Year: 2008

  • MSPs: Its All About Business Model, Value

    Lawrence Walsh

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    The pendulum in the managed services market is shifting from a fascination with the tools that deliver services to a recognition that the business model and the value delivered to the customer is the key to success. At last week’s ConnectWise partner conference in Orlando, Fla., CEO Arnie Bellini went to great lengths to emphasize… Read more

  • Dell Wants to Sell Emerging Consumers their First PC

    Channel Insider Staff

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    LONDON (Reuters) – Dell (DELL.O) hopes its new retail drive to sell in stores rather than just online will help it sell to consumers in emerging markets buying their first computer, Chief Executive Michael Dell said on Tuesday. Dell, the world’s second-biggest computer maker, has recently switched from a pure online and phone sales model… Read more

  • Intel Ships First Dual-Core Atom Processor

    Scott Ferguson

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    Intel has released to shipping its first dual-core Atom processor – a chip the company is targeting for low-cost desktops or "nettops" as Intel calls them.   Priced at $43 when the chip is bought in quantities of 1,000, the Intel Atom Processor 330 is part of a move by Intel to tap into a… Read more

  • Reverse Outsourcing: Brazilian Company Finds Affordable Hosting Stateside

    Pedro Pereira

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    For anyone who still thinks outsourcing only means sending jobs overseas, here’s something to adjust that perspective: A Brazilian company has tapped U.S.-based hosting services provider The Planet in what both companies are calling a “reverse outsourcing” arrangement. The customer, Sao Paulo-based Atitude Digital Media, is using The Planet’s hosting services to provide Webcasts to… Read more

  • Oracle and EMC: Improve Database Performance in a Flash (Drive)

    Chris Preimesberger

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    SAN FRANCISCO — IT solution providers and IT consultants will find that EMC’s Symmetrix DMX-4 storage systems are showing much faster I/O speeds running Oracle database applications when they are outfitted with new enterprise-class flash drives. The storage systems had a reputation for slowing down as they loaded up more and more data. The improvement… Read more

  • Online Marketplaces Under Fire from Big Box Retailers

    Roy Mark

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    If you sell any of your products online, you may be the target of a new legislation being pushed by big retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, Best Buy and Walgreens they say is aimed at stemming the flow of stolen goods sold online. In response to the proposed legislation online marketplaces are claiming those… Read more