Nortel updates EMEA channels programme

Nortel Networks has revised its channels programme in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), reports New Zealand's Reseller News.

It hopes to sign up new partners that sell to smaller companies and increase the amount of business it does through its big resellers, it said.

It's the first broad shake-up for Nortel's EMEA channel since 2001.

Global supply chain technology provider Manhattan Associates now offers a distributed order management (DOM) solution that features certified integration with WebSphere Commerce from IBM, states Logistics Magazine.

DOM, part of Manhattan's Order Lifecycle Management suite within the Manhattan SCOPE portfolio, gives system users a global view of inventory across suppliers, distributors, distribution centres and stores so that store level, online, telephone and catalogue orders can be fulfilled from multiple inventory channels.

This certified integration between WebSphere Commerce and DOM provides retailers with a complete stack of multi-channel technologies.

A programme is only as good as the people who can take advantage of it, writes MarketWire.

At the Kaspersky Americas Partner Conference, C3: Community, Collaboration and Commitment, Kaspersky Lab, a developer of Internet threat management solutions, unveiled the latest enhancements to the company's Green Team Partner Programme.

The Green Team Program, established in 2008, provides meaningful benefits and support to Kaspersky's channel partners. Recognised by VAR Business as the 2008 'Client Security Company of the Year,' and Business Solutions, as a 'Best Channel Vendor,' Kaspersky Lab business products are sold exclusively through the value-added channel.