Channel Conflict

1 In 4 VARs Fired a Vendor In The Last Year, Global Survey Says

In North America, one in three VARs terminated a vendor relationship in the last year. ...More
May 13, 2013
Posted in News
News Desk: HP Lifts Channel-Program Restrictions

This week's Channel Partners News Desk looks at HP's channel-program changes; Level 3's financial losses; and a former PAETEC channel chief who landed a new gig. ...More
May 1, 2013
Posted in Videos
HP: 'We've Got to Become Easier to Work With'

In light of that need, the company is outlining some new upgrades to its partner program, including top executive communication, a key CRM/PRM implementation, and changes to the benefit structure. ...More
April 29, 2013 By Kelly Teal
Posted in News
Partnering Trends Between Telecom and IT Channels — 2013

Channel Partners and CompTIA teamed up for the third time to conduct an in-depth survey exploring the nature and health of partnerships between traditional IT solution providers and telecom services agents. ...More
March 22, 2013
Posted in Reports
What's In a Name?

While most agree that master agents need to call themselves by a more descriptive name, there seems to be no agreement on what that name should be. ...More
January 7, 2013 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Blog
Is Channel Distribution Merging in the Cloud?

Convergence of IT and telecom technologies as well as the emergence of service delivery models like cloud are making once distinct roles of master agents and distributors less clear. ...More
January 7, 2013 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)
Slide Show: Outlook 2013 — Cable Communications Channel Challenges

Analysts, suppliers and partners share their predictions for channel challenges in the cable communications market in this slide show from the Channel Partners Outlook 2013 Special Report. ...More
December 4, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Slide Show: Outlook 2013 — Cable Communications Channel Opportunities

Analysts, suppliers and partners share their predictions for channel opportunities in the cable communications market in this slide show from the Channel Partners Outlook 2013 Special Report. ...More
December 3, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Outlook 2013: Cable Communications

Cable communications analysts, providers and channel partners are in agreement that cablecos will continue to take share in the SMB space with the coax bundles and will grow their Ethernet services portfolios. ...More
November 29, 2012 By Khali Henderson and Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
VARs Cluing Into Cloud, But Cautious of Carrier Competition, Panel Says

While VARs may be slow to "get" cloud, carriers may be slow to "get" VARs. ...More
October 4, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles