D&H Distributing co-president Michael Schwab sees an opportunity for system builders to reestablish their presence in the channel–right now. Here are the opportunities of the day.

The dual-core Intel Atom processor N550 is featured in a dozen new netbooks hitting streets this week. The new processor is designed to improve support for applications and Flash technology.

Company announces general availability of the first three solutions in the Actifio software suite: Actifio DP (for data protection), Actifio DR (for data recovery), and Actifio BC (for business continuity).

The software developer will be sharing its latest tools for virtualized infrastructures at VMworld in San Francisco this month.

The SC417 supports up to 72 hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS2 hard drives in a single 4U chassis.

The new NAS appliance processors support the latest memory technologies as well as Windows Home Servers and open source Linux operating systems.

GFI Software says the compatibility is aimed at providing MSPs with “more efficient proactive maintenance and service ticketing.”

Version 5.0.2 adds single sign-on options, tools for securing lost or stolen devices, Administration Service support, and support for Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Hyper-V 2008, and SQL Server 2008.

Rather than a sinkhole for client budgets, security consulting staves off threats, saves money, and often opens opportunities. It’s also a high-margin added practice for VARs.

The companies aim to work together to modernize the legacy applications of SMBs.