Year: 2013

Construction on the Mandela School of Science and Technology in Mvezo, South Africa, began in earnest this summer.
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Mandela Championed Technology, Education in the Fight for Freedom

December 10, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Mandela Championed Technology, Education in the Fight for Freedom
The Nobel laureate’s impact transcended matters of government and politics to touch even our often narrow world of technology.

Ingram Micro Experience 2014
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Ingram Micro Celebrates Relationships, Helps Community

December 6, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro Celebrates Relationships, Helps Community
Distributor Ingram Micro’s Experience event an opportunity to thank vendors for a good year, and make the end of the year a bit happier for local charities.

Server sales are declining
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2013 PC Decline Much Worse Than Forecast

December 5, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on 2013 PC Decline Much Worse Than Forecast
A new IDC report indicates the decline of global PC shipments in 2013 will be more than expected, and the downward trend will continue into 2014.

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HP and Cisco: Head-to-Head Again in Las Vegas

December 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP and Cisco: Head-to-Head Again in Las Vegas
HP and Cisco once again plan their partner confabs for the same time. In 2014, both will descend on Las Vegas for a busy week of channel news.

Westcon CEO Dolph Westerbos
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Westcon Gets a New Chief: Dolph Westerbos

December 5, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Westcon Gets a New Chief: Dolph Westerbos
Distributor Westcon Group announced the appointment of Dolph Westerbos as its new chief executive officer, succeeding the departing Dean Douglas.

Cisco Canada's Rebecca Leach on security
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Three Technology Security Concerns every Small Business Must Prepare For

December 5, 2013 Guest Poster 1
Cisco’s Rebecca Leach on new IT risks, defining requirements, and security in the cloud and BYOD era.

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Q&A: Taking Content Marketing to the Next Level

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Q&A: Taking Content Marketing to the Next Level
Executives from content marketing powerhouse McMurry/TMG discuss the state of content marketing and peer inside the strategies of key players.

HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts
Uneven results among HP’s business units give the channel pause over HP, which may be steering the right course but is far from fully righting the ship.

Synnex Canada president Mitchell Martin
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Synnex’s Martin: Supercom Purchase a Success

November 27, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex’s Martin: Supercom Purchase a Success
Synnex Canada chief Mitchell Martin says his company has been able to grow business with Supercom’s top vendors by 20+ percent since the acquisition.

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Microsoft Appears Ready to Jettison Windows RT

November 27, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1
Microsoft is sending strong signals that Windows RT, the version of the operating system for ARM processors, is nearing the end of its unremarkable run.