Skype

Barat Dickman, vice president and general manager of unified communications and collaboration at Westcon-Comstor.
Cloud

Comstor launches video-as-a-service offering

February 1, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor launches video-as-a-service offering
Westcon’s Comstor group teams with Polycom to offer cloud-based video-as-a-service that solution providers can offer under its GoldSeal services label.

Virtualization

Dell reaches into midmarket with new Dell Appliance for Wyse — Citrix

January 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell reaches into midmarket with new Dell Appliance for Wyse — Citrix
An appliance originally designed to bring Citrix into the low end of the market has had its scalability increased more than tenfold, now supporting up to 5000 users. Dell also announced its new ThinOS software, which now supports Skype for Business, and is backwards compatible into the existing install base.

Cloud

Citrix pledges continued refocus on core product to partners

January 11, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix pledges continued refocus on core product to partners
Citrix said at its partner event that its new focus on its core business – the secure delivery of apps and data – turned around 2015, and led to a very strong close to the year. They then laid out how they intend to continue that in 2016.

Notebooks

Millenial appeal underpins new HP commercial PC announcements at CES

January 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Millenial appeal underpins new HP commercial PC announcements at CES
The increasing impact of style and functionality from the consumer segment to the commercial PC space is not a new trend, but HP believes it has taken it to a new level with its latest announcements, designed to appeal to millennial customers both in their esthetics and through a new commitment to improving the notebook PC as a communications device.

Computers

HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products

October 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products
Several new desktops, all-in-ones and notebooks were announced, with HP emphasizing new design, security and collaboration features, some of which are unique to them.

Windows 8.1 Screen
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Windows 8.1 market share barely inches up

March 4, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Windows 8.1 market share barely inches up
Microsoft is taking notice and reportedly ready for drastic measures to move the needle, including a free versions of Windows 8.1.

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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Microsoft makes it official: Nadella in as CEO

February 4, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft makes it official: Nadella in as CEO
As expected, Microsoft named veteran insider Satya Nadella as successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, making the 46-year-old just the third chief executive.

Former Microsoft exec Stephen Elop is reportedly one of the finalists for the CEO role.
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Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Strategic Shift Possible

November 11, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Strategic Shift Possible
Microsoft reportedly narrowed the list of possible replacements for retiring CEO Steve Ballmer.

HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

HP CEO Whitman: Microsoft, Intel Now Rivals

October 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on HP CEO Whitman: Microsoft, Intel Now Rivals
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman tells analysts longtime partners in innovation Intel and Microsoft are now competitors

Nokia Lumia
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Microsoft Out on $7B Limb With Nokia Mobile Buy

September 3, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Out on $7B Limb With Nokia Mobile Buy
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.