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Apple Voids Warranties of Smoking Mac Owners
Everyone knows smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products causes numerous forms of cancer. But can cigarette smoke contaminate an inanimate object with carcinogens? Apparently, that’s what Apple and its authorized repair shops believe. The Consumerist reports receiving at least two complaints from Mac owners who were refused warranty service because the owners were smokers.…
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CA Channel Exec Wants Partners Back From Symantec
Adam Famularo wants his partners back. Plain and simple. As senior vice president and general manager for CA’s Recovery Management & Data Modeling business unit, Famularo didn’t mince words in a recent interview with Channel Insider when he discussed the renewed momentum he’s seeing around the company’s back-up and recovery products and just how badly…
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Ingrams Fastest Growing Public Sector VARs
Ingrams Fastest Growing Public Sector VARs This month Ingram Micro awarded its top-performing public sector partners during its 2009 GovEd Alliance Spotlight Awards. This group of fast-growth solution providers serves customers across the spectrum of K-12, higher education, state, local and federal government. Channel Insider provides a look at the winners. tnership Award – Central…
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Dell Grows Certified Partner Ranks
The ranks of Dell’s certified partners swelled in 2009 by 50 percent as channel partners climbed on board Dell’s enterprise architecture certification track. However, Dell experienced some churn when it came to its managed services certified partners. That’s according to channel executives at Dell who spoke to Channel Insider about Dell’s channel program’s progress over…
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Top 10 Reasons Why Cracking Into the US Market Is Tough
Top 10 Reasons Why Cracking Into the US Market Is Tough Insufficient Marketing & Sales BudgetWagner says Europeans particularly are guilty of underfunding sales and marketing budgets. He points to management teams comprised of technologists as one of the reasons. “They still view marketing and sales with suspicion, distrust and as a necessary evil,” he…
