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ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Cloud Transitions and More

October 21, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Everything from the cloud business model transformation to SMB Week in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast

HP Introduces SDN Development Tools, Plans App Store

September 30, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP is looking to do for SDN what Apple did for mobile devices with plans to offer an dev environment and eventually a store to monetize applications.

server sales are up, but revenues are not following

Good News: PC Sales Climb in Double Digits

September 12, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

PC sales through the channel are growing in spite of much faster growth for tablets and other devices, GTDC chairman says.

IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales

September 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

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 Eyeing Docking Station for Surface?

September 9, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Rumors say Microsoft is planning a docking station for Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2, positioning the fledgling tablet as a PC replacement.

Microsoft Out on $7B Limb With Nokia Mobile Buy

September 3, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says acquiring handset maker Nokia is necessary to keep up with the smartphone R&D output of rivals Google and Apple.

Server Sales Slip in Q2, Follow PC Decline

August 29, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Worldwide server sales fell 6.1 percent in Q2, with IBM and HP posting the steepest declines in the second straight quarter of declining server sales

tablets and other mobile devices bucked IT spending trends

IDC Lowers IT Forecast, Mobility Remains Hot

August 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

If solution providers need evidence that mobility services are on the rise, they need look no further than revised IT spending forecast for 2013 from IDC.

Hail Lenovo: The New King of PCs

July 12, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Lenovo overtook HP again in quarterly PC shipments, becoming the largest personal computer manufacturer in the world. But the PC market continues to shrink.