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Wi-Fi Opportunities a Bright Spot for Solution Providers
With the U.S. economy tightening and Wall Street numbers sliding further every week, a few bright spots remain for IT solution providers. One of those is the wireless market, according to research from Chetan Sharma Consulting. The U.S. wireless market grew 40 percent in the second quarter 2008 compared with the same quarter in 2007,…
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Ingram Micro Says SMB Loan Repayments on Track
Defaults on technology financing deals are on the rise, raising concerns about the ongoing availability of credit for such deals, according to a report, but technology distributors and technology vendors with captive financing arms say credit is still available for qualified businesses. Ingram Micro CEO Greg Spierkel told financial analysts during an earnings call last…
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Outsourcing the Talent Shortage
Despite the increase in nationwide unemployment, a recent survey of vendors and solution providers conducted by Channel Insider and Amazon Consulting found a shortage of professional services and technical staff as inhibitors to business performance. More than half of the solution providers said that if their talent shortage were resolved, they could grow their business…
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Microsoft Cloud Tops Biggest Threat to Managed Services Solution Builders
Deep in the heart of Texas lies a shimmering new, massive Microsoft data center designed specifically for delivering hosted and managed services, such as Windows Live and Office Live. The San Antonio facility is one of several new data centers being built around the world by the software giant, which aims to transform its model…
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Ingram Micro, Avnet Report Earnings in Wall Street Meltdown Aftermath
Disappointing revenues, low visibility and more interest in lease financing characterized the quarter for technology distributors Ingram Micro and Avnet, reporting their earnings on Oct. 23. "The quarter wasn’t what we expected it to be," said Greg Spierkel, CEO of the world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro. "When we started out and put our forecast…
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The Planet Adds Managed Backup Services
Spurred on by customer demand and growing backup and storage needs, hosted infrastructure provider The Planet announced a new managed backup service for dedicated server data. The solution joins three other Planet Alpha solutions in the Advanced Services division—Alpha Server Monitoring, Alpha Server Security and Alpha Server Administration. >> READ: The Planet’s Planet Alpha and…