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IBM Global Financing Sweetens the Credit Pot for Technology Purchases
Looking to ease concerns over technology financing availability and make credit available for IT purchases at a time when companies are tightening their budgets, IBM Global Financing was set to announce a lease financing program on Thursday. The captive finance arm of IBM will announce its "Why Wait?" technology financing offer, which provides 90-day interest-free…
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Remember This Name: Tata
If you don’t know anything about Tata Communications or Tata Consultancy Services, that is about to change. If you’re in managed services, unified communications, network integration or content delivery, you may cross paths with either or both in the near future. And when you do, it will be either as a competitor or a partner.…
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Cloud Computing in the Channel
Everywhere you go these days someone is talking up the merits of cloud computing. But upon closer examination it becomes pretty clear that cloud computing is pretty much little more than a variation of the traditional hosted computing model. Instead of paying for a dedicated set of servers to run an application, the cloud computing…
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Report: IBM Global Financing on Solid Ground
In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, providers of credit and financing for technology purchases – distributors and the finance arms of technology vendors — have said that in spite of what’s going on elsewhere it’s still business as usual when it comes to providing credit for IT deals. Click here to read breaking…
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What Do Your Vendors Channel Chiefs have Planned For You Next Year?
As the technology industry sits at the precipice of an economic downturn, channel chiefs at every vendor are likely to feel the pressure to deliver more sales. But the initiatives they choose to focus on for their 2009 channel programs will make the difference on whether they succeed or fail in their efforts to deliver…
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Polycom Updates Channel Partner Program, Telepresence Products
Telepresence, video and voice communications vendor Polycom has expanded its Polycom Arena channel partner ecosystem program to include applications from ISV partners that have been tested and certified by Polycom. Separately, Polycom announced an updated set of telepresence products available for sale through the channel. Polycom says the expansion of the channel program will enable…