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  • How Qualcomm and Lenovo Plan to Solve Enterprises’ Apple Problem

    Qualcomm’s annual analyst event in Hawaii this week had enough good weather and interesting news that I didn’t miss my 49″ monitor too much. And the most interesting news is how Qualcomm and Lenovo plan to give enterprises an alternative to Apple. Lenovo is probably the only company other than perhaps Microsoft that can truly…

  • How The Semiconductor Shortage Happened – And When It Will Recover

    The chip shortage has constrained manufacturing and caused product delays. Here’s what to expect going forward. This week Huawei sponsored a panel of experts, including one of their own, who explained what caused the semiconductor shortage of the last year – and why it will probably take until well into 2022 before it goes away.…

  • How Are Endpoint Supply Chains Changing in 2021?

    Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was already a shortage of components for PCs that became further exacerbated as key manufacturing facilities in China were forced to temporarily shut down. Flash forward a year later and IT manufacturing is still recovering. At the start of the online CES 2021 conference, availability of desktop and laptops…

  • Samsung Creates Sales Certification Program

    Most IT and business executives don’t have much patience for sales pitches, so for channel partners to succeed, they need to have salespeople who can put themselves in the shoes of the customer. Salespeople need to not only understand the capabilities of the product, but also know how the solution being offered improves the economic…

  • Samsung Sells Unlocked Mobile Phones Via the Channel

    Samsung has begun making unlocked Samsung 8 mobile phones available via distributors such as Ingram Micro, Synnex, Tech Data and Vertex Wireless. Other sources for unlocked phones include CDW, Insight, Connection, SHI, PCM and Zones, as well as Amazon, Best Buy, eBay and Target.com. Obviously, the sourcing of unlocked Samsung phones will depend on the…

  • Samsung Looks to Mobilize Partners

    Samsung has been in the news of late for all the wrong reasons. But following the launch of 2-in-1 PCs at the Mobile World Congress 2017 conference and an expected announcement of a Samsung 8 smartphone to replace the Samsung 7 smartphone that has an unfortunate tendency to explode, Samsung is looking to the channel…