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HP Rolls Touchpad, webOS Phones into PartnerOne
A few weeks ago, HP CEO Leo Apotheker provided his vision of where the industry is headed and how HP will lead the charge to the cloud and an everyone-connected world in his inaugural address to analysts, press and employees. This week, at the HP Americas Partner Conference (HPAPC), in Las Vegas, Apotheker and other…
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Arrow ECS Launches Sales Portal for HP Resellers
In an effort to help its resellers drive more revenue from services sales, distributor Arrow Electronics’ Enterprise Computing Solutions group is launching a new services portal to help identify and sell HP system upgrades. The program – called the Arrow Sales Acceleration Portal, or ASAP – mines a reseller’s installed-based service contract records to find…
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Cisco Partner CSC Offers Telepresence as a Service
Cisco Systems partner CSC is adding telepresence as a service to its offerings with Cisco’s line of high-definition telepresence systems. CSC’s roll out of TAAS comes after a pilot of the service with a few customers. CSC’s TAAS is a fully managed and fully hosted telepresence offering that is billed to clients on a…
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Acer Quarter PC Sales Disappoint
(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer Inc’s personal computer sales in the first quarter to date were 10 percent lower than the previous quarter due to weak demand in Western Europe and the U.S., in a worrying sign for technology demand. Acer also said in a statement on Friday that it expected PC revenues in the first…
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Intermedia, Microsoft Negotiate Office 365 Billing
What does Microsoft Exchange hosting giant Intermedia think about Microsoft’s Office 365 and the software giant’s current plan to own the billing for the cloud-based version of Microsoft Office? Not so much. Like many Microsoft partners, Intermedia isn’t really interested in carrying Office 365 as long as Microsoft retains control over the billing, according to…
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HP Partner: Oracle Itanium Statement Desperate
Oracle’s abrupt decision to end support for the Intel Itanium high-end server platform came as a shock to channel partners and customers alike, and according to one solution provider, the move smacks of desperation as Oracle loses market share for high-end Sun servers. Bill Loupakos, senior vice president at American Digital in Arlington Heights, Ill.,…