May, 2008

Seized with doubt: CDW IT Monitor reflects buyer uncertainty

Has there ever been an economist willing to say we're in a recession while the recession is actually happening? My own personal barometer of the economy (my husband who is a contractor) continues to have a very bizarre spring. After months of denial and a sort of lag factor, it appears that IT...

Dell Channel Blog now coming Thursday

The launch of the Dell Channel Blog is now on for Thursday.

Dell had planned to introduce the blog last Friday but delayed it for unspecified reasons. The bare bones of the site are now up at direct2dell.com/channel, and the...

Microsoft partners can now offer SharePoint consulting

Microsoft partners now have a new service they can offer to their SharePoint customers.

The company yesterday announced SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS)....

Symantec, Citrix channel chiefs are this week’s podcast guests

SearchITChannel.com has lined up interviews with two major channel executives for this week's Partner News Podcast. Julie Parrish, Symantec's vice president of global channel sales, will call in to talk about changes to Symantec's deal registration program and other topics facing Symantec...

Juniper sales exec Minshull resigns

By Rivka Little, Senior News Writer  A top operations executive is leaving Juniper Networks -- closely following the departure of the company's COO in January.

Microsoft pitches new sort of deal to Yahoo

The Microhoo saga continued Sunday when Microsoft said it was looking into "an alternative" transaction with Yahoo rather than an outright acquisition of the portal and search...

IBM vs. Microsoft battles rage on. Does anyone else care?

Colin Steele's story this week on IBM taking on Microsoft's SharePoint dominance with Quickr depicts just the latest skirmish in...

EMC to sell VMware? To Intel?

EMC stock is rising amid speculation the company will sell off VMware, according to a Bloomberg story hot off the virtual press. The story quotes one New York equity trader who says rumors about EMC...

Dell Channel Blog launch delayed

The Dell Channel Blog isn't getting off to a good start. In fact, it's not getting off to a start at all. Dell said earlier this week it would launch the blog today, but word just came down that it won't be happening. The reasons for the delay are unknown, as is the new launch date. When the blog...

Digital surveillance: Keep your eyes peeled

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