VARs See No Signs of Imminent Recovery
[03-AUG-09] Tight credit, slow sales cycles and customer cost-cutting still prevail in market.
Distributor Programs Help Resellers Chase Stimulus Money
[23-JUN-09] Federal governments American Recovery and Reinvestment Act drawing high interest in channel.
IBM Ups Rewards to Midmarket Partners
[06-APR-09] Big Blue restates commitment to its 100,000 channel partners, adds incentives, expanded certification program and more training.
The Top Four Financial Challenges Facing IT Companies
[20-FEB-09] Giant distributor Ingram Micro's recent earnings report underscored the challenges global IT distribution companies face coping with the global sales downturn and showed how difficult it is to struggle successfully against a negative business tide.
Symantec Trims Enterprise Vault Staff
[25-NOV-08] Cost-cutting move reflects grim economic reality as well as maturation in the product line, some say.
Microsoft's Sales Jump, Feels Confident on Future
[23-OCT-08] UPDATED: The software giant is sure it's going to keep on making money, despite customers' tightening purse strings.
Storage Technologies for a Slowing Economy
[17-OCT-08] At Storage Networking World, a focus more on economic reality than on the hottest new storage technologies.
Spending on Datacenters Seen Holding Steady
[13-OCT-08] Channel investment in datacenter solutions could pay dividends as a survey shows that government and private business executives see steady or increased spending in improving operational efficiency.
Sprint Firm on WiMAX Despite Economy
[08-OCT-08] Never mind the big costs and the shadow of financial crisis: The No. 3 U.S. carrier and its partners remain optimistic about the next generation of high-speed wireless.
Analysts Expect Channel to Gain from Corporate Cutbacks
[02-OCT-08] Channel partners skilled in data governance, cost analysis and data integration will be in demand as companies are forced to realign their operations. SaaS and pay-as-you-go models gain favor.
New Surveys Predict IT Spending Drop
[30-SEP-08] Channel braces for impact as reports from Tabb Group and ChangeWave Research foresee a drop in business sales and IT outlays. Financial mergers and acquisitions will also have an impact.
Financial Crisis Cuts Both Ways
[25-SEP-08] Despite the current widespread economic uncertainty for channel partners, Managing Editor Al Senia notes they could stand to benefit in the long term as outsourcing grows.
Alcatel-Lucent Loses Its Leadership
[29-JUL-08] Working to put the merger and its business troubles behind it, the networking vendor is set to shed its CEO and chairman.
Is It Time to Rethink IT's Priorities?
[30-APR-08] At Interop, Citrix's CEO explains why the industry needs major change before it can grow.
CSC Lands $915 Million in Federal Contracts
[23-APR-08] Giant systems integrator also expands worldwide business with launch of new global healthcare unit
Intel Sees 'Good Start' to 2008
[16-APR-08] North American Sales Growth of 17 Percent Reassures Channel
Will IT Channel Be Spared the Worst of The Economic Gloom?
[13-MAR-08] Despite the financial doom-and-gloom, there are some critical differences between now and the 2001 recession, and they strongly favor the channel.
IBM to Update OmniFind Enterprise Search App
[07-MAR-08] Software features new graphical displays, Lotus tools to help visualize enterprise search results.
Bear Stearns Bullish on Web Video
[06-MAR-08] Analyst firm endorses predictions of an online advertising boom.
Channel to Benefit from Spending Constraints
[21-FEB-08] Solution providers skilled in applications development or managed services will be in greater demand during any economic slowdown. Businesses are growing more serious about outsourcing to lower costs.