ChannelWeb Breaking News

Microsoft Partners Yawn In Chrome's General Direction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:00 EST

Color Microsoft solution providers unimpressed with the limited details Google provided this week on its forthcoming Linux-based Chrome OS.

Hackers Spur Global Warming Skeptics With Stolen E-mails

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:00 EST

A hacker broke into a e-mail server at the Climate Research Unit and published portions of more than 1,000 e-mails and 3,000 documents, which further fueled the fire surrounding the global warming debate in the weeks preceding an international climate change conference.

Free Xbox LIVE Gold This Weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 EST

Silver members can get a free trial of all the gaming system's features Nov. 20-23.

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Cisco's Wendy Bahr: HP's 3Com Buy 'Flattering'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 EST

Cisco's North American channel chief checks in on video, UCS, data center, smart grid and that pesky rivalry with HP.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 EST

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Rosenthal: Extraordinary Thinking Leads To Extraordinary Results

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:00 EST

If you want to drive exceptional sales growth you need to think differently.

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.

Dell Channel Chief: Despite Q3 Declines, Company Exceeds Goals With VARs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST

Greg Davis, vice president and general manager, global commercial channels, and Paul Shaffer, director of U.S. marketing and operations for Dell's global commercial channels, said the company is exceeding goals with enterprise-focused solution providers and expects SMB revenue through the channel to pick up.

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.

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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.

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.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:00 EST

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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.

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.

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.

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.