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Samsung Brings Premium Notebooks to U.S.
The Samsung laptops in the vendor’s Manhattan solution center are no longer museum pieces for public viewing. The Korean electronics conglomerate is bringing its long awaited portable ultra-light computers to the U.S. market today in a multi-phased introduction schedule that begins with solution providers. Beginning today, Samsung is launching a multi-phase program to introduce its…
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One in Five Small Businesses At Risk of Collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly one in five small U.S. businesses say they risk going out of business because of the worsening financial crisis, according to a survey from American Express Open. The credit card issuer’s small business branch conducted the poll in October, reflecting the latest downturn in financial markets. It found…
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NetGear Cuts Earnings Outlook
Home and business networking products maker NetGear cut its third-quarter revenue outlook primarily due to shipment delays in September, sending its shares down as much as 24 percent. The Santa Clara, California-based company said it experienced weakness in demand for consumer products across all channels and in all geographies, particularly in the service provider channel. The…
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Has Symantec Lost Its Way?
This week, security and storage solution providers will gather in Washington, D.C., for Symantec’s Partner Engage conference. Absent from the proceedings will be Julie Parrish, the iconic channel chief that has been the face of the Symantec channel for nearly six years. Parrish oversaw a litany of problems in her tenure as vice president…
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Symantec Partners: Parrish Leaves Big Shoes to Fill
Solution providers are shocked that Julie Parrish is leaving Symantec, and say she’s leaving big shoes to fill in the global channel chief office. In an internal memo obtained by Channel Insider, Symantec Chief Operating Officer Enrique Salem announced Parrish would leave Symantec at the end of October. Symantec confirmed that Parrish was leaving to…
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DandH Increases Credit for Resellers
VARs are wary of the uncertainty and chaos in financial markets and its potential to filter down to their businesses as well, but they haven’t seen that happen. Yet. That’s the message they sent to their distributor at D&H Distributing’s conference in Pennsylvania this week, according to Dan Schwab, co-president of the Harrisburg, Pa.-based SMB…
