R&D throughout the industry has led to significant steps in innovation this year. VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards recognize the most innovative of these offerings from several different sectors.
Vendors submitted hundreds of entries for the 2008 VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards, but only a handful emerged as purveyors of unique, groundbreaking products. Here's a look at the winners.
HP's first touch-screen notebook for consumers has plenty of options for work and play.
Inside This Issue: September 29, 2008
Cover Story
Notebooks: The Next Generation
From lightweights to powerhouses, the sky's the limit when it comes to today's selection of notebooks--giving VARs even more opportunities to cater to their customers' needs.
>> From Pipe Dream To Mainstream
News Analysis
Efficiency Experts
As IT spening growth slows, vendors are strengthening their channel commitments in an attempt to attract new partners while increasing sales and saving money.
Oracle Abuzz: Beehive, Bereswill Introduced
Oracle unveils Beehive, its new collaboration and communications system. Also, Ted Bereswill named as Oracle's new channel chief.
Fast Growth
Built For Survival
Dave Gilden credits preseverance ina difficult economy for Acuity Solutions' astronomical success as No. 5 on this year's CRN Fast Growth 100 list.
Tech Focus
Linpus Lite's Out
Taiwan-based Linpus Technologies goes global with its new release of Linpus Lite, a Linux distribution specifically targeting the Asian market.
>> The Qik And The Live
Test Center Recommended Product Guide: PC Components
The CRN Test Center's noteworthy picks for PC components that support quad-core and dual-core hardware platforms.
PREVIOUS CRN ISSUES
These articles were mentioned in this issue of CRN.
• Slide Show: The GTDC Attendees Look To The Future
• Distribution Shifts Gears
• Slide Show: The Test Center's Notebook Product Guide
• Oracle Enters Communications, Collaboration Fray
• Slide Show: The Midsize Enterprise Summit Innovation Awards
• McAfee Buys Secure Computing For $465 Million
• Ricoh Channel Chief Out
• Cisco Extends Collaboration Reach With Jabber Buy
• VARs Go To Market With OnForce
• HP Software Group Set For Major Restructuring
• Seagate Rolls Up Data Services Into New Company
• Partners Express Concerns Hope With New McAfee Channel Chief
• 10 CIOs Off Midsize Companies Share Their '09 Budget Plans
• Microsoft Launches Virtualization Blitzkrieg
• Intel Lifts Curtain On Six-Core Server Chips
• HP Partners Ask What's Next After 24,600 Jobs Are Cut
• VMware Assembles Tech Heavyweights For Cloud Computing
• 25 Must-See New Products At Interop NY
• Video: HP Mini-Note PC
• Slide Show: CIOs Of Midsize Companies In No Hurry For Vista
COLUMNISTS
Robert C. DeMarzo:
Channel Centric
Channel Executives Take It On The Chin
Departures or channel management changes are unsettling to partners who have made a substantial investment in a particular vendor.
Robert Faletra:
On The Record
What's In Your Wallet? Better Be Cash.
Regardless of the form that the Wall Street bailout takes, credit is very likely to get tighter before it gets looser.
