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Dell President: Partners Don’t Know All We Can Do

September 19, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell President: Partners Don’t Know All We Can Do
With the battle to go private won, Dell president Steve Felice says the company needs to make sure partners understand all of Dell’s capabilities.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of GFI MAX Business Unit
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GFI MAX Boasts 8,000 MSPs Now in Network

September 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on GFI MAX Boasts 8,000 MSPs Now in Network
As the managed services segment is undergoing consolidation and change, GFI MAX is boasting gains in the number of MSPs using its RMM platform.

Michael Dell
Channel Programs

The Vote’s In: Dell to Go Private

September 12, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Vote’s In: Dell to Go Private
Dell says it’s got the shareholder support for founder Michael Dell’s bid to take the company private, a move that will allow it to speed its transformation.

HPC servers
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IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales

September 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales
Worldwide revenue for the HPC servers jumped 7.9 percent to $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.4 billion in the same period last year.

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Microsoft Eyeing Docking Station for Surface?

September 9, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Eyeing Docking Station for Surface?
Rumors say Microsoft is planning a docking station for Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2, positioning the fledgling tablet as a PC replacement.

Greg Davis, vice president of channels, Dell
Channel Programs

Dell Adds Software Competencies to PartnerDirect

September 4, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell Adds Software Competencies to PartnerDirect
Dell expects to increase ranks of certified partners with new options for channel to move into adjacent opportunities.

Luke Walling, vice president of SMB sales and operations for North America at AVG.
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AVG Offers Buyout Program to PacketTrap MSPs

August 26, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on AVG Offers Buyout Program to PacketTrap MSPs
AVG will allow MSPs using Dell’s discontinued PacketTrap RMM product to use Managed Workplace free for up to a year and offer switchers priority support.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Partners Hail Microsoft Leadership Change

August 26, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Partners Hail Microsoft Leadership Change
Microsoft partners are not holding back in their endorsement of Steve Ballmer’s announced retirement, saying change is needed to revive the software giant.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire

August 23, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire
Steve Ballmer will retire from his post atop Microsoft in the next year, leaving a new CEO to guide its transformation into a devices and services company.

HP Enterprise Groupd chief Bill Veghte
Computers

Donatelli Out, Veghte In After HP Enterprise Group Disappoints

August 21, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Donatelli Out, Veghte In After HP Enterprise Group Disappoints
Bill Veghte’s appointment atop HP Enterprise Group underlines the growing importance of software in the company’s efforts to reinvent its enterprise business.