Recent Articles
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Synnex Reports Q1 Revenues Up 10 Percent
Synnex March 20 reported revenue for the first quarter of 2008 increased 10 percent to $1.75 billion from $1.59 billion in the first quarter of 2007. Net income for the first quarter of 2008 grew to $16.8 million, or 51 cents per share, from $13.9 million, or 43 cents per share in the same quarter…
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Xerox Adds Deal Registration
Xerox is launching its first deal registration program, a move that comes just a year after the company announced plans to expand its partner program to include VARs and introduced a product lineup to support them. "The program protects deals for our partners and adds a margin enhancement," said Tom Gall, director of value channel…
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Channel Exec Shake Up at Intel?
Intel may be losing four of its top channel executives, according to published reports. The executives are reportedly taking retirement packages as part of Intel’s ongoing and widely reported restructuring plan. The reports say that the departing executives are Shirley Turner, director of North American channel marketing; Nick Davison, director of North American channel sales;…
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BlueArc Formalizes Channel Program
Unified network storage vendor BlueArc is looking for slow, steady growth of its partner program as it tries to remain "underdistributed and truly differentiated," in the market place. BlueArc recently launched a formalized partner program and brought channel veteran Cameron van Orman on board as senior director of worldwide channel marketing to strengthen ties with…
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The Channel`s Anti-Recession Trends
It’s starting to feel silly. Since the fall, I have taken every opportunity to ask solution providers whether they are feeling any effects of the economic downturn. Counter to any reasonable expectations, considering the ongoing barrage of bad news about the economy, the answer has remained essentially the same. Since the fall, most solution providers…
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Google Adds Free BI to Spreadsheets
Google is looking to make its Spreadsheets application a little smarter. The Mountain View, Calif., company March 18 said it is using BI (business intelligence) software from Toronto-based Panorama Software to let users leverage analytical and reporting tools. In beta as a free gadget that loads within Google Spreadsheets, Panorama Pivot Tables for Google Spreadsheets…