Cisco claims new HP/Microsoft alliance will lead to direct selling
While Cisco sees channel conflict in HP and Microsoft’s unified communications alliance, the two vendors insist their channel commitment remains rock-solid
Declining white-box market brings good and bad news
Customers are being more careful about their PC spend, and partners are being affected
Cisco switches gears with its VIP channel program
The next revision of Cisco’s VIP program will include more products, focusing on collaboration, virtualization and the borderless network
Arrow eases LeftHand migration to HP
Dell’s loss was LeftHand’s gain and now it’s HP’s gain
To outfox EMC, NetApp ups Data Domain offer to $1.9 billion
Storage giants duke it out for de-duplication vendorrn
Oracle set to release long-awaited Fusion Middleware 11g
A launch event is planned for July 1 rn
AMD launches six-core Opteron server processor
Systems based on Six-Core AMD Opteron processors are expected to be available beginning this month
HP Photosmart premium fax all-in-one inkjet MFP
If you don’t need all of the extras, consider opting for its less expensive cousin
Microsoft renames netbooks
Plus, button-less trackpads on Windows notebooks and a look at Bing
Cisco taking managed services to the masses
A revamped Managed Services Channel Program removes the requirement for a partner Network Operations Center
Tightening credit requirements squeezing smaller VARs
An IDC survey says it’s getting harder for partners to access the credit they need to facilitate business. Ingram Micro and D&H Canada offer their perspectives
Video: A conversation with Comptia’s Todd Thibodeaux, part two
Comptia president and CEO offers his thoughts on how the Canadian government can help the IT industry
Beyond the non-compete
How companies can protect themselves beyond non-compete agreements
Intuit buys online payroll provider for $170 million
The acquisition of PayCycle will help to expand Intuit’s SaaS offerings for small businessesrn
Intel targets all-day battery life for netbooks
The chip maker’s wish is more easily said than done as consumers demand high-performance notebooksrn