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The Great IT Management Paradox
Probably the single biggest challenge facing our industry today is that such a large percentage of customers’ IT budgets is taken up by the shear act of maintaining the systems they already have. This situation usually results in scenarios where the amount of money the customer has on hand to acquire new products and technologies,…
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IBM, Nortel to Offer VOIP Apps for Small Businesses
Nortel and IBM are teaming up to launch an integrated suite of voice over IP and multimedia applications running on IBM’s System i server, which is popular with small and midsize enterprises. The integrated offering will turn System i servers into IP PBXes capable of supporting a mix of IP telephony applications and collaboration applications…
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The Shark Tank: BlueRoads Refines Lead Management
Even as analysts have declared partner relationship management platforms a dead technology over the last year, BlueRoads, a provider of such a platform, has worked even harder to prove the value of its software – upgrading the platform four times over that time period. “It wasn’t that PRM was dead,” said Shinya Akamine, CEO of…
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Ingram Micro Extends Outlet Program to U.S.
Ingram Micro is extending what has been its Canadian-only outlet program—selling refurbished and discontinued products—to solution providers and other channels in the United States. The company announced the program June 12, saying it meets a significant demand in the marketplace for end-of-life technology. “Technology is moving so fast today that yesterday’s hot technology is quickly…
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Report: PC Shipments Expected to Grow
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to increase more than 12 percent this year, with shipments of notebooks and ultraportable PCs being the main drivers of this growth, according to a report by research firm IDC. For 2007, worldwide PC shipments—which include x86 servers, desktops, notebooks and ultraportable PCs—are expected to hit 256.7 million, according to…
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Tech Data Adds Remote Software App Access
Tech Data will expand its solutions for secure, local and remote software application access with the addition of Ericom Software technologies to its line card. The distributor, based in Clearwater, Fla., said it will now offer Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect software solutions. “While reliable remote access to software applications provides clear productivity gains for any business…
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