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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.,…
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Microsoft, ConnectWise Integrate Windows Intune
ConnectWise, a provider of business management solutions designed for IT service providers, VARs and managed service providers (MSPs) announced that technology giant Microsoft has completed integration of Microsoft Windows Intune, a remote management and monitoring service based on Windows cloud services and Windows 7, with ConnectWise software. ConnectWise and Windows Intune combine to deliver an…
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Channel Headlines from Around the Web
Image via Wikipedia There’s been plenty of consternation among a healthy number of channel partners about Microsoft’s Office 365 plans. The successor to BPOS is Microsoft’s cloud plan in terms of Office applications. But the company’s plans to offer resellers a commission and not let them handle the billing has many a channel partner telling…
