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Cisco has named Jim Sherriff as the head of the U.S. and Canada Partner Organization, which the networking and technology giant says is its largest theater of operation. The position was previously held by Wendy Bahr, who was moved to head up Cisco’s global and transformational partnerships earlier in July. Sherriff brings 30 years of […]

It’s tempting to say Jim Sherriff is the new sheriff in town for Cisco’s North American channel theaters. He was named senior vice president of Cisco’s U.S. and Canada partner organization this week. But really, Sherriff, a San Jose, Calif. native, will be working with partners rather than laying down the law in his new […]

Look at any contemporary advice on careers and you’ll find that you should have a LinkedIn profile, a Facebook account and a Twitter account, and you should SEO-optimize your resume and any other profile information you have so that potential employers can find you. Online technology jobs marketplace Dice just made that a little easier […]

While cloud technologies are often greeted with caution by traditional value-added resellers who wonder how the business model could ever work for them, a new report from IDC finds that software as a service (SAAS) continues to gain momentum against packaged software sales. The IDC report says that SAAS revenue will grow five times faster […]

While Apple’s iPad and iPhone may be turning heads with corporate workers right now, HP is looking to change all that. HP’s new channel chief Stephen DiFranco tells Channel Insider that HP is looking to sell its Palm WebOS-based smartphones through the channel. The WebOS will also "show up on a number of devices" that […]

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As competitive threats to the world’s largest software company have grown, Microsoft Steve Ballmer told IT solution providers at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, held July 11 to July 15, that they will play a critical role as the industry as a whole moves to the cloud. Microsoft executives touted the company’s 500,000 online seats […]

Google is opening up Android development to the masses with App Inventor for Android, a new development environment beta program that does not require coding or knowledge of development languages. Google introduced the tool at the App Inventor for Android site, which includes a video demonstration, tutorials and a way for users to sign up […]

Software development skills in general and C# development skills in particular saw more demand from employers in the most recent month, according to the July 2010 Dice Report from the online technology employment service and marketplace. Also in demand are those who have active government security clearance. “Virtualization and project manager fell off the list” […]

Channel Insider First Look Motion Computing Tablet PC J3500 Motion Computing has released a new lineup of rugged tablet computers with improved battery life, enhanced security, increased system storage, a better webcam, and other new features. Move aside iPad, this machine is built for business in the rough and tumble field. Channel Insider took a […]

Lenovo has introduced a new partner services program called Blueprint that the PC maker says distinguishes it as a channel friendly vendor, even as other hardware vendors such as Dell and HP, which have acquired their own services businesses such as Perot Systems and EDS, have created concern about channel conflict. “There’s a lot of […]

The private sector added 13,000 jobs in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the most recent ADP National Employment Report, released today. Medium businesses added the most jobs at 11,000, while small businesses were down 1,000 and large businesses were up 3,000. The news was not as good for those working in the […]