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Will Blades and Jackets Make Tablets Business-Friendly?

September 30, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tablet vendors are starting to offer more ways to extend their offerings. Can these accessories make tablets a more integral part of overall solutions?

Microsoft Inches Closer to Channel With Surface Updates

September 23, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft positions new second-generation Surface Pro as a laptop replacement product.

UK-Based Partner Looks To Bail Out Nirvanix

September 19, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

London-based Aorta Cloud is putting together a bid to keep customers’ data in the cloud after Nirvanix shuts its doors at the end of the month.

Nirvanix is shutting down its cloud services

Failing Nirvanix Warns Cloud Storage Customers: Move It or Lose It

September 18, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Troubled cloud storage provider Nirvanix has its partners scrambling to relocate customers after warning that it will soon close the doors.

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.

Manal Guirguis, director of product management at Tech Data Canada.

Tech Data brings Activate-Here ESD program to Canada

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data Canada’s first foray into electronic software distribution includes most of the distributor’s Microsoft lineup, with more software to come.

Microsoft Canada president Max Long is due to leave at the end of the month

Microsoft Canada Needs Stability at the Top

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Greg Larnder’s departure as Microsoft Canada channel chief is the latest in a series of upheavals for the company’s partner community.

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 partners face a fork in the road

As Microsoft Aspires to Apple Model, Channel Changes

September 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Success in buying Nokia could look something like Apple’s juggernaut complete-stack model, but failure could make Microsoft the next BlackBerry.

Intermedia outage shows a failure to communicate

Intermedia Outage Provides Lesson in Communications

September 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Intermedia is back online after suffering widespread disruptions. Restoration is ongoing, but the damage may not be in the outage alone.

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