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3 Things Dell Needs for Channel Success
>> CHECK OUT “Dell Grows Certified Partner Ranks” Again, sounds impressive. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Despite the channel conversion, Dell continues to wrestle with the hydra of partner apprehension, corporate direct legacy and inconsistent channel performance. Dell isn’t lying about its channel success. And the numbers don’t lie – an increasing…
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Black Friday or Bust The highs and lows of shopping for holiday gadgets
Black Friday or Bust The highs and lows of shopping for holiday gadgets Maybe it’s for your daughter or son or spouse or mother or even yourself. As always, there’s plenty of electronics to choose from this holiday shopping season. We took a look at the high-priced (devices of our dreams) and low-priced devices (that…
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Technology Giants Trend Higher in Quarter Revenues
Boom times may not be on the way anytime soon, but a quick look at the revenues reported by some of the big technology companies in their most recent quarters shows a promising sign. That is, for the most part, even though companies are reporting year-over-year declines in revenues still, they are also reporting revenues…
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Dell Grows Certified Partner Ranks
The ranks of Dell’s certified partners swelled in 2009 by 50 percent as channel partners climbed on board Dell’s enterprise architecture certification track. However, Dell experienced some churn when it came to its managed services certified partners. That’s according to channel executives at Dell who spoke to Channel Insider about Dell’s channel program’s progress over…
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Dell Reports Q3 Sales as PC Demand Rises
Dell revenue climbed sequentially to $12.9 billion for the third quarter, but did not meet analysts’ consensus predictions as shipments stayed flat sequentially and down 5 percent from the same period a year ago, the company reports Nov. 19. Revenue climbed 1 percent sequentially and fell 15 percent from the same period a year ago.…
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Intel Chief Portends Pinch Points in PC Production Chain
(Reuters) – Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday the semiconductor industry may experience possible "pinch points" in the PC production chain as manufacturers ramp up to meet higher demand next year. Otellini told Intel Capital’s CEO Summit that the industry may face a component shortage in the face of a forecasted rise…
