CDN Morning Briefing, July 13 – A one-on-one with Lenovo’s Steve Biondi

First of three SL models are due to ship next month

Dell is the first vendor other than Microsoft to offer products such as Word and Outlook via its Download Storern

Companies will create coordinated marketing programs and conduct joint seminars

Plus, Apple MacBook price reductions and netbook costs are on the rise

Google is either fanning the flames or trying to put the fire out

Sage North America CEO encourages partners to go back to basics

Detailed announcements pertaining to its SaaS strategy may not come until later this year

New portfolio of hardware, software and services aimed at reducing costs and saving resources

SD cards based on new specification will have faster data transfers and storage of up to 2TBrn

Plus, Asus’ product goals and HP and Symantec cloud backup offerings