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HP Continues Search for Jones Replacement
Officially, Adrian Jones has been running Hewlett-Packard’s Asia-Pacific operations for enterprise storage, servers and networking since Nov. 1, 2009. But HP announced his departure in early October. The replacement search now entering its fourth month has some solution providers questioning when HP will name a new channel leader. >> CHECK OUT: HP Channel Chief Adrian…
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Symantec Partner Communications Criticized
Symantec says it’s in the final QA stage for a fix to its signature date flaw, in which certain Symantec endpoint products do not recognize updates with 2010 dates. The patch could be available sometime today or tomorrow. The exact release time and date is unclear in the updates to the Symantec blog and forum,…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Unveils HP-Based Tablet
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc’s hotly anticipated move into the market. But analysts were skeptical that Microsoft and HP could generate as much consumer excitement as Apple’s new device, widely expected to be unveiled on January 27, though the company…
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HP Rolls Out PCs, Laptops
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is releasing a host of new laptops and netbooks as the technology giant looks to build on its recent momentum in the personal computer market. The world’s largest PC maker unveiled its first-ever touch-enabled netbook as part of its product rollout for the Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place this week…
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Microsoft’s Upgrade Discount Program Spells Channel Services Dollars
As promised, Microsoft has made deep discounting a critical piece of its full-court press to spark an upgrade cycle for Windows 7 and the forthcoming Office 2010. And partners, for the most part, couldn’t be happier. Microsoft’s latest move, expanding the half-off new licenses deal in its Up-to-Date (UTD) Discount program to an even broader…
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IT Job Seekers Should Focus on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
If you are looking to fill some skills gaps at your business, or if you are one of the many unemployed who lost an IT job during the recession, take heart. While it is unlikely that IT jobs and hiring will return at any great clip in 2010, employers who see a pickup in business…
