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ADP National Employment Report Shows Service Jobs Growth
Non-farm private employment declined by 22,000 jobs in January 2010 compared with December 2009, but according to HR outsourcing firm Automatic Data Processing (ADP), that figure actually represented some good news. “The January employment decline was the smallest since employment began falling in February 2008,” said Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisors, in a statement.…
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Finding the Right Fit: Managing the Reseller Relationship
Newly forged reseller partnerships generally are charged with excitement and filled with the promise of new customers and increased revenue, but, in reality, many partnerships fail to drive the anticipated business value. So, what should VARs look for when inking a new reseller deal? Terian Solutions President Mike Colesante provided Channel Insider with some insight…
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Avnet Introduces Professional and Managed Services
Technology distributor Avnet is pulling together its expertise in a number of solution areas—including security, networking, storage and virtualization—and creating SolutionsPath Services, a portfolio of professional and managed services that VARs can resell. The services practice is designed to help channel partners get in on the more profitable services business. “If you look at market…
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Hitachi Data Systems Offers Money-Back Guarantee
Hitachi Data Systems isn’t the first storage vendor (i.e. NetApp and 3Par) to come out with a guarantee, but it is arguably the first to offer to pay customers if they don’t reduce their storage capacity by 50 percent or more by using Hitachi virtualization technologies. There are some qualifiers, says Joe Jose, Senior Product…
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Health Care Technology Vendor McKesson Offers Zero-Percent Financing for EHR
Heath care IT vendor McKesson is offering zero-percent financing for 12 months to help physician practices make the move now to take advantage of the economic stimulus package provisions for electronic health records (EHR). The offer follows a collaboration announcement from McKesson and HP to offer prebundled packages of EHR and other software together with…
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CompTIA Survey Technology Leaders More Confident
CompTIA Survey Technology Leaders More Confident CompTIA Survey: Technology Leaders More ConfidentBy Jessica Davis IT Executive Confidence on the Rise (But Will Spending Rise with It?) As 2010 arrived, so did hope for an economic recovery. CompTIA’s December survey of IT executives shows that their confidence increased significantly – the biggest ever in the short…
