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MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.

1. Polycom, Alteva Push TelePresence Into Small Business
2. Digium: Asterisk VoIP Accelerates As Economy Crumbles
3. F5 Networks Changes Channel Chiefs
4. Novell Cancels Brainshare
5. Novell OpenSUSE 11.1: Only Part of the Story
6. Avnet Considers Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server
7. Dell: We Made $1 Million From Twitter
8. Mandriva Linux Attracts 2,000 Partners
9. Video Conferencing: TelePresence Boom or Bust?
10. Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.

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Distributors continue to jump on the Microsoft Software as a Service (SaaS) bandwagon. The latest example: Avnet Technology Solutions has launched OneTech Hosted SharePoint services for VARs and solutions providers.

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