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Lenovo announces enhanced second generation of SMB-focused ThinkBooks at CES

January 12, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo announces enhanced second generation of SMB-focused ThinkBooks at CES
Lenovo’s other big commercial announcement this week is the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses, Augmented Reality goggles co-designed with Qualcomm for either a PC or Motorola phone environment.

Channel Programs

Long-awaited Intel Partner Alliance about to go live

January 7, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Long-awaited Intel Partner Alliance about to go live
Intel announced its plans to modernize its old channel program back in October 2019, and now, with the work of fully integrating their two partner portals completed, it all goes live on Monday.

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Dell focuses on protecting supply chain with new security enhancements

December 8, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell focuses on protecting supply chain with new security enhancements
Dell has unveiled multiple security enhancements which the company is stressing continues improvements being embedded into their technology, with an emphasis here on validating security throughout the supply chain.

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D&H Canada introduces two new Lenovo-focused programs

September 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada introduces two new Lenovo-focused programs
The Lenovo Score program is limited to 80 selected partners, 10 of whom will win a $5000 reno prize for exceeding growth targets, while the Lenovo Opt-In program is for non-registered, Authorized and Silver Lenovo partners, and  provides multiplied D&H credits on sales to help partners advance in the Lenovo partner program.

Channel Programs

HP unveils new lighter, smaller PCs and printers at Reinvent Partner Event

September 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP unveils new lighter, smaller PCs and printers at Reinvent Partner Event
HP is touting the newly announced product, as well as new and enhanced services, as critical in a new normal workplace that wants devices that are a better fit with distributed work locations rather than central offices.

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Dell enters ultra-small form factor workstation market with new Precision 3240 Compact

September 1, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell enters ultra-small form factor workstation market with new Precision 3240 Compact
The Dell Precision 3240 Compact will compete with the HP Mini and the Lenovo Tiny, at a new low price point – unless a customer opts for the high end NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 option, which will be available in October.

Computers

Panasonic reintroduces new 10-inch rugged Android tablet to TOUGHBOOK lineup

June 24, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panasonic reintroduces new 10-inch rugged Android tablet to TOUGHBOOK lineup
In addition to the new tablet, which fills a void in the portfolio, Panasonic is also announcing their Android productivity+ suite of support solutions.

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HP stresses Working From Home capability with new Chromebook releases

May 5, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP stresses Working From Home capability with new Chromebook releases
HP announces three new Chromebooks, one aimed at each of three distinct user types.

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Lenovo emphasizes ‘smarter technology’ with Future of Education Technology Conference announcements

January 16, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo emphasizes ‘smarter technology’ with Future of Education Technology Conference announcements
The big one in terms of thought leadership is VR Classroom 2, although updates of core Chromebook and Yoga solutions and a new Chromebook tablet will put more money in partners’ pockets.

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Innovation message highlights Lenovo channel announcements at CES

January 8, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Innovation message highlights Lenovo channel announcements at CES
For the channel, major announcements around the X1 Fold notebook and the Yoga 5G will initially be more about showing customers a cutting edge than selling them a product, but some less splashy Smart Office announcements will bring a more direct return.