VARs and service pros completed 30 percent more work orders in OnForce’s online marketplace during 1Q of 2009 vs. 1Q of 2008, according to OnForce CEO Peter Cannone. But that’s not all. During a vodcast at the Autotask Community Live conference, Cannone revealed several other IT trends from 1Q. Take a look.
When The VAR Guy’s phone rang Thursday night, a rather upbeat voice was on the other line. “This is going to be our year,” crowed Maria Battaglia, senior VP of marketing at OnForce, an online marketplace for contract service professionals. Why was Battaglia so upbeat about OnForce and its partner community? The answer involves the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Okay, so the headline is a bit of an exaggeration. But here’s the upshot: FedEx — a major economic bellwether — just delivered horrible financial results, and nearly one-third of CEOs expect to make job cuts over the next few months. But OnForce, the online marketplace for IT service providers, is feeling pretty upbeat about business in North America. Here’s why.
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