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  • Motorola Reports Lower Sales, Bigger Loss

    Motorola (NYSE: MOT) reported Q1 sales of $5.4 billion, down from $7.4 billion during the same period last year, and a net loss of $231 million compared to a net loss of $194 million for the same period last year.   Total cash reported at the end of the first quarter was $6.1 billion, down…

  • Technology Distributor Ingram Micro’s Sales Slide

    Business at the world’s largest technology distributor Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) in Q1 looked like a normal seasonal quarter, with sales weaker in January and stronger in the final month of March. The only difference was that sales were down more than 20 percent from the same period a year ago. It’s a pattern that’s been…

  • Is Microsoft Windows 7 the Obama of the OS World?

    With the arrival of the release candidate of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft has confirmed that they intend to go full speed ahead with a campaign to win the hearts and minds of PC users. Of course, the hype has been building behind Windows 7 already – but the question remains, can Windows 7 undo the…

  • Working Today’s Network

    The power of networking is more important than ever in today’s fast-paced business environment. Plenty of people will tell you that networking is important and why, but few offer help with the basics of how to get started using networking to grow your profits and revenues. And as the solution provider business changes from one…

  • Automating Security Assessments

    One of things that most solution providers routinely offer potential new customers is a security assessment. The basic idea is that it’s a great way to get your foot in the door so you can discover what the customer actually needs versus just blindly trying to sell products. And best of all, after the assessment…

  • Managed Services Survival Guide

    If you are reading this article, you’re probably in one of two groups. The first group can best be described as companies who, while they wish the economy would get better faster, are seeing an increase in revenue and their margins are staying steady if not increasing. The second group, feeling the same about the…

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