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Lenovo North American channel chief Chris Frey
Computers

Lenovo to Partners: Get in Touch with Touch

April 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Lenovo to Partners: Get in Touch with Touch
Chris Frey cites competitive advantage in building out a “touch practice” now

tablets and other mobile devices bucked IT spending trends
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Windows Makes Move From Back in Tablet Race

April 25, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on Windows Makes Move From Back in Tablet Race
Data says Windows has gone from a dead stop last year to nearly 7.5 percent market share last quarter

Mark Hurd, co-president of Oracle
Channel Programs

Oracle Wants to be Easier Business Partner

April 15, 2013 Channelnomics Staff Comments Off on Oracle Wants to be Easier Business Partner
There’s potential for boom and bust for partners in Mark Hurd’s vision to be easier for customers to work with

Microsoft Surface Pro
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Microsoft Surface in the Channel Just Rumors

April 3, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft Surface in the Channel Just Rumors
Microsoft is starting to sell its Surface tablets in bulk to business through a direct sales model, similar to its consumer strategy

Marc-Henri Lauzon, president of ITUtility.net
Cloud

ITUtility.net adds Lync to its hosted mix

April 3, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ITUtility.net adds Lync to its hosted mix
Adding realtime collaboration tool to hosted apps bundle keeps partners competitive, provides new services opportunities

Windows 8.1 Screen
Computers

Intel, Microsoft preparing channel for coming refresh

March 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel, Microsoft preparing channel for coming refresh
100-plus million PCs are in need of an update, and either new PC innovation or the looming XP deadline will drive the refresh

Dell XPS convertibe Ultrabook
Computers

Intel sees decline of 10-inch tablet

March 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel sees decline of 10-inch tablet
Chipmaker outlines plans for the future of the tablet and the ultrabook at its Intel Solutions Summit

Greg Myers on Tech Data Canada's new Sharp distribution deal
Cloud

Tech Data Canada gets SPLA okay from Microsoft

March 14, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada gets SPLA okay from Microsoft
Move gives a broader range of solution providers access to Microsoft’s easiest pay-as-you-go licensing model for hosted software offerings

Tim Billing, vice president of vendor management, Ingram Micro Canada
Distribution

Ingram gets Microsoft Lync exclusive

January 22, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram gets Microsoft Lync exclusive
Distributor chosen to rep Microsoft’s full UC line in Canada

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QuickVid: Microsoft sees new world for Windows 8 enterprise deployment

January 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: Microsoft sees new world for Windows 8 enterprise deployment
BYOD, new apps, and new form factors will mean the end of the monolithic enterprise-wide operating system update.