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Fujitsu Aims the LifeBook E Series at the Desktop
When it comes to notebook sales, Fujitsu ranks somewhere behind giants Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba and even Acer. But sales volume is a poor indicator of product value, and that is where Fujitsu aims to trump the competition. The Fujitsu LifeBook E8410, the latest in the E series, surely won’t win any awards for portability,…
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Microsoft Poaches Oracle`s Channel Chief
Microsoft poached Oracle’s top channel executive, not to head its own channel organization, but to lead its Dynamics ERP/CRM channel. Doug Kennedy, Oracle’s former worldwide channel chief and a 16-year veteran of the company, will now head the Microsoft Dynamics Partners business, as of March 24, Microsoft confirmed. Late last week Oracle confirmed that it had appointed…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes from Cisco
In the course of the history of enterprise computing there have been a lot of times when new technology came along that helped propel the business of solution providers, and then there were some that actually hampered their business. Unfortunately for solution providers, what looks like a major technology advance on the part of Cisco…
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Major Vendors `Nervous` About Managed Services
Aside from Cisco Systems and Dell, major vendors have for the most part done little to nothing to embrace the managed services model, according to the executive running distributor Ingram Micro’s managed services program. “By and large, big vendors aren’t doing anything yet,” said Justin Crotty, vice president of services sales at the distributor. “Cisco’s…
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Ingram Micro Brings House-Brand Monitor to System Builders
With an MSRP of just $459, the 24-inch Ingram Micro V7 D24W33 display brings high resolution (1920 by 1200), high contrast (1,000:1), brightness (250cd/m2) and a 160-degree viewing angle to the channel. The unit also offers excellent video by incorporating a 2-millisecond response time. Not too bad, considering the low price! But, before writing any…