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HP Targets Former Synnex-IBM Entry-Level Server Resellers
Hewlett-Packard will aggressively move to take on Synnex partners who formerly sold entry-level IBM servers in hopes it can gain market share in the SMB market. IBM recently de-authorize Synnex as a distributor of its entry-level System x server products effective January. Synnex is transitioning its solution providers to other vendors like HP, according to…
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Vote for Technology Investment, Education
You are forgiven if you feel like Wyatt Cenac, one of the “correspondents” of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, who on the Oct. 28 broadcast said, “Let’s just [expletive] vote already.” We are in the home stretch of what has to be the longest presidential race in our nation’s relatively short history. So if…
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Avaya Names Kennedy as CEO
Networking communications vendor Avaya Inc. has named Kevin Kennedy to the role of CEO, effective January 2009. Kennedy currently serves as CEO of JDS Uniphase Corp. and is a member of its board of directors. Kennedy replaces Charles Giancarlo in the role. Giancarlo has been serving as acting CEO since longtime President and CEO Lou…
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CDW: IT Decision Maker Confidence Declines
Confidence among IT decision makers everywhere declined in September, but particularly among local, state and federal government IT executives as tax revenues slowed and budgets tightened. That’s according to the most recent edition of the CDW IT Monitor, a bimonthly indicator of IT confidence in the marketplace, culled from surveys of 1,000 or more IT…
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Brunner: Taking a Chance on Future Opportunities
As the economy keeps sinking, everyone from investors to individuals are racing for stability until the recessionary storm passes. Conventional wisdom says that you should stay put if you have a good job at a solid company. Staying put is a safe bet. Mike Brunner, on the other hand, is bucking conventional wisdom in favor…
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Asigra Gets Flexible on Pricing
Recognizing that its backup and recovery technology isn’t exactly cheap, storage vendor Asigra is no longer requiring channel partners to lay out tens of thousands of dollars up front for the software. Instead, the vendor is licensing its Televaulting backup and recovery platform to partners on a month-to-month basis, with partners paying $500 monthly or…