Year: 2008

  • iPhone G3 Hits Walmart Shelves Sunday

    Lawrence Walsh

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      Just in time for the after-Christmas bargain bonanza, Walmart will begin stocking the Apple iPhone 3G in nearly 2,500 stories across the U.S. beginning Sunday, Dec. 28. In a much anticipated deal with Apple, Walmart will carry the black 8 GB iPhone 3G for $197 and the 16 BG black or white models for… Read more

  • Change 2008: For Better and Worse

    Jessica Davis

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    This year, 2008, was a momentous one in general and for the channel. It marked perhaps the most historic election of our lifetimes that changed the way campaigns are conducted and a financial crisis and economic downturn that many observers say looks more like the Great Depression than anything that’s happened since. These changes reverberated… Read more

  • Softchoice Receives Extension on $45M Loan Repayment

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Softchoice, one of the largest software and services solution providers in North America, received an extension on its debt repayment plan, giving it an additional three months to settle the loan. A Toronto-based company, Softchoice is in the final stages of negotiating a deal in which it wouldn’t have to repay $45 million that was… Read more

  • Notebooks Sales Top Desktop PCs

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Today’s notebooks are sleek, stylish and eminently portable. They allow your small business to take the company on the road in the space of a carry-on bag. Now, for the first time ever, notebook (laptop) sales have surpassed desktop sales, according to research firm iSuppli. In the third quarter of 2008, notebook PC shipments rose… Read more

  • Dimension Data: Tech Consumers Apt to Delay Big IT Projects

    Jessica Davis

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    Nobody is saying 2009 will be a boom year for technology spending, but there are areas that experts forecast will be recession-proof, such as storage and virtualization. And then there are areas that are expected to suffer. One of those is expected to be systems integration. While services have often been vaunted as a defensive… Read more

  • Check Point Sees Better Product through Nokia Acquisition

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Check Point Software Technologies’ acquisition of Nokia’s security appliance unit will expand the security company’s expertise and value of its product line, creating greater value for partners and customers, says the company’s channel chief Amnon Bar-Lev. In an interview with Channel Insider, Bar-Lev foresees few problems with the integration of the Nokia hardware platform with… Read more