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  • 'Most' small, medium businesses to buy iPads this year says new study

    Posted January 2, 2012 - 12:15 pm

    Didn't get an iPad under the Christmas tree this year? Cheer up, you could be getting one at work, says a new study from the NPD Group.

  • Apple unveils Joint Venture service for business owners

    Posted March 3, 2011 - 5:45 pm

    Apple on Thursday launched Joint Venture, a new program that offers personal training, specialized support, loaner Macs, and other premium services to businesses.

  • Clouds for SMBs: Cost vs. customization

    Posted November 29, 2010 - 3:51 pm

    Cloud computing gives small and mid-sized businesses--even wineries--IT-enabled capabilities that they otherwise couldn't begin to afford. The tradeoff with SaaS solutions for the midmarket, however, is that customers usually have to accept relatively generic implementations and a small number of providers for their specific industries, says IDC research analyst Ian Song. Customization costs can add up.

  • Channel business during recession

    Posted August 19, 2008 - 5:04 pm

    There are certain things that are hard to sell during a recession. RVs, for example. The Midwest RV show was in town, and not surprisingly, nobody's buying the house-on-wheels these days. Okay, I hear you, we're not in a recession. Only a "mental recession", right? Things are better than they've ever been? You work for Exxon?

  • HP bypasses smaller partners in CDW deal

    Posted August 8, 2008 - 5:32 pm

    Does it bother anyone else to see "small business" defined as "500 or fewer employees"? I don't know about you, but a company with 500 employees is not a small business in my book. But I digress. HP has apparently made a sweetheart deal with CDW to target small businesses with 500 or fewer employees.

    Under the deal, HP co-funds 110 new HP-only salespeople for CDW.
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