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Dell`s Mixed Channel Signals
Arnie Bellini makes no bones about Dell: He simply doesn’t like it. Worse, he considers it a threat to his customers, the managed service providers that use ConnectWise management and reporting tools. At his fourth annual partner conference in Orlando last week, the chief executive of ConnectWise made his beliefs crystal clear by plastering on…
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OnForce Raises Matchmaking to New Level
OnForce, the online service that matches solution providers with technicians for temporary work, on Sept. 22 will launch a new, improved version of its Web site that the company vows will make the matchmaking process much easier. The improvements come at a time when activity at the OnForce Web service is on the rise, presumably…
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Acer Expects Stronger PC Sales to Boost 08 Revenue
By Baker Li TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer (2353.TW), the world’s No.3 PC vendor, expects stronger PC sales to boost revenue "very close" to $20 billion this year, above market expectations and up about 40 percent from last year. Acer Inc Chief Executive Officer and President Gianfranco Lanci issued the forecasts on Friday…
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Solution Provider Turns to NASCAR to Rev UP Marketing
Donnie Downs, president of solution provider Plan B Technologies, didn’t think much of NASCAR racing. “I never thought I would be involved in NASCAR,” he recalls. “I considered it to be a redneck sport.” Things have changed. These days Plan B Technologies, a Bowie, Md., solution provider focused on networking, security and virtualization, is an…
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Without Wi-Fi, Mini-PCs Not as Magical
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost. But like a rowboat in your backyard or a flat-screen TV in a blackout, most of these new PCs suffer when removed from a critical element. Specifically…
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