Tag: business

  • Small Business Borrowing Signals Recovery Gaining Steam

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Borrowing by small businesses jumped in October, data released by PayNet Inc on Wednesday showed, evidence the recovery was gaining momentum even before the Federal Reserve’s latest round of monetary stimulus. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small businesses, rose 19 percent in October… Read more

  • iPad for Business 10 Things to Consider Before Making the Leap

    iPad for Business 10 Things to Consider Before Making the Leap

    Don Reisinger

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    iPad for Business 10 Things to Consider Before Making the Leap 1. ProductivityProductivity can be both increased and decreased with the iPad. Inevitably, it depends on how companies allow their employees to use the tablet. On one hand, the iPad makes for a more mobile workforce that can do more while away from the office.… Read more

  • Dell Mobile Executive to Leave

    Channel Insider Staff

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    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The executive in charge of Dell Inc’s (NASDAQ:DELL) mobile group is leaving the company as it begins a major push into the smartphone and tablet markets. Ron Garriques was a high-profile hire when he arrived at Dell in early 2007, charged with overhauling the company’s consumer business. One year… Read more

  • Tablet Computers Go Corporate, Distributors Say

    Jennifer Lawinski

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    While devices like the iPad and eagerly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet are taking the consumer market by storm, distributors say the new technology has the potential to be the next big thing in business computing. And resellers would be smart to start planning on how to incorporate the devices into their solutions for SMBs, public… Read more

  • Verizon Business, Microsoft Partner on Cloud-based Online Services

    Nathan Eddy

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    Verizon Business and technology giant Microsoft Corp. announced they are jointly delivering Verizon unified communications (UC) and collaboration capabilities with Microsoft Online Services, a cloud-based platform designed specifically for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The platform combines Verizon voice, Internet, security, mobility and backup services with a host of Microsoft capabilities that can be packaged… Read more

  • HP Quarter Expected Strong, Dell in Question

    Channel Insider Staff

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    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) hopes to shift investors’ attention from its internal upheaval to financial performance, with an imminent quarterly report expected to again showcase its reputation for solid — if unspectacular — growth. HP shares have suffered after months of grappling with the messy exit of Mark Hurd… Read more