tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33692836100763135452011-10-06T10:19:19.119-04:00A blog about technology, business, people, and life...Christine Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609685102236022161noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-12188049699344635152011-10-06T10:17:00.000-04:002011-10-06T10:19:16.526-04:00

It is with a great deal of pleasure and pride that Alliant Technologies recently appointed Derek Young as the Regional Director of Sales and Business Development for the New England region. Young started with the company as an Account Manager in 2007. Since then, he has had a significant impact on the growth for Alliant in Boston and possesses strong industry knowledge as well as exceptional

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-50432093726720061492011-10-06T10:15:00.001-04:002011-10-06T10:17:56.226-04:00

Channel Partners - a leading resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services - recently announced the latest members of its Annual Advisory Board. Among these members is Alliant Technologies’ Director of Channel Sales, William Madison. Madison joined Alliant Technologies

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-57153777118911103572011-08-31T12:30:00.003-04:002011-08-31T15:03:07.206-04:00

Last week, Chicago was home to the Fall 2011 Channel Partners Conference & Expo. Alliant was proud not only to be in attendance, but to have a featured position in the weeks activities. The event targets partners and suppliers from the Telco & VAR channel communities and is focused on providing quality and innovative programming that maps to the channels qualities, wants and business needs. It

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-30083087512550557882011-08-01T15:37:00.003-04:002011-08-01T15:48:53.474-04:00

by Dan Cirelli, Director of Business DevelopmentAs we begin another work week (or launch out on a well deserved vacation for some), now is a good time to remember to be vigilant as we go through these summer months, whether it’s wearing a hat and sun block at the beach or watching out for little kids when driving through your neighborhood. Today I also received a reminder about the excellent

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-77640743224273174392011-07-07T15:40:00.003-04:002011-07-07T15:50:09.304-04:00

We Need Your Vote!Voting is now open for the Top 50 Channel Programs of 2011 – Click HERE to make your selection now! It takes just a minute to fill in your contact information and check the Alliant Technologies box. Your votes will determine the 2011 winners, who will be honored at the Fall 2011 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Chicago. They’ll also be profiled in Channel Partners magazine,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-82399158525411394352011-04-26T11:03:00.002-04:002011-04-26T11:06:37.618-04:00

by Stephanie SouthworthAmerican football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said, “Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.” It was a quote that was often used around our house as I was growing up. In my short time as a member of the Alliant team, I can honestly say that it is something I have witnessed to be true within the organization. My introduction

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-17775237560281576862011-04-18T09:54:00.003-04:002011-04-18T09:55:58.881-04:00

There has definitely been a major shift in the workforce with the acceptance of technology. People are finding technology at home to enable them to communicate, catch up, and collaborate (gossip). This consumerism concept coupled with the ability for IT directors to move to a consumption model has made it easier to drive technology adoption in the workplace. IT executives finally have

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-5338269447868032452011-04-04T11:32:00.003-04:002011-04-05T10:38:55.777-04:00

  It's 2AM and your son who is seven years old is coming down with an intense fever. You immediately recognize that your son has the flu and recognize that with the proper medication, you can treat this ailment right away. You head over to your living room where you connect to your doctor using your Cisco umi device. Immediately, you are having an interactive video conference with your doctor

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-10331594183394441972011-03-29T11:41:00.002-04:002011-03-29T11:51:03.678-04:00

Alliant announced last week about its certification as a Cisco TelePresence Video Express Advanced Technology Partner. After hearing this news, CRN Magazine contacted Alliant to find out our opinion on the evolving dynamics when it comes to video and Telepresence at the enterprise and consumer levels. Based on Alliant's expertise as a solution provider and Cisco Gold Partner, CRN journalist,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-47395618638550334512011-03-22T14:05:00.001-04:002011-03-23T11:33:36.300-04:00

by Manak Ahluwalia, CTODeveloping technology roadmaps require using primary and secondary market data, evaluating trends, and getting feedback from my business partners, peers, and customers. However the vetting of the technology and the user experience is something I have the liberty of being able to gain insight through my children.Now, my children are young. Young enough to never know what a

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-27250882523215823122011-03-15T11:50:00.002-04:002011-03-15T11:55:22.563-04:00

Alliant would like to applaud Khali Henderson on her continued views of the industry shift to Managed Services Providers. As the IT and Telecom industries continue to converge, Alliant has well positioned itself to accommodate a wide variety of agents with its strategic product offerings and services. Our agent program allows the agent to expand its product offerings without interfering with

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-43838969430009848522011-02-14T13:43:00.002-05:002011-02-14T13:46:32.048-05:00

The New Year isn’t the only exciting change happening at Alliant Technologies. At the close of 2010, Alliant announced an organizational restructure that started from the very top. As part of our new “Spotlight Series,” Alliant has decided to take a fresh approach to introducing some of its newly appointed management team. In this first edition, the spotlight is on Manak Ahluwalia. Manak has

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-78252510738499819452011-01-31T11:18:00.000-05:002011-01-31T11:20:46.032-05:00

Alliant Technologies announced today that it has achieved a Customer Satisfaction Excellence Gold Star from Cisco. This designation recognizes Alliant for delivering outstanding customer service to customers in the U.S."Customer service is a cornerstone of the Cisco Resale Channel Program. We are pleased to recognize and congratulate Alliant Technologies for achieving outstanding customer

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-14835877351752215422011-01-19T12:08:00.003-05:002011-01-19T12:16:23.396-05:00

The Information Technology (IT) and Telecom industries have been buzzing lately about the inevitable convergence of their two channels, and the impact such a union will bring to customers. With over 12 years experience in this converged space, Alliant announced the launch of its new Agent Program, designed to enable agents (who are typically limited to selling voice and data solutions) to expand

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-20792390697049197822010-11-09T15:55:00.002-05:002010-11-09T15:59:06.826-05:00

Working at Alliant Technologies reminds me of being part of a team. As a nationally ranked volleyball player, my main goal was to work with my teammates as one cohesive unit with one main objective…to win. Alliant has all the components of a great team: a captain to lead the team to victory and a cohesive group of people to support and work towards that common goal of winning new business. Only,

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-62567306446496509082010-10-08T13:42:00.002-04:002010-10-08T15:58:32.299-04:00

Alliant Technologies has been named one of 56 partners in North America qualified to participate in Cisco, NetApp & VMware's Imagine Virtually Anything program!Cisco, NetApp, and VMware have teamed up to deliver next-generation dynamic data centers today. This includes the industry's first end-to-end secure multi-tenancy solution that helps transform IT silos into shared infrastructure. The

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-64409235102367493462010-09-20T12:02:00.003-04:002010-09-20T12:16:17.640-04:00

Over the past few years, Alliant has seen our clients looking to minimize cost and complexity within their data centers by consolidating server platforms. The introduction of solutions from companies such as VMware and Citrix has presented significant benefits with the focus of reducing the number of servers deployed in a data center or desktops within client working environments. Our clients

Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08327152314468399263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-60913102492989614192010-09-07T16:13:00.001-04:002010-09-07T16:50:57.168-04:00

Katie Paterson Meet the Marketing Team: Katie Paterson has been with Alliant for two years. She is responsible for all of Alliant’s internal and external communications and was one of the contributors to the launch of Alliant’s new website. Many of you have met her as the host at Alliant’s successful events including our annual Tech Wreck cruise, customer apprecation events, partner led

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-14757089498892456742010-08-23T09:25:00.001-04:002010-08-27T10:26:01.081-04:00

Congratulations to NetApp for winning the California Stewardship Arrow Award. Specifically, NetApp has won the Infinity Award for for Service and Takeback. The California Product Stewardship Council sums up the reasons for NetApp's success: "NetApp provides customers with innovative data storage, management, protection, and retention solutions. While their products enable customers to do more

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-11017289509448121432010-08-19T12:21:00.001-04:002010-08-19T12:21:37.568-04:00

Gizmodo recently wrote an article about Apple's new material company called Liquidmetal. In short, Gizmodo author John Herrman writes the following: "The scientific definition of Liquidmetal goes something like this: Liquidmetal is a member of a class of metal alloys known formally as bulk metallic glasses—because the material shares some properties most closely associated with glass, like impact

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-81277088615235040472010-07-26T13:27:00.005-04:002010-07-27T13:57:13.593-04:00

What are the top uses for video conferencing? Long distance business meetings, project management, sales, you know... the usual. Turns out that there is another application as well, dance practice! Engadget reports "Young dancers in Shanghai and New York are currently training hard in order to perform in "The Red Thread"" using Cisco Telepresence. The press release however sums up nicely the

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-35197876024472793852010-07-19T14:37:00.000-04:002010-07-19T14:38:21.268-04:00

The concepts around language and communication have always fascinated me. Communication is not merely the transference of sounds through the air or markings on paper. There is so much more to communication than just the sounds or markings. Looking at everything that goes into even a simple, short exchange reveals that communication is an incredibly complex and layered process, with many

Jay Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792999048807450803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-4930319307494701802010-07-14T17:36:00.007-04:002010-07-15T09:45:11.467-04:00

Our friends over at Mashable wrote an amazing article about our partner's new device, the Cisco Cius. The Cisco Cius is Cisco's first entry into the tablet space. What sets this device apart from the competition is the software that the Cius will be able to run.  "The key to this tablet is the suite of Cisco software products that it will run. The list includes Cisco Quad, Show and Share,

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-52346890720224852132010-07-10T14:24:00.002-04:002010-07-27T13:57:43.335-04:00

Gizmodo recently wrote an article which referenced a research paper published by Microsoft which states that billions of dollars every year are lost in productivity. Lots of firms have an IT policy to change your password after a certain time period. If you think about it, it makes sense... if your forced to change your password every month in a company of 1,000 employees or more, how many

Thomas Cheriyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341858923785442946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369283610076313545.post-67764965774597016562010-07-09T17:00:00.001-04:002010-07-19T16:33:26.304-04:00

Dear friends, family, clients, employees, engineers, and the rest of the world wide web, I am proud to announce the newest feature of our website… something we should have done a decade ago but are more than happy to release today… our blog. The goal of our blog is simple, we want everyone to know who we are, what we do, what our culture is like, and what are thoughts are when it comes to

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