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System Builders Assess Intel's Impact On Tablet Market - ChannelWeb
"This will definitely drive the price of tablet PCs down, no doubt about it," said one solution provider, who requested anonymity. ...
HP VARs: Maybe More Oracle Rivalry, Definitely More Software Focus - ChannelWeb
One longtime HP solution provider who did not want to be identified called the appointment of Apotheker and Lane an obvious declaration by HP that it sees ...
Symantec Launches Alliance Program Around Integrated Products - ChannelWeb
One partner, who asked to speak off the record, said that some Symantec solutions can't be sold any other way than bundled. "The only way we make money with ...
VARs Anticipate Hurd Address at OpenWorld - ChannelWeb
... could change and Hurd won't speak, which would obviously tick off Larry further," an HP solution provider who requested anonymity told CRN on Thursday. ...
Report: Microsoft Picks Date For Windows Phone 7 Launch - ChannelWeb
... was so wedded to the Windows brand that they lost sight of what was necessary to be successful," said one Microsoft partner, who requested anonymity. ...
RSA Kicks Off Cloud Strategy With Product Launch - ChannelWeb
"I don't think it means a lot to us," said one enterprise solution provider who asked to speak off the record. "Enterprise customers will shy away from ...
System Builders Intrigued By Intel-Infineon Hookup - ChannelWeb
... Intel's portfolio and could help the chipmaker gain a stronger hold on the wireless enterprise market, says one system builder, who requested anonymity. ...
More Details Emerge From Hurd-Fisher Harassment Claim - ChannelWeb
... alleges that she lost work with HP after she refused to have sex with Hurd, according to a report from Reuters that cites an anonymous source. ...
Apple Manager Pleads Not Guilty As Suppliers Respond To Kickback Probe - ChannelWeb
An anonymous source from a third company named in the indictment, South Korea-based Cresyn, told Reuters Tuesday that Devine had approached the company but ...
Custom System Builders Welcome Intel's FTC Agreement - ChannelWeb
That was the kind of behavior which really hurt the custom system builder channel, said another system builder who also requested anonymity. ...
Oracle Wants More Specialization, Value From Partners - ChannelWeb
... challenging from a channel perspective because the information flow hasn't been readily available,” said one Avnet VAR who asked not to be identified. ...
Is Cisco Smarting From HP's SMB And Logistics Leadership? - ChannelWeb
"It literally looks like almost a defensive play against HP," said one top longtime channel executive, who did not want to be identified. ...
Partners See Business Potential In Cisco Cius - ChannelWeb
... a pad that runs Android, which Apple hates, in this environment, just to see where it goes," said a Cisco solution provider, who asked not to be named. ...
EMC Executive Departures Highlight Advances In Enterprise Channel Sales - ChannelWeb
... to the EMC executive team led the company to make a significant change in Scannell's role, said a second solution provider who requested anonymity. ...
Intel To Release Lighting-Fast Xeon Chips In February - ChannelWeb
One whitebox system builder who asked not to be named called the Xeon 5680 “the fastest and most in-demand processor in the market” for the servers and ...
Microsoft Ups Ante In BPOS-Google Apps Battle - ChannelWeb
So I'm supposed to consider it inevitable and give the money to Microsoft instead?" said the source, who requested anonymity.
HDS To Bundle FalconStor VTL & Dedupe With Midrange Arrays - ChannelWeb
However, some partners, speaking off the record, said that, of the two vendors, FalconStor has more to gain from the agreement than does HDS because of the ...
Vendor Blender: VARs Reveal Why They Dump Suppliers - ChannelWeb
The answers were varied and some solution providers asked to remain anonymous because they still held out hope that their companies might someday repair ...
Will Consumers Still Love An Aggressive Apple? - ChannelWeb
"It's clear that Apple has zero tolerance for anything that is contrary to their opinion," said one Apple partner, who requested anonymity for fear of ...
Partners Ponder Silverlight's Future As HTML5 Looms - ChannelWeb
... will fill in parts of applications but won't be the primary platform for development once HTML5 arrives, said the source, who requested anonymity. ...
Cisco's Chambers: We Don't Focus On Other Companies - ChannelWeb
"I heard that before I arrived, that the anti-HP vibe was muted," said the solution provider, who sells both HP and Cisco and asked not to be identified. ...
No Fear Here: Cisco Partners Downplay HP With Bigger Issues At Stake - ChannelWeb
"They misplayed their hand on this one," said one Cisco VAR who asked not to be identified. "They can't just spend an entire Partner Summit calling out HP ...
McAfee To Enlist Channel In Update Error Cleanup - ChannelWeb
One Southwest-based solution provider, who asked to speak off the record, said that he would be prepared to drop everything to service affected customers if ...
Midsize Enterprise Summit: CIOs Talk iPads - ChannelWeb
Among the officers, who all asked not to be named, the question was not whether they would see iPads in the hands of employees, but how their key business ...
Microsoft Testing Waters On Deal Registration - ChannelWeb
... understands that they are somewhat behind the curve in addressing the LAR vs. systems integrator conflict," said the source, who requested anonymity. ...