SLIDE SHOWS

Our list of the most innovative executives of the year spotlights the people that are pushing the envelope with new products and channel programs to bring solution providers to new heights.

Find out which executives made the grade and held their own, despite the great IT downturn of 2009.

Most everyone loves Thanksgiving turkeys. But IT industry turkeys? Not so much. We look at 10 examples of 'turkeys' that have disappointed the tech industry this year.

INTERNATIONAL

Softcell has denied any illegality and its partners are supporting the company.

[05:20 PM, October 21, 2008]

An HP India spokesperson confirmed the DRI search.

[04:39 PM, October 21, 2008]

At Acer's annual Global Press Conference event in Budapest, Hungary, company executives discussed the PC maker's plans to increase its share of the mobility market.

[12:44 PM, September 19, 2008]

NEWS FROM CRN INDIA

Monitor brand AOC is aiming for the no. 2 spot in the Indian monitor market. According to Saurabh Grover DGM, Sales and Marketing, AOC India, We are now the no. 3 monitor brand in India, having retained this position for the last two quarters. As per IDC Indias Q1 2009 report, AOC had 19 percent market share which increased to 21 percent in Q2. Our aim is to further consolidate our market position to reach the second spot by the end of 2009.

PC Solutions has received the Silver certification from Cisco, making it among the few Indian solutions providers to have this accreditation. The Cisco Silver Certified Partner designation, which is the second highest, next to the Gold certification is a validation of our teams competencies and dedication towards customer satisfaction. We are confident that our existing and prospective customers shall be tremendously benefited by our enhanced competencies, said Devendra Taneja, CEO, PC Solutions.

Panache has appointed Akash Sutane to head its Small Form Factor (SFF) and Ultra Small Form Factor (USFF) products. As VP, Thin Clients division, he will be responsible for the marketing, branding and sales of the Panache range of thin client products. Sutane has 11 years of IT industry experience. Prior to joining Panache, he was with Ags Infotech. He has also worked with Sundyne Technologies and Ambika.com.

HP India has said that four of its high selling printerLaserJet M1522mf, CP1215n, P2035n and P2055d will come with three-year warranty as against the standard one-year warranty earlier. The extended warranty scheme is available for purchases made between July 25 and September 30, 2009. Customer can avail this by registering the product at HP website within 15 days of purchase.

Next on Ciscos agenda is the consumer market. Its Consumer Business Group (CBG)formerly known as Linksys by Cisco has established a separate team and defined the products it will take to the market. Suresh Balasubramanian, National Sales Director, India, Cisco Consumer Business Group, said, For our consumer business, we want to make communication a live, visual and more personal experience. We believe that the market is going through a transition phase where consumers want a mediumwhether it is for personal or professional communicationthat is more visual. Our primary aim would be to capture this market transition for growth. This home and small office network products arm will now showcase wireless routers, access points and gateways, home monitoring equipment, graphic cards, and IP cameras.

NEWS FROM CRN GERMANY

Es müssen nicht immer TFT-Fernseher und MP3-Player sein: Bei Ebay zählen derzeit Räuchermännchen, Krippenspiele und Lichterbögen zu den beliebtesten Produkten. Geht es um die Deko für den Weihnachtsbaum, sind 2009 die Farben Rot und Gold besonders beliebt.

[06:05 AM, November 27, 2009]

Der 43 jährige Brite Gary McKinnon, der vor sieben Jahren »auf der Suche nach beweisen für UFOs« in Computersysteme des US-Militärs und der NASA eingedrungen war, wehrt sich gegen seine anstehende Auslieferung in die USA: Dort drohen im bis zu 70 Jahre Haft.

[05:16 AM, November 27, 2009]

In den USA hat der »Black Friday« als Startschuss für das Jahresendgeschäft eine lange Tradition. Auch Apple wird am heutigen Tag seinen Umsatz mit drastischen Rabatten ankurbeln.

[03:36 AM, November 27, 2009]

Der NAS-Spezialist Raidsonic, der sich unter anderem mit NAS-Systemen der Eigenmarke »Icy Box« und dem Profi-Brand »Qnap« einen Namen gemacht hat, startet noch in diesem Monat mit dem Vertrieb von zwei NAS der Marke LG Electronics.

[03:22 AM, November 27, 2009]

Geräte der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie verbrauchen in Deutschland inzwischen über zehn Prozent des gesamten Stroms. Um dem Energiekollaps zu entgehen, haben zwei Abteilungen des Fraunhofer-Instituts und des VDE Konzepte entwickelt, die Energieeffizienz der Geräte zu verbessern.

[03:17 AM, November 27, 2009]