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Dell Debuts Channel Blog; HP Goes Green; more…
After a delay, Dell has launched its new channel blog. “It’s a blog that’s intended for our channel partners, VARs, MSPs and ISVs,” said Lionel Menchaca, chief blogger, in his inaugural post. Dell says it hopes that the blog becomes a place for lively discussions between Dell and its customers interested in this space. The…
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Is Dell the Biggest Loser in the HP/EDS Deal?
Dell the longshot? In the week and a half since Hewlett-Packard announced plans to acquire Electronic Data Systems (EDS), observers have diced and sliced the deal in many different ways. One of the big questions looming is this: how will the deal affect Dell? After all, EDS has been a big pipeline for Dell hardware.…
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Virtualization Talent Shortage?; Midmarket Companies Prefer Dealing Direct, more…
Adding a virtualization practice to your business may pay off big dividends. A story in eWEEK notes that virtualization job openings have increased 40 percent in the last six months, according to job site DICE. Would any of these companies prefer to outsource their virtualization work rather than pay a premium for scant talent to…
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Bawol Takes Over as New Avnet President
Avnet Technology Solutions has a new president in Jeff Bawol, who says he will continue to push forward with the distributor’s "sound strategy" of solution selling. Bawol, formerly vice president of Avnet’s ESS (Enterprise Software and Storage) group, takes over for Fred Cuen, who left Avnet the week of May 12 in what the…
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Midmarket IT Decision Makers Spooked by Economy; Linksys Offers Lease Finance Options, more…
Midmarket businesses are starting to get spooked by the R word, according to CDW IT Monitor, a bimonthly indicator of IT decision-maker sentiment. The most recent edition of the IT Monitor notes that “doubts on the momentum and direction of the IT marketplace have spread from small businesses to midmarket ones.” While the overall index…