Year: 2007

  • Vendors Unite to Tackle IT Certifications

    Sara Driscoll

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    Rival technology vendors are putting their differences aside to jointly develop and address the perceptions of IT certifications. Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Sun and Novell, alongside industry organizations CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) and the LPI (Linux Professional Institute) have formed the ITCC (Information Technology Certification Council). The council will provide information to employers, government officials,… Read more

  • IBM Takes Cognos for Next-Gen Business Intelligence

    IBM Takes Cognos for Next-Gen Business Intelligence

    Michael Hickins

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    IBM announced that it intends to acquire business intelligence software vendor Cognos, a publicly held company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for approximately $5 billion in cash. IBM said the acquisition of Cognos will help it deliver the “next generation” of BI (business intelligence) tools that customers will require as markets become increasingly global and… Read more

  • MaintenanceNet Helps Match Services to Products

    Jessica Davis

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    Maintenance contract and warranty management services provider MaintenanceNet has introduced a new software as a service tool to help technology manufacturers, channel partners and customers match up the right services to buy with particular products. Called Service Finder, the new offering allows searching by product name or SKU number to find the right services. An… Read more

  • Tech Data Gets LifeSize Videoconferencing

    Jessica Davis

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    HD video communications vendor LifeSize has inked an agreement with Tech Data to distribute its complete product portfolio. The deal brings LifeSize’s high-definition videoconferencing platform to a new set of resellers that cater to the IT space. The company has traditionally worked with resellers specializing in audio/visual and through strategic partnerships with OEMs that resell… Read more

  • The Planet Creates Right Atmosphere for VARs

    The Planet Creates Right Atmosphere for VARs

    Jessica Davis

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    Dedicated hosting company The Planet is introducing a revamped Web hosting reseller program following its merger with Dallas-based EV1servers 18 months ago. The Houston-based hosting company’s new three-tier program will offer members a free month of service for each new server purchased during the three-month introductory launch. Servers cost from $69 to $1,100 a month.… Read more

  • Oracle Free VM Offering Raises Eyebrows

    Oracle Free VM Offering Raises Eyebrows

    Brian Prince

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    Oracle is the latest player to jump into the virtualization market, and the news helped cut the price of VMware shares. But VMware did not hesitate to respond to the announcement Oracle made Nov. 12 at its OpenWorld conference in San Francisco regarding its plans to offer free server virtualization software. “Oracle’s introduction of yet… Read more