena?
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Streaming Media East: Highwinds Makes Waves with Faster, More Detailed CDN Reporting
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| Show Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 22, 2008]
Highwinds is making a splash with the latest additions to the
CDN provider’s dashboard, which gives its content network
reseller customers near-real time network information they can
use to target the right consumers.
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BT Taps Splunk Indexing Technology to Build a New, Cost-Effective Log Management Service
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 20, 2008]
BT’s deal to build its new log management solution around the
Splunk indexing development tool should help its Counterpane
security unit improve service uptake from its clients who
balked at the company’s other more expensive pricing models.
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Streaming Media East 2008: Mirror Image Cracks Open New Flash Live Beta
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| Show Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 20, 2008]
Mirror Image is joining the CDN crowd
supporting Adobe Flash
Live, enabling support of flv, MP3, and
H.264/HE-AAC codecs.
However, its entry lags behind other
competitors that have
already embraced the Adobe format.
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HP’s Power Play for EDS Delivers Dubious Synergies
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Network Services - U.S., Enterprise Network Systems, Contact Center Solutions, Internet/Managed Services - U.S., Application Infrastructure, Enterprise Communications , Business Telecom Services - Europe, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Mobility - Europe, Enterprise Mobility - U.S., Telecom Services - Asia, Telecom Infrastructure Services
- [May 16, 2008]
HP’s agreement to shell out big money to
bolster its services
portfolio by acquiring EDS appears a safe,
but expensive and
uninspired move. The synergy is about
additive finances, not
revolutionary new ideas, and IBM’s
position is not threatened.
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Embarq Takes Aim at SMBs with New Business Services
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 16, 2008]
Embarq is investing in new business
features designed to help
the provider solidify relationships with its
broadband
customers. Though the additions are
relatively iterative, they
still will appeal to companies looking to
consolidate services.
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Siemens Enterprise Communications and BT Present a Unified Front to MNCs
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 09, 2008]
Siemens Enterprise Communications and BT are expanding an
existing relationship with a more formal agreement which allows
them to present a unified front to MNC clients, creating a
compelling combined solution greater than the sum of its parts.
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Global Crossing Raises Profile with Partner Program Improvements, Data Center Expansion
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 09, 2008]
Global Crossing continues to tap partnerships and its expansive
footprint to drive sales. Additions to its partner program and
the expansion of its data center facilities in Miami and London
are more evidence the company is on a growth path.
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Verizon Business Boosts the Extended Enterprise’s Security View with a Better Dashboard
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [May 05, 2008]
Verizon Business is showing off a new
and improved PSP
dashboard for companies assessing the
risk of opening their
networks to customers and partners.
The enhanced interface
gives the MSSP the chance to reinforce its
position as a major
MSSP.
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Level 3 Sparks to Adobe’s Flash Media Server 3
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 22, 2008]
E-Mail Summary
Level 3 finally joins the crowded streaming media market in
supporting Adobe’s Flash Media Server 3, but it will need to
embrace new technology faster if it is to keep up with other
players such as Limelight.
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AT&T Looks to Lasso SMBs with New Hosting Initiatives
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 15, 2008]
AT&T is filling in its hosting services,
providing a solid set of new services for
SMB clients. Its bundled options and
backup could start to change the hosting
game, and AT&T has a base of clients to
which to start marketing this service.
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RSA Conference 2008: CurrentCast Analyst Recap of Security Event
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| Advisory Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S., Enterprise Security
- [Apr 11, 2008]
Listen to the latest analyst roundtable
commentary as four
Current Analysis team members discuss
their assessment and
trend takes from the 2008 RSA Security
show in the latest
CurrentCast podcast.
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Level 3 Grabs Long-tail Content with Optimized Storage and Delivery Features
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 11, 2008]
Level 3’s CDXL service brings a new level
of storage to the CDN
market with an efficient, lower-cost
method for the delivery of
a broad range of content. CDXL
optimizes content delivery and
storage and enables monetization of
long-tail content.
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Jamcracker Launches XML Toolkit to Put On-Boarding Control into the Hands of Its Partners
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 10, 2008]
Jamcracker has introduced JIT, an XML-
based toolkit that lets
partners develop their own adapters and
take control of the
onboard process. Everybody wins under
the new arrangement,
though the move does not affect existing
partners' applications.
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RSA Conference 2008: Trustwave Hopes Users Trust Its New E-mail Archiving Option
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| Show Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 08, 2008]
Trustwave’s secure archiving add-on for
its mailMAX e-mail service is a natural
extension that will be useful for
companies with business continuity and
compliance requirements, but it does not
differentiate Trustwave from its
competition.
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SecureWorks Seeks Canada Expansion with MTS Allstream Partnership
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Apr 04, 2008]
SecureWorks sees Canada as a logical
channel expansion via its new
partnership with MTS Allstream, which will
power the carrier’s managed security
services, but it will take extra effort by
SecureWorks for it to realize a payoff
from this deal.
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Verizon Business Moves Up the Stack with Managed Log Service Covering Applications
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Mar 19, 2008]
Verizon Business takes log management and monitoring up the
stack to include applications, in a move that will win it
plaudits among IT managers who need expanded regulatory and
compliance help.
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Current Cast: AT&T Bets a Billion Greenbacks on Development and Build Outs
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| Advisory Report |
Business Network Services - U.S., Internet/Managed Services - U.S., Enterprise Mobility - U.S.
- [Mar 10, 2008]
CurrentCast audio brings together three CA analysts for their
take on the recent AT&T analyst day, and the company’s plan to
increase its development budget to $1 billion, a sizeable jump
that helps it with network, 3G rollout, and hosting.
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What It Means to Be ‘‘Green:’’ Environmental Responsibility in the Telecom Industry
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| Advisory Report |
Data Management, Business Network Services - U.S., Carrier Infrastructure , Enterprise Network Systems, Broadband Infrastructure , Contact Center Solutions, Internet/Managed Services - U.S., Optical Infrastructure , Wireless Services - Europe, Solutions Assessments, Application Infrastructure, Wireless Infrastructure , Enterprise Communications , Business Telecom Services - Europe, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Mobility - Europe, IP Services Infrastructure, Wholesale Telecom Services , Enterprise Mobility - U.S., Telecom Services - Asia, Digital Media Infrastructure, Telecom Infrastructure Services, Consumer Broadband Services Europe
- BeNeLux, Central Europe, China/Hong Kong, Eastern Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nordics, Pan-Asia, Pan-European, Singapore, Southern Europe, UK/Ireland [Mar 07, 2008]
As Kermit once said, “It’s not easy being
green.” Current
Analysis recognizes the challenges and
opportunities associated
with environmental sustainability and it is
taking a
comprehensive approach to analyzing the
key issues in this
movement.
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SaaS 2008: OpSource Gets In Tight with OpSource Connect Service Integration Solution
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| Show Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 29, 2008]
OpSource sees integration as a key
element for its partners.
The company's upcoming release of
OpSource Connect essentially
delivers an application peering point for
applications to work
together on its common platform.
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Covad’s Deployment of the Arbor Networks Peakflow Could Bolster Network Quality
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Business Network Services - U.S., Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 20, 2008]
Covad has deployed Arbor Networks' Peakflow SP platform,
benefiting both the carrier and its customers in terms of
detecting and mitigating denial of service attacks quickly, but
it is playing catch up to competitors that have similar
solutions.
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Cbeyond Adds Fixed and Mobile Hosted Exchange to Its SMB Communications Package
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 14, 2008]
In a move sure to appeal to SMBs,
Cbeyond is adding hosted
Exchange services. Cbeyond is not the
only game in town for
managed e-mail, but the company’s
facilities-based network and
its focus on small business give it an
edge.
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OpSource Insources Billing Option with LeCayla Technologies Acquisition
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 12, 2008]
Through its LeCayla Technologies
acquisition, OpSource is
shoring up its payment capabilities by
bringing a range of
billing options in-house to reassure client
concerns. However,
this could add confusion for the existing
Aria partnership.
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Google Boosts Mail Security with New Postini Packages
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| Competitive Intelligence Report |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 08, 2008]
Google is moving to establish itself as a force in the
enterprise by offering more advanced e-mail security options to
business customers, but only time will tell what impact this
will have on Google’s presence on the corporate desktop.
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Jamcracker Will Leverage Channel with Latest SaaS Delivery Offering
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 08, 2008]
Jamcracker is covering all its bases in the
SaaS space, adding
a new delivery solution based on its JDSN
platform that targets
channel, hosting, and managed services
providers that want a
fast onramp to offer applications using an
on-demand model.
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Siemens Revamps and Boosts Its Managed Services Strategy
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| Competitive Update |
Internet/Managed Services - U.S.
- [Feb 05, 2008]
Siemens’ OpenScale Services branding aims to appeal to
enterprises demanding more comprehensive managed services
support. While the move hints at more to come, at least
initially this launch is more about style than substance.
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