Dell sees IBM rumour as chance to steal share from Sun

Computer boss sees users shifting from Sun’s Sparc to x86 in the confusion that could follow an acquisition of Sun by IBM

The market is big enough for Twitter to serve

Three years after the business analytics vendor entered the channel, SAS outlines what it has learned and how it’s getting its partner model right

Hard-drive maker makes its first step into the media player field

Plus, a new LG laptop and Skype for SIP Business

Resellers may need to renegotiate existing contracts, and could face fee-free competition from Web-only competitors

Reports of IBM doing due diligence suggest a merger deal may be progressing

New program designed to help channel partners increase their services attach rate salesrnrn

Software as a service is still misunderstood by a surprising number of IT and business decision-makers

Users can track and interact with customers through the popular social messaging service

New tool set for preview release in April

Problems securing some components will delay its fuel cell batteries by several months

Plus, the consumer electronics industry and if IBM were to buy Sun Microsystems

Network management start-up Windmill Networks is looking for Canadian partners and customers

New models will make it easier for partners to sell and customers to buy, Canadian channel director saysrnrn