http://www.channelinsider.com Spotlight - RSS Feeds en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:58 -0500 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:22:58 -0500 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:02:11 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Google-Chief-Says-No-to-Obama-Tech-Czar-Post/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama's administration if he was asked. quot;I love working at Google and I'm very happy to stay at Google, so t...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Google-Chief-Says-No-to-Obama-Tech-Czar-Post/?kc=rss Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:50:49 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Panasonic-Captures-Sanyo-to-Create-Electronics-Giant/?kc=rss - TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said it would acquire smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co, creating Japan's top electronics maker and foreshadowing further consolidation in an industry hit by slowing consumer demand. The acquisition, which one analyst estimated could cost about $8.8 billion, would...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Panasonic-Captures-Sanyo-to-Create-Electronics-Giant/?kc=rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:47:43 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/The-Big-Picture-at-CES/?kc=rss - ViewSonic comes on strong with a trio of offerings that should put a sparkle in users #8217; eyes and cash in VARs #8217; pockets. ViewSonic www.viewsonic.com (800) 888-8583 Channel program: ViewSonic Acces The ViewSonic VLED221wm is a 22-inch widescreen LED. ES...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/The-Big-Picture-at-CES/?kc=rss Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:12:21 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Top-5-Dell-Channel-Picks/?kc=rss - 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? Channel Insider picked five products from Dell that could prove to be channel-f The PowerEdge 1955 is Dells answer to the gr...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Top-5-Dell-Channel-Picks/?kc=rss Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:58:44 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Distribution-20-The-New-Boom-Times/?kc=rss - 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 More than 200 new vendors have joined the di...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Distribution-20-The-New-Boom-Times/?kc=rss Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:15:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Trend-Micros-Fast-Track-for-Managed-Service-Providers/?kc=rss - What happens when a vendor and a distributor rethink software distribution? You get the Trend Micro Usage-based Licensing Program, a new method for solution providers to buy and resell security software. Trend Micro and Ingram Micro have developed a new sales program based on a pay-as-you-go model....]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Trend-Micros-Fast-Track-for-Managed-Service-Providers/?kc=rss Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:46:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Online-Office-Apps-Fall-Short-for-Enterprise/?kc=rss - When Microsoft releases Office 2007 later in 2006, the major overhaul of the venerable office productivity suite is likely to spur an examination of lower-priced alternatives. Competitors such as Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, OpenOffice.org's OpenOffice and Corel's WordPerfect are most often broug...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Online-Office-Apps-Fall-Short-for-Enterprise/?kc=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Prophet-30-Enterprise/?kc=rss - Prophet 3.0 Enterprise isn't a full CRM system; rather, its core functionality is SFA (sales force automation), with some integrated e-mail marketing tools. The product doesn't have a built-in dedicated support module, although companies can finesse some customer support functionality through the us...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Prophet-30-Enterprise/?kc=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:41:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/BizAutomation/?kc=rss - As a Web-based application, BizAutomation doesn't integrate as tightly at the client level as Prophet 3.0 Enterprise does. However, BizAutomation runs on an Exchange server and captures e-mail traffic between sales and support staff and customers to help log and retain communications. From the user ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/BizAutomation/?kc=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/CRM-Apps-Exploit-EMail-Ties/?kc=rss - One reason often given for failed customer relationship management projects is that salespeople prefer to do most of their work through their e-mail clients. Two CRM products that work closely with e-mail BizAutomation.com's BizAutomation CRM + Business Management and Avidian Technologies' Prophet ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/CRM-Apps-Exploit-EMail-Ties/?kc=rss Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Citrix-Debuts-Quantum-Leap-in-Apps-Access/?kc=rss - More, better, faster. Like clockwork, such claims accompany new technology advances. It's rare, however, when they turn out to be completely valid and lower in cost at that. But that is exactly the situation with Presentation Server 4.0 for Microsoft Windows reg; Server 2003 x64 Edition, intro...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Citrix-Debuts-Quantum-Leap-in-Apps-Access/?kc=rss Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:22:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Ingram-Micro-Acquires-HomeAutomation-Products-Distributor/?kc=rss - Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. will pay up to $200 million for a consortium of 12 distributors that sell home-automation products for custom installations. The acquisition of AVAD Distributors will allow Ingram Micro, of Santa Ana, Calif., the world's largest IT products distributor, to deeply ent...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Ingram-Micro-Acquires-HomeAutomation-Products-Distributor/?kc=rss