It sounds like a really big happy meal for channel partners. The new McAfee Profitability Stack serves up a range of beefy options to help VARs maximize their security software profits. So, will partners eat up the concept — especially as Sophos, Symantec and Trend Micro (among others) continue to counter the Intel-McAfee combo?
McAfee has issued a hotfix for buggy antivirus security updates, and Channel Chief Gavin Struthers has apologized to partners for the problem. End of story. Nothing to see here. Move along. Oh, unless you want the actual details.
The VAR Guy got within 20 feet of Eva Longoria today at McAfee Focus 2012. The Paparazzi was nowhere to be found. But our resident blogger came armed with his own camera. In a shameless attempt to boost traffic today, will The VAR Guy post a slide show of Eva’s finest moments at the McAfee conference?
Actually, The VAR Guy will ignore temptation.
Oracle’s (NASDAQ: ORCL) Big Data strategy leans heavily on Java and machine-t0-machine (M2M) communications.
McAfee Co-President Michael DeCesare this morning offered an update on the Intel-McAfee synergies, and he sees four trends impacting the future of IT security: (1) Social media, (2)public and private cloud, (3) big data and (4) the app explosion tied to mobile.
Earlier this month, Hasbro announced an agreement with Popcap’s parent EA to port its popular Bejeweled game to the offline world. Today, the company has signed a similar agreement, this time with The Tetris Company, which holds the license to the Tetris brand, in order to manufacture and distribute face-to-face games based on the Tetris brand.
Yes, games.
The patent dramas of the last couple of years have included fights between the very biggest tech titans — Oracle v. Google; Samsung v. Apple; etc. — those picking on the little guys — remember patent troll Lodsys suing all those iOS developers?
Cisco Systems Channel Chief Keith Goodwin is set to exit the networking giant on August 1 — when Cisco (NYSE: CSCO) starts its new fiscal year. Goodwin will stick around as an advisor and a consultant to Cisco’s channel team — even attending the Olympics to meet with partners. But he’s essentially heading off into retirement.
What the heck do CIOs want from VARs, IT service providers and MSPs in 2013? The VAR Guy will pose that question later this month to Ralph Salomon, CISO, SAP; Mark Settle, CIO, BMC; Stephen Windsor, CIO, Maddrix; and Patty Hatter, CIO, McAfee. Indeed, our resident blogger — or one of his handlers — will moderate a CIO panel featuring those experts during McAfee Focus 2012.
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