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<item><title>VARs Get More Options for Electronic Medical Records</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:27:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Six months ago VARs looking to help their health care customers get up to speed with electronic medical records and take advantage of economic stimulus funds were mostly out of luck because few IT vendors offering EMRs were channel-friendly. But in June Synnex announced a partnership with EMR vendor Allscripts, and now Ingram Micro is set to announce a partnership with an EMR vendor, too.<br/>   -  VARs looking to help their customers get in on economic stimulus funds for
electronic medical records will soon have yet another option open to them.

IT distributor Ingram Micro has
confirmed that it will announce a partnership with a prominent EMR
vendor later in November. The company says th...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ingram Micro CEO Says Windows 7 Not Panacea, but Still Positive</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:57:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[IT distribution giant Ingram Micro reports better-than-expected results for its third quarter, attributing them to a better demand environment, better currency conditions, and its proactive efforts to engage customers and vendors. And CEO Greg Spierkel says while the company does not view Windows 7 as a panacea, it believes Microsoft's new operating system will make a positive impact on sales in 2010 and into 2011.<br/>   -  They aren't pouring the champagne at IT
distribution giant Ingram Micro, but it's not a drought anymore either.

Ingram Micro attributed a better-than-expected third quarter to improving
demand, better currency conditions, and its efforts to engage customers and
vendors.

Those more proactive...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ingram Micro and VAR Resources Offer End-User Leasing to Channel</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:54:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Offering end-user leasing can help VARs close the deal, so IT distributor Ingram Micro has joined forces with VAR Resources to offer a new leasing program through the channel to user organizations.<br/>   -  Ingram Micro announced late last week that it is joining forces with
VAR Resources to offer a new end-user leasing program that it hopes
will enable the IT channel to close more deals through a wider
selection of financing options.

In addition to providing a range of leasing offerings through ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Netbooks Drive Higher Technology Sales in First Quarter</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:15:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Notebooks, network security, VOIP, MFPs and server products drove sales growth for D H Distributing and its SMB resellers in the distributor's first fiscal quarter, and the company tells Channel Insider that Microsoft Windows 7 will mean opportunities for pent up demand at the end of 2009 and into 2010.<br/>   -  Notebooks, netbooks and VOIP continue to boost sales for the small
business reseller channel even as the recession grinds on. And theres
great promise in the coming release of Microsoft Windows 7.



Thats according to recent sales results released by D amp;H
Distributing. The privately held ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Tech Data Q2 Revenue Up Sequentially, Net Income Soars 59%</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:21:49 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Technology distributor Tech Data reports it saw revenues grow sequentially for its second quarter while net income grew by 59 percent year over year. CEO Bob Dutkowsky tells Channel Insider that Tech Data is selling more profitable products to the right customers.<br/>   -  Tech Data reported higher sequential revenues for its second-quarter and net
income that soared by 59 percent year over year, marking the technology
distributor's third solid quarter at a time when most technology companies have
struggled amid the most trying economic conditions.

 quot;We had ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Tech Data Adds Emerging Technology Offerings</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:10:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The distributor aims to help resellers incorporate new products and services into their solutions offerings and create incremental revenue opportunities for them and vendors.<br/>   -  Tech Data Corp. has expanded its solutions offerings in the United States to include new mobile computing, security, video production, document management, virtualization and professional IT services solutions. It has announced new distribution agreements with Absolute Software Corp., Elgato Systems...]]></description>
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<item><title>Distributor Avnet Misses Quarter Profit Expectations</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:42:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The electronics components and computer products distributor Avnet said that its profitability -- the company posted a loss -- was hurt by an unfavorable geographic mix.<br/>   -  Aug 5 (Reuters) - Electronics components and computer products distributor Avnet Inc (NYSE:AVT) posted an adjusted quarterly profit that missed estimates, hurt by a drop in profit margins due to the regional business mix.

The company posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $30 million, or 20 cents a ...]]></description>
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<item><title>IT Distributor Ingram Micro Quarter Sales Down 25%</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:35:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) CEO Greg Spierkel tells Channel Insider that the worst seems to be over, but that doesn't mean that a recovery is coming tomorrow. IT distributor Ingram Micro's second-quarter sales showed a 25 percent decline year over year, but sequentially sales fell just 2 percent -- a normal seasonal amount.<br/>   -  The worst seems to be over, but that doesnt mean good times are here again,
Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) CEO Greg Spierkel
tells Channel Insider.

The worlds largest IT distributor, Ingram Micro this week reported a sales
decline of 25 percent for its Q2 year over year, a steeper decline than the 22...]]></description>
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<item><title>Arrow Quarter: Billings and Bookings Improve as Sales Fall</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:53:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) reports sharp declines in sales and net income as the recession continues to dog the electronics and IT distributor. But Arrow says bookings and billings are looking brighter and the end of the quarter showed improvements in the company's results. IT distributor Ingram Micro reports results later the week of July 27 and electronics and IT distributor Avnet reports results the following week.<br/>   -  Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW)
reported that sales dropped 22 percent year over year in the second quarter to
$3.39 billion, while net income also dropped sharply.

But the electronics and IT distribution giant tempered those results with some
hope for the future, saying the end of the quarter sh...]]></description>
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<item><title>Stimulus Package Offers Opportunity for Small Resellers, Too</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:29:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[D H Distributing, saying that the economic stimulus package is an equal opportunity for small IT VARs as well as big ones, is offering a new free  Webisode  to help walk technology solution providers through the potential opportunities created by stimulus funds and the processes for tapping into those.<br/>   -  Looking to help small solution providers tap into some of the funds expected
to come from the Obama administrations economic stimulus package, also known
as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, D amp;H Distributing has created
a new “Webisode” in its series of educational offerings availab...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ingram Micro Launches All-in-One Retailer POS Bundle</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:07:46 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The SecurePOS SMB Bundle provides retailers with end-to-end data encryption of cardholder information that begins when the customer swipes a credit card.<br/>   -  Ingram Micro is making an all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) solution tailored for retailers available to its reseller customers in the U.S..

The SecurePOS SMB Bundle provides retailers with end-to-end data encryption of cardholder information that begins when the customer swipes a credit card. Avail...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ingram Micro Pays $15M Fine for Channel Stuffing Scheme</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:53:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[IT distributor Ingram Micro and IT security vendor McAfee engaged in an elaborate channel stuffing scheme over two years at the height of the dot-com boom that artificially boosted Ingram Micro's profit margins and McAfee's revenues. Now Ingram Micro has paid a $15 million fine, adding to one paid by McAfee in 2006. The funds will be distributed to McAfee shareholders.<br/>   -  IT distributor Ingram Micro paid a hefty price for helping Network
Associates (now McAfee) in an elaborate channel stuffing scheme over a period
of two years that inflated Ingram Micros profit margins and McAfees revenues
by hundreds of millions of dollars during the height of the dot-com boom.
...]]></description>
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<item><title>Westcon Places Big Bets on Managed Services</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:26:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Collaborative service intended to enable VARs to develop and brand a service and support capability with network level support to help foster long-term, strategic relationships with end-user customers.<br/>   -  Networking specialist Westcon Group, Inc. is rolling out its Cisco Smart Care Service to selected U.S. VARs, following a successful program debut in Europe where it was launched last August and now has more than 300 participating solution providers. Restricted initially to Cisco-certified SMB resell...]]></description>
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<item><title>Distributor Westcon Brings Microsoft into the Fold</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:14:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The two companies will focus on service-oriented offerings, which include unified communications, virtualization, Microsoft BPOS hosted services and security solutions integration.<br/>   -  Westcon Group, which focuses on the networking, convergence, security and mobility market, has added Microsoft to its roster for the first time. The agreement applies only to the United States at this time. Through the deal, the two companies will focus on service-oriented offerings, which include u...]]></description>
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<item><title>Arrow to Aim for Multivendor Deal Registration Portal</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:52:17 -0400</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Distributor Arrow is looking to create a multivendor deal registration portal--something considered by some to be the holy grail of deal registration. Initial participating vendors include VMware, Fortinet, McAfee and Lakeside Software. Arrow says resellers can earn more points by registering deals with multiple vendors at one time than by registering with each vendor separately.<br/>   -  Distributor Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions business unit is looking to create the holy grail of deal registration a multivendor deal registration portal that allows reseller channel partners to register deals in just one place, yet reap the points from multiple vendors.

For IT vendors the p...]]></description>
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