XChange: Microsoft Targets Cloud Partners With BPOS Incentives
Microsoft unveiled new partner tools, including marketing collateral and cash incentives, to get partners up to speed on BPOS and its other cloud computing offerings.

Intel, Newegg Investigate Sale Of Fake Chips
Both Intel and Newegg said Monday they are investigating how counterfeit processors could have been sold to customers.

Cisco CRS-3 Router Claims 12 Times Capacity Of Competitors
Cisco debuts new carrier routing system for service providers, targeting explosion of bandwidth demands thanks to mobile, video and cloud.

Five Productivity Tools To Try Right Now
Doing some office Spring cleaning? Try out these five tools that can improve productivity.

Sepaton Intros Multi-Node Virtual Tape Libraries
The new versions of its VTLs now offer non-disruptive scalability to two or six nodes, and includes enhanced data deduplication capabilities to decrease required storage capacity and increase performance.

Exclusive: HP's New Channel Chief Outlines His Vision
Former Lenovo and AMD executive Stephen DiFranco promises to simplify things for HP partners in his new role as head of HP's Solution Partner Organization.

Aava Mobile Places Its Bets On Open
Device Platform
Aava Mobile’s open source mobile platform spans both software and hardware, giving OEMs and carriers more flexibility.

Review: Ubuntu 9.10 Brings Good Karma To Linux

We like the code name "Karmic Koala" but how does Ubuntu 9.10 measure up to Windows 7?

Review: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ A Star

Company's latest media player is the first we've seen that plays almost every type of format.

Review: Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d

Iomega recently released a new NAS device that is a pleasure to use -- if you can get past a few caveats.

Good Timing: Belkin Puts Energy Savings Into A Powerstrip

Company's new Conserve Surge with Timer, the first in a line that will focus on ways for IT and facility departments to help manage electric usage.

Microsoft Office Web Apps Vs. Google Docs

Micosoft Office Web Apps inevitably will be compared to Google Docs. The CRN Test Center finds some advantages and disadvantages in choosing Office Web Apps over Google Docs.

Review: Lexmark Prestige All-In-One Printer

Lexmark recently reworked its entire inkjet printer line. The CRN Test Center takes a look at the Prestige, one of the new Professional class models.

Aava Mobile Places Its Bets On Open Device Platform

Aava Mobile's open source mobile platform spans both software and hardware, giving OEMs and carriers more flexibility.

Bigger, Cheaper HDDs Taking On Solid State

The desktop storage channel may be paving the way for a real pricing skirmish between hard disk drive (HDD) platforms and newer, more expensive Solid State Drive (SSD) components - a battle that could have implications for the market through the rest of 2010.

Low-Cost Cloud Storage With Cloud Leverage

With only four account executives, the company is motivated to work with channel partners looking for a low-cost, cloud-based storage solution.

Apple's Past Lessons Loom As it Races to April 3

Later this week, Apple will start taking orders for its long-awaited tablet, the iPad, but the April 3 availability date for some already seems to be too long of a wait.

Content To Transform Your Business At XChange

Everything Channel, in conjunction with the XChange advisory boards and key vendor executives, has been working to refresh the event's content and develop a track for solution-provider executives who want to transform business practices.

CloudShare: Build And Send IT Environments In The Cloud

CloudShare offers a SaaS platform that lets VARs and solution providers create demos, proofs of concept and sales tools of complex IT environments in the cloud and without the travel and investment typically required.

Maponics Gets Geographic With It

Maponics provides neighborhood boundary data to enable customers and channel partners to provide contextual data and interactive maps that improve real estate and local search.

Two Slate videos from HP take aim at Apple iPad and lack of Flash support, hours after Apple's iPad commercial debuts.

Apple aired its first iPad television commercial during the Academy Awards Sunday night, and the device's simplicity and ease of use were the main themes.

Both Intel and Newegg said Monday they are investigating how counterfeit processors could have been sold to customers.

Sony aims to sell about 2.5 million 3D TVs over the next 12 months. The first 46-inch model will go on sale in June in Japan. It hasn't announced a date for sale in the United States.

Doing some office Spring cleaning? Try out these five tools that can improve productivity.

Amid a backdrop of the worst economic conditions in a lifetime, selecting 2009's best products was a challenging -- and rewarding -- task.

Former Lenovo and AMD executive Stephen DiFranco promises to simplify things for HP partners in his new role as head of HP's Solution Partner Organization.