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Apple’s Jobs Explains Flash Ban
In what amounts to a pot meets kettle moment, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has laid out a series of reasons why Apple does not support Adobe’s Flash on its mobile platforms. In essence, Jobs said Flash is not fit for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod platforms, claiming that, among other things, Flash is not secure,…
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PC Bellwether Microprocessors Grow
The PC microprocessor business continues to show signs that it’s coming out of the slump caused by the worldwide recession, according to research firm IDC. Intel continued to rule the market, increasing its market share by .5 percent over rival Advanced Micro Devices, according to IDC numbers released April 29. Overall, chip unit shipments showed…
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Future-Proofing the Channel Business Model
The channel as we know it will not exist in as few as five years, says Peter Sandiford, CEO of LPI Level Platforms, a managed services platform vendor based in Ottawa, Canada. While technology will continue to increase in complexity, product margins will continue to erode and most professional services will be provided remotely from…
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Ingram Micro: The Recession Is Over
IT distributor Ingram Micro’s revenues and profits came roaring back in the first quarter, with revenue growth up 20 percent year over year and net income more than doubling, signaling an end to the recession and a potential recovery. “If you’d asked me two quarters ago, did we think we’d be looking at strong double-digit…
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OnForce First Quarter Indicators The Promise of 2010 Tech Sales
OnForce First Quarter Indicators The Promise of 2010 Tech Sales Employment numbersThe unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7 percent or 15 million people with 162,000 jobs added in March, compared to 36000 lost in February and 20,000 lost in January. No Title Consumer confidenceIncreased from February to March to 52.5. In February the index fell…
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OnForce: Price Stabilization, Higher Demand Characterize Market
Dollars are beginning to flow again as pent up demand for technology refreshes, project work and security is finally coming to market and IT budgets are being spent again, albeit judiciously. IT services marketplace OnForce CEO Peter Cannone tells Channel Insider that work order volume grew about 15 percent during the first quarter over the…
