Channel Update Blog

Channel Update Blog tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2007-12-21:/9 2010-03-13T22:06:53Z Examining business issues and IT trends that impact the profitability of VARs and channel partners. Movable Type Enterprise 4.25 Tech Data Offers Health Care Grant Writing, Tracking Services tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59634 2010-03-13T21:28:35Z 2010-03-13T22:06:53Z

Distributor Tech Data Corp. said that its Healthcare Specialized Business unit, which recently launched a vendor affiliate program, will offer grant writing and tracking services for channel partners selling to healthcare providers and organizations.The distributor said it has partnered with...

Doug Kass Distributor Tech Data Corp. said that its Healthcare Specialized Business unit, which recently launched a vendor affiliate program, will offer grant writing and tracking services for channel partners selling to healthcare providers and organizations.The distributor said it has partnered with... Hitachi/Sun Reseller Relationship Dissolves tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59605 2010-03-03T15:33:06Z 2010-03-10T00:09:56Z

Hitachi Data Systems said that its nine-year long reseller relationship with Sun Microsystems will end at the close of this month, according to an email the storage maker sent to solution providers, a copy of which was posted in a...

Doug Kass Hitachi Data Systems said that its nine-year long reseller relationship with Sun Microsystems will end at the close of this month, according to an email the storage maker sent to solution providers, a copy of which was posted in a... FCC Survey Shows Affordability, Know-How Impede Broadband tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59590 2010-02-26T18:48:58Z 2010-02-26T23:17:12Z

A recent study on U.S. broadband adoption conducted by the Federal Communications Commission revealed that affordability and lack of online skills inhibit adoption by some 93 million people in the U.S. currently absent high speed Internet connections at home.The FCC...

Doug Kass A recent study on U.S. broadband adoption conducted by the Federal Communications Commission revealed that affordability and lack of online skills inhibit adoption by some 93 million people in the U.S. currently absent high speed Internet connections at home.The FCC... HP Appoints New Leader For Enterprise Services tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59589 2010-02-25T22:21:36Z 2010-02-25T23:14:38Z

Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has elevated Tom Iannotti, currently managing director and senior vice president of its Americas and Enterprise Business, to lead its Enterprise Services unit.Iannotti replaces Joe Eazor, who moves over to HP's Office of Strategy and Technology...

Doug Kass Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has elevated Tom Iannotti, currently managing director and senior vice president of its Americas and Enterprise Business, to lead its Enterprise Services unit.Iannotti replaces Joe Eazor, who moves over to HP's Office of Strategy and Technology... Google Buys Aardvark for $50 Million tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59555 2010-02-18T02:09:23Z 2010-02-18T03:33:09Z

Google Inc. has confirmed reports that it purchased Aardvark, a free question-and-answer web site, for a reported $50 million, continuing its strategy to add users by snapping up services companies.Reports first surfaced in December in a number of IT publications...

Doug Kass Google Inc. has confirmed reports that it purchased Aardvark, a free question-and-answer web site, for a reported $50 million, continuing its strategy to add users by snapping up services companies.Reports first surfaced in December in a number of IT publications... IBM Credits Customer Migration For Unix Share Gains tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59547 2010-02-16T18:35:46Z 2010-02-16T19:44:51Z

IBM Corp. is crediting competitive displacements from former Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett Packard Co. customers with prompting Q4 2009 upticks in its revenue share for Unix servers, System x and storage.The vendor said that it added $200 million from...

Doug Kass IBM Corp. is crediting competitive displacements from former Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett Packard Co. customers with prompting Q4 2009 upticks in its revenue share for Unix servers, System x and storage.The vendor said that it added $200 million from... Kaspersky Labs Names New Head of Channels tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59546 2010-02-16T00:47:57Z 2010-02-16T01:03:24Z

Security vendor Kaspersky Labs recently named Kristen Capone, a software industry veteran, to head its Green Team channel program in North America, giving further weight to its stated intention to pump up enterprise sales.Capone's appointment comes on the heels of...

Doug Kass Security vendor Kaspersky Labs recently named Kristen Capone, a software industry veteran, to head its Green Team channel program in North America, giving further weight to its stated intention to pump up enterprise sales.Capone's appointment comes on the heels of... McAfee Provides Security Software to Facebook Users tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59438 2010-01-15T18:58:09Z 2010-01-15T20:00:35Z

McAfee Inc. said it will provide Facebook's 350 million users with a free, six-month subscription to a jointly-developed, custom suite of its security software.The solution includes McAfee's security software, a special scanning and repair tool and education materials that Facebook...

Doug Kass McAfee Inc. said it will provide Facebook's 350 million users with a free, six-month subscription to a jointly-developed, custom suite of its security software.The solution includes McAfee's security software, a special scanning and repair tool and education materials that Facebook... Developers Moving IT Resources to Public Cloud, Researcher Says tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59436 2010-01-14T20:20:06Z 2010-01-14T21:37:38Z

A majority of developers plan to move at least a portion of their IT resources to the public cloud this year, according to a recent study by Evans Data Corp., a Santa Cruz, CA-based researcher.Data from the researcher's Cloud Development...

Doug Kass A majority of developers plan to move at least a portion of their IT resources to the public cloud this year, according to a recent study by Evans Data Corp., a Santa Cruz, CA-based researcher.Data from the researcher's Cloud Development... Ingram Expands Memory Deal With Transcend to U.S. Market tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59435 2010-01-14T18:29:04Z 2010-01-14T20:19:51Z

Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. said that increased demand for memory and mobile storage prompted it to expand its relationship with Transcend Information Inc., a Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered maker of IT storage and multimedia gear, to include the U.S. market.Ingram's prior distribution...

Doug Kass Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. said that increased demand for memory and mobile storage prompted it to expand its relationship with Transcend Information Inc., a Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered maker of IT storage and multimedia gear, to include the U.S. market.Ingram's prior distribution... Cisco Easy Lease Offer Headed to U.S.? tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59396 2010-01-04T21:24:21Z 2010-01-14T22:19:14Z

Cisco Systems Inc. is dropping some hints that extensions to its Easy Lease end user financing program currently running in Europe might soon be headed for the U.S. market.In an online video posted last week, Maryann von Seggern, Cisco Capital...

Doug Kass Cisco Systems Inc. is dropping some hints that extensions to its Easy Lease end user financing program currently running in Europe might soon be headed for the U.S. market.In an online video posted last week, Maryann von Seggern, Cisco Capital... Ingram Exec Carries Olympic Torch at Relay Event tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2010://9.59395 2010-01-04T21:18:22Z 2010-01-05T16:54:48Z

Brian Wiser, Ingram Micro senior vice president, sales and marketing, carried the Olympic torch at a relay event at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, held in mid-December. The Olympic torch is being transported in relay events some 45,000 kilometers across Canada, a...

Doug Kass Brian Wiser, Ingram Micro senior vice president, sales and marketing, carried the Olympic torch at a relay event at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, held in mid-December. The Olympic torch is being transported in relay events some 45,000 kilometers across Canada, a... Last Days for Sun's Try-and-Buy Program This Week tag:blog.itchannelplanet.com,2009://9.59336 2009-12-14T23:59:35Z 2009-12-15T00:00:56Z

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