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Cisco Slashes Forecast, Foresees Tough Times

December 16, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Cisco Systems says its growth will slow in the coming year as demand for its core networking products slows and sales in emerging markets cool.

Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

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.

HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI

November 13, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.

Mike Feldman, president of Xerox’s Large Enterprise Operations.

Xerox Infuses Managed Print With Intelligence

November 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Xerox is taking the wraps off a series of managed print tools and services that give enterprises more intelligence on document processes.

Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft

New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving

November 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Phil Sorgen says the reason the Surface tablet isn’t broadly available to solution providers for resale is because Microsoft lacked a distribution strategy.

Vendors to Partners: Get to Know Your Customers

November 1, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Vendors such as SAP, HP and Parallels are rethinking their go-to-market models, building concepts and channel models based on customer personas.

DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back

October 31, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

As other big vendors show signs of slowing sales and transitional challenges, HP is emerging from its reorganization appearing a little more confident.

Microsoft, the Cloud and Device Company, Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings

October 30, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft doused doubters with a strong earnings report as revenue and profits grew at double-digit rates, driven by strong cloud and server sales.

HP Chromebooks Reflect Erosion in Windows Dominance

October 23, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 2

At a time when HP CEO Meg Whitman says former allies Microsoft and Intel are now rivals, HP’s move towards Chromebook show the challenges Windows faces.