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Tech Visionary Polese: Cloud Spells Big Opportunity For The Channel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST

Technology Visionary Kim Polese says the future could not be brighter for the channel.

A Cloud Burst Of Activity At XChange Tech Innovators

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST

How to prosper from the cloud computing revolution dominated the discussion at Everything Channel's Tech Innovator's 2009 in Las Vegas this week.

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IBM Enlists Partners In Mission To Create A Smarter Planet

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 EST

IBM's Rich Michos rallied solution providers at this week's XChange Tech Innovators conference to join in the push to build a smarter planet.

Barnes & Noble: Nook E-Reader Sold Out Through Holidays

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:00 EST

If you haven't ordered a Nook already, you won't see one until January at the earliest.

Zlago Brings The Cloud Down to Earth For Small Businesses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

Zlago offers hosted desktop services for small businesses, complete with e-mail, security and storage, which VARs can private-label to their customers.

Shareholders Grill Ballmer On Apple, Windows Mobile

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

At Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer found himself answering the same questions that he's been fielding for several years, and his answers weren't much different than in the past.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

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Varnex VAR Poll: From Health Care To Windows 7 To The Super Bowl

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST

Synnex conducts a realtime poll of solution provider members at its Varnex conference. Here's a look at the questions, along with the percentage of the audience selecting each answer, followed by comments from some vendors.

Sony's Online Service Takes PlayStation Network One Step Beyond

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:00 EST

Sony puts its PlayStation Network on steroids, networking more devices and providing more downloadable content.

Salesforce's Force.com Development Platform Gaining Traction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:00 EST

Company sets alliances with CA and BMC Software that expand the Force.com cloud computing ecosystem.

Plug Into Your Own Cloud With Updated Pogoplug

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:41:00 EST

Cloud Engines updates the Pogoplug, which connects your USB drive to the Internet to access and share your files with anyone or a select set of users from anywhere, according to the company.

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Microsoft Retail Store Dancing Video Goes Viral

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:58:00 EST

A new video making the rounds shows Microsoft employees dancing in organized fashion at one of the company's newly opened retail stores. Is this just another ham-fisted guerilla marketing campaign from Microsoft?

Dell Reports Large Q3 Revenue, Income Declines

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:00 EST

Dell reported large declines in its fiscal third quarter 2010 revenue and income compared to the same period last year, with enterprise and SMB drops leading the way.

2009 CRN Tech Innovator Awards

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

The Sixth Annual Tech Innovators Awards, unveiled this week at the XChange Tech Innovators conference in Las Vegas, honored companies for using new methods or technologies to deliver top-notch products.

Ballmer Says Windows 7 Sales Booming

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:00 EST

Microsoft spent much of this week sharing its vision of the cloud computing future with developers, but CEO Steve Ballmer wants people to know that Windows 7 sales are chugging along at a record pace.

Palo Alto Networks Preps For (Another) Channel Close-Up

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:00 EST

Firewall start-up set to debut updated channel program 11 months after eliminating its channel chief position.

Interop: Cloud Computing Adopters Ready To 'Trust, But Verify'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:00 EST

CIO panelists at Interop New York tell cloud providers like Microsoft, Amazon, Joyent and Google that security is still a big risk for cloud computing.

YouTube's Auto Caps Not Only Help The Deaf, But Searchers Too

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:41:00 EST

Google's YouTube offers automatic video captioning.

Google Releases Chrome OS To Open Source

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:00 EST

Google is providing more detail around its plans for Chrome OS, much of which centers on addressing the complexity that has long plagued users of a certain widely-used proprietary operating system.

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:00 EST

AOL To Cut About 2,300 Workers If Time Warner Spin-Off Goes Through

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST

AOL told its employees that one-third of them will either be voluntarily or involuntarily let go in order to cut annual operating costs by about $300 million.

3 Reasons Sony PS3 Sales Are Soaring

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST

Celebrating its third birthday, Sony's PS3 is gaining sales momentum in the marketplace against Microsoft's Xbox 360.

AT&T Responds to Verizon With Luke Wilson Ad

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

After suffering a setback in its lawsuit against Verizon, AT&T has responded to its competitor with a new 3G wireless advertisement featuring actor Luke Wilson.

3 Reasons Why Apple's Tablet May Be Fiction

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:34:00 EST

Good grief, could we just get an Apple tablet already? Based on the constantly shifting parameters of this device, its future looks dubious.

California Adopts New TV Energy Efficiency Standards

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:14:00 EST

The commission enacts that all televisions smaller than 58 inches sold in California in 2011 must consume 33 percent less electricity and 49 percent less electricity by 2013.

LogLogic Eases Compliance Efforts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

LogLogic takes complex log data and turns it into something manageable.