Channel Insider Staff

A survey of 130 CEO and other C-level hardware and software company executives conducted by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG found the respondents believe that the technology sector will recover from the current economic crisis substantially more quickly than the U.S. economy, with senior business leaders expecting improved revenue and profitability in 2010 and […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion on Thursday to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records. The grants include $598 million to set up some 70 health information technology centers to help health care institutions acquire electronic health record systems and $564 million to develop […]

HP experienced a two per cent year-over-year decline in net revenue in the third quarter of its 2009 fiscal year, and revenue in most of its business units were down, but one industry analyst said the company’s size and diversification will help it do well later this year and into 2010. According to Mark Hurd, […]

Tech Data Corp. has expanded its solutions offerings in the United States to include new mobile computing, security, video production, document management, virtualization and professional IT services solutions. It has announced new distribution agreements with Absolute Software Corp., Elgato Systems, Infonic and Quattro BPO Solutions, as well as expanded partnerships with Novell and Samsung. Tech […]

(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is considering selling or shutting parts of its outsourcing business to focus on the higher-margin areas of its technology services offering, people familiar with the matter said. A year after buying Electronic Data Systems for $13 billion, HP executives are discussing the possibility of divesting parts of the outsourcing operations, especially […]

Is Dell shooting itself in the channel foot with its services ambitions? A growing number of solution providers seem to think so. After years of rejecting the channel and services, Dell is embracing both models in hopes of jumpstarting sales and reviving its market leadership position. The acquisitions of Everdream, Silverback and Equal Logic, as […]

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it filed a motion to stay an injunction imposed by a federal court last week which threatened to halt sales of some versions of its popular Word application. In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Microsoft also asked for an expedited review […]

Cisco Systems is releasing a new entry-level CCNA Security course through the Cisco Networking Academy. The course will be made available around the world through colleges and universities that are part of the Networking Academy community. It was designed to be the next step for individuals who want to CCNA-level skills. The course provides an […]

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is investigating media reports that one or more of the company’s iPhones have exploded in Europe, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The spokeswoman for the EU executive, which oversees the safety of consumer products sold in the 27-country bloc, said Apple had described the reported incidents as isolated. Apple […]

Red Hat says it’s keeping pace with its channel partner growth by way of launching a revamped Partner Program, designed to give Red Hat’s business partners additional economic, sales, marketing and technical benefits by way of a new partner level and solution specializations. The Red Hat Partner Program will now include a Premier Business Partner […]

(Reuters) – Sony Ericsson on Monday entrusted the head of Ericsson’s U.S. technology division with the task of leading the struggling cell phone maker back to profit and reversing a sharp decline in market share. The 50-50 venture said it had named Bert Nordberg as chief executive to replace Dick Komiyama, who retires at the […]

SAP AG and LinkedIn announced a marketing agreement that will support the recruiting efforts of SAP channel partners in the small and midsize enterprise (SME) market. With more than 140,000 SAP consultants using LinkedIn, the collaboration will provide SAP partners in the SME market advanced recruiting methods to find the best talent. This is the […]