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Next-generation firewall adoption takes off

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Sixteen per cent of UK firms now using NGFWs, with a further 24 per cent ready to ditch their first-generation firewalls, research suggests

30 Jan 2012

Firewall exodus continues

Palo Alto hits out at NGF confusion

Check Point urges partners to switch on IPS

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Resellers leaving easy pickings on the table because they are not fully aware of free IPS offer, says security vendor

15 Sep 2011

Check Point urges channel to sharpen blade

Check Point unveils new UK head

NTS moves to Fleet Street to “play with the big boys”

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Security VAR aims to fulfil £15m turnover goal by using central London base to recruit cream of the industry

02 Sep 2011

Check Point sets partner benchmarks

Bloxx knocks rivals’ price hikes

Lowe leaves Check Point for Cyber-Ark

Nick Lowe ends eight-year stint at security vendor to join identity management outfit

10 Aug 2011

Bytes vows to double Security Partnerships sales

Security VAR's new owner aims to grow revenue to more than £20m

08 Aug 2011

Fight consumerisation with communication

Security risks around consumer apps and devices can be mitigated, says Terry Greer-King

14 Jul 2011

Check Point urges channel to sharpen blade

Vendor says emphasis should be on upselling existing customers to blade architecture, not new accounts

24 Jun 2011

Check Point: Three in four UK firms suffer data loss

Vendor blames employee awareness as its research finds majority of UK firms experienced data loss in the past year

08 Jun 2011

Security Partnerships rises to the top

Reading-based VAR cements place as Check Point's quickest-growing partner

12 May 2011

Rebranded SecureData looks to expand

Integrator plots channel acquisition spree

04 Feb 2011

Content security market powers up 25 per cent

Mobile device proliferation and new threats lay behind bravura quarter for the content security sector

03 Dec 2010

Fortinet pours resource into enterprise sector

UTM vendor aligns more UK resource with its enterprise channel as it heads off takeover speculation

02 Nov 2010

Computerlinks and friends take to the streets

Distributor joins forces with Check Point and Metadigm to raise awareness of youth homelessness

16 Sep 2010

Check Point sets partner benchmarks

Partners are missing out on "easy" deals, claims new UK head Terry Greer-King

13 Sep 2010

Check Point unveils new UK head

VAR 2e2's divisional director of security and consulting, Terry Greer-King, steps up to the mark

13 Aug 2010

Security VAR NTS doubles in size

Reseller claims it is inflicting pain on larger managed service providers as it doubles annual sales and profits

20 Jul 2010

Wick Hill gets Check Point training nod

Distributor to begin offering certifications and courses from the security vendor

30 Jun 2010

Check Point buys Liquid Machines

Vendor jumps back into acquisition game with purchase of data protection specialist

09 Jun 2010

Fortinet seeks partners with database skills

Security vendor looks to build channel for portfolio acquired through IPLocks buy-out

03 Jun 2010

Check Point grows by more than a quarter

Security vendor tops expectations with 26 per cent revenue growth

26 Apr 2010

Check Point: Partners to profit from DLP move

Vendor claims resellers have a $70,000 upsell opportunity per customer to chase after

13 Apr 2010

Sunny forecast for security appliance market

Security hardware channel can expect a successful 2010 following the market's robust Q4 performance, says IDC

26 Mar 2010

Cisco pummelled in Q4 security market

Canalys figures reveal market leader drops sales and market share, despite overall market growth

16 Mar 2010

Security vendors see sales spike

Fortinet and Check Point post impressive top and bottom line growth for 2009

28 Jan 2010

Check Point’s Lowe given European role

Nick Lowe says he will be able to influence channel policy at a higher level in his new post as Western Europe head

22 Jan 2010

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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