Sales were driven by customer demands for larger displays and touchscreen capabilities

Submitted by NPD Channel on May 1, 2017, 10:27 am EDT

According to The NPD Group’s Distributor Track and Commercial Reseller Tracking Service, large format commercial displays (LFCDs) saw some of the strongest growth in the B2B indirect channel over the past year, compared to other NPD categories.

Webinar: Go Back to School with NPD

Submitted by NPD Channel on May 1, 2017, 10:21 am EDT

The back-to-school season accounts for 35 percent of the $11.8 billion in yearly traditional supply sales and nearly half of unit sales in the U.S. This webinar will reveal what you can expect during this year’s back-to-school season.

Mobile Workers Eye 2-in-1 Devices

Submitted by Samsung Channel on April 11, 2017, 5:34 pm EDT

Any time a reseller considers bringing a new device into the mix, there needs to be some compelling rationale. Often the conversation can be reduced to a single question: Who are the users?

Tizen: A Digital Signage Solution With Smarts

Submitted by Samsung Channel on April 11, 2017, 5:32 pm EDT

The latest generation of so-called smart digital signage solutions have solidified the idea of embedding media players and software right inside digital signage displays, setting a new standard for the technology.

Excel in the Cognitive Era: Join the IBM Watson Build

Submitted by IBM Channel on April 11, 2017, 10:59 am EDT

Over the past year, IBM has initiated a series of programs to help you, our IBM Business Partners, develop greater expertise and higher-value solutions to help our mutual clients redefine markets and lead their industries. With the launch of our new PartnerWorld program in January, IBM has moved vigorously from a product-centric model to one focused on competencies, customer satisfaction and revenue, all to empower you to excel in the Cognitive Era.

Watson Build in action: Preview of a sample business plan

Submitted by IBM Channel on April 11, 2017, 10:00 am EDT

We’re now nearly seven weeks into the Watson Build challenge for Business Partners, and at every stop in our travels the response has been amazing.

The Pathway to Integrating Virtual Reality in Education

Submitted by Samsung Channel on March 29, 2017, 12:27 pm EDT

According to a recent GfK survey commissioned by Samsung, 85 percent of teachers agreed that virtual reality (VR) would have a positive effect on their students.

2-in-1s Becoming the New Standard in Productivity Tools for Mobile Workers

Submitted by Samsung Channel on March 27, 2017, 9:34 am EDT

Early in my career, when businesses selected a mobile computing device for their workforce, it was a simple choice of what size laptop was ideal. In today’s mobile world, faced with a vast choice of devices offering various form factors and running different operating systems, the decision is a little more complex.

Federal Security Risks Increasing, Despite Bigger Budgets

Submitted by Samsung Channel on March 21, 2017, 10:03 am EDT

Protecting your own PC and smartphone from hackers is challenging, but the job of protecting the critical systems used by federal agencies to run the country is on a scale so big, few can comprehend it.

US infrastructure is at ‘red alert’ for hacking, James Lyne warns on the Today Show

Submitted by Sophos Channel on March 20, 2017, 12:58 pm EDT

The recent WikiLeaks drop of CIA documents has raised awareness of the reality of cyber-threats and espionage, and how digital infrastructure in America and around the world is under threat thanks to hacking attacks and ransomware, James Lyne told Tom Costello on NBC’s Today show.

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