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Tech Data Gives VARs a BIG Hand with Wireless Networking
Tech Data already distributes wireless hardware products, according to Chuck Bartlett, vice president of product marketing for Tech Data’s networking division. The new agreement with BIG allows Tech Data’s VAR partners to self-brand and resell BIG Wireless’s wireless networking services as well, including site surveys, the design and implementation of networks, and remote management capabilities,…
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Is This Really Globalization?
Lester Pierre’s Wall Street office looks just like you would imagine a Wall Street office to look. Think Gordon Gekko’s executive suite, except about a quarter the size and updated with widescreen color monitors hanging over his desk instead of green monochrome thin clients. From this vantage point looking down the cavernous alley that is…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes from Cisco
In the course of the history of enterprise computing there have been a lot of times when new technology came along that helped propel the business of solution providers, and then there were some that actually hampered their business. Unfortunately for solution providers, what looks like a major technology advance on the part of Cisco…
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CDW: IT Spending, Hiring Outlook a Mixed Bag
Calling the IT outlook a "mixed bag," CDW said that the mood of those in charge of the IT purse strings brightened a bit in the first two months of this year compared with the last two months of 2007, but IT decision makers are still holding on tight to the moneybags. That’s the…
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NDS Launches $1 ERP for SMBs
The new pricing structure provides an unlimited site license for NDS’ Oracle-based ERP software suite for only one dollar, bringing enterprise-class software into reach for SMBs, said Don Voelkert, CEO of NDS. Voelkert said SMBs need the same ERP functionality as larger enterprises, but often don’t have the budget for the software. "We’re trying to…
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Oracle Shakes Up Channel Execs
Oracle’s got a new channel chief, completing a stealthy shake up in the company’s executive channel ranks that began a little over two months ago. The company confirmed that Judson Althoff will now take the reins of the Oracle’s channel organization, as senior vice president of worldwide alliances and channels. Althoff most recently served as…