Recent Articles
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HP Offers Partners Desktop Virtualization
Hewlett-Packard is giving its channel partners more virtualization technology targeting the desktop and thin clients, an area that analysts say is poised for big growth. HP on May 19 announced its new HP 2533t Mobile Thin Client. The tech giant says all of its Citrix Ready thin clients and blade client products are now available…
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Microsoft Gets Closer to Open Document Standard
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them in the open source Open Document Format…
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People Trump Technology
Still thinking technology is your biggest asset? If you’re a solution provider, you might want to reconsider. Sure, technology is a must because it provides the foundation for any channel business. After all, most founders of channel companies are technologists. But understanding the technology alone will not make you successful. If anything, plenty of evidence…
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Microsoft Partners Get Sharepoint Consulting SKU; Ballmer Gets Egged Video; more…
Microsoft partners can now offer SharePoint consulting, reports. He’s been credited with assembling a global team of sales leaders in high-performance networking. In January, Juniper lost its COO Stephen Elop to Microsoft. Looking for more talent? eWEEK is
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Xerox Adds Value Line of Printers and MFPs
Xerox is launching five new printers and multifunction products, available through the channel, and designed to bring its advanced technology to a more value-conscious customer. "We’re taking a lot of the advanced technologies and workflows and advanced performance characteristics for products priced for the higher end of the market, and we are bringing those capabilities…
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Emerging Tech for the Channel
There is always a plethora of emerging technologies vying for mind share with solution providers. Invariably, they carry the promise of higher profit margins and the opportunity to build services around them. But not every emerging technology is ready for the channel, so providers must tread carefully.