Recent Articles
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Government to Pour Billions into Broadband Push
The mad dash to grab a slice of the technology stimulus pie began in earnest last week when the federal government announced the availability of $4 billion in loans and grants earmarked for the expansion of broadband access across the United States. Technology partners of all stripes are being called upon by the federal government…
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Technology Spending Growth to Return in Q4
Waiting for an end to the recession? Wondering when your customers’ delayed projects will finally get the green light again? Forrester Research now says IT spending growth will return in the fourth quarter of this year and continue in 2010. That forecast aligns with a recent report from Gartner, which is now forecasting a return…
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HP Answers the Call for New Telephony Solutions
With a host of new cost-efficient, ruggedized solutions, Hewlett-Packard is taking another step closer to fully converged telephony and data center infrastructure. “What we’ve seen over the last five years is the shift from custom hardware built to handle telephony to more commoditized products from the data center that integrate more fully into customers’ telecom…
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Accenture: Price Under Pressure, Outsourcing Stronger than Consulting
Technology outsourcing and consulting giant Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) financial results fell very much in line with that of other technology companies during this phase of the current recession—declines across the board, but characterized as strong when considering the current economic environment. For Accenture that has meant pricing has come under pressure for both systems integration…
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Virtualization Takes Hold in Government Agencies
CDW is seeing an increase in interest and deployment of server and desktop virtualization among government customers, but solution providers looking to tap into the space should be aware of the benefits and the pitfalls. Government customers are increasingly turning to virtualization solutions to slash costs, increase efficiency and tighten security, according to findings from…
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Video MSP Provides Live Feeds for 2009 NBA Draft
For basketball fans watching tonight’s 2009 NBA Draft live on television to see which team gets Blake Griffin, there’s no tolerance for lost video signals, dropped video or audio or anything else going wrong with the broadcast. For the fifth year in a row, video conferencing managed service provider Glowpoint service will be making sure…