November, 2008

Valleywag death signifies tough times online

Valleywag, which became the semi-official scandal sheet for techies and their hangers on, has been

CDW sees growth in government market

Earlier this week I got to talk with Casey Jones, a field sales executive for CDW Government, about the channel opportunities in the government market -- expected to be one of the hottest verticals in...

Looking for a silver lining in IT spending predictions

Just wanted to officially add my name to the list of journalists and industry analysts seeking positive news, especially when it comes to economic growth. Tell me good things, I want to hear them! But I am obliged to update readers on two pieces of data that I came across in the past week that...

Cisco imposes week-long US and Canada operations shutdown to slash spending

When Cisco CEO John Chambers says he plans to slash spending, he means it. Cisco has implemented a mandatory shutdown of U.S. and Canadian operations between December 29 and January 2. During his fiscal year ’09 Q1 report, Chambers...

Microsoft: 0% financing helps partners

Microsoft's new 0% financing offer for its Dynamics line of business software is a direct response to partners, the company's sales chief says in a new interview.

VMware announces 2nd annual partner show

VMware is making plans for

Encouraging news in tough times

I get emails all day long from suppliers and every so often one of them contains something interesting. Last Friday, I received an email from Sepaton, a supplier of enterprise VTL solutions. While Sepaton has an excellent channel program, what interested me -- and should interest you -- about the...

VMware MVP at least a year away

Sure, VMware announced its mobile phone virtualization plans this month, but don't hold your breath waiting for any products to hit the market.

CDW awards partners of the year

CDW has named five companies its 2008 Partner of the Year award winners. They are:

• Cisco Systems (networking)
• Ingram Micro (distribution)
• Lefthand Networks (storage)
• Tripp Lite (power protection and distribution)
• Wasp Barcode (data capturing and...

EPEAT makes it easier for resellers to be green

Anyone who has any interest in representing green technology is familiar with the EPEAT rating system (EPEAT stands for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool). At least I hope you are, since the government uses this information to guide procurement...