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Ingram Micro, MaintenanceNet Aim to Speed Maintenance Service Quotes
Looking to speed up maintenance service contract renewals for VARs so revenue can be recorded sooner, MaintenanceNet has launched an online self-service system as a new component to Ingram Micro’s Reseller Services Portal. Santa Ana, Calif.-based IT distributor Ingram Micro introduced the RSP (Reseller Services Portal) just under a year ago to help resellers and…
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HP Sees Linux Desktop Nearing Critical Mass
The good news, according to an HP executive, is that the company sees “the Linux desktop nearing critical mass.” The bad news, for would be off-the-shelf Linux desktop buyers, is that it’s still not there yet. Doug Small, HP’s worldwide director of open source and Linux marketing, explained that while “the number of indicators we…
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RSA Gets New Channel Chief
RSA has appointed Chris Clinton as director of worldwide channels, a new role at the security division of EMC. Clinton comes to RSA from software vendor Citrix Systems, where he served as director of worldwide business development. He joined Citrix in 2002 to run its North American marketing services and quickly was promoted to run…
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VARs Report Few Problems Following Daylight-Savings Switch
After several days of all-nighters, VARs and IT shops seemed to be breathing a collective sigh of relief on Monday, the first business day after the big daylight-saving time change. For the most part, VARs, MSPs, customers and vendors emerged unscathed from the event, but warned that it would take a few days for the…
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In Past Decade, IT Brought a $2 Trillion Economic Boost, Report Shows
IT added $2 trillion to the U.S. economy in the past decade, according to a report released Mar. 13 by the Washington, D.C.-based Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, a technology-promoting public policy think tank. The report, Digital Prosperity: Understanding the Economic Benefits of the Information Technology Revolution, found that the economic transformation resulting from IT…
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Microsoft to Invest in Channel, Verticals through OEM, Code Acquisition Deals
SAN DIEGO—During this second day of Convergence, Microsoft’s annual Dynamics user conference, the company announced its intent to invest in five industries—manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public sector—through OEM deals, code acquisitions and spending on the partner network. Taking its first step in this plan, Microsoft also announced code acquisition from eBECS. A Chesterfield, England-based…
