| Two million layoffs in 2009 mean a lot of laptops and electronics are likely gathering dust in corporate technology closets, adding to the headaches of embattled IT staffs. Chances are no one will use those computers again because new applications and technology on the market render them obsolete. That means IT solution providers can use the opportunity to help customers recycle those technology assets, recover residual value and apply that value to the price of a new technology solution.
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| Staples, the big office supplies outlet, is going to start offering "enterprise-class" tech support to SMBs through to Fortune 1000s.
It's even considering putting cloud computing on the menu.
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| Staples is ready to make a big push into the business-to-business services market.
The Framingham, Mass.-based company has launched Staples Technology Solutions, a portfolio of data center, print and managed services for small businesses up to the enterprise, according to Joe Kalinoski, vice president of finance for Staples Technology Solutions.
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| Early sales figures for January point to a strong IT sales and services rebound in 2010.
OnForce, an online marketplace based in Lexington, Mass. made up of more than 13,000 service technicians, said it has seen a 14 percent increase in work order volume in January compared with the year-ago period.
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