October 16, 2008 12:41 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Channel partner programs,
Colin Steele,
News,
SymantecWASHINGTON, D.C. -- COO Enrique Salem said just now that Symantec may restructure its worldwide channel group and not replace outgoing vice president Julie Parrish.
He made the comment here at...
October 16, 2008 9:32 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
News,
Software as a service (SaaS),
Symantec,
VAR training, certificationWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Symantec kicked off Partner Engage 2008 today by announcing two new partner programs: Symantec University for Partners and the
October 16, 2008 8:41 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
News,
Symantec,
VAR training, certificationWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Laurus Technologies, an Itasca, Ill.-based solution provider, won the rookie partner of the year award this morning at Symantec Partner Engage 2008.
Laurus started leading with Symantec products last year and saw its...
October 16, 2008 7:48 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
SymantecWASHINGTON, D.C. -- By now you know that outgoing channel chief Julie Parrish isn't here at Symantec Partner Engage 2008, but there's an even more notable executive absence.
October 14, 2008 8:46 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Microsoft,
NewsMicrosoft is going retro with its operating system naming conventions. The company announced yesterday that Windows Vista's successor will be called Windows 7.
Windows 7 has...
October 14, 2008 7:22 AM
Posted by: StorageSwiss
George Crump,
Reseller channel business development,
Supplier relationship managementIn my days as a storage reseller CTO, one of my goals was to find three great new products and add them to our portfolio every year, replacing products that weren't doing well or where the relationship with the supplier had gone south. To find these needles in the haystack, I had to interview more...
October 13, 2008 12:03 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
Data storage management,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
Information technology services,
IT channel products and technologies,
News,
Vendor partner business issuesWhen a VAR gives an unsolicited testimonial for a technology vendor, it's unusual enough to warrant attention.
While researching a storage-related story a month or so ago, I called this VAR who answered the questions posed and then started talking about how much he loved working with
October 13, 2008 11:28 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
Microsoft,
Reseller blogsAs Yahoo's stock dives, speculation is rising that Microsoft could make another acquisition bid.
In May, at the height of negotiations, Microsoft offered Yahoo $33 per share -- a significant premium, but still a price that Yahoo execs said undervalued the company. Now, with
October 10, 2008 10:46 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele,
News,
SymantecJulie Parrish, leader of the Symantec partner program for the past three years, is leaving the company.
The news comes just five days before the start of
