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Iventosch Out as NetApp Channel Chief
Leonard Iventosch, the popular head of storage vendor NetApp’s global channel sales operation, left his post suddenly on Tuesday, company officials have confirmed. No reason for the resignation was given. In a statement, a NetApp spokesman said that, effective immediately, Iventosch’s boss, Pat Linehan, senior vice president of worldwide sales and Eric Mann, senior vice…
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IBM Goes to School
The more our lives depend on technology, the less students seem interested in pursuing the science, engineering and mathematics disciplines that would prepare them for careers in the IT industry. To make things worse, much of the current IT workforce consists of so-called “Baby Boomers,” born between 1946 and 1964, who are approaching retirement age.…
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LG Display to Cut Output by 10 Percent
LG Display Co Ltd, the world’s No. 2 maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said on Sunday it would cut its panel output by around 10 percent until August because of weakening global demand. South Korea-based LG Display joins Taiwan rivals AU Optronics Corp and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp in the move to reduce…
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Citrix Taps Ingram Micro for All Distribution
Citrix is dumping all distributors in North America in favor of an exclusive arrangement with Ingram Micro as part of a plan to create a more focused approach to the market. For Citrix VARs that already go through Ingram Micro the change is likely to mean added benefits and rewards. But they won’t be able to…
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FOR ESP: Armed and Ready
Time equals complexity. This maxim is true of just about any technology, and application developers are well aware of it. They also know that complexity has a price—increased development costs. Unfortunately, higher costs have created the unintended consequence of prompting businesses to seek cheaper development alternatives or forgo custom applications altogether. A lot of times,…
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Gateway Goes All Channel All the Time
The days of ordering a Gateway PC over the phone or online and waiting for the cow-spotted box to arrive at the doorstep are no more. Gateway officials in Irvine, Calif. today announced that they are changing their distribution model to focus exclusively on retailers, e-tailers and channel partners. The move comes as parent company…
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