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IBM Building a Channel for Rational

Three years after buying Rational, IBM has changed the enterprise role of Rational software and finds it now fit for the channel. What used to be a

Nov 15, 2006
CompUSA to Sell Vista, Office 2007, Nov. 30, Ahead of General Release

Retail chain CompUSA will sell Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 Nov. 30 alongside resellers and OEM partners and ahead of the general public

Nov 13, 2006
E-Rate, Federal Grants Offer an Opportunity to Serve and Sell

The Federal Communications Commission begins accepting applications Nov. 15 to give away more than $2 billion in E-Rate grants for telephone, Internet and

Nov 13, 2006
Webroot Sees a Chink in Armor at McAfee, Symantec

Webroot Software expects to drive sales of its new spyware/anti-virus solution, released this week, by appealing to VARs fed up with weak renewal margins

Nov 1, 2006
HP Finishes Named Accounts Transition, Aligns Regional Sales

Hewlett-Packard announced Oct. 30 that it is opening thousands more clients to partners in 2007 in the final throes of its named accounts transition to

Oct 30, 2006
SAP Differentiating ISVs to Ease Burden on Resellers

Business software maker SAP is certifying 80 percent of its 300-some ISV Business One Solutions to ease the decision-making process for resellers. SAP is

Oct 26, 2006
Bell Micro Adds Niksun, Second Vendor of Security Push

Distributor Bell Microproducts announced Niksun, a network security vendor, and the second security component as part of a quarter-long security awareness

Oct 25, 2006
Microsoft Wants More from Its ISV Channel for Vista

The 80-20 rule doesn't work out exactly in Microsoft's ISV channel. The fabled maxim of vendor channels that states 80 percent of revenue is typically

Oct 24, 2006
OnForce’s Gilroy to Step Down by January

Kevin Gilroy, CEO of OnForce announced on Oct. 23 that he will leave the company at the end of December, barely a year into his tenure. Gilroy will remain

Oct 24, 2006
IDC: Microsoft ISVs Outperforming Peers

ISVs participating in Microsoft's competency program are more successful than their peers, even those building on Microsoft but outside the program,

Oct 24, 2006
Oracle Unveils Enhanced Partner Solutions Catalog

Oracle unveiled a more robust and thorough partner solutions catalog Oct. 23, enhancing and streamlining the process for customers and partners searching

Oct 23, 2006
Bell Microproducts Makes Security Play

Distributor Bell Microproducts kicked off a security awareness initiative with the addition of Procera Networks, a network traffic management and secure

Oct 19, 2006
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