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Survey: IT Organizations to Spend on Video Conferencing in 2009
Plenty of technology industry observers have predicted that video conferencing would stand to benefit in 2009, since travel is often the first thing that companies cut from budgets when money is tight. But now a new survey of existing users of video conferencing technology has proven the theory. Over the past year, both interest and…
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McAfee, Loe Part Ways After Just Three Months
After just three months, North America channel chief Lisa Loe has parted company with McAfee, a spokesperson for the security vendor confirmed. Roger King, executive vice president of worldwide channels, will assume responsibility for Loe’s duties, and McAfee also confirmed that they are considering both internal and external candidates in the search for a replacement…
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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…
