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 New data from research group IDC shows Advanced Micro Devices gained on arch rival Intel in the first quarter PC microprocessor market. There is of course still a huge gap between the two — Intel earned a 77.3 percent unit global market share, a loss of 4.7 percent, while AMD held 22.3 percent, a gain […]

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O) unveiled a slew of new and future features on Tuesday, including one that will allow people to better coordinate Internet searches on their cellphones and computers and another that will produce sophisticated automated research reports.    At a briefing at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, […]

 3Com is bringing its H3C brand out of China and going global with it. The company will be targeting competitor Cisco Systems with the enterprise networking products, an area which company spokespeople say has done quite well within the Chinese market. And it will open up opportunities for partners who serve the enterprise market. Formed […]

 The announcement that Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) is now available highlighted the announcements on the first day of Microsoft TechEd North America 2009. The final version will be released at the same time as the Windows 7 operating system, which Microsoft also confirmed will be released to market in time for the […]

Professionals should think twice before scheduling that next meeting, a survey suggests. Managers interviewed said 28 percent of these gatherings are a waste of time. Moreover, almost half of respondents (45 percent) felt employees would be more productive if their company banned meetings one day a week. The survey was developed by OfficeTeam, a leading […]

SAP has released Business Suite 7 and will be ramping up the launch over the next couple of months. Enabled by service-oriented architecture (SOA), Business Suite 7 is the latest bundle of SAP’s main enterprise applications, including SAP ERP, SAP Customer Relationship Management, SAP Supplier Relationship Management, SAP Supply Chain Management and SAP Product Lifecycle […]

As toplines continue to drop, channel partners should be turning to service contracts to make up for some of that lost revenue, said the head of MaintenanceNet. When it comes to service and maintenance contracts, it’s money being left on the table. While that’s bad enough in good economic times, in a poor economy, changing […]

While it apparently went over the head of celebrity host Billy Crystal, IBM execs have been extolling the virtues of twittering and tweeting at IMPACT 2009, its annual SOA (solutions-oriented architecture) conference. On day two the company made a couple of announcements about expanding its social media offerings for partners and developers. "We’re the first […]

While netbooks are being positioned as secondary portable computers, the economic conditions are helping to drive the market, as well. End-users are looking for portable, low-cost computers because of the reduced disposable income, but while the economy is certainly a driving force behind the growth of the market, it’s not the only factor. "I think […]

 HP has brought on David Donatelli, former president of EMC‘s storage division, to serve in the role of executive vice president of enterprise servers, storage and networking. According to analysts, this appointment is a sign that HP has plans to give its servers, storage and networking business a jumpstart. Donatelli began in his new role […]

With the economy in a poor state and partners struggling, F5’s vision for 2009 and 2010 is to make partners more profitable and also make a clear differentiation between fulfillment and value. One of those ways is by retooling its four-year-old deal registration program from a two-tiered system (basic and registered) to a three-tiered system […]

Channel chiefs are the heads of state of their domains. They set policy, drive incentives, advocate for partners and nurture reseller businesses. A channel chief position is often thought of as one of the toughest and most rewarding jobs in the IT industry. Amazon Consulting—the premier partner of Channel Insider—will host an exclusive, live panel […]