http://www.channelinsider.com SMB Partner - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:33:48 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:33:48 -0400 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:16:56 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Report-Small-Business-Needs-IT-Partners-to-Thrive-128580/?kc=rss - Small and midsize businesses are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn, as theyre finding customers less willing to spend and credit harder to come by. Nevertheless, one in four SMBs is investing more in IT and another 30 percent will maintain level IT spending through the recession, accordi...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Report-Small-Business-Needs-IT-Partners-to-Thrive-128580/?kc=rss Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:36:48 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/How-eBay-is-Alienating-Selling-Allies/?kc=rss - eBay was once king when it came to selling and buying used and overstocked products. Many solution providers and end users would turn first to eBay to locate bargain items, hard-to-find products and low-cost supplies. Just as important was the horde of sellers that saw the giant auction house as a w...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/How-eBay-is-Alienating-Selling-Allies/?kc=rss Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:44:07 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Troubled-Lenovo-Reports-Loss-Appoints-New-CEO/?kc=rss - Lenovo Group announced a net loss of $97 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from net income of $172 million during the same period a year ago. The company cited continuing decreases in worldwide commercial PC shipments. Globally PC shipments dropped 5 percent and in China they dropped 7 ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Troubled-Lenovo-Reports-Loss-Appoints-New-CEO/?kc=rss Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:29:27 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Lenovo-Sweetens-PC-Server-Financing/?kc=rss - Looking to soften the one-two punch of tighter credit from banks and slashed IT budgets, Lenovo has joined the ranks of IT hardware vendors that are sweetening their financing offers for end customers in order to boost sales through the channel. Lenovo told Channel Insider that it is offering ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Lenovo-Sweetens-PC-Server-Financing/?kc=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:19:10 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Storm-Watch-IT-Solution-Providers-Speak-Out-on-Economy-and-Business/?kc=rss - While IT solution providers may be seeing their business customers push out payments or delay deals, they are taking the now-confirmed recession in stride. quot;It's not like we are in the auto industry facing bankruptcy, quot; says Ken Lamneck, Tech Data's president of the Americas, speakin...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Storm-Watch-IT-Solution-Providers-Speak-Out-on-Economy-and-Business/?kc=rss Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:39:23 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Intuit-Cuts-Forecast-on-Small-Business-Sales/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU), maker of TurboTax tax preparation software, posted a quarterly loss and lowered its full-year outlook, saying its customers were facing a challenging economic environment. The company cut its fiscal 2009 forecasts for sales of QuickBooks...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Intuit-Cuts-Forecast-on-Small-Business-Sales/?kc=rss Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:30:20 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Is-Unified-Communications-Still-A-Hot-Channel-Product/?kc=rss - The reports are everywhere that small and midsize businesses are cutting back on IT purchases due to the impact of the financial crisis and continuing global economic downturn. Many industry watchers have said unified communications will be a hot technological area for SMBs going forward wit...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Is-Unified-Communications-Still-A-Hot-Channel-Product/?kc=rss Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:09:49 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Lenovo-to-Cut-50-jobs-in-US-by-End2008/?kc=rss - HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world's No.4 personal computer maker, said on Wednesday it will cut 50 jobs at its U.S. headquarters by the end of 2008, as the global economic crisis overshadows the business outlook. Global PC shipments grew a slower-than-expected 15...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Lenovo-to-Cut-50-jobs-in-US-by-End2008/?kc=rss Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:31 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/DH-Increases-Credit-for-Resellers/?kc=rss - VARs are wary of the uncertainty and chaos in financial markets and its potential to filter down to their businesses as well, but they haven't seen that happen. Yet. That's the message they sent to their distributor at D amp;H Distributing's conference in Pennsylvania this week, according to Dan ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/DH-Increases-Credit-for-Resellers/?kc=rss Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:25:33 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/VMware-Woos-System-Builders/?kc=rss - Even as small and midsize business favorite Microsoft gets set to launch Hyper-V, its free virtualization offering, virtualization market leader VMware is preparing for the new competitor by creating a program to attract system builders. And the program's ability to attract those board designe...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/VMware-Woos-System-Builders/?kc=rss Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:59:55 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/A-12Step-Program-To-Dispose-of-Old-IT-Gear/?kc=rss - By Pedro Pereira A 12-Step Program To Dispose of Old IT Gear Figuring out what to do with old hardware has been one of IT's biggest challenges. Equipment contains hazardous materials that must be disposed of properly, and data must be erased in accordance with privacy and financial regula...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/A-12Step-Program-To-Dispose-of-Old-IT-Gear/?kc=rss Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:53:28 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Top-10-Threats-to-Your-Managed-Services-Business/?kc=rss - Top 10 Threats to Your Managed Services Business In our latest Channel Insider research, we wanted to find out what keeps solution providers up at night. Specifically, we asked which companies have offerings or positions that pose the greatest threat to your managed services business over...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Top-10-Threats-to-Your-Managed-Services-Business/?kc=rss Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:38:27 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Iventosch-Out-as-NetApp-Channel-Chief/?kc=rss - Leonard Iventosch, the popular head of storage vendor NetApp's global channel sales operation, left his post suddenly on Tuesday, company officials have confirmed. No reason for the resignation was given. In a statement, a NetApp spokesman said that, effective immediately, Iventosch's boss, Pat Lin...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Iventosch-Out-as-NetApp-Channel-Chief/?kc=rss Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:45:26 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ingram-Micro-CEO-SMB-Caution-Tempers-Q3-Forecast/?kc=rss - Ingram Micro CEO Greg Spierkel says that caution on purchases by small and midsize businesses is making for a more conservative Q3 for the world's largest IT distributor. Spierkel told Channel Insider that quot;the forecast for Q3 was more conservative than some would have liked. We are reflecti...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ingram-Micro-CEO-SMB-Caution-Tempers-Q3-Forecast/?kc=rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:33:18 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Six-Money-Mistakes-Most-Solution-Providers-Make/?kc=rss - Six Most Common Mistakes The majority of solution providers find there's little money left once they cover operating and capital costs and payroll. That leaves many unprepared for the next evolutionary change in technology. According to Howard Milove, a financial planner with Access Wealth ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Six-Money-Mistakes-Most-Solution-Providers-Make/?kc=rss