Recent Articles
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Fujitsu Takes the Slate Route with the New ST6012 Slate Computer.
Portable PCs come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from 15 pound desktop replacement behemoths to 1 pound sub-notebook replacements, with convertible tablets thrown in for good measure. Yet, there are industries that are not well served by the cornucopia of portable PC choices and need something a little different, something that fits more in…
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Market Segments with Growth Potential in 2009
After the mess caused by financial institutions this year, it would seem counterintuitive to tag banking as an area of potential growth in the coming year. You also would be forgiven for dismissing construction as a decent prospect, considering the sorry state of the housing market. But in either case, I sense there is reason…
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Dell PartnerDirect Reaches 1-Year Milestone
When Dell announced that it planned to offer a formal channel partner program, many solution providers and channel observers expressed skepticism. And who could blame them? Dell built its business on a direct-only model and had called direct sales a "religion." But somewhere along the way, Dell began to see the value of being more…
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EPEAT Helps IT Sellers Get Green
Recent research suggests most technology buyers want products with as little impact on the environment as possible, but are not sure how to satisfy themselves that their choices meet this goal. The nonprofit Green Electronics Council is doing its best to take this mystery out of the buying process by rating products to meet 51…
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Ingram Micro, Heartland Technology Group Partner on Channel Peer Groups
Ingram Micro has teamed with Heartland Technology Group (HTG) to offer HTG’s proven peer groups to the distributor’s SMB Alliance (SMBA) partners, helping solution providers run smarter operations and overcome common business challenges. The peer groups were the brainchild of Arlin Sorenson, HTG’s CEO and founder. In 2001, Sorenson’s company was struggling to overcome customers’…
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Nortel Faces Delisting by NYSE
Nortel Networks faces delisting from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as shares continue to bleed value. For the second week of December, the Canadian network and telecommunications equipment manufacturer’s stock lost another 35 percent to close at 40 cents a share. Because Nortel’s stock has closed under $1 per share for 30 consecutive…
