A Links Catch-UpYep, I've been travelling for the past week, getting a jump on the holidays and visiting family. But things weren't slow around ChannelWeb -- here are some of the best reads from the past last week: CRN names the Top 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2006, complete with slide show. The CRN Test Center puts three channel-friendly Linux desktop distributions (Linspire, SUSE and Xandros) to the test. Good to its word, Sun moves more of the Java code base to the open-source General Public License. Speaking of Java, Stacy Cowley looks at how Eclipse has become the "de-facto industry standard" for Java development. Robert Faletra has advice for solution providers eyeing the managed services market: Go for it: "In this early stage of market development, sales cycles are long, success rates are low and profitable pricing models are unclear. The advantage of being in the market at this stage—if you can afford it—is that the expertise and knowledge that's gained accelerates your business in stage two, where most profits will be made."
"Auerbach was maniacal in his pursuit of victory. He always had a plan. He was always three or four steps ahead of his opponents... In the VARBusiness 2007 State of the Market survey, leadership factors heavily in the success of a business. More so than any other method, establishing and managing goals, having management focus on sales and formalizing a sales plan are what it takes to grow a reseller business. You can see Auerbach in these characteristics." And a well-earned thanks to VARBusiness' Gayle Kesten, who filled in here at ChannelWeb and deployed our Executive Briefing and Web Services newsletters. Posted by Joe Caponi at 03:48 PM, November 13, 2006 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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