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41. Storage And Virtualization Solution Offers Portland Non-Profit Law Firm Expandable Network Capacity
    5/13/2013

    Metropolitan Public Defender (MPD) is a private, non profit law firm committed to providing high-quality criminal defense for indigent clients. Handling more than 17,000 criminal cases per year, Metropolitan Public Defender is a non-profit law firm that is nationally recognised for its leadership in the public defense community, its training programs, and the guidance, supervision and support of its attorneys. The company was looking to replace its outdated servers to increase speed, disk capacity, and provide reliable network data storage at its main office in Portland, OR.

42. Advanced MicroSystems Halves On-Site Visits With AVG CloudCare
    5/13/2013

    Like many break-fix resellers, Advanced MicroSystems used to spend a lot of time on site at its clients’ offices troubleshooting individual settings on their workstations. Now, says Landry, “With cloud-based services, we spend far less time troubleshooting tiny little problems and can focus on preventative maintenance and larger projects. We can service our clients much more efficiently – especially with remote deployment of services such as AVG CloudCare.”

43. Digimerge/Flir Announce New Camera Family
    5/13/2013

    FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the launch of the SyncroIP family of affordable, future-proof IP cameras that boast a high degree of connectivity and dependability.

    Compliant with Onvif 2.1, the latest open platform IP standard, SynchroIP cameras are easy to integrate and work with the market’s leading VMS / NVR solutions including the popular Milestone XProtect® video management software. Onvif compatibility ensures that SyncroIP cameras are Future-Proof and will maintain their interoperability as the industry adopts the new compliance standard.

44. OKI Data Americas to Demonstrate Innovative and Award-Winning Digital Color Printing Devices and White Printing Capabilities at National Stationery Show
    5/13/2013

    OKI Data Americas announces its participation in the National Stationery Show taking place May 19-22, 2013 at the Javits Center in New York, NY. There, OKI Data (booth #2663) will demonstrate the capabilities of two OKI® digital color printers – the ground-breaking C711WT featuring white toner, and the award-winning C610 Series – in conjunction with professional invitation software and stationery from Mountaincow (booth #2662).

45. BJ’s Wholesale Launches MICROS XBR Ingenium
    5/13/2013

    MICROS-Retail, a division of MICROS Systems, Inc., and leading provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, recently announced BJ’s Wholesale’s successful launch of MICROS-Retail’s next generation loss prevention and business analytics solution, XBR Ingenium (XBRi).

46. ISD To Have The First Edge-Based Video Solution Powered By Milestone Arcus
    5/13/2013

    Milestone Systems, the open platform company for IP video management software (VMS), has signed Innovative Security Designs (ISD) as the first camera partner who will offer the robust and streamlined Milestone Arcus VMS embedded in their edge devices.

47. Star Micronics Announces The Launch Of AsuraCPRNT
    5/13/2013

    Star Micronics introduces its AsuraCPRNT, a robust, feature rich, interactive communication platform with an integrated printer.

48. World-Class Advice For VARs: Inside Ingram Micro's Partner Invitational
    5/13/2013

    Last week I attended the Ingram Micro International Solutions Partner Invitational in Hollywood, FL. During my time at the event, I had the opportunity to listen to a variety of speakers and interview most of the distributor's top brass. Following are some of the best quotes/learnings I jotted down in my notebook...

49. Align Sales Compensation With Your Goals: A Compensation Plan That Works
    5/9/2013

    When it comes to how businesses pay their salespeople, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. That’s especially true for any company that is diverse. Each has its own business, margins and mix of products and services. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans.

50. Managers’ Guidelines For Creating Customer Satisfaction
    5/9/2013

    How do managers know how customers are being treated? When you aren’t around or within earshot, how do you really know how your staff members are responding to your customers? You don’t. You can only rely on your example of customer service to live on through your staff’s communication with customers.