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Definition: Refers to the situation in which a producer or manufacturer bypasses its normal distribution channel (which may include resellers, distributors, agents, and retailers) to sell directly to consumers, often on the Web.

 

July 2006 to July 2007

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July 2006

5 July, 2006
Salesforce.com makes pitch to channel
eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada
... PRM solution must have: comprehensive visibility; high adoption in the partner community; full lifecycle management for partners; and reduced channel conflict. ...

Jul. 07, 2006
Juniper Made The Right Move Rolling All Sales Under Frank ...
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... the business. So he knows what needs to be done. The fact is that channel conflict is difficult to eliminate entirely. But when ...
Monday, July 24, 2006
Norton To Focus On Key Strategic North American Channel Program ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The company indicated it would simplify its channel program, concentrating on new revenue stimulation, channel conflict management and new technology ...
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August 2006
August 14, 2006

Websense: Mending Fences
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... sales for the Americas, has worked to revamp Websense's channel program and show a renewed commitment to partner profitability and eliminating channel conflict ...

Aug 17, 2006
NetApp: 'We're Winning'
Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA
... next month. "There have been lots of rumor and innuendo about the channel conflict, particularly through the indirect channel. What ... (also listed under Selling Articles)
Thu. August 31, 2006
SAS Dips Toes Into Channel Waters
VARBusiness - Manhasset,NY,USA
... told VARBusiness that SAS can, at its discretion, step in to take the lead on deals, which could raise a red flag about future channel conflict for partners. ...
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September 2006
5 September, 2006
Qualex Consulting Services joins new SAS reseller program
eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada
... SAS is big enough to create concerns with the other BI vendors and some may follow their lead while others, knowing the risks of channel conflict, will choose ...
Sep 19, 2006
No Cause for Celebrations: Lillian Vernon Shutting Spin-off
Multichannel Merchant - Stamford,CT,USA
But due to " channel conflict" and a failure to develop a unique product line, the gifts and housewares cataloger will shut its Celebrations business on Sept ... (no unique products for their Web site!)
21 Sep 2006
Dr Martens launches new website freedm2.com “ beautiful but ...
E-consultancy - London,UK
... thinking. I can only assume it is because of commercial "channel conflict" issues, or because of systems / infrastructure issues. ... (it happens with shoe manufacturers too!)
Sun. Sep. 24, 2006
These Vendors Must Be Doing Things Right In Distribution
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
For every story we write about channel conflict, it's refreshing to be able to offer a counter. In that spirit, I wanted to recount ... (also see Awards)
Mon. Sep. 25, 2006
iPolicy Networks Prepares Itself For Take-Off
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... "We're a newer player in the space. There are some brand names out there that are so highly distributed [that it creates] channel conflict," Moulds said. ...
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09 Oct 2006
Is hybrid harmony a channel possibility?
VNUNet.com - UK
... divisional director at Computacenter Distribution (CCD), the volume distribution arm of corporate VAR Computacenter, said: "We rarely see any channel conflict

Thu. Oct. 12, 2006
Overland: Tape Autoloader OEM Deal With Dell Kaput
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... "This removes a potential for channel conflict," Knieriemen said. "Channel partners like Chi will be more important to Overland than before.". ...
20 Oct 2006
Imprivata completes Logicalis deal
Computing - London,UK
... said "Logicalis will be concentrating on fairly large organisations, so the chances of channel conflict are minimal". Lewis ...
Sun. Oct. 22, 2006
Oracle OpenWorld Opens
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... Oracle, which has seen its share of channel conflict in the past has brought on board two other companies not necessarily known for their channel friendliness. ...
Mon. Oct. 23, 2006
Toshiba's Channel Charge
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... part to the new channel program, introduced in April, which has provided significantly higher profit margins for the channel and eliminated channel conflict. ...
10/25/2006
Managed printer services can help make your customer a customer ...
ITworld.com - Southboro,MA,USA
... print service offering is built with Lexmark tools but is delivered by channel partners --- a good thing in terms minimizing the evil of channel conflict. ...
Fri. Oct. 27, 2006
'Talk About Channel-Friendly'
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... "We look at the percent of direct vs. indirect business," she said. "If there is channel conflict, we look at how they handle it. ...
Fri. Oct. 27, 2006
Branching Out
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
... embraced the idea of working with solution providers like never before, while others have overhauled programs that were fraught with channel conflict or in ...
OCTOBER 31, 2006
Redrawing the map after tech wreck
Australian IT - Australia
... You need to understand the catchment area.Do you ever have channel conflict, because you sell software and also provide services? ...
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November 2006
Monday, 6 November, 2006 Oracle's Red Hat push spurs mixed views
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
... to work with Red Hat on providing patches to RHEL and will continue to price its support offerings "similar to Red Hat to avoid channel conflict, because we ...
November 17th, 2006
Portal lets ViewSonic see partners better
DM News - New York,NY,USA
... "In addition, channel conflict is eliminated since everyone is working off one set of registered leads rather than have two disparate systems.". ...

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April 2007
23 April 2007 Channel fraud still a big issue for vendors
CRN Australia - Australia
"We run into channel conflict at times. We always get the channel sides of the vendor organisations involved. They intervene and get the direct side to take ...
27-APR-2007
Sun Cuts In Partners
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA
... directly to customers on some of its major products, Sun Microsystems is making changes to the program to quell cries of channel conflict from partners. ...
Mon. Apr. 30, 2007
When Will OEMs Learn Not To Count On Dell?
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
The trade-off for deals that aim to leverage Dell's volume is lower margins in the channel and a whole lot of channel conflict. And now Dell is 10 percent ...
May 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Dell opens door to more sales through resellers
Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
"Dell is getting serious with (resellers) and getting serious about handling channel conflict," said technology analyst Rob Enderle, head of the Enderle ...
24 May, 2007
EMC: hooking the big one
eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada
... major partner issues: profitability; ease of doing business, including an emphasis on 'predictability'; reducing channel conflict; and self-sufficiency. ...
May 24th, 2007
Dell officially does Wal-Mart; more partners expected
ZDNet - USA
These costs come from changes to the production model, reseller margin costs, inventory model adjustments, and intangible costs from channel conflict ...
25 May 2007
Yosemite reassures VARs over Dell
IT Week - London,UK
Backup vendor Yosemite has claimed that despite two agreements with Dell, it can avoid channel conflict as it looks to take an additional 15 to 20 VARs on ...
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June 2007
3 June, 2007
Sun introduces its own storage management product
eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada
Channel conflict is a possibility, he added. "It is something [they] and [their] partners need to continually monitor."
June 18th, 2007
Microsoft headed for a services show-down with its hosting partners
ZDNet.com blogs - USA
One way Microsoft is hoping to lessen channel conflict with its partners in this space is by convincing service providers to embed Microsoft's managed ...
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July 2007
July 19th, 2007
IBM Systems Group Simplifies Approach to SMB Channel
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA
... for both direct and indirect sales within their regions, which should help reduce channel conflict between IBM sales people and the channel. ...
23rd July 2007
Dell Enters the Managed Services Business
eWeek - New York, NY
Going forward, Dell will have to clearly segment its managed service offerings to minimize the risk of channel conflict. It will must also overcome its own ...

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