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John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013
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Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Cisco Earnings Reflecting Another Tech Bubble
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
Computers

The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales

August 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on The Incredibly Contradicting Trends of PC Sales
Analysts and vendors agree PC sales are falling precipitously. At the same time, solution providers report selling more PCs. Is there a contradiction here?

server sales are up, but revenues are not following
Cloud

Microsoft Office 365 Uptime Steady at 99.97%

August 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1
Microsoft is giving its partners another reason to sell its Office 365 cloud-based software suite: some of the highest uptimes in the business.

tablets and other mobile devices bucked IT spending trends
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IDC Lowers IT Forecast, Mobility Remains Hot

August 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IDC Lowers IT Forecast, Mobility Remains Hot
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.

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Microsoft Surface Pro Fire Sale Begins

August 5, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 2
As the poor-selling Microsoft Surface Pro tablet takes a price haircut for August, is Microsoft readying a new version of dumping inventory?

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Surface Write-Off Dampens Microsoft Profits

July 23, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Surface Write-Off Dampens Microsoft Profits
The software giant is forced to take a $900 million write-off as a result of price cuts on inventory of its Surface tablets.

Clouds
Cloud

Cloud Economics Foggy to Many Businesses

July 16, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1
Businesses concerned about vendor lock-in and having to pay recurring revenues in perpetuity with move to the cloud.

Ray Ozzie
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Ray Ozzie Named to HP Board

July 16, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Ray Ozzie Named to HP Board
Former Microsoft chief software Ray Ozzie architect among three new members to Hewlett-Packard’s board of directors.

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Microsoft Surface Price Cut RecallsTouchPad Fire Sale

July 16, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Surface Price Cut RecallsTouchPad Fire Sale
Deep price cuts on Microsoft Surface tablets harken back to HP’s failed attempts to save its doomed TouchPad tablets

Lenovo is the new PC king
Computers

Hail Lenovo: The New King of PCs

July 12, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Hail Lenovo: The New King of PCs
Lenovo overtook HP again in quarterly PC shipments, becoming the largest personal computer manufacturer in the world. But the PC market continues to shrink.