Channel Insider Staff

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – What doesn’t kill you makes you smarter. That was the message from well-known venture capitalist John Doerr, who offered start-up companies tips on surviving the gloomy economy. Speaking at the annual Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday Doerr gave survival tips to entrepreneurs who may be worried […]

As Americans pushed westward toward California in the 1870s, the product channels to support that expansion were rather chaotic and tenuous. Back then, channel partners were as likely to be operating out of a tent or wagon as they were a store or office. Good channel communication was a telegraph from your partner that you […]

NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will invest $100 million to bolster sales to small businesses, even as the U.S. network equipment maker struggles with a weaker global economy. Cisco said on Thursday it sees an opportunity to expand sales of routers, switches, and other equipment […]

Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer services company Perot Systems Corp (PER) posted quarterly profit in line with market estimates, but forecast fourth-quarter results below expectations as its sees a drop of $25 million in revenue due to certain changes in contracts with clients. For the fourth quarter, the company expects earnings of 23 cents to […]

Information technology service provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) reported strong revenue growth for the third quarter, allaying fears that economic slowdown was beginning to affect the offshoring sector. Profit for third quarter beat market estimates by a penny, helped by better operating margin. The company also stood by its outlook for 2008. For the […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer maker Dell Inc (DELL) has asked employees to consider taking up to five days of unpaid vacation as it struggles to cut costs in the face of weak global demand. The No. 2 computer maker, which is near the end of a program of 8,900 job cuts, is […]

Networking communications vendor Avaya Inc. has named Kevin Kennedy to the role of CEO, effective January 2009. Kennedy currently serves as CEO of JDS Uniphase Corp. and is a member of its board of directors. Kennedy replaces Charles Giancarlo in the role. Giancarlo has been serving as acting CEO since longtime President and CEO Lou […]

By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) on Wednesday will unveil a new mini-notebook in a move to gain ground in the fastest-growing PC category, which until now has been dominated by its smaller rivals. Netbooks — ultraportable, inexpensive laptops designed for Web browsing and light tasks — have taken […]

TEL AVIV, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Check Point Software Technologies, one of the world’s largest Internet and network security companies, posted strong quarterly results on Tuesday and provided an upbeat outlook despite the worsening economic climate. The news sent the Israel-based company’s Nasdaq-listed shares surging 7 percent in morning trade. Chairman and Chief Executive Gil […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Microsoft expects its new "cloud computing platform, Windows Azure, to be profitable at launch, the company’s top software executive said on Monday. Cloud computing is the trend by Internet powerhouses to array huge numbers of computers in centralized data centers to deliver Web-based applications to far-flung users. Windows Azure will allow […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chip giant Intel Corp’s chief executive said on Tuesday that its investments around the world are proceeding as originally planned, but that some disruption from the global financial crisis was unavoidable. "I would expect to continue all of our investments we have committed to in China and around the world," Chief Executive […]

HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world’s No.4 personal computer maker, said on Wednesday it will cut 50 jobs at its U.S. headquarters by the end of 2008, as the global economic crisis overshadows the business outlook. Global PC shipments grew a slower-than-expected 15.8 percent in the third quarter of this […]