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Avnet Technology Solutions Looks to Solution-based Sales for Resellers, Consultants
Avnet’s IT distribution arm, Technology Solutions, has promoted Gavin Miller, a former solution provider, as vice president and general manager of the company’s new organization, Technology Infrastructure Solutions. The newly formed organization combines Avnet’s Enterprise Software and Storage business with the Technology and Market Solutions business. In his new role, Miller reports to Jeff Bawol…
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Ricoh Shares up on Ikon Acquisition, Canon Slides
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares of copier and printer maker Ricoh Co Ltd jumped nearly 4 percent on its $1.6 billion acquisition of U.S. distributor Ikon Office Solutions, while rival Canon Inc slid to a four-month low on concerns the deal would hurt its business. Ricoh, which competes with Xerox Corp, Canon and Konica Minolta Holdings,…
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The Quiet Revolution in IT Services and How It Will Affect IT Service Providers
There is a quiet revolution going in terms of how IT services are delivered that is going to have a substantial impact on the revenue streams of solution providers. The first of three new trends in the IT services space is a wave of increased automation that has the potential to eliminate a lot of…
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Sun Increases Funds for Channel Marketing, Nixes Rebates for Up Front Discounts
Sun Microsystems has pumped up marketing dollars available to partners and is offering new upfront discounts on Sun products to new accounts, the company announced Aug. 20. Sun said in prepared statement that it made the changes as part of Sun’ s commitment to its Partner-first strategy. Changes include: An augmented Partner Growth Fund (PGF)…
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Intel Atom Goes Dual-Core for Laptops
Intel revealed the Intel Atom 330 Aug. 20, a dual-core version of its Atom "Diamondville" processor for low-cost "nettop" PCs. Like the Intel Atom 230, the Intel Atom 330 uses 45-nm technology, features a 533MHz front side bus and is designed to work with Intel’s 945GC chip set (the 82945GC northbridge and 82801GB southbridge). Unlike…