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<item><title>Apple iPad Not Weakening PC Sales: NPD Report</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 04:42:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[According to an NPD Group report, only 14 percent of early Apple iPad adopters abandoned a PC purchase for an iPad.   -  The
consumer PC market isnt floundering because of Apples iPad tablet, and the
rate of cannibalization is actually declining among more recent purchasers,
according to market research company The NPD Groups “Apple iPad Owner Study
II” report.
According
to the report, only 14 percent of early i...]]></description>
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<item><title>IT Certifications Grow in Hiring Importance: CompTIA Report</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:06:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Experience, track record and accomplishments rank as the most important factors when evaluating job candidates.   -  Employers are inclined to rely more heavily on professional
certifications when hiring information technology (IT) workers, but are
challenged by credential evaluation and validation issues, research
from CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the information
technology (IT) industry, sug...]]></description>
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<item><title>Business Leaders Looking for IT to Drive Revenue Growth: Survey</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:50:17 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Surveys/Business-Leaders-Looking-for-IT-to-Drive-Revenue-Growth-Survey-692524/?kc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[CIOs expect to adopt new cloud services much faster than originally expected, the report noted.   -  CIOs must re-imagine IT to support growth and competitive advantage, based on results from the 2011 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). CIOs reported that their organizations are emphasizing growth, in addition to continued vigilance on cost and operational efficiencies.The worldw...]]></description>
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<item><title>Marketing Executives Hesitant to Shift Investment to Social Media</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:36:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[While marketers are experimenting with social media, they are also struggling with the ROI of these channels.   -  While social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn have become recognized as essential digital marketing channels in 2010, a survey conducted at the digital marketing conference ad:Tech by EPiServer, a provider of platforms that drive online engagement, reveals that in 2010 nearly...]]></description>
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<item><title>Facebook, Twitter Hold Risks for Businesses: Report</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:57:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Businesses need to make their people aware of the risks, policies and acceptable behaviors when using social media, an Ernst &amp; Young report cautions.   -  A survey from financial analyst firm Ernst  amp; Young, part of the
companys 13th Global Information Security Survey, indicates social networking
is not high on the list of challenges for most of their participants nearly
1,600 senior executives in 56 countries. The report noted while social medi...]]></description>
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<item><title>Social Media as PR Device Comes of Age in 2011: Report</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:32:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter will evolve into fully developed PR tools next year, a Vocus survey indicates.   -  Social media, measurement and strategic communications planning are
top of the list as areas of focus, according to 508 respondents in
survey results Vocus and research partner Deirdre Breakenridge released
Dec. 8 titled, Social Media Comes of Age: The Vocus 2011 Planning
Survey.

A summary of...]]></description>
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<item><title>Social Media Dominates Internet Use, Report Finds</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:21:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are quickly gaining on email as the primary function Internet users employ, according to a survey by The Nielsen Company.   -  Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social
networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8 percent just a year ago (a 43
percent increase), according to   research released today from The
Nielsen Company. The research revealed that Americans spend one-third
of their online time (36...]]></description>
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<item><title>U.S. Search Share Increases for Google</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Google grabbed 72.17 percent of U.S. search market in May, up from 71.4 percent in April for almost a 1 percent gain, HitWise said June 21.    -  Yahoo dropped from 14.96 percent in April to 14.43 percent in May; Bing fell from 9.43 percent the prior month to 9.23 percent. The numbers stand out against the May search statistics from comScore, which used two data sets. One showed Google gaining in search, the other showed Google losing share...]]></description>
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<item><title>Adults Text and Drive More Than Teens, Survey Suggests</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[According to a study by the Pew Research Center's Internet   American Life Project, around 27 percent of American adults reported texting while driving, versus 26 percent of driving-age teenagers. Those numbers might represent a statistical dead heat, but the total number of surveyed adults who have used a cell phone while behind the wheel - 61 percent - greatly outpaced the 43 percent of all American teens who did so.    -  A survey suggests that 27 percent of American adults have texted while driving, while a full 61 percent report having used a cell phone while behind the wheel.  Of the American teens surveyed, some 26 percent texted while driving, while 43 percent reported making calls while behind the wheel. Severa...]]></description>
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<item><title>Endangered Species: Tech Vendors That Might Not Survive 2010</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the Channel Insider 2010 Market Pulse Survey, we asked solution providers which vendors they thought would go out of business or be acquired in 2010. The results may surprise you – or they may not. While never an absolute measure of which firms will see their fates altered this year, these solution providers rankings do indicate what the channel thinks about a vendors stability and overall performance. Based on their perceptions and predictions, the following are the vendors that made the going list of those that might not be here in 2011.   -    


  








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<item><title>CompTIA Survey: Technology Leaders More Confident</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:08:50 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CompTIAs December survey of IT executives shows that their confidence increased significantly, but can that confidence turn into a full fledged recovery? Heres what technology executives said and what it could mean for the industry in the months ahead.   -    


...]]></description>
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<item><title>Channel Insider Announces Bull`s Eye Awards</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:19:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Channel Insider will recognize excellence in customer service, technology prowess, business acumen, channel leadership, communications and community building, and innovation among vendors, solution providers, distributors and channel services companies. Nominations are now open.   -  Lets start by stating the obvious: 2009 was a tough year. Recession, uncertainty, declining IT spending, disruptive technologies and services, and fierce competition all added up to one of the most challenging business years in industry history. 
And yet many vendors and solution providers thrived....]]></description>
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<item><title>Gartner Boosts PC Forecast, But Still in Negative</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:26:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Firm predicts a slight net increase in sales for second half of the year but does not expect Windows 7 release to have big impact on 2009 numbers.   -  Analyst firm Gartner has released an updated forecast for 2009. The good news is that the numbers are improved from its' June forecast. The bad news is that the numbers are still in the red, compared to 2008.

The September forecast projects worldwide PC shipments as being on pace to reach 285 mil...]]></description>
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<item><title>Server Numbers Weak in Q2, But More Positive Signs Ahead</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:03:11 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Surveys/Server-Numbers-Weak-in-Q2-But-More-Positive-Signs-Ahead-132481/?kc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[IBM held onto its number 1 spot in the worldwide server systems market with 34.5 percent market share in factory revenue for 2Q09, and gained 1.8 points of share in the quarter on the performance of System x and System p.   -  IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker recorded poor numbers in Q2. Factory revenue in the worldwide server market declined 30.1 percent year over year to $9.8 billion, the fourth consecutive quarter of revenue decline and the lowest quarterly server revenue since IDC began tracking the server mar...]]></description>
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<item><title>Top 10 Most Profitable Vendor Certifications</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:58:47 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Surveys/Top-10-Most-Profitable-Vendor-Certifications-200631/?kc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Solution providers that invest in vendor technical certifications are more profitable, sell more complex systems and have better relationships with their customers, according to the new Channel Insider/Amazon Consulting certification study. But not all vendor certifications have the same ROI. The following vendors have the best certifications for return on their partners investment.   -  ...]]></description>
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