Monday, May 16, 2011 1:29 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Google's HaaS/SaaS service offering to business is $28 per user per month. Is that discount low enough to woo users away from offerings like Lenovo's Cloud Ready Client that provides the same kind of any-application access, but from any device -- smartphone, tablet, or PC?
Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:32 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
From MSP M&A action and tips to HP's Americas Partner Conference, to Microsoft and its virtualization plans as it gets ready for WPC in July, there was plenty happening in the channel this week. Here's a guide to some of the most interesting stories around the web that you should check out if you haven't already.
Monday, August 30, 2010 12:18 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Intel's buy of Infineon's wireless business, which includes ARM-based processors, for $1.4 billion seems like deja vu all over again. Four years ago Intel sold its ARM-based XScale processor business to Marvell for $600 million. What a difference a few years makes.
Monday, May 03, 2010 6:00 AM/EST
By Jessica Davis
The day before HP announced plans to acquire smartphone vendor Palm, Cisco channel executives made a point of showcasing their use of Apple mobile devices, the iPhone and the iPad. Coincidence? The war between the two technology giants will be fought from the most advanced server down to the most mobile device.
Friday, April 02, 2010 1:52 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
Lots of apps will be ready for download right away for Apple's iPad, set to be released on April 3, and Cisco's WebEx is among them, letting you take your online meetings anywhere you can get WiFi or 3G coverage. Do you plan to download it? What other apps are on your list?
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 3:19 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
In part as a cost containment strategy, more enterprises are allowing employees to use their own PCs for work, which means you may not be selling or provisioning that PC. Yet there are plenty of other services to offer around that new model. Are you ready for it?
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:09 PM/EST
By Jessica Davis
We have faster food (McDonald's and microwaves), faster information sharing (Twitter), and the need to do more and more. The energy drink industry has grown to $39 billion. Is it any wonder that a couple of the most admired companies in Silicon Valley are the ones that make things ultra-simple -- Apple and Google?
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:08 PM/EST
By Carolyn April
CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledges a screw-up in the development and execution around Windows Mobile 7. The question is whether solution provider partners need to care.
Monday, September 21, 2009 8:40 AM/EST
By Larry Walsh
Mobile devices ranging from iPod Nanos to Motorola's MC9500-K handheld computer include high-resolution cameras. While a camera in mobile devices has many legitimate uses, users will undoubtedly think of some less appropriate snapshots to take. Those pictures will have serious human resources and regulatory consequences.