About
O’Ryan Johnson is a veteran news reporter. He covers the channel beat for CRN and hopes to hear from channel partners about how he can improve his coverage and write the stories they want to read. He can be reached at ojohnson@thechannelcompany.com.
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Xerox Seeks To Woo HP Shareholders In Latest Merger Volley
by O’Ryan Johnson
Inside the 33-page presentation titled ‘HP + Xerox A Value-Creating Combination,’ Xerox for the first time outlines how it would achieve $2 billion in synergies from the new enterprise – one of the concerns that HP’s board and CEO communicated in a letter to Xerox.
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Shared Investors Make HP-Xerox Deal ‘More Likely,’ Expert Says
by O’Ryan Johnson
'I can say that based on my own research ... the more of the same shareholders they have, even passive shareholders like index funds, the deal is more likely to happen,’ says Thomas J. Chemmanur, professor of finance at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.
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Ingram Micro Link Helps Partners Close Deals, Build Bench Of Security Talent
by O’Ryan Johnson
Ingram Micro Link is helping solution providers find the cybersecurity talent they need and put it to work.
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‘Cash Flow Is King:’ Ingram Micro Lease IT Program Is Key To A Recurring Revenue World
by O’Ryan Johnson
Ingram Micro’s Lease IT program can help partners reduce balance-sheet burdens and close deals in an as-a-service world.
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Carl Icahn Calls For 'Immediate Action' By HP Shareholders
by O’Ryan Johnson
'I implore all HP shareholders who agree with me to reach out to HP’s directors to let them know that immediate action is necessary to explore this opportunity NOW while there is still a willing counterparty on the other side,' Icahn wrote in an open letter posted Wednesday.
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Is Ingram Micro Next On Warren Buffett’s Holiday Wish List? Not Likely, Analyst Says
by O’Ryan Johnson
‘He looks at Tech Data as a slow-growing proxy for the U.S. economy in technology. It’s not a high flyer. It’s not a growth engine. But it reflects the overall U.S. economy. It’s got scale. It’s got size,’ Martin Wolf, president of martinwolf M&A Advisors, one of the top channel investment advisory deal-makers, tells CRN.
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Accenture Targets Government Work With Australia Acquisition
by O’Ryan Johnson
‘This acquisition will bolster our position as partner of choice for government and health organizations,’ Louise May, who leads Accenture’s Health & Public Service practice in Australia, says of the Apis Group purchase.
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Ahead Of The Curve: How Ingram Micro Is Helping Partners Thrive
by Joseph F. Kovar
In a world being disrupted by emerging technologies, Ingram Micro Chief Country Executive for the U.S. Kirk Robinson says the distributor is helping solution providers stay on the forefront of markets such as IoT, security and digital transformation with its investments in technology prowess, tools and financing options.
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Xerox Threatens HP With Proxy War
by O’Ryan Johnson
Xerox CEO John Visentin has given HP a deadline to agree to mutual 'confirmatory due diligence to support a friendly combination by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 25, 2019.' After that Visentin says the company will take the case directly to shareholders.
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New Ingram Micro Tool Gives Partners A Picture Of Where Their Business Is Today -- And Where It Can Be Tomorrow
by O’Ryan Johnson
Ingram Micro is taking all the data it has gathered over its decades of working with the channel and is creating a business intelligence tool that will give solution providers insight into their company, their customers, and new ways of boosting their business.
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Xerox Partners Lukewarm On Prospect Of HP Takeover
by O’Ryan Johnson
‘Does HP understand the need for national service from the manufacturer, and a dedicated sales force that is immersed with the customer in helping them find the best solution for them?’ says Troy Tafoya, president of Professional Document Solutions Inc., a Xerox reseller in Fort Collins, Colo.
