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  • Moore’s Law for Mobility Innovations and Solutions

    Mobility solutions are among the most profitable technologies and services delivered by solution providers, even in a tight economic climate. Businesses of all sizes are looking for ways to increase productivity, and that often means pushing connectivity and applications out of the data center and desktop to mobile devices. This comes as no surprise to…

  • Symantec May Not Name New Global Channel Chief

    Reports out of the Symantec PartnerEngage 2008 in Washington DC this week say that Symantec Chief Operating Officer Enrique Salem may not replace Global Channel Chief Julie Parrish who recently announced her resignation from that position. Instead, Salem acknowledged Symantec may instead go with some kind of more regionally-based structure to manage the company’s channel…

  • Ingram Micro Expands Marketing Services to Digital World

    With the slumping economy showing no signs of a quick reversal, VARs are using Ingram Micro’s Marketing Services Agency to help hone their marketing techniques, amplify their value proposition and drive new business. At its tenth Venture Tech Network (VTN) Fall Invitational this week, Ingram announced it has expanded its Marketing Services Agency to include…

  • CoreConnex Takes Guessing Out of Financial Management

      If you’re a solution provider already using business automation software from Autotask or ConnectWise, Frank Coker is OK with that, even though his company competes with both those vendors. At least, Coker, the president and CEO of CoreConnex would urge you to give his company’s financial management product, Corelytics, a try. Especially during the…

  • Economic Realities Solution Providers Under Pressure

    Economic Realities Solution Providers Under Pressure The financial services crisis and the deteriorating economy are having an impact on solution providers’ business. The result is less robust sales, revenues and profits in 2008 than most anticipated. Channel Insider surveyed 300 solution providers for this Channel Insider 2008 Midyear Outlook Report. Here’s what they had to…

  • ONStor Cougar Sinks Its Teeth into the Midmarket

    ONStor is looking to tap into midmarket demand for storage solutions that deliver cost-savings and performance efficiencies with its new Cougar series network-attached storage gateway appliances, specifically designed for the price-conscious SMB market. Hewlett-Packard’s StorageWorks Simple SAN, announced in April 2008, and Dell’s EqualLogic purchase suggested that vendors were eager to go after the SMB…

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