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[ May 12, 2026 ] Top Down Ventures closes oversubscribed C$38M Founders Fund I, with a 5.3x agentic AI exit already in the books In The Channel

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.

Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft

Former Microsoft Canada Head Named Channel Chief

August 29, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Former Microsoft Canada president Phil Sorgen to take over from Jon Roskill as global channel chief.

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

Partners Hail Microsoft Leadership Change

August 26, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft partners are not holding back in their endorsement of Steve Ballmer’s announced retirement, saying change is needed to revive the software giant.

Donatelli Out, Veghte In After HP Enterprise Group Disappoints

August 21, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Bill Veghte’s appointment atop HP Enterprise Group underlines the growing importance of software in the company’s efforts to reinvent its enterprise business.

Nirvanix is shutting down its cloud services

No Reason to Panic Over Periodic Cloud Outages

August 21, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

In the last week, three major Web outages have drawn attention to the fragility and frustration that come when a service is unavailable. Get used to it.

Lenovo North American channel chief Chris Frey

Lenovo PC Plus: A Trend Driving Channel Sales

August 19, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The PC Plus strategy from Lenovo allows partners to explain why users should buy touch-enable devices for what will inevitably become a touch-enabled world.

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013

Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Cisco beat estimates and improved profits, but is still slashing 4,000 jobs because of economic inconsistency. Could this be another tech bubble?

There can be an upside and a downside for managed services vendors

The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Analysts and vendors agree PC sales are falling precipitously. At the same time, solution providers report selling more PCs. Is there a contradiction here?