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Cisco Intros Channel Support for Home and SOHO Sales
Looking to marry its Linksys channel partners with an effort to infiltrate the home market, Cisco is offering a new channel initiative in North America for resellers in the home and small office/home office space. Called the Cisco Consumer Channel Network or Cisco CCN, the program will offer resellers the resources, tools and training they…
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Intel Cuts Q4 Outlook Again, Blames Weak Demand Through OEMs, Distribution
Microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) blamed weak PC demand through its supply chain distributor and OEM channels for its second Q4 earnings warning since November. Analysts watching the PC supply chain said the announcement from Intel comes as no surprise. "Intel’s updated guidance reflects further weakness in end demand and inventory impacts as OEM…
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Microsoft Adds ‘Apple Tax’ to PC Rhetoric
Microsoft must be feeling the heat from a growing acceptance of Apple Mac products, as a new campaign by the Redmond, Wash.-based company is pushing the concept of an "Apple tax" for non PC-users. The campaign, which Microsoft began last fall, claims that non-Microsoft users pay more for Apple hardware and have fewer peripheral and…
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Dell’s Channel Chief Gets Global Gig
As a result of sweeping corporate reorganization at Dell, Greg Davis is being elevated to running global channels for the struggling computer powerhouse. "Greg now has a new and expanded global role," CEO Michael Dell confirmed in an e-mail to Channel Insider. Since Dell re-entered the channel nearly 18 months ago, Davis has served as…
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AMD Poised to Lose Another Race with Intel
Imagine this: you’re sitting in the staging lane in your shiny new Ford F150 pickup truck ready to drag race. You’re feeling pretty good and confident until the 10-cylinder Dodge Viper pulls along side. Perhaps implying that you’re the fastest one around was not such a good idea after all? This is exactly what AMD…
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Dell’s Reorganization Leaves Channel Chief Jobs in Question
Dell left critical questions unanswered for its nascent channel program partners when it announced a reorganization of its major divisions on Dec. 31. A Dell spokesman said Dell had yet to reveal its plans about potential personnel changes for its three regional channel chiefs and also the division or divisions that those chief or chiefs…
