VAR Life Imitates "The Office"If you watch the TV series "The Office" (and here at Hot Topics, we do) you know that the show's fictional office supply company, Dunder-Mifflin, is in fierce competition with the very real office supply superchain, Staples. Now VARs can feel that same joy: Staples Buys MSP Thrive Networks. "Staples' push into managed services makes sense, since the market for SMB IT services is huge, according to Jon Whitlock, vice president of marketing development at CBE Technologies, an MSP and Reliable IT customer in Boston." While the big box tech stores have been moving into services for some time, (think Best Buy's Geek Squad) this move may represent some of the most sophisticated services available from a major retailer. Posted by Joe Caponi at 05:19 PM, January 12, 2007 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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