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Lenovo’s Accelerate keynote kicks off in Sunny Orlando and ChannelPro is covering it live.

We’ve been expecting a new 10-inch ThinkPad tablet since the ThinkPad Tablet 8 hit the scene a few months back, and sure enough the Tablet 2’s successor has finally arrived.

If you thought that fancy new 10-inch ThinkPad Tablet was the only thing Lenovo had to show at its Accelerate partner conference, then you don’t know Lenovo very well. No Lenovo event is complete without a killer new ThinkStation to show, and the new P300 brings a lot of unique flexibility and power to channel resellers at desktop-class pricing.

Need a simple, cost-effective, all-in-one network video recorder made with small businesses in mind? Buffalo’s new TeraStation 5200 may just be the NVR you’re looking for.

Intel’s bet on the tiny 4×4 PC is paying off – big time.

Want a NUC with Thunderbolt? You can still find them in the channel, but once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Intel has been using every opportunity at the Intel Solutions Summit to show off its re-found love for enthusiasts, and it has the products coming to prove it.

At ISS 2014, Intel and McAfee announced a new revenue share program for channel partners in an effort to keep Intel and McAfee solutions profitable to channel partners. Further, in a video Intel just played, the company will also begin offering free trials of McAfee security solutions with boxed Intel products. How successful that will be is of question, given the reluctance to “try” security solutions, thanks to years of being shoveled trials. Still, it’s great Intel is offering channel incentives for McAfee solutions.

Intel’s Maurits Tichelman, Vice President Sales & Marketing Group, took the stage at ISS 2014 to speak directly to Intel channel partners, addressing areas for growth, concern, and roadmaps for the year ahead.

Tichelman started off the keynote on a positive note, indicating very positive increases in channel growth despite some more disappointing revenue numbers reported a few weeks ago. Clearly Intel is investing heavily in new markets, and its channel partners are clearly the benefactors.

Ascii’s Chicago event came to a close Thursday, bringing two days of partner training and informational sessions to a close.