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The Big ‘Picture’ at CES New displays grow in size and features, yet shrink in prices to woo consumers. International CES 2008, in Las Vegas, is all about new products and what they mean to consumers, but that does not mean the channel should be left out! After all, who will sell Top 5 Dell Channel Picks Lately, it seems that Dell makes something for everybody. However, many of Dell's products are destined for direct sales or even retail distribution. What's the channel to do? The Channel Insider picked five products from Dell that could prove to be chann Distribution 2.0: The New Boom Times In fiscal year 2006, IT distribution enjoyed its biggest sales year since the record-setting year of 2000, before it all came crashing down in the dot-com bust. Here are some of the technologies that led the pack, courtesy of the Global Technology Distrib Trend Micro's Fast Track for Managed Service Providers Trend Micro is partnering with Ingram Micro to offer a usage-based licensing program. Online Office Apps Fall Short for Enterprise Review: With Microsoft Office 2007's relatively high price and steep learning curve, free Web-based office suites look mighty appealing. They do offer some interesting features, but should be looked at more as an Office adjunct than a replacement. Prophet 3.0 Enterprise Review: Avidian Technology's Prophet 3.0 Enterprise adds a new wrinkle to CRM by integrating directly into Microsoft Outlook. BizAutomation Review: BizAutomation CRM + Business Management's excellent base-line feature set makes it a good choice for companies that want to integrate marketing and sell more complex solutions. CRM Apps Exploit E-Mail Ties Review: If you can't beat salespeople's affinity for e-mail, join 'em. Citrix Debuts, Quantum Leap in Apps Access More, better, faster. Like clockwork, such claims accompany new technology advances. Ingram Micro Acquires Home-Automation Products Distributor The world's largest IT distributor becomes a little bigger with the $200 million acquisition of AVAD and entrenches itself deeper in the home-automation market.