Channel Bytes January 14, 2022 – new switches; partner hunting; class action; and more

Plus, HP’s Envy 17 notebook and ViewSonic’s VOT125 PC Mini product

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Would help companies with limited resources manage devices, wireless LANs

The software vendor is accepting bids from potential buyers, according to the Wall Street Journal

Collaboration and comms tool set free

The business software vendor is ramping-up its Canadian channel play, and partners Illumiti and Contax are seizing the opportunity (with video)rn

Kurt Roemer suggests a bulletproof plan for partners who work in this space

Plus, intelligent workload management and Mozilla’s Firefox 4

Company will heavily defend these nine core technology patents, says analyst

VeriSign has been shopping for buyers, Reuters adds

Worldwide channel chief Pat Hume says the software vendor is looking at opening the enterprise market to the channel, and hints at a distribution deal (with video)rn

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Donna Wittmann reveals how she wants Cisco’s channel to go-to-market for the rest of 2010 and beyond

Company launches three new products for virtualization on the Cisco UCS platformrnrn