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  • Product Sales Still Tied to Profitability

    Michael Vizard

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    Everywhere you go in the channel you hear people lament the lack of profitability derived from actually selling products. As a result, everybody knows that companies are going to live or die by the number of high-margin services they can wrap around the products. The only problem with that model is that the vendors are… Read more

  • The Fast Way for VARs to Cash In on Facebook Commerce

    Clint Boulton

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    The explosion in popularity around social networks has laid the foundation for entrepreneurs looking to cash in on the Web destinations that are luring millions of users. bSocial Networks is one of those opportunists. The Conifer, Colo.-based startup is using Facebook, which attracts about 68 million users, to help consumers and small businesses and sell… Read more

  • Google Adds Free BI to Spreadsheets

    Clint Boulton

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    Google is looking to make its Spreadsheets application a little smarter. The Mountain View, Calif., company March 18 said it is using BI (business intelligence) software from Toronto-based Panorama Software to let users leverage analytical and reporting tools. In beta as a free gadget that loads within Google Spreadsheets, Panorama Pivot Tables for Google Spreadsheets… Read more

  • Intel to Sell Classmate PC in U.S., Europe

    Channel Insider Staff

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    BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)—Intel Corp, the world’s biggest computer chip maker, will soon expand its distribution of low-cost educational laptops to retail distributors in the United States and Europe, a company executive said on Wednesday. Computer makers will start selling Intel-designed Classmate PCs in those markets for about $250 to $350, making them the latest super… Read more

  • Sun Takes Its Tech to the Masses

    Scott Ferguson

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    Sun Microsystems wants to show that it is more than just a high-end enterprise shop. The Santa Clara, Calif., company, which has traditionally catered to large financial firms, telecommunications companies and the federal government, is looking to expand its reach to include small yet tech-savvy companies with a need for a more robust IT infrastructure… Read more

  • Novell, SAP Push SUSE Linux to Cut TCO

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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    Novell and SAP have announced that they will customize SAP’s enterprise applications to work even more efficiently with SUSE Linux Enterprise and its associated virtualization and identity management technologies. According to the press release, Novell and SAP will optimize SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP’s data center applications, further promote SAP’s SUSE Linux-based Business All-in-One solutions… Read more