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Top Social Networking Savvy Tech Vendors
Top Social Networking Savvy Tech Vendors Top Social Networking Savvy Tech Vendors No Title Symantec No Title McAfee No Title CA — Computer Associates No Title Sun Microsystems No Title VMware No Title Intel No Title Salesforce.com No Title Oracle No Title Dell No Title HP — Hewlett-Packard No Title IBM …
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CipherLab Exec Speaks Out on 2010 Mobile Trends
Here at Channel Insider, mobile is always on the radar screen. In 2009, the mobile market saw Android make a splash, Windows Mobile lose market share and Apple gain traction in the enterprise. So, what does 2010 hold for the mobile software and device market? Channel Insider sat down with Al Crawford, VP of Technology…
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IT Decision Maker Sentiment a Mixed Bag for 2010
On the eve of a new decade, Tom Richards, CDW’s new president and chief operating officer, spoke to Channel Insider briefly about the tough year behind us, what lies ahead and the meaning of the data in the most recent CDW IT Monitor Index survey of IT decision makers. Here are excerpts of that conversation.…
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Electronic Medical Records: VAR Opportunities Grow to a Trickle
When the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was passed, the technology industry was quick to identify opportunities to participate. One of the big ones was an estimated $18 billion in economic stimulus funds for electronic medical records (EMR) at physician’s offices and hospitals. The problem for the reseller channel was that vendors who offered such…
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Microsoft Patch Will Allow Word Sales to Continue
Microsoft is reportedly pushing a patch through Windows Update to reduce disputed functionality in its widely used Word word-processor application. The patch release comes two weeks after a U.S. appeals court judge upheld a $290 million patent infringement judgment to Canada-based software firm i4i Ltd. The lower-court ruling found that advanced XML functions in Word…
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2009: The Year of Cooperation
The ancient Chinese military philosopher Sun-Tzu said you should “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” History may record 2009 as a year where we did both; we all hung on tight and maintained close contact with the allies, friends and competitors to ride out the what many called the worst economic downturn in a…
