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Dell Opens Factory in Poland
LODZ, Poland (Reuters)—Dell Inc opened a factory in Poland on Wednesday, its second in Europe, and said it expects growth from eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the Middle East. The factory is in the central Polish city of Lodz. The world’s second-largest personal computer maker opened its first European factory in Ireland in 1990. "We…
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The Planet Looks to Attract Affiliates
Dedicated hosting provider The Planet has expanded its partner offerings to include a new affiliate program. The Houston-based company has refined its partner offerings over the course of the past year, introducing a formalized partner program and a Microsoft Small Business Server hosting program. Don’t forget to enter now for the Channel Insider Product of…
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Is Apple Full of Hot Air?
The IT channel’s evolution since the dot-com crash has led to a sophistication in how to address customer needs that was unheard of a decade ago. Again and again in discussions with solution providers, the conversation centers around how to identify customer needs, prepare a plan to address them and implement the plan. And all…
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Windows Vista, We Hardly Knew You
In a recently released road map, Microsoft gave some hints about when to expect the next generation of Windows, currently called Windows 7. According to the road map, there are apparently three “milestone” builds planned for this year; with the first one (called M1) currently shipping to key partners for code validation. After the milestone…
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HP to Acquire Custom Content Publishing Software Co
Hewlett-Packard announced Jan. 22 that it plans to acquire Exstream Software, which offers "variable data publishing,"—an enterprise system for compiling and delivering customized content and delivering it to an "audience of one." HP officials said in a statement that the technology will enable its customers to better communicate "relevant, personalized information to their customers through…
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Websense Unveils Unified Channel Program
Partners have expressed relief that they are finally receiving information from Websense regarding its unified channel program following its acquisition of SurfControl in October 2007. Aside from business-critical information, VARs said Websense has kept mum on details about the new channel program, which will combine elements from both Websense’s existing program and the Surfcontrol scheme.…