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VMware Woos System Builders
Even as small and midsize business favorite Microsoft gets set to launch Hyper-V, its free virtualization offering, virtualization market leader VMware is preparing for the new competitor by creating a program to attract system builders. And the program’s ability to attract those board designers could have a big effect on who wins the next battle.…
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Avnet Reports Flat IT Sales
Broad line distributor Avnet reported that its Technology Solutions group sales reached $1.95 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, up 9.9 percent year over year but flat on a pro forma basis that excludes currency conversions and acquisitions. Technology Solutions is the company’s IT distribution arm. Avnet said sales in Asia for Technology Solutions…
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Novell Loses its Channel Chief
Eight months after she joined Novell as global channel chief, Pat Bernard has left the building. A Novell spokeswoman said Bernard left to "pursue other interests." The company offered no further information about the circumstances surrounding Bernard’s departure. Novell is "actively searching for a permanent replacement" for Bernard, officials said. Meanwhile, Tim Wolfe, president and…
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Is that PC Green Enough?
How green is that product you’re about to buy? Now you can find out. Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. on Tuesday launched a new service that helps solution providers easily identify products that pass the environmental test. If your customer is a stickler about that whole environmental thing, now you know where to go. Here’s how…
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Synnex Joins Managed Services Fray
IT distributor Synnex is rolling out its own services portfolio, including managed services, more than a year after competitors Ingram Micro and Tech Data unveiled their managed services offerings for their VAR partners. Synnex said its new On Demand Services provide VARs with recurring revenue streams and longer term contracts, which in turn create greater…
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11 Charged in TJX Network Security Breach Identity Theft
BOSTON (Reuters)—The U.S. government charged 11 people on Tuesday with stealing tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major retailers including TJX Cos Inc, in one of the largest reported identity-theft incidents on record. The U.S. Attorney in Boston said those charged were involved in the theft of more than 40 million…