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Heartland Technology Solutions Names New President
Heartland Technology Solutions, the Iowa pioneer managed services in the channel, has a new president — Connie Arentson. HTS announced the promotion of Arentson, who most recently served as vice president of professional services, where she oversaw professional services engagements and lead the company’s Precision Agriculture business unit. Arentson has been with HTS since 1995,…
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Microsoft’s Unprecedented Results Cast Doubt on Tech Recovery
(Reuters) – The tech sector’s road to recovery just got a lot bumpier. Microsoft Corp’s billion-dollar-plus revenue shortfall in its fiscal fourth-quarter abruptly dampened hopes that demand for PCs was on the mend and sent a spate of tech stocks tumbling after-hours on Thursday. While Wall Street has rallied on better-than-expected quarterly results from chipmakers…
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Kill Your Television … or At Least Your Cable TV
Want to know yet another place where people are cutting back and “doing more with less” during the recession — and one that could mean a few extra dollars in solution provider pockets? Online IT services marketplace OnForce CEO Peter Cannone says that his company has seen a spike in consumer orders to replace their…
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SMB Customers Offer Low-Hanging Fruit for Channel
Talk about a wide-open sales opportunity for the channel. A recent online survey designed to measure IT effectiveness at small businesses found that nearly a quarter of respondents scored at grade of “D” or “F.” The IT Effectiveness Index (ITEI) Mid-Year Report 2009, a measurement tool designed and sponsored by a consortium focused on the…
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Outsourcing on the Way Out
Outsourcing on the Way Out The TPI Index, developed by the TPI sourcing data and advisory arm of Information Services Group, found that the number of Q2 contract awards valued at $25 million or more fell by 7.5%. No Title Annualized contract value (total contract value divided by duration of the contracts) fell 5% from…
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Tool Developed that Can Hack Oracle’s Database
(Reuters) – Hackers will soon gain a powerful new tool for breaking into Oracle Corp’s database, the top-selling business software used by companies to store electronic information. Security experts have developed an easy-to-use, automated software tool that can remotely break into Oracle databases over the Internet to simulate attacks on computer systems, but cybercrooks can…
