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Gartner tells us what’s wrong with this picture

As if the current economic climate wasn’t bad enough, research firm Gartner is out with its Top Ten list of “most contentious IT issues for the next two years.” It should be required reading for every solutions provider.

| Opinion | Business intelligence | Channel | 10/14/08 at 9:36 am |


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VAR cannot be an island

According to an entry in the RFID Switchboard, 35 percent of revenues earned by IT channel partners are the result of relationships with other VARs.

| News | Channel | 10/13/08 at 8:46 am |


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Will Apple break the $1000 notebook barrier?

There's a reason more people buy Windows PCs than Apples. It doesn't have anything to do with technology, security, or perceived superiority. It's just cheaper. And Apple's long-standing strategy of charging a lot more and creating a "cool" image to support the high price isn't going to cut it during the recession.

| News | Channel | 10/10/08 at 10:05 am |


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Little PCs, Big Phones

The VAR Guy talks about sub-notebooks today, having predicted that the devices, also called netbooks, would become "hot" during the fourth quarter.

| News | Channel | 10/09/08 at 10:10 am |


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