September 27, 2011
McAfee, Intel prep DeepSafe & SaaS security partner updates
Talkin’ Cloud
Joe Panettieri looks at the new program.
“Meanwhile, Thurber has been a steadying force since arriving at McAfee from Cisco Systems in 2009. Cisco is known for its channel partner loyalty. And Thurber’s channel DNA has gradually erased lingering partner concerns about McAfee’s old direct sales model. By early 2011, Thurber declared that channel partners ranked among McAfee’s top five priorities — company-wide — for the security firm.”
The Register
Tony Smith reports on Android’s success at the expense of RIM.
“So who is it taking market share from? Not Apple, Nielsen’s numbers suggest, which accounted for 28 per cent of smartphones acquired in the last three months – and 28 per cent of the smartphone market as a whole.”
Amazon’s Kindle Fire could be death blow to RIM’s PlayBook
ZDNet
Larry Dignan reports on the competition.
“The PlayBook deathblow comes when Amazon prices this Kindle tablet. If the Fire comes in at $250, RIM will have to match and probably go lower. Sure you could argue that QNX is way better than what Amazon’s version of Android can do, but few shoppers are going to care. RIM could find itself saddled with a ton of PlayBooks if it’s not careful.”