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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. Cisco Channel Chief’s Video Message to Partners
2. Dell Rallies Partners Around Cisco Opportunities
3. Do You Need Channel Partners In A Recession?
4. Microsoft’s Channel Chief: Old Letter More Timely Than Ever?
5. IBM, Red Hat and Canonical Take On Microsoft Office
6. Netgear ProSecure: A Match for Security Resellers?
7. F5 Networks, HP ProCurve ONE: Attacking Cisco On Seven Layers
8. Open Source Channel Partners: Critical But Different
9. Why Profits Should Be Your Secondary Goal 
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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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. Red Hat Finds 250 Ways to Push Beyond Linux
2. Ubuntu Server Edition: Canonical’s Big Challenge
3. ADTRAN to Network VARs: Hardware Profit Margins Await You
4. The Land of Free WiFi: Huntsville, Alabama
5. Dell’s Linux Ads: Microsoft’s Nightmare Before Christmas?
6. CA World 2008: Not the Same Old Computer Associates
7. Lenovo, Synnex Launch ThinkServer Guarantee for VARs
8. Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008: A Surprise Twist
9. Novell Attacks Red Hat with Linux Migration Offer
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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When I added Amazon.com to our SaaS 20 Stock Index, a few readers asked me whether the online retailer is really a software as a service (SaaS) company. My answer: Absolutely. And a growing number of tech companies agree with me.

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Mergers and acquisitions continue at a rapid pace in the managed services industry. The latest deal involves Alentus — a managed service provider with software as a service expertise — acquiring two Linux-centric hosting firms.

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The convergence of open source with managed services and software as a service (SaaS) continues. The latest example: Red Hat, arguably the world’s best-known open source company, has created two staff positions to serve hosting partners. Plus, Red Hat is evaluating a strategy to work more closely with managed service providers, MSPmentor has learned. Here’s the scoop.

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