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Retail Distributor ScanSource to Report Higher Quarter Revenue
Point-of-sale and retail vertical industry IT distributor ScanSource reported that it will post higher year-over-year revenues for the quarter ended Dec. 31. The Greenville, S.C., distributor said that revenues will be in the range of $537 million to $547 million and will include the revenues of the acquisition of Algol Europe, which was completed Dec.…
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IT Services Hiring a Bright Spot in Jobs Report
IT services firms are hiring. That’s the latest from the U.S. Department of Labor jobs report released today, which provided some encouraging news for folks in the channel. For the fourth straight month, the DOL recorded gains in IT services jobs. IT employment in general has also experienced growth over the last three consecutive months.…
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P2P Collaboration: Everybody’s Doing it Right?
Vendors routinely promote and reward the practice and the subject always sparks discussion at industry partner events. I’m talking about partner-to-partner collaboration or P2P. Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s doing it. But are they? A recent study by Channel Insider and Amazon Consulting reveals that while P2P is indeed a trend in the channel, it’s far…
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U.S. Energy Department Grants $47 Million for Greening the Data Center
Looking to new technologies to improve the energy efficiency of information technology and telecommunications, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced it will award $47 million for 14 projects across the country to develop them. The idea behind the move is that while data processing, storage and telecom have become crucial parts of the…
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Will Ford’s CEO Miss the Message at CES?
Ford Motor Co.’s CEO will deliver the keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning as marquee news organizations such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal run with articles about bringing PC functionality to the dashboard, and talking about the dangers of distracted drivers. But while CES is all about…