Recent Articles
-
HP to Consolidate Global Data Centers
Hewlett-Packard is consolidating its 85 data centers worldwide into six centers in the United States, a move the company said will save $1 billion in IT costs over the next few years and give it a chance to showcase its adaptive infrastructure capabilities. The data centers will be spread between three cities, with two facilities…
-
Microsoft’s ‘Buy Local’ Campaign Growing
Microsoft’s “Buy Local” campaign to connect business customers to nearby OEMs is humming along, Microsoft said this week, announcing the 1 millionth site visit and 160,000 customer-OEM connections made. The program encourages customers to use the resources of local OEMs with the promise of a promotional Bonus Pack, worth up to $1,200, for each copy…
-
Tech Data’s IBM One Team Brings Together Support Units, VARs
Distributor Tech Data has launched IBM One Team, a single point of contact for its IBM units and VARs, to encourage cross-selling and higher attach rates across the IBM portfolio, Tech Data officials announced the week of May 15. IBM One Team will aggregate all Tech Data’s IBM sales, marketing and technical support under one…
-
Microsoft Launches ‘CodePlex,’ a New Code Repository Site
Move over, Googleplex. Here comes Microsoft CodePlex. CodePlex is not the name for a new wing of the ever-expanding Microsoft campus headquarters. Instead, it is Microsoft’s newest code-repository site, aimed especially at shared- and open-source programmers. On May 15, Microsoft went live with the beta version of its CodePlex site. The site, which is coded…
-
Windows Live Puts More Muscle Behind Its Developer Push
Microsoft is recruiting not only Windows Live beta testers, but developers, as well. In order to attract the latter contingent, the company is readying a new Windows Live Dev portal. A preview of the site, http://dev.live.com, will be available the week of May 21, with a final version slated to launch in June, according to…
-
Avnet Taps Channel Veteran Alvarez to Lead HP Unit
Distributor Avnet on May 15 announced Rick Alvarez, vice president of sales at Avnet Partner Solutions, as the new head of its Hewlett-Packard Business Unit. Alvarez assumes the role as vice president and general manager of the HP unit, a position Jim Kleeman left in February after two years at the helm. Alvarez is tasked…
