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IT Association CompTIA Acquires MSP Partners
Looking to expand its reach and capabilities in serving the managed services market, IT trade association CompTIA announced plans Wednesday to acquire a counterpart association, MSP Partners. CompTIA officials characterized the deal, for which financial terms were not disclosed, as just the latest piece of a broader effort to engage with other organizations serving the…
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HP rolls out new SMB bundle in Total Care offerings
HP has announced new additions to its SMB-focused HP Total Care portfolio. The new solutions include security, storage and networking offerings, a new notebooks, and online marketing solutions. HP also announced related services and financing offers for the U.S. "AMI has surveyed thousands of SMBs in over a dozen countries over the last four quarters,…
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Belkin Aims Green IT Savings Beyond Data Center
While the last several years has seen a great focus on Green IT, primarily as a way of controlling costs, much of the focus has been on the data center. But there are also cost savings opportunities outside the data center which have not been as extensively explored, And thats where Belkin hopes its new…
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IT Confession Doom Gloom and More Cost Reductions
IT Confession Doom Gloom and More Cost Reductions This week, IT Service Management provider Axios Systems released survey results that spell doom, gloom and dissatisfaction for IT organizations moving into 2010. Channel Insider takes a closer look at the results and enterprise IT’s ongoing angst. No Title IT organizations may need some collective Prozac. According…
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HP Adds Virtualization and Networking Elite Designations
HP’s annual overhaul of its channel program features enhancements for Elite partners who work with virtualization and data centers; improved demand generation resources; and special compensation opportunities for partners selling HP ProCurve networking products. The enhancements become effective Nov. 1 and are intended to boost key focus areas for the computing giant, including networking and…
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Rumored HP PC and Print Merger a Boon for Channel Partners?
Hewlett-Packard’s reseller channel partners could stand to gain if the giant computing vendor merges its PC and print divisions, as the Wall Street Journal reports HP is considering. Lagging printer and ink sales industrywide have meant tougher times for the industry overall, HP’s channel partners included, as much of those sales of print consumables such…
