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From bank and warehouse to ecosystem orchestrator: A conversation with Frank Vitagliano

April 16, 2026 Robert Dutt 0

Every few years, someone announces the end of distribution. Direct sales was going to kill it. Then e-commerce. Then cloud. Then hyperscaler marketplaces. And yet here we are. Frank Vitagliano is CEO of the Global Technology Distribution

Longtime GTDC CEO Tim Curran to retire at end of the year

December 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Curran will be replaced on an interim basis by Kavita May, the GTDC’s senior vice president of planning and operations.

Global Technology Distribution Council gears up for GTDC Summit this week

September 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

The GTDC, which articulates the value of distribution to IT vendors, starts its most popular event tomorrow in San Francisco, in the midst of an expansion of their distribution members, and with the massive changes to the market meaning somewhat surprising good news for a very old product category, as well as for smaller VARs.

End of Windows XP aiding PC sales

April 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Windows XP is doing what Windows 8 couldn’t. Reports indicate adoption of new computers to businesses are slowing the decline in PC sales.

2013 PC Decline Much Worse Than Forecast

December 5, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

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.

Server Sales Save Intel From Poor Quarter

October 16, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Chipmaker Intel met expectations for its third quarter, but only because of a sharp increase in server sales and an unusual uptick in U.S. PC shipments.