Year: 2006
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CDW Earnings Down on Slack Margins and Sales Reorg
Categories: News and TrendsDirect reseller distributor CDW reported $1.74 billion in revenue Oct. 18, for the third quarter of 2006, up 4.1 percent for the same period last year, but $20 million shy of market estimates. CDW, of Vernon Hills, Ill., and analysts attributed the weaker-than-expected performance to down margins and the ongoing transformation of the sales organization… Read more
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New Insurance Coverage in Place for Managed Services
Categories: News and TrendsThe MSP Alliance and AIG announced a partnership Oct. 19 to provide insurance for managed service providers that would extend to user coverage for mishaps such as stolen laptops, data breaches and hackers. The package provides comprehensive coverage for specific liabilities that can’t be mitigated through standard contracting procedures, such as a data breach not… Read more
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Our View: ZERT Works
Categories: News and TrendsDuration: 2:23 Click here to download this podcast. Read more
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Outsourcing Success Is All About the Relationship
Categories: News and TrendsIt’s the relationship, stupid. That was the message at the Outsource World conference in New York Oct. 17-18, where the subject of how to get around outsourcing relationship pitfalls was front and center during various presentations. Most customers and providers entering outsourcing relationships know the litany: You’ve got to manage as you have never managed… Read more
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Microsoft Takes One Step Forward and One Step Back
Categories: Tech CompaniesMicrosoft recently announced its intention to make life easier for its Windows Server customers who’re building virtualization into their infrastructures, by changing its licensing to permit an unlimited number of virtualized Windows Server instances to run on a single copy of Windows Server 2003 Data Center Edition. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a similar change… Read more
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Apple Shipped iPods Carrying Windows Virus
Categories: News and TrendsApple Computer has reported that a small number of its popular video iPods were infected with a virus that targets Windows PCs before they were sold to consumers. According to a statement issued by the hardware maker on Oct. 17, roughly 1 percent of the iPod Video devices it has shipped since Sept. 12 were… Read more