Year: 2011
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Why IT Solution Providers Should Specialize
You are entering med school and trying to decide your area of specialization. Do you go dermatology, hematology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics…or do you get on the track to become a family practitioner or internist? We all know that the specialist can charge more. But the internist is probably going to have a greater following and… Read more
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Top Google Partners Form Cloud Alliance
The seven heaviest hitters in the Google Apps Marketplace for IT management applications are uniting to form a new group called the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps to pool resources to offer better marketing and education campaigns to increase business awareness and help users identify the best-of-breed applications for their needs and to speed up… Read more
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CompTIA Sounds Bugle for Corporate Career Registry for Veterans
Categories: CareersThis week CompTIA let it be known that it’s looking for a few good companies to enlist in an effort to put U.S. military veterans to work in the tech industry after they’ve served. The IT industry group launched a new corporate registry of companies committed to hiring soldiers, sailors and Marines in civilian jobs… Read more
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GreatAmerica Leasing, ASCII Group Partner to Help Partners with Capital Crunch
Managed service providers, system integrators and other solution providers belonging to the ASCII Group recently got their hands on a new financial lifeline thanks to the industry association’s partnership with GreatAmerica Leasing. Together the two began offering in October a new suite of leasing and financial options for partners belonging to the group. According to… Read more
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Quosal Takes Visual Quoting to Apple iPad
The makers of the Quosal sales quote and proposal platform have released a new mobile add-on that will make it possible to use its visual quoting feature within its Order Porter software for the iPad. The goal is to help resellers and IT service provider sales staff members who spend more time on the road… Read more
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Soft Labor Market Reflected in Small Business Employment Index: Report
Small businesses created 30,000 new jobs in October, but employees are working fewer hours and making less money. While small business employment grew by 0.14 percent in October, equating to an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent, hours worked and compensation decreased by 0.2 percent and 0.06 percent, respectively. These were among the results of… Read more