Recent Articles
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Apple Unveils the Mac Pro
As its first order of business at Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple announced the new Mac Pro desktop with the Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 processor. With the announcement of the Mac Pro, Apple has completed its transition to Intel-based Macs. In addition to the new Dual-Core Intel processors, CEO Steve Jobs and Phil…
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CIO: Get On the Same Page with Your VAR
When Kent Kushar looks for a solution provider, there are a dozen different points he will consider before making a decision. However, there is one piece of advice Kushar, vice president and CIO at the Ernest and Gallo Winery in Modesto, Calif., gives for those looking to make business deals with his company. “You have…
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IT Industry, VARs Face Brain Drain as Baby Boomers Retire
Susan Underhill calls it the perfect storm. Retiring baby boomers and fewer bodies entering the labor market with IT skills will leave the United States with a significant shortage in qualified employees in less than a decade, as demand for those skills only grows. “This is every American’s problem,” Underhill, vice president of Hewlett-Packard’s Global…
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A Problem of Perspective
Customers care a lot less about the managed services model and voice over IP technology than solution providers do. At least that is what a comprehensive study published this week by IT trade association CompTIA suggests. The study, conducted for CompTIA by research firm TNS Prognostics, found that while VARs see opportunity in VOIP and…
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Lenovo CEO Maps Long-Term Plan
Lenovo CEO Bill Amelio plans to greatly expand the vendor’s footprint in the market, but not before significantly improving the company’s ability to execute orders. On the heels of Lenovo’s recent financial results, Amelio said the company needs to hold its suppliers more accountable to their service level agreements, better synchronize manufacturing times with flights…
