Tablets

PC shipments, tablet inventories climb

May 13, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Commercial sales continue to bail out the PC market, notebook sales have stabilized and tablet inventories are increasing, according to research.

Brian Dye, senior vice president of information security at Symantec

Symantec declares antivirus is no moneymaker

May 7, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Symantec is preparing to unveil a security intelligence service to give businesses strategic insight into identifying and containing breaches.

5 reasons the tablet era is ending already

April 28, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Five years on, evidence is growing that the tablet’s days may be numbered as the handhelds get squeezed between PCs and smartphones.

Motion gets bigger with R12 launch

April 21, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Motion Computing calls its new R12 line of tablets “rugged redefined,” aims for the intersection of “sleek and sexy” and “rugged and durable.”

Richard Hutton, director of channel marketing at Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division

Samsung steps up channel activity with new program

April 1, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

“Samsung Team of Empowered Partners” — or STEP — will consolidate channel resources and serve as a launch pad for expanding its reseller network.

Cisco goes for broke in video-for-all strategy

March 12, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Cisco wants to take high-quality video collaboration capabilities beyond the CEO suite and disperse it among the working masses.

HP diversifies Windows tablets with ProPad launch

March 3, 2014 Robert Dutt 1

HP introduces the new ProPad 600 for low-end corporate markets, updates its flagship ElitePad tablet.

New Microsoft CEO says partnering “is in our DNA”

February 5, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO, says partnering is key to the company, but partnerships will evolve as Microsoft goes cloud-first and mobile-first.

Rod Millar, senior vice president of Tech Data Mobile Solutions

Tech Data launches new Global Mobility Unit

February 5, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Tech Data is taking its mobile technology practice to a new level with the creation of a new unit that will coordinate go-to-market strategies and support.