Recent Articles
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Striking the Right SMB Managed Services Balance
Two characteristics of the IT industry are the continuous development of more complex technologies and the evolutionary business models designed to capitalize on these advancements. The latest of these business models is the managed services support model. When I speak to VARs about the managed services industry, it is commonly defined by two key services:…
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Arrow Packs 82 IBM Certs into May Days
Enabling VARs and making their lives a little easier is now the name of the game for distributors, according to Mike Nowlan of Arrow Electronics. It is no longer enough to source and move product, said Nowlan, director of product marketing at Arrow Enterprise Computer Solutions’ IBM Business Unit. “The end game is to enable…
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Sun: Java Coming to a PC Near You
Sun Microsystems is close to announcing an effort designed to preload its Java software on more PCs across the world. The Santa Clara, Calif., computer maker is expected to announce on May 16 at its JavaOne conference a streamlined process for licensing of its Java Platform, Standard Edition or Java SE to PC makers. The…
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Access Distribution Jumps into Managed Services
Access Distribution just took a decisive step to define the role of distributors in managed services through a partnership with analytics software vendor Klir Technologies. The distributor, a General Electric subsidiary, is extending Klir’s Hosted IT Analytics platform through a software-as-a-service arrangement to VARs and integrators that want to set themselves up as MSPs (managed…
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How to Build a Better Product—Study People
Did you ever imagine the world’s largest chip maker may ride the train into work with you to find out how mobility could be improved? Product development has historically been predicated on a “build it and they will come” basis. But times are changing, consumer choice is increasing and the game plan has evolved. Ethnography,…
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The Dark Side of the Search Engine Business
A new study by McAfee’s SiteAdvisor Web ratings finds that sponsored results from some of the biggest names in the search engine business contain spyware, spam, scams and other Internet menaces. The study, which was conducted by anti-spyware activist Ben Edelman and SiteAdvisor research analyst Hannah Rosenbaum, found that all the major search engines—Google, Yahoo,…
