Recent Articles
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Dell and Distribution: A Good Thing
Just two weeks ago, Dell surprised many with its announcement to sell products through distribution. Immediately, channel message boards were filled with discussions on how this would affect sales or what this would mean for key competitors. While vendors and analysts alike shared their expert opinions on whether or not this was a good thing, I…
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Sun Revamps Sales as IBM Buyout Looms
Sun Microsystems has finalized significant changes to its sales and service structures, resulting in a more centrally structured chain of command—a significant move away from the distributed regional model it has used for years. Employees were informed of the changes through an internal memo issued April 2. Under the new plan, Sun’s top salespeople will…
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Review: Presto Instant-On Revives Old PCs
Despite the hype, despite the value and despite the technology, Linux hasn’t made a significant impact on the desktop PC market. Sure, there are exceptions and some low-end PCs or netbooks come with Linux preinstalled, but for the most part Microsoft Windows rules supreme on the PC. Xandros is taking a new approach to fuel…
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Mac OS X Gains, Windows Loses Market Share
After a February market share gain, March saw Windows market share drop again, when more users jumped ship from Windows XP than picked up Vista, according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. Apple Mac OS X, on the other hand, gained market share for the first time since January, the firm reported. In March, Net…
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Gartner and Forrester Now Forecast 2009 Decline in IT Spending
Market research firms Gartner and Forrester are now forecasting what channel resellers have known for a while – the economy amid the current recession is even gloomier than previously thought. Gartner’s newly revised forecast for 2009 now says that global spending on information technology (IT) will decline by 3.8 percent. The change represents just the…
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Rackable Systems to Acquire SGI for $25M Cash
Data center server and storage vendor Rackable Systems plans to acquire all the assets of once mighty Silicon Graphics for approximately $25 million in cash, Rackable Systems announced Wednesday morning. The announcement coincides with Silicon Graphics filing again for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rackable Systems said in a prepared statement announcing the deal that the combined…