Microsoft

Doug Oathout, Vice President of Global Marketing, SMB & Alliances at HP.
Servers

HP, Microsoft joint initiative to capture Windows Server 2003 transition

July 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP, Microsoft joint initiative to capture Windows Server 2003 transition
With the Windows XP support deadline in the rear-view mirror, HP and Microsoft are turning their attention to the end of support for Windows Server 2003.

Eric Krauss, Director Channel Sales and Business Development, for IronKey by Imation
Uncategorized

Imation targets Windows to Go solution providers in major IronKey channel program redo

July 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Imation targets Windows to Go solution providers in major IronKey channel program redo
Imation sees a strongly developing market for Windows to Go, and wants partners with the right Microsoft competencies.

Sam Greenblatt, CTO of the Dell Enterprise Solutions Group.
Data Centre

Dell unveils four new enterprise appliances

June 26, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils four new enterprise appliances
Dell has introduced four new appliances, in partnership with Nutanix, Cloudera, Oracle and Fusion-IO.

Partha Panda, vice president of channel sales, Trend Micro
Channel Programs

Trend Micro revamps global channel program

June 24, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Trend Micro revamps global channel program
Security software vendor Trend Micro is revamping and harmonizing its global channel program, simplifying the way it interacts with and supports resellers.

Microsoft Surface 3
Computers

Surface 3 makes Microsoft a channel competitor

June 24, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Surface 3 makes Microsoft a channel competitor
The Surface 3 tablet-laptop hybrid went on sale over the weekend, marking Microsoft’s entry into competitor status with its OEM and reseller partners.

Microsoft Office 365
Cloud

Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data

June 5, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft’s table stakes for safeguarding Office 365 data
Microsoft does its part to help ease customers’ minds about trusting the cloud, and particularly its flagship Office 365 hosted applications.

Microsoft Windows 8.1 screenshot
Software

Windows 8 sales grow, but still woeful

June 3, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Windows 8 sales grow, but still woeful
Microsoft struggles to get legacy Windows XP users to convert to Windows 8 mostly because there’s a better option still available: Windows 7.

webOS
Mobility

After much abuse, WebOS finds a home on TV

June 3, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on After much abuse, WebOS finds a home on TV
If you’ve been wondering what happened to webOS, the operating system that became a symbol of HP’s flailing mobile strategy, take a look around your living room.

Microsoft Cloud Services
Cloud

Microsoft big winner in cloud growth

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft big winner in cloud growth
Microsoft is still lagging behind Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars, but it’s gaining fast as cloud sales skyrocketed in the first quarter.

Computer laptop and tablet
Computers

PC shipments, tablet inventories climb

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on PC shipments, tablet inventories climb
Commercial sales continue to bail out the PC market, notebook sales have stabilized and tablet inventories are increasing, according to research.