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  • Ballmer Reaffirms Commitment to Dynamics Apps

    Renee Boucher Ferguson

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    ORLANDO, Fla.—Despite the revolving door management history at its Dynamics applications division, Microsoft is steadfastly committed to the Dynamics brand. That’s the message Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer imparted to the 9,500 Dynamics partners, customers and potential customers in attendance at this year’s Convergence conference: Dynamics is Microsoft’s brand for its four ERP (enterprise resource planning)… Read more

  • N-able Archiving Alliance to Combat MSP Commoditization

    Jessica Davis

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    Managed services platform provider N-able Technologies is teaming up with Iron Mountain Digital to help give partners a quick entry into data backup and archiving. Executives at both companies say the alliance, initially a marketing arrangement, is likely to go deeper, and will probably become a technology alliance that offers partners an integration that bridges… Read more

  • Ingram Micro Brings House-Brand Monitor to System Builders

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    With an MSRP of just $459, the 24-inch Ingram Micro V7 D24W33 display brings high resolution (1920 by 1200), high contrast (1,000:1), brightness (250cd/m2) and a 160-degree viewing angle to the channel. The unit also offers excellent video by incorporating a 2-millisecond response time. Not too bad, considering the low price! But, before writing any… Read more

  • Ingram Micro Gives VARs Shortcut to Virtualization

    Jessica Davis

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    VARs looking to add virtualization to what they offer but hesitate because of the learning curve involved now have a new option from distribution giant Ingram Micro. The company announced March 3 at its Ingram Micro’s Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse event in New Orleans that it would offer a lineup of virtualization assessment and delivery… Read more

  • Intuit Offers VARs Code-Free Way to Build Their Own SAAS

    Jessica Davis

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    Looking to attract VARs and business domain experts as partners for its build-your-own SAAS offering, Intuit has introduced a formal channel program for its code-free application development and hosted platform, QuickBase. Intuit is pitching the program as a way for VARs to diversify their revenue streams to include software as a service, considered a rapidly… Read more

  • HP`s Jones Asks Partners to Focus on Storage, SMBs

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    VARs should focus on selling storage offerings in the coming year, especially for customers in the SMB and midmarket space—this according to Hewlett-Packard’s channel chief, Adrian Jones. Jones, HP’s vice president and general manager of the Americas Solution Partner Organization, addressed HP channel partners on the second day of the vendor’s annual partner conference, held… Read more