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Tech Data Eyes Acquisitions, Emerging Technologies
Tech Data’s new man in charge, industry veteran Bob Dutkowsky, says he believes the distributor is on track to overcome its financial challenges in Europe and the Middle East. “I’m confident that the steps the company has taken so far were well thought out and well executed,” Dutkowsky told The Channel Insider the week of…
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10 Reasons Solution Providers Don’t Listen to Vendors
The relationship between vendors and solution provider partners has always been fraught with tension, but in recent weeks it seems both sides have taken to talking past each other, more so than at any time in recent memory. The reasons for this are manifold, but at the heart of the issue is a tendency for…
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Avnet to Acquire Access Distribution
Two IT distribution powerhouses have agreed to combine in a move expected to create the largest distributor of Sun Microsystems’ full line of products. Avnet, of Tempe, Ariz., has agreed to pay $412.5 million in cash for Access Distribution, of Westminster, Colo., a move that will add some $2 billion in revenue to Avnet’s $14.25…
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Clark Art Institute Turns to Channel Duo for Accounting and HR Needs
Since opening in 1955, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has built a reputation of offering the public an opportunity to view a wealth of art and artifacts. Less artful were the systems that supported the company’s business processes. The museum’s human resources system, a manual system that was largely disconnected from the museum’s…
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Consumers Punishing Physical Stores for Sins of Online Counterparts
Retailers for years have argued that their online and offline operations should be seen as one. A recent survey suggests customers are viewing them as one and that some retailers may regret it. The survey by Gomez, an Internet performance tracking company, shows that many consumers who have a bad online experience are avoiding the…
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Channel Sees Opportunities in Microsoft, Novell Agreement
It seemed that everyone at CHIPS Computer Consulting in Lake Success, N.Y., had something to say about the news. “I got an e-mail this morning saying that it was a sign that the apocalypse had come,” said Evan Leonard, the president of CHIPS. What had got people talking was the news that on Nov. 2,…
