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Hewlett Packard Partner, HP Distributor, HP Reseller, HP Channel ProgramCheck out the latest news and product reviews especially for Hewlett-Packard Resellers and solution providers. Channel Insider serves up analysis of HP's Servers, storage, desktops, notebooks, hardware, software, printers, peripherals, supplies and services.
iSuppli: PC Sales Growth Slower in 2009, 2010
Analyst firm iSuppli slashed its personal computer (PC) growth forecast by nearly two-thirds as the global recession and down economy are expected to hurt PC makers Dell, HP, Acer and Lenovo. PC makers Dell, HP, Acer and Lenovo PC shipments are likely to feel the effects through 2010.
HP`s Channel Commitment Pays Off
HP kept trying to bypass partners during the last economic slowdown, but this time its channel commitment is strong, and the vendor is doing better.
Analyst: Price a Wild Card for PC Maker Dell Next Year
Ahead of Dell's quarterly earnings release this week, one analyst firm provided a preview and analysis of Dell's challenges in the year ahead, including price erosion and lower revenues. In contrast, Dell competitor HP reported better than expected earnings and revenues in its most recent quarter.
Going Green, from Desktop to Data Center
HP and Kaseya are among IT vendors looking to reduce energy costs for IT organizations through new technology that also cuts costs. Because green strategies are often also budget-saving strategies.
Some Good News: HP Quarter Revenue, Profit to Beat Estimates
PC maker HP posted stronger-than-expected preliminary results for the quarter and offered full-year forecast that beat estimates despite the weak economy. HP makes personal computers, servers, storage, printers and other IT products, and competes with Dell, IBM, Lenovo, Acer and other personal computer and server manufacturers.
Top 5 Vendors for Solving IT Staffing Issues
Solution providers are struggling to find IT sales and technology talent to capture deals and service their customers. While IT vendors believe solution providers are responsible for solving their talent issues, they are helping by providing funded headcount, training opportunities, lending sales and technicians, assisting with recruitment services, and facilitating peer-to-peer partnering. According to the Channel Insider/Amazon Consulting Channel IT Talent survey, the following are how solution providers ranked vendors’ performance at assisting them with their talent needs and problems.
Can AMD Shanghi Intel Nehalem Users?
AMD delivered Shanghi, the first 45nm chip, ahead of schedule, aiming to disrupt the momentum of Intel's Nehalem processor. The question is whether AMD will build and carry momentum even after Intel release Core i7.
Parrish: NetApp Committed to the Channel
Dispelling rumors and speculation about NetApp pulling out of the channel, the new channel chief says the storage vendor is going to enable its partners to grow market share and battle major competitors. In her gun sights: Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
HP Blends Performance, Aesthetics in Winning Workstation Formula
The HP xw6600 workstation ups the ante in the performance wars, firing a shot across the bows of competitors like Sun Microsystems, Lenovo and Super Micro Computer for workstation market dominance.
HP Launches $400 Mini-Notebook as it Plays Catch-Up
The Netbook field just got one more entrant with a new $400 mini-notebook from HP, priced well below the HP's first attempt a year ago. The Mini 1000 features an Atom processor from Intel and Windows XP and is designed to gain ground from some of HP's smaller rivals such as Acer. HP's first netbook featured a Via processor and Windows Vista.
Report: Supply Chain Shows PC Sales Lower Through Q1
IT solution providers that have noticed their PC sales are down recently are not alone. FBR Research reports that recent supply chain checks indicate that PC shipments are down and will continue to lag into Q1 of 2009.
HP Welcomes Proposals That Target Non-HP Customers
Channel chief Adrian Jones says that the vendor identified more than $68 billion in untapped spending by companies that have never bought an HP product. Capturing those customers through solution providers and resellers is the priority for new growth in the slowing economy.
Report: IT Spending Growth Expectations Lower for Second Half
IT hardware spending will likely show low single-digit growth for the second half of 2008, lower than original estimates, in the wake of weak corporate earnings. A recent CIO survey shows more caution in the IT spending environment.
HP to Buy Storage Firm LeftHand for $360M
HP channel partners and IT consultants will soon have access to a new product line from HP following the acquisition of network storage provider LeftHand Networks. The HP LeftHand Networks deal is expected to extend HP's storage technology offerings to mid-sized companies.
SolarWinds Redefines Network Configuration Management
Orion NCM 5.0 is a tremendous improvement over the previous product, Cirrus Configuration Manager, providing solution providers with a powerful tool for imposing change management over complex network infrastructures.
Software Financing on the Rise
Financing is no longer reserved for servers, storage arrays and computers. More solution providers are selling software and integrated software-hardware packages on credit.
Oracle, HP Team Up on Data Warehousing Hardware
The HP Oracle Database Machine’s Exadata Storage Server supports up to 12TB of raw storage. The alliance-build product will give Oracle a competitive offering to rivals Teradata and Netezza.
HP Software Reorganization Shuffles Executive Ranks
In the wake of news that it would lay off nearly 25,000 employees following the closed acquisition of EDS, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is now in the process of reorganizing and consolidating its software and consulting and integration unit.
HP to Cut 24,600 Jobs
HP will layoff 7.5 of its workforce -- 24,600 jobs -- in an effort to realize savings from its recent acquisition of solution provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS). Half the workforce cuts will come in the United States, HP says.
HP Lowers Cost of Entry into Point-of-Sale Systems
There's a big opportunity out there for solution providers targeting customers who still rely on electronic cash registers. HP is answering one sales objection with a PC-based point-of-sale system based on Intel's Atom processor and priced well below today's industry standard. >> Read More From Our Hewlett-Packard News Archive
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