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  • Take 2: N-Able’s CEO Goes On the Record

    Gavin Garbutt talks with Channel Insider Editor Carolyn April at N-Able’s partner conference this, waxing on topics from the managed services market to cloud computing to the company’s latest investments in partner enablement. Click here to view the video.

  • Dell CEO Forecasts ‘Powerful’ Computer Hardware Refresh

    SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) – Dell Inc Chief Executive Michael Dell said the business climate was improving and repeated his expectation for a "powerful" hardware refresh cycle beginning next year. While noting that there are still obstacles to the recovery, Dell sounded optimistic about the upcoming year as the tech sector makes its way out…

  • N-Able Offers Free License, Security Module to Spur Sales

    Kicking off its annual partner conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., N-Able CEO Gavin Garbutt took the wraps off a set of new enablement initiatives aimed at helping his MSP partners transition existing customers to the managed services model. In advance of the upcoming launch of the company’s flagship N-central 7.0 remote monitoring and management platform, N-Able…

  • Avaya Revamps Channel Program

    Avaya has announced a major revamp of its channel program at the 2010 Avaya Americas Partner Conference being held in Nashville, with the announcement of Avaya Connect, a brand new global program. Avaya Connect represents a major overhaul of the company’s existing channel programs into a globally consistent framework that streamlines processes, pricing, training and…

  • IBM Quarterly Results Due amid Cautious Hope for Recovery

    When IBM (NYSE: IBM) announces its third-quarter results today after market close, they will arrive in a market that is cautiously hoping that the positive signs it has seen recently are hinting of more good news to come. And analysts have been fueling that cautious optimism. For example, this morning Bernstein Research raised its forecast for…

  • Can Microsoft Windows 7 Dent Apple Mac’s Momentum?

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s Mac computers have steadily gained market share over the years, a winning streak that may be tested by next week’s launch of Microsoft Corp’s new Windows 7 operating system. Few expect the new software to dent Apple’s standing in the market in the long run, given the company’s premium…

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