Recent Articles
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OnForce: Prices Stabilizing, Installation Work Orders Climb
Online IT services marketplace OnForce says that price stabilization and a rise in installation work in the most recent quarter could indicate positive changes in the economy. The change comes after price erosion punctuated previous quarters. “We’ve started to see pricing stabilize for the second quarter in a row,” says Maria Battaglia, senior vice president…
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Dell Expects Windows 7 to Boost PC Sales in 2010
(Reuters) – Demand for computers from large companies is likely to pick up by as soon as mid-2010 as a result of Microsoft’s launch this week of its Windows 7 operating system, a senior Dell executive said on Wednesday. Dell was also looking to the services capability and virtualization software sectors for future acquisition possibilities,…
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Gartners Glimpse of 2010 IT Issues
Gartners Glimpse of 2010 IT Issues Gartner’s IT Expo & Symposium is being held this week in Orlando, Fla. During the opening keynote address, Gartner’s leading analysts made some predictions and recommendations for IT. Gartner’s findings may foretell what business issues and budget restraints VARs could be facing in 2010. Channel Insider takes a deeper…
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Limbering Up for Agile Software Development
As more enterprises lean toward the iterative development techniques of the agile and lean development movements, more and more of them will depend upon channel partners to not only provide the tools necessary to reengineer their workflows, but also the expertise and advice needed to help shift development paradigms. “Agile really requires a shift in…
