Year: 2008

  • IBM Paying Partners Upfront on Deals

    Michael Vizard

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      In trying times like these, cash is everything As part of its ongoing effort to dramatically simplify doing business with solution providers, IBM is reducing the number of channel programs it support by 70 percent and altering the terms and conditions around each deal to put more cash in the hands of solution providers… Read more

  • Survey: IT Organizations to Spend on Video Conferencing in 2009

    Jessica Davis

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    Plenty of technology industry observers have predicted that video conferencing would stand to benefit in 2009, since travel is often the first thing that companies cut from budgets when money is tight.  But now a new survey of existing users of video conferencing technology has proven the theory. Over the past year, both interest and… Read more

  • McAfee, Loe Part Ways After Just Three Months

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    After just three months, North America channel chief Lisa Loe has parted company with McAfee, a spokesperson for the security vendor confirmed. Roger King, executive vice president of worldwide channels, will assume responsibility for Loe’s duties, and McAfee also confirmed that they are considering both internal and external candidates in the search for a replacement… Read more

  • Channel Insider`s 10 Best Products of the Year

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Over the course of the year, I tested and reviewed more than 200 products ranging from portable peripherals to 2U data center appliances, from office productivity software to processors, from next-generation netbooks to cloud-based services. I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. They’ve all had one thing in common, though: they’re all sold… Read more

  • Fujitsu Takes the Slate Route with the New ST6012 Slate Computer.

    Fujitsu Takes the Slate Route with the New ST6012 Slate Computer.

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Portable PCs come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from 15 pound desktop replacement behemoths to 1 pound sub-notebook replacements, with convertible tablets thrown in for good measure. Yet, there are industries that are not well served by the cornucopia of portable PC choices and need something a little different, something that fits more in… Read more

  • Market Segments with Growth Potential in 2009

    Pedro Pereira

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    After the mess caused by financial institutions this year, it would seem counterintuitive to tag banking as an area of potential growth in the coming year. You also would be forgiven for dismissing construction as a decent prospect, considering the sorry state of the housing market. But in either case, I sense there is reason… Read more