The Test Center highlights noteworthy PC components that came through the lab so far this year. Manufacturers' ability to build components that support both quad- and dual-core hardware platforms continues to impress us.
Acer's latest Aspire Gemstone laptops come just in time for the holiday shopping blitz, targeting consumers with a range of entertainment-focused models.
It's been a busy quarter for shakeups in some of the industry's top channel companies. Here we look at several channel executives who have come and gone in the last few months.
Inside This Issue: November 26, 2007
Cover Story
Channel Best-Sellers
The latest results are in for the CMP Channel Best-Seller Survey. Who are the big winners, the discouraged losers and the exciting up-and-comers? As with every installment of this twice-a-year list, CRN has all you need to know.
>> Networking
>> Peripherals
>> Security
>> Software
>> Systems/Storage
Specialist Focus
The Health Care Tightrope
Configuring an IT infrastructure to meet the demands of a health-care environent doesn't have to be a nightmare, as evidenced by an overhaul project in Pennsylvania.
Tech Focus
The Resurgence Of CA
CA was ranked dead last in VARBusiness' 2007 Annual Report Card ranking of security companies. But CA assures CRN it's never been one to run from an uphill battle. Its newly created threat management security unit just joined forces with India-based outsourcing heavyweight HCL--and it's on the comeback trail.
ShadowRAM
ShadowRAM: November 26, 2007
Oracle OpenWorld Meets Reallity; Lexmark Still Under Pressure; Seen And Heard.
These articles were mentioned in this issue of CRN.
• Hurd Says Channel Key To HP's $100 Billion Revenue Record
• Xerox Rebound Continues As It Restores Dividends
• 2008 Security Threats Will Follow The Money
• Top 25 Most Innovative Executives Of 2007
• VMware Coounters Oracle, Microsoft With Free Update
• 100 Reasons Why HP Revenues Hit $100 Billion
• Which Handhelds Get Thumbs-Up?
• Microsoft's Small-Biz VoIP Play Hits The Street
• Video: The BlackBerrry Curve 8310
• Slide Show: Top 10 security Threat Predictions For 2008
• Jack Welch's Advice To VARs
• Life Starts At 45nm With Intel's Penryn Chips
COLUMNISTS
Robert C. DeMarzo:
Channel Centric
Will VARs Benefit From All These Big Deals?
Once IBM gets its hands on Cognos, you can bet it will bring more solution providers into the fold as it grows sales to midsize customers.
Robert Faletra:
On The Record
Finding Opportunity, Skirting Recession
This is exactly the time of year when getting to the right individual can mean finding real opportunities for growth.
