Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:10 PM/EST

Hot Channel Stories from Around the Web - Dead of Winter Edition

A look at virtualization vendor Parallels and why you should keep your eye on this rising company. Plus, secrets from inside Microsoft.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:38 PM/EST

The Problem I Want IBM's Watson to Tackle

If Watson could foil Jeopardy! champs, how about having "him" solve the problems faced by TSA. Besides helping TSA figure out the right staffing levels at the right times to avoid enormous lines, "he" might be programmed to do something even more important -- detect "tells" such as facial expressions and behavior of individuals who could pose a security threat.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:46 PM/EST

A Father's Journey: 100 Marathon VAR Raises Awareness for Mental Illness

Guy Fessenden, a prominent former VAR and entrepreneur, will complete his journey on foot across the country on Saturday, Feb. 19, having run 100 marathon distances in 140 days in honor of his daughter Suzanne who suffers from mental illness.

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Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:39 PM/EST

Don't Kill Your PC

A new poll shows that about 40 percent of people have cursed at their PCs while 9 percent have resorted to actual violence.

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Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:49 AM/EST

Cisco's umi TelePresence and the Channel

What does Cisco's umi TelePresence for consumers mean for Cisco channel partners? Not a lot, according to a recent Cisco blog post. The system doesn't interoperate with Cisco's high-end TelePresence for business systems.

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Monday, September 13, 2010 2:24 PM/EST

Who's Next for Oracle?

Technology vendors are on an acquisition spree lately. And now that Mark Hurd is a top executive at Oracle, how will his influence factor into the company's acquisition targets? Is Oracle in the market for an IT consulting and services firm next?

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Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:14 PM/EST

Who is Right, HP or Oracle?

Big tech vendors are getting tougher when it comes to competition, poaching employees, winning customers and suing each other.

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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:10 PM/EST

Oracle, HP Fight Over Hurd

In the month since HP's board of directors ousted CEO Mark Hurd, Oracle has hired him, HP has sued him and Oracle has threatened to cut ties with HP. The big losers? Customers and channel partners.

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Tuesday, September 07, 2010 1:52 PM/EST

Hurd Hire Boosts Oracle's Channel Cred

Mark Hurd brings Oracle experience managing a multi-billion dollar business, selling hardware and competing with technology giants. But he also brings something else Oracle is missing -- a positive reputation among channel partners.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:33 AM/EST