March 9, 2011 2:21 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Clover Technologies,
e-Steward,
e-waste,
Heather Clancy,
Ingram Micro,
IT channel products and services,
recycling,
ValComOne of the topics that I blog about most regularly (elsewhere) is green IT. Personally speaking, I think one of the easiest ways for a technology solution provider to become involved in the green IT movement is by bringing expertise in end-of-life product management to its customers. Indeed, why...
March 8, 2011 6:13 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Accenture,
Barbara Darrow,
EDS,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
HP Services,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
OracleSometimes you wonder if Hewlett-Packard can buy itself a break. Checkout this Wall Street Journal headline: IBM shows HP how to serve clients.
Ouch.
March 7, 2011 9:18 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco Systems,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
SMBsLast week it was Cisco Systems' turn to court SMBs. The networking giant, which has had its head in the enterprise with UCS, used its annual
February 24, 2011 3:34 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Add new tag,
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
HP board,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Ray Lane,
Sam PalmisanoOracle, which some wiseguy termed the world's scariest software company, may now--with the Sun acquisition -- be the world's scariest IT company, Period.
The software giant's...
February 23, 2011 7:14 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Adrian Jones,
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Sun,
Sun hardwareThe latest parlor game among Hewlett-Packard channel partners is guessing where Adrian Jones will set up shop.
Jones, as first reported by SearchITChannel.com yesterday, quietly resigned from HP last week....
February 23, 2011 2:35 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
CRM,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
Microsoft,
Salesforce.comJust how important is it for businesses to fix customer service and overall customer relations now that the economy is showing signs of improvement? Important enough for the CRM (aka customer relationship management) category to emerge as the top focus of spending increases in a new survey about...
February 18, 2011 10:21 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and servicesI have been gratified to hear over the past year that many of the technology solution providers that I communicate with regularly have begun using social media or social networking sites as part of their marketing strategy. But I still think that the channel has only scratched the surface as far as...
February 9, 2011 6:52 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Azure,
Barbara Darrow,
Bob Muglia,
internet search,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Satya NadellaMicrosoft named Satya Nadella to head its Server & Tools group earlier today. Nadella will step in for departing S&T president Bob Muglia.
Muglia, a long-time and respected Microsoft veteran is leaving this...
