http://www.channelinsider.com SMB Partner - RSS Feeds en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:38:32 -0400 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:38:32 -0400 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 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:55:02 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Synnex-Joins-Managed-Services-Fray/?kc=rss - IT distributor Synnex is rolling out its own services portfolio, including managed services, more than a year after competitors Ingram Micro and Tech Data unveiled their managed services offerings for their VAR partners. Synnex said its new On Demand Services provide VARs with recurring revenue ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Synnex-Joins-Managed-Services-Fray/?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 ov...]]> 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 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:48:46 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Remember-Those-A-Trip-Through-Technnology-Then-and-Now/?kc=rss - D amp;H Distributing is a company steeped in tradition and history. Founded in 1918 as Economy Tire and Rubber, the company morphed into a distributor of RCA and Whirlpool home appliances and from there into an electronics distributor. With an intense focus on customer service, D amp;H has bee...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Remember-Those-A-Trip-Through-Technnology-Then-and-Now/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:51:42 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Acer-Offers-Backend-Rebates/?kc=rss - Acer America is offering a new series of back-end rebates for its VAR partners. Beginning June 1, Acer-approved VARs that have signed up for the company's Summer Sales Extravaganza program will receive 3 percent back-end rebates on TravelMate and Extensa notebook PCs, 4 percent on selected de...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Acer-Offers-Backend-Rebates/?kc=rss Tue, 27 May 2008 09:17:17 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Top-SMB-Vendors/?kc=rss - Small is the new big. Many vendors recognize that the SMB (small and midsize business) market is growing fast and they want to do business there. But not all vendors do an equally good job of taking care of the little guy. Here are the ones that VARs say VARs say this e-mail defense company th...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Top-SMB-Vendors/?kc=rss Tue, 20 May 2008 21:51:06 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Xerox-Adds-Value-Line-of-Printers-and-MFPs/?kc=rss - Xerox is launching five new printers and multifunction products, available through the channel, and designed to bring its advanced technology to a more value-conscious customer. quot;We're taking a lot of the advanced technologies and workflows and advanced performance characteristics for pro...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Xerox-Adds-Value-Line-of-Printers-and-MFPs/?kc=rss Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:02:50 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ruckus-Seeks-to-Simplify-Smart-Mesh-WiFi-Deployment/?kc=rss - While your typical office that's already wired for Ethernet may not be scrambling to get in on the first wave of 802.11n deployment, some vertical end customers may be good candidates for the new version of Wi-Fi technology. Ruckus Wireless, which introduced a channel program six months ago and no...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ruckus-Seeks-to-Simplify-Smart-Mesh-WiFi-Deployment/?kc=rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:29:16 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/NAble-Archiving-Alliance-to-Combat-MSP-Commoditization/?kc=rss - Managed services platform provider N-able Technologies is teaming up with Iron Mountain Digital to help give partners a quick entry into data backup and archiving. Executives at both companies say the alliance, initially a marketing arrangement, is likely to go deeper, and will probably become...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/NAble-Archiving-Alliance-to-Combat-MSP-Commoditization/?kc=rss Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:23:59 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Tech-Data-Forecasts-Strong-Q1/?kc=rss - If there's a recession going on, no one told IT distributor Tech Data. In reporting its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings on March 4, the company announced that it just concluded a year where it posted record net sales for every quarter. And the company is forecasting higher sales again in...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Tech-Data-Forecasts-Strong-Q1/?kc=rss Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:29:01 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ingram-Micro-Gives-VARs-Shortcut-to-Virtualization/?kc=rss - VARs looking to add virtualization to what they offer but hesitate because of the learning curve involved now have a new option from distribution giant Ingram Micro. The company announced March 3 at its Ingram Micros Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse event in New Orleans that it would offer a li...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/SMB-Partner/Ingram-Micro-Gives-VARs-Shortcut-to-Virtualization/?kc=rss