Mobility

Enterasys SuperDrive: Partners And The Future (0) May 17, 2012 At Enterasys SuperDrive 2012, partners are buzzing about the OneFabric networking portfolio while Enterasys celebrates its growth in the marketplace. Is Enterasys a rising star on the networking scene?
Reports: Enterprises Embracing BYOD Trend (0) May 16, 2012 Enterprise organizations have moved well past the acceptance phase to embrace the BYOD trend, creating swaths of opportunity for the channel to create holistic and scalable mobile security policies and management services for their customers.
Inside the Great Huawei Threat (3) May 10, 2012 China’s Huawei Technologies is a repeat target of criticism by competitors and governments as a competitive and security threat. The reality is Huawei is just getting started in the U.S. market and channel, and it’s taking a deliberate approach to building its presence.
Can BYOD Survive the End of Subsidies? (0) May 10, 2012 Consumers can’t get enough of smartphones and tablets, and that’s driving IT vendors and solution providers to adopt mobile device management. What many consumers don’t know is their devices are heavily subsidized by carriers, who are growing tired of paying for hardware. Will BYOD continue if subsidies are curtailed?
F5 Networks Offers SPDY Application Delivery (0) May 8, 2012 F5 Networks introduces the SPDY Gateway, an appliance designed to optimize the Web and Web-based applications via Google's SPDY protocol. F5 networks is also leveraging SPDY as an effective way to optimize Web apps for mobile use, and for browsers that don't natively support SPDY.
Skype Stunting Microsoft, Nokia Turnaround (7) May 7, 2012 Nokia is blaming Microsoft’s ownership of Skype as the reason many carriers don’t want to carry the new Lumia smartphone powered by Windows Phone 7. There’s some truth to this excuse, but it’s more a reflection of what’s happening across the technology landscape in terms of allies becoming frienemies and competitors.
Sprint Picks Zenprise for MDM Service (0) May 4, 2012 Sprint’s selection of Zenprise MobileManager for its new mobile device management service offering reflects the growing need and demand for enterprise-class management and security of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. It’s another sign the channel needs to step up MDM adoption.
Juniper Unveils Mobile Security, Access Tools (0) May 3, 2012 Juniper Networks launched a slew of mobile security and management enhancements to its Simply Connected portfolio, which aim to give channel partners a few more tools to address security and access challenges stemming from the rising tide of BYOD.
VMware View 5.1 Ready For Mobile Workforce (0) May 3, 2012 VMware View 5.1 arrives with new optimization features alongside the VMware Project Octopus Beta storage platform. With virtualization, cloud and storage capabilities under its belt, VMware readies itself for the mobile enterprise.
Quest Software Boasts Robust Migration Services (0) May 1, 2012 Quest Software announces itself as a leading provider of Microsoft Office 365 migration. Are Quest Software's moves indicative of a recent change from public to private company or a company moving to cloud services? Or both?
Ultrabooks Drive Lenovo's Enhanced Experience 3.0 (0) April 30, 2012 Lenovo's EE3 offers an optimized boot environment for PCs, shrinking boot time 40 percent. Is Lenovo gearing up for ultrabooks and Windows 8 tablets?
Symantec: Malicious Attacks Spike 81 Percent (0) April 30, 2012 Symantec's new Threat Report indicates the increasing need for channel partners to hone skills and expand security practices and highlights the need for more mobile device management and protection.
Enterasys MDM: One Appliance to Rule Them All (0) April 30, 2012 Enterasys introduces the Mobile Identity and Access Manager appliance, offering granular MDM controls based on 50 unique attributes. With a virtual appliance option and cloud-based controls, will this be the style of MDM to dominate the future?
Why Jabber Is All About Mobile Enterprise (0) April 27, 2012 Cisco's ambitions with Jabber may be to build a de-facto UC platform for the upcoming wave of mobile devices in the enterprise.
How Microsoft Will Trump Android in Mobility (0) April 24, 2012 Google's Android is facing court challenges by Oracle over its use of Java, while customers are raising frustrations over their user experience. A combination of Android shortcomings and Google miscalculations will open the door for Microsoft to roar back in the mobility market. In the end, it's all about integration.
SAP Recruiting Partners To Expand Reach (0) April 23, 2012 SAP is focused heavily on expanding its partner program into key areas like mobility and data analytics as it looks to decrease direct sales involvement and expand market reach.
Microsoft Extending Windows Intune’s Tentacles (0) April 20, 2012 At this week’s Microsoft Management Summit, the software company announced the next version of Windows Intune will include mobile device management capabilities including support for rival Android and Apple tablets and smartphones. Is this surrender or strategic genius?
Intel Preparing for ARM's Race (0) April 18, 2012 Intel's success in the mobility market may never come to pass. Can it really compete against the flexible nature of the ARM platform?
Unified Communications: An Integrator’s Dream (0) April 17, 2012 Unified communications suffers from a singular problem: There’s no one product that encompasses the full communications spectrum. That one issue is holding back progress in the unified communication channel. The reality is unified communications can be anything we want it to be. Here’s why.
Google Wallet: A Channel Opportunity (0) April 13, 2012 Google Wallet is impressive, but proliferation remains low as mobile phones slowly adopt NFC technology. Is now the perfect time for channel partners to gear up solutions and services wrapped around NFC payments?
Gartner: iPad Still King in 2016 (0) April 13, 2012 A recent Gartner projection places Apple's iPad as the leading tablet well into 2016. But what does that say about other tablet contenders?
Best Buy Reorganizes As CEO Resigns (2) April 10, 2012 Best Buy's CEO Brian Dunn resigns as internal company reorganizations adapt to the digital world. Will Best Buy find new profitability through systems integration services in the channel?
Sophos Installs New Channel Chief (0) April 9, 2012 Sophos management tells Channelnomics the changing of channel leadership is not an indication of a strategy shift. Rather, the installation of a new channel chief comes as the security vendor continues to integrate acquired companies and refine channel relationships.
BoxTone Launches Mobility Management Network (0) April 6, 2012 BoxTone is looking beyond mobile device management and security to deliver enterprise mobility management (EMM), which extends MDM to include application sourcing and management. The program positions BoxTone as an enterprise mobility aggregation point.
Mac Malware Dispels Invulnerability of All Devices (0) April 6, 2012 More than 600,000 Macs are infected by the Flashback Trojan, which disables many of the native OS X security protections. While not unique, the mass infection shows Mac users can no longer be cavalier about malware and vulnerability threats. Nor can mobile users.
MDM is a Growing Vendor Battleground (4) April 4, 2012 Research in Motion yesterday started shipping its universal mobile management application, while Sophos bought German mobility leader DIALOGS. Networking, security and mobility vendors are racing to field mobile device management solutions. While there’s already a pecking order, no one company dominates this growing segment.
Is ‘McAfee Inside’ Intel’s New Secret Weapon? (1) March 30, 2012 Security vendor McAfee had a big presence at the Intel Solutions Summit this week in New Orleans. Intel executives repeatedly cited McAfee’s security technology as instrumental to its future roadmap, and called security challenges a $23 billion opportunity. Is the integration of McAfee one of Intel’s secret weapons for enabling the platform of the future?
Cisco To Acquire ClearAccess (0) March 28, 2012 Cisco said it planned to acquire ClearAccess, which aims to give its service provider partners a leg up in managing and integrating mobile, cloud and other residential devices for their customers.
Tablets Facing Same Fate as Netbooks (0) March 26, 2012 Apple’s iPad will remain the dominant tablet for the next five years, but a flood of low-cost tablets and the rise of ultralight notebooks will transform the market dynamics again. The shift has the potential of rendering conventional tablets obsolete as quickly as tablets dispatched netbooks.
Ingram Launches New Mobility Unit (0) March 23, 2012 Ingram Micro named Michael Romero to head its North America effort in mobility technology development and sales. The appointment comes as Ingram Micro and other distributors look to penetrate the exploding mobility market and bring opportunities to its channel partners.
Symantec Expands Mobile Management Portfolio (0) March 23, 2012 Symantec has acquired Nukona, an innovative supplier of mobile application management solutions, to extend its capabilities in enabling ‘Bring Your Own Device’ to work policies. The addition complements earlier mobility acquisitions, and positions Big Yellow and its partners to capitalize on a $7 billion market opportunity.
Intel Bets Big on Ultrabooks, Mobility (0) March 21, 2012 At its annual partner summit, Intel showed off the technology driving the next generation of ultrabooks and mobile devices. The processor and component vendor believes the future will be the convergence of PCs and tablets into a consolidated computing device.
Level Platforms Brings MDM to MSPs (0) March 20, 2012 Level Platforms reports positive response to its Managed Workplace 2012, particularly among managed service providers interested in new capabilities such as mobile device management for the growing fleet of smartphones and tablets.
Symantec Trial Brings MDM Need into Focus (2) March 14, 2012 “The Symantec Smartphone Honey Stick Project” revealed how readily people will try to access data and applications on lost smartphones. The remedy is better mobile device management, which is quickly growing into a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for solution providers.
Microsoft Closing Windows Mobile Marketplace (0) March 12, 2012 Microsoft is shutting down its Windows Mobile Marketplace that supports Windows Mobile 6.x phones and embedded devices as part of its gradual phasing out of the legacy operating system. Still unclear is the future of enterprise and embedded devices on the older platform.
Cisco, Symantec, McAfee Top in Mobile Security (1) March 9, 2012 A new Infonetic report finds Cisco, Symantec and McAfee rated top in mobile device security by business IT decision makers. While that’s no surprise, the report is deceptive in that the mobile security field is young and there are numerous vendors vying for a piece of this opportunity. In other words, it’s not a solid top three.
Apple’s iPad Announcement Marks PC Era’s End (0) March 7, 2012 Apple CEO Tim Cook uttered the phrase “post-PC world” more than a dozen times in the first five minutes of a presentation introducing a slew of new products, including the iPad 3. Is this truly the end of the PC era, and will the world be ruled by mobile, personalized devices?
Microsoft May Rise Again with Windows 8 (0) March 1, 2012 A strange juxtaposition is happening in the technology continuum, as Microsoft is suddenly getting all the buzz over the forthcoming release of Windows 8 and Apple is the one fighting for attention lackluster releases, such as the iPad 3 and Mac OS Mountain Lion. Microsoft may yet regain the initiative, as it’s long stated.
RSA Conference Buzz is All About Mobility (1) February 28, 2012 Cloud security, hacktivism and advanced persistent threats are significant items on the RSA Conference agenda. Mobility, though, is overshadowing all these topics at the world’s largest security confab, as vendors and solution providers look to capitalize on the consumerization and mobile device revolution.
AT&T Considering Toll-Free Mobile Apps (0) February 28, 2012 The wireless carrier is developing a new program through which mobile application developers would pay data transport fees instead of customers. Though app developers are decrying the concept, there’s merit in the idea for app developers and mobile users alike.
Palo Alto Expands Alliances in IPO Run-Up (2) February 24, 2012 Among the crop of much-anticipated tech IPOs this year is Palo Alto Networks, the market-leading and channel-darling next-generation firewall vendor. While no IPO date has been set, Palo Alto Networks is expanding its tech alliance roster – and that’s probably for more than just extending interoperability with complementary vendors.
Verizon, Motorola Team on Mobile Enablement (0) February 24, 2012 Verizon Wireless announced a new alliance with Motorola Solutions to provide more reliable data and voice transport services for enterprise-class mobile devices and machine-to-machine solutions. Motorola partners will provide the field sales, implementation and support for these mobile solutions.
Tech Data’s TDMobility Adds Carrier Partnerships (0) February 23, 2012 New agreements with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint quicken Tech Data’s pace to keep up with other distributors in competitive bids to offer partners simpler, more profitable routes to the mobile market.
Mobile Device, Data Traffic Poised to Soar (0) February 21, 2012 Solution providers need to get ready for opportunities in the explosive growth of smartphone and tablet sales, along with an accompanying boom in mobile data traffic — with mobile cloud use accounting nearly three-quarters of that traffic — by 2016.
Intermec Sharpens Channel Focus on Solutions (0) February 8, 2012 Intermec is refining its channel program with new focus and improved incentives in mind as more VARs and ISVs embrace rugged mobile enterprise devices.
Microsoft's Other Mobile Problem (1) February 7, 2012 Microsoft went “all in” on Windows Phone 7 to reverse its fortunes against Google's Android and Apple’s iOS in the smartphones wars. Left out of the battle, though, was Windows Mobile, the operating system for rugged devices, a sector Microsoft thought was secure. Not only is that position being threatened, Microsoft may have already lost the ruggedized market.
Surging Smartphone Sales Usher In MDM Era (0) February 6, 2012 For the first time, smartphone sales surpassed shipments of client PCs – including tablets – to become the world’s most prolific computing platform. Over the next three years, more than 1 trillion smartphones will enter service, compelling businesses to adopt mobile device management.
RIM Faces Long Road to Redemption (0) January 23, 2012 Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, is replacing its co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis today. The task of turning around the vendor falls to Thorsten Heins, who is faced with sliding market share and customer satisfaction ratings. Could RIM become the first casualty of the mobility era?
IT Buyers No Longer Looking at Tech in Isolation (0) January 23, 2012 Business analytics is the technology most on the minds of CIOs recently surveyed by Gartner. Along with mobility, cloud and social business, the survey reveals a shift in IT organizations newly focused on combining these forces to change the way a business interacts externally.
Webroot Exiting Email Security, Archiving (8) January 19, 2012 Webroot is getting out of the email security and archiving business, telling partners it will now focus on providing endpoint anti-malware software. The move is jarring to some partners who are coping with the shift in providers and places them in the stream of the already crowded endpoint security market.
Juniper Turns to Partners to Combat Cisco (0) January 18, 2012 At its first global partner conference in Las Vegas, Juniper executives appealed to channel partners to help compete with and take business from rival Cisco in what’s been positioned as an innovator against a legacy company. It’s a growing sign that networking market competition is heating up since Cisco refocused. But it’s not just Cisco that Juniper must worry about.
Microsoft’s 2012 Challenge: Beating Itself (0) January 10, 2012 Microsoft is finally getting good reviews for new products, such as Windows Phone 7 Mango and the forthcoming Windows 8 with Metro GUI. What it’s unable to shake is a reputation of lethargy and the complacency of customers. In other words, Microsoft has to beat itself before it can compete with Google, Apple and others.
Channelnomics 2011 Influencers Awards: Part I (1) January 3, 2012 Today, we unveil the first round of our Channelnomics 2011 Influencers awards, in which we recognize those special people and businesses that – for better or worse – influence the thinking and operations of the channel over the last year. We will publish our winners all this week. Up first, associations and channel groups, mobility, and storage.
Security, Privacy Challenges Abound in 2012 (1) December 29, 2011 Privacy threats and Internet security will continue to dominate tech challenges of consumers, organizations, governments, vendors, and solution providers during 2012—a year in which the pace to deploy emerging solutions involving cloud computing, social networking and mobile devices will advance, along with the manner and numbers of hack attacks.
20 Billion Mobile App Downloads and Counting (0) December 28, 2011 The holiday season pushed the number of Android and Apple downloads to record highs. The holiday shopping season reveals not just emerging opportunities in mobile app development, but the integration of holistic systems that include tablets and smartphones.
Apple Patents Fuel Cells for iPhones (1) December 26, 2011 Apple filed patents for what amounts to a hydrogen fuel cell small enough for smartphones and tablets. If perfected, the new power source could energize mobile devices for days or weeks at a time, changing the dynamics of mobility.
5 Considerations for Picking MDM Solutions (3) December 21, 2011 Mobility is poised to become the next big thing in technology, as more than 3 billion IP-enabled devices are set to flood the market in the next year alone. End users want mobile device management (MDM), so it’s up to solution providers to select the right platform. Here are a few thoughts on selecting mobile management solutions.
CompTIA Offers Mobile App Security Certification (0) December 19, 2011 Security threats that continue to place everyone using mobile devices at risk are at the heart of a new joint effort by CompTIA and viaForensics. The goal: Develop security technologies and channel partner practices that are robust and pervasive enough to catch up to the market flood of mobile apps.
Enterprises Love Android and Social Web Sites (2) December 14, 2011 The new quarterly Zscaler ThreatlabZ report finds global enterprise Android adoption skyrocketing among enterprise users, as is their visits via mobile devices to Facebook and Twitter. There’s definitely a security issue here, but an even greater mobile management opportunity.
HP Planning a WebOS Tablet, Again (0) December 12, 2011 Even as it prepares to launch a Windows 8-powered tablet next year, Hewlett-Packard is already looking forward to 2013 when a new WebOS tablet could reappear in the portfolio. Here’s why this idea may or may not fly.
Gartner’s IT Predictions Hold Channel Promise (1) December 2, 2011 It’s December, so it’s time for the prognosticators at Gartner to publish their annual list of things-to-come in IT. This year’s forecast is heavy in predictions for cloud computing, mobility, security and managed services. While some of the list may seem daunting, it’s full of great possibilities for the channel.
WatchGuard, SonicWall Extend VPNs to iOS (0) December 1, 2011 SonicWall and WatchGuard Technologies become the latest security vendors to offer protection to Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Their secret weapon is the tried and true virtual private network.
RIM Offers to Manage iOS, Android Devices (0) November 29, 2011 Research in Motion, the company behind BlackBerry, is expected to launch its Mobile Fusion platform that will extend management to iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The new product is designed to stem customer defections. It’s also a sign of the increasing need for broad mobile device management.
Is Mobile Antivirus a Scam? (2) November 23, 2011 All of the major security software vendors – Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Sophos and Kaspersky Lab – have products for safeguarding smartphones and tablets from the ills of malware. While mobile malware is real, a Google engineer says it’s not prevalent and that security vendors should be ashamed of themselves.
Mushroom Networks Growing a Wireless World (0) November 23, 2011 Mushroom Networks, the vendor with products like Truffle and PortaBella, is growing its channel program to deliver its bandwidth management and video streaming solutions to any wired and wireless location. Mushroom is leaning toward a future where wireless and portability are king.
RIM’s Demise, Apple’s Rise: A Sales Potential (0) November 21, 2011 Research In Motion commanded the government market because of its security. Now, the government and enterprises are embracing Apple’s iPhone and iPad, and augmenting them with add-on management and security. This is giving rise to new channel opportunities for collateral technology sales.
Mobility’s Bright Channel Future (0) November 15, 2011 The proliferation of tablets and smartphones in the enterprise is only the beginning of a bright, prosperous future for mobility products and services among solution providers. Getting into this game starts with understanding where things are today and where they’re going over the next decade.
HP Keeps WebOS Hanging in the Balance (1) November 9, 2011 A decision on the fate of WebOS, the operating system HP has kept in limbo since summer, was expected today. Instead, CEO Meg Whitman told employees the decision process is “complicated” and would take time. Complicated, indeed.
File Synch Services Open New Opportunities (1) November 3, 2011 Backup is good for preserving and restoring data, but it’s not much of a mechanism for sharing files between devices and users. A growing number of file synchronization services including Dropbox, Box.net and YouSendIt are looking to the channel to grow their subscriber base and break out of their consumer roots.
Intel Explains to Partners Why It Bought McAfee (0) October 18, 2011 Renee James, senior vice president of Intel’s Software and Solutions Group, told partners attending the Focus conference in Las Vegas that the processor giant has no plans to assimilate, disrupt or change McAfee’s operations and channel. Instead, the two companies will collaborate on transforming security for the future.
Motorola Solutions Enters Tablet Market with ET1 (1) October 11, 2011 The new Android-powered tablet is purpose-built for business and industrial environments, clearly separating it from causal consumer competitors. If successful, the ET1 could redefine what “business tablet” means to the channel and end-user market.
RIM Looks to IT Channel to Reverse Fortunes (0) October 5, 2011 Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry, is partnering with Tech Data to deliver end-to-end smartphone solutions for resale through the IT channel. The deal comes as Blackberry continues to lose sales and market share to competitors, most notably Apple and Google.
LifeSize Brings Video Conferencing to iOS 5 (0) October 5, 2011 The high-definition video conferencing specialist now supports Apple iOS 5 and will soon support iPhone 4S, enabling business users of these popular smartphones to connect to its collaboration platform. Will smartphones be the catalyst for video conferencing adoption?
Reports: Amazon May Buy WebOS (2) September 30, 2011 As Hewlett-Packard continues to go through its leadership and strategic transition throws, stability seems elusive. The latest disruption: the potential sale of the former Palm business to Amazon. It’s a sign that instability is here for a while.
Zenprise Builds Channel to Tap Mobility Trend (0) September 19, 2011 As more consumer and mixed-use devices find their way into enterprise environments, IT managers are looking for a way to exercise control over data and applications. Zenprise is forming a new channel to push its mobile management applications to this growing market segment.
McAfee, Intel Strategy Coming into Focus (1) September 16, 2011 McAfee and Intel are busy making a series of product and technology development announcements that will culminate at McAfee’s annual Focus security conference in October. At Focus, partners will get a first-hand look at the future of these integrated companies.
Verizon Morphing into a Solution Provider (0) September 14, 2011 Verizon Wireless took the wraps off a new initiative, the Verizon Wireless Private Applications Store, a new initiative to provide businesses with applications for mobile devices. The initiative shows how wireless carriers are evolving into technology companies with multiple value propositions.
Mobile Security Poised for Big Growth (1) August 26, 2011 The proliferation of mobile devices, such as increasingly powerful smartphones and tablets, will create more demand for mobile security solutions. A new report indicates the market will top $14.4 billion worldwide by 2017.
We Were Wrong about HP TouchPad, WebOS (2) August 18, 2011 Hewlett-Packard seems on the verge of a major restructuring and refocusing. The tech world is waiting details that may include the spinoff of its PC division. What’s known so far is the TouchPad tablet and the WebOS smartphones are the first casualties.
Google-Moto: A Catalyst for Convergence (0) August 16, 2011 Google is gambling on Motorola Mobility giving it the ability to create holistic mobile solutions and patents to fend off rivals. Google may be building a bridge between the IT and telephony channels to create a new converged world.
Shocker: Google Buys Motorola Mobility (1) August 15, 2011 The search giant is making a big bet on mobility by paying $12.5 billion for handset maker Motorola Mobility. The deal has the potential of reshaping the mobile market.
Vendor Guarantees New Partners RFID Revenue (0) July 21, 2011 ODIN, a maker of RFID management software, is launching a new channel program to attract partners that don't have extensive RFID technology. The intent is to expand the channel ranks and enable sales. The reward: guaranteed revenue – with conditions, of course.
iPhone Gets Tailor-Made Antivirus App (0) July 13, 2011 French security vendor Intego is release the first antivirus application for the Apple iPhone. Malware threats to smartphones is on the rise. Intego's app is a harbinger of emerging channel opportunities in mobile security.
Windows Phone 7: A Market Leader? (0) July 13, 2011 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer basically said it all about Windows Phone 7’s market share: “We’ve gone from very small to very small.” And yet, Microsoft executives at the Worldwide Partner Conference are predicting a surge in adoption that will make Windows mobile platform a true Android rival.
webOS and the Future of Mobility (0) July 8, 2011 Hewlett-Packard isn’t shrugging off bad reviews of its TouchPad tablet and underlying operating system. Instead, it’s using those reviews to improve its products – and that shows HP’s ambitions to be an operating system company and the true future of computing.
Challenges Ahead for iPad Rivals (1) June 30, 2011 Hewlett-Packard debuts its first tablet, the TouchPad, tomorrow and Cisco is releasing its improved Cius business tablet at the end of July. Both vendors have high hopes their product will rival the Apple iPad, but it’s a tall order to dethrone the market leader. Does either of these tablets stand a chance?
Chromebooks in the Channel Worth the Wait (1) May 23, 2011 Google and its laptop partners Acer and Samsung are prepping for the June launch of the Chromebooks through the retail channel. The business versions will be sold exclusively through the Google channel, but not until fall. Trust us, it’s worth the wait.
Microsoft, Nokia Mobility Market Shares Slide (0) May 12, 2011 Since the release of Windows Phone 7 six months ago, Microsoft’s share in the mobility and smartphone market have declined. Its new partner in smartphones, Nokia, is also seeing precipitous declines in its market share. Can the two companies reverse the slide and challenge Google Android and Apple iPhone?
Sprint-Clearwire Deal Reflects Cloud Mobility (0) April 20, 2011 Over the next two years, Sprint Nextel will pay Clearwire more than $1 billion for access to its 4G network. The deal is as much about enabling the mobile cloud as it is about inter-carrier competition with AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Deals such as this may also accelerate cloud convergence.
Microsoft-Toyota Deal a Spark of Future Mobility (0) April 8, 2011 Microsoft and Toyota announced a partnership to develop integrated systems for extending onboard and cloud-based applications to vehicles. The partnership has tremendous potential for building a new foundation of channel service and support opportunities.
Report: Managed Telecom a $237B Opportunity (3) March 11, 2011 The recession permanently changed the way enterprises view managed telecom and IT services. A new report predicts spending on converged managed services will surge over the next five years as businesses look to shed costs by contracting support.
SMBs Like Retail for PCs. Is That So Bad? (0) March 8, 2011 There's some breathlessness in the channel press over a new research report indicating SMBs are increasingly choosing the likes of Best Buy and Walmart over their local VAR when it comes time to buy a new desktop PC. Small analyst firm Techaisle o...
4 Things We Learned Today – February 10 (0) February 10, 2011 Here’s a look at some of the stories and trends that hit our radar screen that are relevant to the channel. My favorite: Rackspace's quarterly earnings report.
First RetroDex Reveals What’s Next in Tech (1) November 17, 2010 Last night, I had the privilege of keynoting the new RetroDex event at the Seattle Music Experience – a wonderful museum dedicated to pop music (and science fiction memorabilia). RetroDex is intended to provide a live compendium to the revived Comdex in virtual form. More than 150 attended to network and hear about what’s going to happen next in technology. Here are a couple of the highlights.
Alternate Interpretation of Market Research (0) October 11, 2010 Oracle co-president Mark Hurd once said, “If you interrogate the numbers long enough, they will provide you the answer.” He was of course talking about business analytics – the study of market indicators, sales performance and customer trends. He was right; numbers don’t lie, but it’s all in how you interpret them.
Battle for Mobility Heads to Court (0) October 4, 2010 On the eve of Windows Phone 7 finally coming to market, Microsoft launched an unusual legal battle against rival Google by filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola. Yes, you read that right: Microsoft is suing Motorola for patent infringement for the way Google’s Android operating system synchs email and files on smartphones.
Checking Out Converging Channels in Washington (0) September 21, 2010 While the rest of the world is lulled into an Indian summer slumber at Oracle World, I’m heading to Washington for the Channel Partners Conference, a production of Phone+ Magazine and Virgo Publishing. This is my first time at the three-day summit, so I’m very curious about how the other side of the channel lives. And by other side I mean the telephony and communications side of the channel.
Intel Reveals the Cloud is Dead (5) August 30, 2010 Let me be the first to say this: “The cloud is dead!”In fact, I’m not sure if cloud computing was ever a real trend. The real disruption to the IT paradigm is mobility, which is part of the promise of cloud computing – access to data from any place, at an...