Year: 2008

  • Retailers Seek New Tech to Manage, Drive Sales

    Alison Diana

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    While retailers woo cash-strapped consumers, solution providers and their vendor partners are courting both brick-and-mortar and online etailers with technologies and solutions designed to reduce back-office costs, and enhance productivity and, therefore, the bottom line. Generally invisible to consumers, these systems range from back-end access to a plug-and-play global warehouse and on-demand shipping to hosted… Read more

  • Black Friday and the Recession: Why IT Solution Providers Care

    Jessica Davis

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    After the turkey has been consumed and the football games have been played, retailers open their doors for the biggest day of their year – Black Friday. And e-tailers get ready for their biggest day, Cyber Monday. Why should IT solution providers care? Because consumer spending is two-thirds of the economy and it influences other… Read more

  • Despite Q3 Net Slide, Tech Data Says Credit Still Available to Solution Providers

    Jessica Davis

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    IT distributor Tech Data’s net income took a serious hit in the third quarter, even as revenues climbed by 3.6 percent year over year. Tech Data CEO Robert M. Dutkowsky tells Channel Insider that the net income drop of 55 percent was due to negative economic conditions and "extreme" currency volatility, particularly during the month… Read more

  • Give Thanks for These 12 Trends

    Give Thanks for These 12 Trends

    Michael Vizard

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    In these tough economic times it’s easy to become a little overly despondent over future prospects. But with the annual Thanksgiving holiday staring us all in the face, now is as good a time as any to give thanks for 12 things should make the channel a more profitable place to work no matter how… Read more

  • Guide to Cloud Storage Vendors

    Guide to Cloud Storage Vendors

    Sharon Linsenbach

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  • Cybercrime Paying Well, Growing Strong

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    As the legitimate economy careens toward a recession, a new study by Symantec shows one area that’s seemingly immune to the downturn–cybercrime. Symantec’s study was performed over a yearlong period where the security giant spied on a number of digital underground forums. The underground economy seems to be made up of a number of loosely… Read more