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IT Distributors End Free Ride on Shipping
IT distributor Tech Data will institute a $2 handling fee on all orders shipped, the company revealed during its earnings announcement and call Aug. 21. Tech Data’s move follows a similar one announced by its larger rival Ingram Micro earlier in August. A third IT distributor, Synnex, is "taking a wait-and-see approach" to adding such…
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HP on the Hunt with VARs
Like any society, the channel is made up of hunters and gatherers that play a vital role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem. But every now and again the balance between hunters and gathers gets out of whack, and steps need to be taken to restore the natural order of things. That seems to be where…
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New AMD Processors Slated for Business Desktops
Advanced Micro Devices has released a pair of new Phenom processors, along with two more Athlon chips, that will round out the chip maker’s offerings for its recently released corporate desktop platform. The new AMD processors, which the company announced Aug. 14, include a high-end, quad-core Phenom X4 9750B (2.4GHz) processor and a triple-core Phenom…
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Lenovo ThinkPad X301 Updates Company’s Notebook Line
Lenovo is updating the cutting edge of its ThinkPad notebook line with the X301 laptop, which will include new, low-volt Intel processors and a larger solid-state drive option, and builds on the company’s much-talked-about ThinkPad X300 notebook. Lenovo released the original ThinkPad X300 laptop in February and the ultrathin notebook received a number of favorable…
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AMD’s ‘Shanghai’ Processor Looks to Counter Intel’s Nehalem
Advanced Micro Devices is making it clear that its upcoming 45-nanometer processor for servers—"Shanghai"—will compete against what Intel brings to market with its new line of processors based on the upcoming "Nehalem" microarchitecture. On the eve of the Intel Developer Forum, at an Aug. 15 press conference, AMD Senior Vice President Randy Allen said these…
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HP Reaffirms Reseller Channel Commitment After CDW Flap
A top Hewlett-Packard executive has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to all its channel reseller partners a little over a week after a leaked memo revealed a deal between the vendor and direct market reseller CDW that raised questions about potential channel conflict. Web site ChannelWeb first broke the story of the leaked memo, saying that…