Tags : channel partnersMcAfee Bumps Up Channel Benefits, Updates Security Solutions for SMBs[May 15, 2012] Vendor adds new e-commerce co-branding demand generation resources. Read More...Tags: channel partners , security , McAfee , SMBDell Offers Social Media Training to Channel Partners[May 14, 2012] Vendor opens dedicated page at PartnerDirect portal for social media tools, tips, training, resources. Read More...Tags: channel partners , PartnerDirect , social media , training , DellHP Taps Avnet as ServiceOne Distributor[May 14, 2012] Distributor offers professional and consulting services for vendor’s ProLiant servers and 3PAR storage. Read More...Tags: consulting , Avnet Technology Solutions , professional services , Avnet , distributor , channel partners , HP ServiceOne , ATS , HPIBM Expects Thousands of Partners to Train, Certify on New PureSystems Platform in 2012[May 03, 2012] Distributors to play key education, enablement role, says IBM exec. Read More...Tags: channel partners , distributors , PureSystems , training , IBM , certificationDell Opens New OEM Partner Program[April 26, 2012] Enables manufacturers to go to market quicker with Dell equipment, offers single contact point, vertical expertise, solutions. Read More...Tags: channel partners , OEM , DellCisco, EMC, VMware to Offer, Joint Training, Certification for Cloud, Data Center Technologies[April 10, 2012] Course bundles gleaned from vendors’ existing training folder and structured as learning paths. Read More...Tags: Cisco , VMware , Cloud , data center , certification , EMC , training , channel partnersHP Sales Initiatives Direct New Storage Accounts to Channel Partners[April 10, 2012] Vendor pledges to funnel all new sales of its storage products on U.S. accounts through channel partners. Read More...Tags: Storage , sales incentive , Hewlett Packard , channel partners , HP , StoreOnce , 3PAR , LefthandCompTIA: Telecom, Solution Provider Partnerships Drive Revenue[April 09, 2012] Study shows IT solution providers show significant sales boosts from teaming with telecoms. Read More...Tags: CompTIA , channel partners , telecomF5 Networks Wants More Security Channel Partners[March 21, 2012] New Vault program offers financial incentives, rewards and training to channel partners closing deals for vendor’s data center firewall technology and security bundle. Read More...Tags: channel partners , F5 Networks , securityBrocade Adds New Financial Incentives for Channel Partners[March 19, 2012] Vendor says rewards, extra discounts, training geared to existing partners selling campus LAN solutions and also serve as recruitment tools. Read More...Tags: channel program , incentives , Brocade , Barbara Spicek , networking , ICX switch , channel partnersIBM Boosts Partner Rewards for Selling Combined Solutions, Targeting Key Technologies and Initiatives[March 07, 2012] Vendor offers new financial incentives for selling integrated analytics, cloud computing, commerce, social business solutions. Read More...Tags: cloud computing , social media , analytics , smarter planet , channel partners , PartnerWorld , IBM , incentivesIBM Offers New Services, Learning, Tools for Cloud Channel Partners[March 07, 2012] Offerings aimed at helping channel partners to create new applications and build cloud computing skills. Read More...Tags: Cloud , channel partners , SmartCloud , social business , IBMWhen New Is Not An Option[February 24, 2012] Maryann Von Seggern, Cisco Capital's senior director, pre-owned equipment, explains the untapped opportunity for channel partners for pre-owned/refurbished equipment. Read More...Tags: Cisco , channel partners , pre-owned equipment , refurbished equipment , Cisco CapitalLogitech Counts 124 New VARs to Partner Program[February 18, 2012] Peripherals maker says distribution channel driving foray into enterprise market, extends to Canada, plans for Europe. Read More...Tags: peripherals , B2B , Logitech , distribution , channel program , Jenne , channel partnersIngram Adds Web-based Pre-sales Configuration Tool for HP Channel Partners[February 17, 2012] New iQuote system aims to quicken and improve efficiency of pre-sales process. Read More...Tags: configuration , HP , pre-sales , iQuote , Ingram Micro , channel partnersIngram Bolsters SMB and Government, Education Programs[February 16, 2012] Distributor rebrands government and education unit, adds technical support, financial enhancements, benefits to offerings for channel partners. Read More...Tags: channel partners , public sector , governnment , education , Ingram Micro , SMB , distributorCisco Offers Free Trial of New WebEx Meetings Beta to Channel Partners[January 19, 2012] Promotion good until product becomes generally available, vendor says. Read More...Tags: Cisco , promotion , WebEx , channel partnersCA Signs FedResults as Master Distributor for Public Sector[January 19, 2012] Vendor says deal will help its government channel partners boost sales through additional tools and resources. Read More...Tags: government , CA , master distributor , FedResults , channel partners , CA Technologies , public sectorJuniper Networks Revamps Partner Program, Adds Sales Incentives and Marketing Tools[January 19, 2012] Vendor unveils new channel program at first ever global partner conference in Las Vegas. Calls it “most significant investment” made for partners since program inception. Read More...Tags: networking , Partner Advantage , Juniper , Juniper Networks , channel partnersAvnet Adds New Digital Signage Services Package[January 15, 2012] Distributor offers channel partners site survey, installation, custom integration, content management, financing and technical support. Read More...Tags: Avnet Technology Solutions , Avnet , digital signage , channel partnersIBM Offers New Social Media Initiatives for Channel Partners, Businesses[January 14, 2012] Vendor seeks to prod social-media driven sales opportunities through services, education, certification, workshops, new partnerships. Read More...Tags: social business , IBM , training , certification , Forrester Research , social media , San Jose State University , channel partners , PartnerWorld , social business softwareMicrosoft Says Partners Can Sell Apps on Azure Marketplace[July 18, 2011] Vendor offers avenue for partners to gain cloud sales. Read More... Tags: Microsoft , Windows Azure , Windows Azure Marketplace , cloud computing , channel partnersMicrosoft Allots $5.8 Billion to Partner Tools, Training, Incentives for Cloud Solutions in FY 2012[July 18, 2011] Vendor offers solutions, incentives and tools to reward partners for driving cloud growth, assists partners to transform business model. Read More... Tags: incentive , cloud computing , channel partners , Microsoft , Worldwide Partner ConferenceHP Equips Channel Partners for Cloud Push[April 07, 2011] Vendor provides tools for partners to develop cloud skills, evolve business models, open demo centers, build practices. Read More... Tags: channel partners , hewlett-packard , cloud computing , PartnerOne , CloudsystemMicrosoft Channel Partners Generate $580 Billion in 2010, IDC Study Says[March 29, 2011] Vendors partner ecosystem yields 8 percent growth from 2009, 22 percent in three years. Read More... Tags: Microsoft , Microsoft Partner Network , channel partners , IDCCA Shuffles Execs in RMDM and Cloud Units[September 22, 2010] CA Shuffles Execs in RMDM and Cloud Units Read More... Tags: data recovery , data backup , cloud computing , CA Technologies , channel partnersHP Names New Head of Global Distribution for Enterprise Business[July 24, 2010] HP Names New Head of Global Distribution for Enterprise Business Read More... Tags: channel partners , hewlett-packard , HP , Angelino , HP Enterprise BusinessMicrosoft Names 2010 Partners of the Year[June 27, 2010] Microsoft Names 2010 Partners of the Year Read More... Tags: Worldwide Partner Conference , Microsoft , partner , channel partnersMicrosoft Appoints New Channel Chief[June 26, 2010] Vendor alters channel leadership two weeks before annual partner conference. Read More... Tags: cloud computing , Microsoft , channel partners , Microsoft Worldwide Partner ConferenceNetApp Says Sales Growth Driven by Indirect Channel[June 18, 2010] NetApp Says Sales Growth Driven by Indirect Channel Read More... Tags: Arrow ECS , NetApp , data management , Storage , channel partners |
Solutions in a Small World (Latin America): Sealed with a KissEven in today’s Internet-dominated world, in-person business connections still make strong impressions. But face-to-face marketers must be aware of cultural disconnects, explains AMD’s Gerald Youngblood. |

