Recent Articles
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Resellers Tell Apple They Want the iPad
With Apple’s Mac and iPhone platforms gaining more traction in businesses in recent years, is there any question that the iPad, the company’s new tablet device, will follow suit? Apple reseller channel partners already see a big opportunity to take the device to their business customers, which are already requesting it. But apparently there’s still…
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The iPad. Really, Apple?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife The iPad? Really, Apple? That’s the name? When I have repeated that name to other women today — technology journalists and Apple consumers — they’ve either giggled or said, “Oh, God.” There’s a certain connotation that goes with that name for women, and quite a lot of men get…
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Is Anyone Fully in the Cloud?
I’m on the road again. This week I’m in the United Kingdom, and from here to Las Vegas. Being on the road reminds you about the fragile nature of connectivity. I hit the ground in London, and fired up my netbook and my USB dongle for connectivity in the UK, and caught up on my…
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IT Distributors Hit Road to Recovery
(Reuters) – Technology distributors, often seen as a barometer of IT spending, should meet or surpass Wall Street projections when they report quarterly results, fueling hopes of a broader recovery in the sector. Ingram Micro, Avnet Inc, Arrow Electronics — which distribute products of technology bellwethers IBM, Apple and Hewlett-Packard — are seen returning to…
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VAR Healthcare Opportunities Span Beyond EMR
With the growing buzz around healthcare IT, many VARs looking to grab a piece of the electronic healthcare records (EHR) market are met with frustration at the limited opportunities for the channel. Citing large and risky sales cycles, few EHR software providers allow VARs to resell their software. So, are there other opportunities for VARs…