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Arrow’s PowerTrack Condenses HP Certification Process
Vendor certifications are a hassle. For VARs, it can be a daunting task to manage who’s on their staff, who has what certifications, who needs which certifications and how to get them. “You’re usually dealing with one-off training course and then testing after that,” said Jerry Cavanaugh, director of the Hewlett-Packard Business Unit at Forsythe…
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IBM Delivers Mainframe for the Masses
IBM is looking to make the mainframe more attractive to SMB customers and emerging markets. The Armonk, N.Y., company in May will launch the System z9 Business Class mainframe, with a starting price of $100,000 and a host of new specialty engines and security features. IBM officials are making the announcement April 27 in China,…
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Intel’s vPro a Boon to Big Business, a Boom for Channel/SMB
Intel’s vPro platform for business PCs has the potential to cut time and cost from the enterprise IT programs, but the real advantage may be realized in the channel and the small and midsize business market, Intel and others said. The platform, an extension of the dual-core processor to the business market, is designed to…
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IBM Adds Members to Blade.org
IBM is adding 16 members to its Blade.org group and is unveiling two security products from partners based on its BladeCenter blade servers. The April 17 announcements come as the Armonk, N.Y., continues to try to expand the reach of its blade server platform, both through internal projects and via partners. Blade.org, first talked about…
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IBM’s John Guido to Head Big Blue’s Avnet Relationship
John Guido, IBM’s vice president of business partner management and strategy is moving to the company’s top distributor position as IBM’s managing partner executive at Avnet, IBM officials revealed this week. Guido will be succeeded by Nick Verses, who was formerly vice president of U.S. Solution Providers. Marsha Trant, previously vice president of Solutions and…
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Power.org Member Rapport, IBM Unveil Low-Power Cell Processor
Chip maker Rapport Technologies and IBM have developed the Kilocore1025, a new breed of cell processor technology both companies claim will bring disruptive technologies to the low-power computing market. The Kilcore 1025, will feature 1024 eight-bit processing elements together with a PowerPCTM core on a single, low-cost chip, allowing customers to put hundreds or thousands…
