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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.

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January 2006

HP and CSC: Match Made in Heaven or Double-Edged Sword?
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA...Opinion: Buying CSC would help HP on the services end, but it could cause channel conflict. Well, the new year is barely in swing ...

10 Jan 2006
Logicalis completes Avnet reseller acquisition
Register - London,England,UK... new owner. For its old parent, Avnet, is also a major IT products distie, which is a surefire recipe for channel conflict. As part ...
January 11, 2006
Where in the world is Jonathan Schwartz?
ZDNet - USA... I mentioned this to Sun CMO Anil Gadre, who agreed that the database bundle represents "channel conflict" and that the marginalization of Google by Ellison as ...

Jan. 13, 2006
CA Partners Could Be Stymied By StoreAge Cert Requirement
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA....CA's decision to begin reselling products from StoreAge Networking Technologies has raised the specter of channel conflict. In ...

Intel-Apple Relationship: Boon or Bust for VARs?
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA...
As long as Apple continues to push its own Apple Store, smart VARs will stay away from the platform. All the technology in the world will not win over a VAR and cause him to build and sell a solution if at the very core of that solution is a vendor that is hell-bent on competing with its channel.

Jan. 31, 2006
SAP Opens Bigger Accounts To Partners
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA ... Germany. As most reseller partners will attest, compensation neutrality is pretty much the only way to avoid large channel conflict. ...
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February 2006
February 06
The reality of marketing conflict Article-Content-King.com
The reality of marketing conflict, By: Nutty marketer. Rhetoric aside, it's clear that marketing is entering a new era, an era that will make the sixties ...
06 Feb 2006
VARs applaud changes to HP software rebates
Computing - London,UK ... resolve. "I would like to see HP do more to resolve channel conflict, but it is definitely moving in the right direction," he said. ...
February 08, 2006
Adobe's unrealistic India pricing continues to upset channel ...
DQ Channels - Bangalore,India
... higher. Fanned by this upsetting policy, many channel partners engaged in selling software are voicing their concern towards this. ...
February 13, 2006
SAP Pledges Referral Fee
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA ... plans, which pay direct salespeople the same margin whether a sale flows direct or through partners, go a long way toward eliminating channel conflict that can ...

IBM Revs Up Software As A Service Strategy
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA ... "We are offering a lead-referral fee equal to 10 percent of the first-year revenues generated as a way to head off channel conflict. ...
Anthology Beats Channel Conflict by Padding VAR Margins
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA..Direct resellers such as CDW and PC Mall, even retail chains such as Circuit City, have always been a thorn in the side of VARs selling to the small to midsize ...
Time for business
March 2006
March 06, 2006
Lenovo Gives SMB Partners A Leg Up
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA... following its rollout of the Lenovo 3000 desktops and notebooks, company executives said they have taken pains to ensure as little channel conflict as possible ...
March 13, 2006
SOA, Channel-Building To Take Center Stage
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA... More broadly, IBM is addressing long-running complaints about channel conflict with a new deal-registration system and sales incentive plan that aims to reward ...
Tue. Mar. 21, 2006
Novell's Messman Aims To Fuel Linux, Smooth Channel Conflict
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA... Novell CEO Jack Messman discussed the Waltham, Mass.-based software company's launch of Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 and channel conflict issues with CRN ...
Sat. Mar. 25, 2006
Bill Gates To Talk 'Titan' Hostable CRM
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA ... Microsoft. If the company, as many sources say, plans to host CRM upon customer request, it could open up new channel conflict. ... (also listed under software feedback)
April 2006

Opinion: Channel companies and vendor partners must approach deal registration much like commanders handle intelligence during a war. Michael Vizard is editorial director of Ziff Davis Media's Enterprise Technology group.

Fri. Apr. 14, 2006
Network Security Hardware
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA... McAfee also rated high in reducing channel conflict, which reflects the significant strides the vendor has made in this area, said Andrew Plato, president at ... (also listed under Awards)
April 17, 2006
Best Buy Or Bad Deal?
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA... and ThinkVantage desktops and Lenovo 3000 line through retail behemoth Best Buy: Just what kind of message is Lenovo sending its other channel partners? ...
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June 2006
JUNE 20, 2006
HP to Hire 'Hundreds' of Salespeople to Push Demand
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA
... If they don't take the proper steps and put in place the proper protocols, they're only going to multiply the problems [channel conflict and mistrust] they ...
21 June, 2006
Touchpaper launches channel program in North America
eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada
... Isn'ta direct/channel model a sure formula for channel conflict? "For some competitors yes, but not for Touchpaper," said Dennis. ...

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