Sage appoints Microsoft and Splunk alumni Aziz Benmalek to drive partner channel strategy

Apple didn’t need the help of netbooks, like HP or Acer did, to increase shipments

Vendors are slashing their equipment prices to encourage wide-scale enterprise deployments

Financial management vendor FreeBalance is relying on its partner network to engage with new public sector customers

Scheme had the network giant shipping replacement parts to fake businesses in eight states

Plus, IBM and AMD share their third quarter financial results

The deal also gives the start-up some clout in an already established storage business

The KOSS software suite is a way for partners to have conversations with customers, executive saysrnrn

They want more money or a bid from another company, according to broker SEB Enskilda

Hewlett-Packard kept its spot as the world’s largest PC vendor

Acer’s multi-touch laptop supports two-finger input

Plus, HP’s ProBook and new Pavilion dv8 products

TouchSmart PC is boosted by Windows 7’s gesture support, but HP’s custom multi-touch software is even more impressive