Recent Articles
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Preventing the Exile of VAR Services
I honestly never thought I would see the day. Technology has played a part in most governments now for years and, as such, is nothing new. But technology almost toppling a government, well, now that is something we haven’t seen before. And yet this isn’t going on in a Far Eastern or an Eastern European…
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Notebook Shipments Poised to Overtake Desktops
When trying to estimate whether or not notebook shipments will overtake desktops shipments, most IT analysts agree that it’s no longer a question of if, but when, it will happen. While analysts disagree on the exact quarter or year when this crossover will occur, they do agree that the result will mark a significant shift…
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Vendor Sales Reps Are Wasting Too Much Time
A challenge that far too many solution providers find themselves dealing with is that most of the conversations they are having with their local vendor sales representatives are a waste of time. This is a shame because it also explains why so many vendors have such a hard time in the small and midsize business…
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Cheap Laptops Bad for Vista, Good for Linux
The good news for everyone is that you can get a good, solid laptop for under a grand these days. The bad news for Vista users is that many of those laptops, even though they’re sold with Vista, have nothing like enough resources to run Vista decently. This year, from everything I’ve seen, has lived…
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Dell on Retailer Signing Spree
Dell has signed a deal with Europe’s largest retailer, Carrefour, to sell notebooks and desktops in stores starting January. Carrefour is the second largest retailer in the world, after Wal-Mart, with whom Dell already has an agreement. Carrefour has supermarkets and hypermarkets in more than 30 countries around the globe, including most of Europe, as…
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New Tech Data Marketing SVP Talks Up Managed Services
Tech Data’s incoming senior vice president of U.S. marketing intends to focus on two core areas in his new role: SMBs and managed services. Joe Quaglia, who was appointed Nov. 26, will oversee the operations and strategic direction of the distributor’s product marketing and marketing services divisions, including channel marketing teams and eight Specialized Business…
