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Sybase Inc plans to soon start selling software that lets businesses securely distribute e-mail to the iPhone, which could help the popular device gain use among business clients. The program for Apple Inc’s iPhone will be released before the end of this year, John Chen said on Monday at the Reuters Global Technology, Media and […]

The channel is nothing if not opinionated. Sure, a critical mass of VARs agreed sufficiently to sort out the Channel Insider Product of the Year Awards, but that doesn’t mean solution providers around the country aren’t harboring feelings about the winners, the losers and even the products that didn’t make the list at all. While […]

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc, rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl Icahn. "Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction […]

Hewlett-Packard Co is close to a deal to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp for between $12 billion and $13 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. Shares of EDS jumped 27 percent on the news, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, while HP shares slid 2.5 percent. Both stocks were halted, news […]

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc on Monday unveiled an expansion of its high-end video conferencing series to include a simpler, cheaper version as well as one targeting big groups. The company introduced a video conferencing system called TelePresence in 2006 featuring life-size, high-definition screens and easy-to-use dial-in features. Sales, which had initially been limited […]

The moment that everyone in the channel has been waiting for has arrived. After weeks of deliberation and vote tallying we proudly unveil the winners of our 2008 Channel Insider Product of the Year Awards. With 27 products sets, ranging from power management to MFPs, and network security to software as a service, our awards […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is close to a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp for $12 billion to $13 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday. The news sent EDS shares soaring 28 percent to $24.14 on the New York Stock Exchange. HP shares fell 4.1 percent […]

Cisco Systems Inc gave a cautious business outlook on Tuesday, although its quarterly results exceeded expectations as rising Internet traffic fueled demand for network equipment. Chief Executive John Chambers, considered a trend reader for the overall U.S. technology industry, said conditions were still challenging and that a U.S. market recovery is not in sight. "We’re […]

HP PartnerONE Program Headquarters: 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, Calif. 94304 Contact number: (650) 857-1501 Website: www.hp.com Number of Global partners: 154,000   Leadership CEO: Mark Hurd Global Channel Chief: Enrique Lores , Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, HP Personal Systems Group U.S. Channel Chief: Adrian Jones, Vice President & General Manager, HP Solution […]

Microsoft Partner Program Headquarters: One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash. 98502 Contact number: (425) 882-8080 Website: www.microsoft.com Number of Global partners: 400,000 Leadership CEO: Steve Ballmer Global Channel Chief: Allison Watson, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group U.S. Channel Chief: Robert Deshaies, Vice President, U.S. Partner Group Channel Program Manager: Julie Bennani, General Manager, Microsoft Partner […]

IBM PartnerWorld Program Headquarters: 1 New Orchard Road, Armonk, N.Y., 10590 Contact number: 800 426 9990 Website: www.ibm.com Number of Global partners: 100,000 Leadership CEO: Sam Palmisano Global Channel Chief: Ravi Marwaha, General Manager, IBM Global Business Partners U.S. Channel Chief: Ayman Antoun,  Vice President, Business Partners Channel Program Manager: Chris MacLaughlin, Vice President, PartnerWorld […]