ASUS offers what may be the Perfect Motherboard for the Intel Crowd! Review: The P5Q Deluxe motherboard from ASUS is chock full of features and innovation making it the dream board for many system builders. Looking for a New Managed Services Platform? Blog: ManageEngine is pitching its low-priced software to MSPs. Open-E Data Storage Server Paves the Road to Scalable IP Storage Review: Data Storage Server from Open-E brings a plethora of storage options to system integrators, IT consultants and solution providers. Open-E s Data Storage Server line of products aims to combine the flexibility of IP with the commonality of storage. Could Chrome Be Tarnished for the Channel? : With the public beta release of Chrome, Google is putting browser vendors on notice. But Google has a somewhat hidden agenda here - the real targets are operating systems and client server applications. HP PartnerTRAIN Helps VARs, IT Consultants Consolidate Certification Costs News: HP PartnerTRAIN and HP s Certified Professional Master ASE Storage Summit brought together the IT consultants, VARs and solution providers for training, certification and one-on-one sessions with HP s top channel engineers. HP said the event helped their IT consultant and solution provider partners cut training costs by bringing everything to a single location for accelerated training. Performance Trumps Price Opinion: A new Aberdeen study concludes customers are more interested in applications that work than in cost savings, a lesson that VARs, IT consultants and solution providers should take to heart. Embotics V-Scout Tames VMware Review: Embotics is now offering Embotics V-Scout, a free product that audits and reports on VMware virtual environments and sets the stage for solution providers and consultants to offer upgrades and management services. Embotics V-Scout can work with or without the Embotics V-Commander VMware management environment. Chambers Says Cisco Clients Mixed on Economy News: Network equipment maker Cisco s CEO says that for the most part its customers are expecting an economic recovery in the first half of 2009. Cisco CEO John Chambers says that the U.S. market for IT equipment is challenging. CDW Online Backup Competes with Solution Providers News: CDW will launch the Asigra Televaulting-based CDW Remote Backup Service.The CDW Remote Backup Service will compete with managed services for online backup offered by other VARs, solution providers and managed services providers and consultants. Dell Profits Disappoint as Tech Spending Weakens News: Dell posted a steep drop in quarterly earnings, citing cutbacks in commercial technology spending. Dell specifically pointed to weakness in Europe and Asia, as well as the U.S. state and local government markets and small business.