Tag: IT

  • Obama Has a Bright IT Vision

    Charlene O’Hanlon

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    President-elect Barack Obama has an aggressive plan to rebuild America’s infrastructure, from improving highways to making ubiquitous the 21st century classroom. This is good news for all, but solution providers who have dealings in the government channel may be the ones benefiting the most. According to a recent report by market research firm Onvia, major… Read more

  • Dell Acquires More Microsoft IT Consulting Muscle

    Jessica Davis

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    Further shoring up its services organization on the heels of a reorganization around customer segments, Dell has announced that it has acquired the Microsoft IT consulting and solutions portions of IT solution provider Allin. The acquisition of those parts of the Pittsburgh-based Microsoft Gold Partner Allin for $12 million in stock brings 100 of the… Read more

  • Managed Services: Is It Too Late?

    Pedro Pereira

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    With managed services shining a rare beam of light in an otherwise gloomy market, a flurry of activity in this space is a certainty in this new year. The high-tech trade group Computing Technology Industry Association predicts that competition among MSPs (managed services providers) will intensify in 2009 as solution providers zero in on what… Read more

  • IT Has Great Green Expectations for Obama

    Pedro Pereira

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    When President-Elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office Jan. 20, he will do so amid great expectations. Seldom has a new administration entered the White House with so much weight on its shoulders. The nation is counting on Obama to tackle a range of heavy issues, from health care to the Iraq war to… Read more

  • 2009 Channel Outlook: It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better

    Pedro Pereira

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    Howard Cohen has been around long enough to know the signals. And the signals, he says, point to things getting worse before they get better. "We haven’t seen the bottom drop out yet," says Cohen, a 26-year veteran of the IT channel and a principal at solution provider Synergy Corporate Technologies. In business for more… Read more

  • Tight Economy Renews Interest in Used IT Equipment

    Charlene O’Hanlon

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    Albert Einstein once said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” In the middle of this difficult economy, the opportunities are less apparent for some solution providers. Others, however, see an opportunity in a dearth of new IT equipment purchase by corporations downsizing, closing offices and merging with other companies. Solution providers who specialize… Read more