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July, 2009


July 7, 2009  2:11 AM

CDW survey: Midsize businesses more optimistic about IT spending, but smaller companies back off



Posted by: Heather Clancy
CDW, IT buyer market research, IT spending, IT spending research, small businesses

Reseller CDW has released its latest CDW IT Monitor, tracking IT spending intentions across all major commercial segments as well as government accounts. The good news is that midsize businesses were growing more confident during the survey period in May. The bad news is that smaller companies grew...

July 6, 2009  12:34 PM

More Windows 7 downgrade confusion



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, downgrade rights, IT channel products and technologies, Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP

  Microsoft did a good thing when it amended its planned Windows 7 downgrade rights to give PC buyers 18 months (instead of the original 6) from the October 22 ship date to...


July 3, 2009  5:15 PM

Cisco, in sales revamp, to form new Strategic Partner Org



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Cisco, IT channel products and technologies

Cisco is forming a new Strategic Partner Organization to manage accounts from both its worldwide channels and strategic alliances groups. The new group will report to Keith Goodwin, Cisco's senior vice president of worldwide channels, according to a Cisco memo sent to staff late this week.


July 2, 2009  11:10 PM

Wanted: New McAfee channel chief



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, channel chief, IT channel products and technologies, McAfee, Roger King

Roger King, executive vice president of channels for McAfee is no longer executive vice president of channels for McAfee.  According to a company spokeswoman, he has left the company.


July 1, 2009  11:14 PM

Oracle prez Phillips gets off good one liner



Posted by: badarrow

Charles Phillips, one of the few black high-tech presidents around, kicked off today's Oracle Fusion middleware launch with an offhand reference to another high-profile black president. Stepping on stage at the Washington...


July 1, 2009  4:50 PM

Ingram Micro gets first dibs on IBM Smart Cube



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, IBM, Intuit, IT channel products and technologies, Smart Cube, SMB

Ingram Micro can now sell IBM's Smart Cubes, making it the first broadline distributor to lay claim to these appliance-like devices for SMBs.