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IBM to Acquire Canadian Business Server Software Company
Jan 18—IBM said it agreed to acquire Toronto-based Net Integration Technologies Inc, a privately held provider of business server software services for small businesses, without disclosing any financial details. The acquisition of Net Integration, whose server software is designed for businesses with limited or no in-house technical resources, is expected to close in the first…
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IBM Targets 2008 Profit Above Expectations
SAN FRANCISCO — IBM on Jan. 17 forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations after results showing a strong international performance, and its shares rose 5 percent. The world’s largest computer services company forecast 2008 earnings would rise 15 percent to 16 percent, hitting $8.20 to $8.30 per share, while Wall Street analysts had expected $7.91…
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Cisco`s New N. American Channel Chief Takes Web 2.0 to Cisco`s Partner Ranks
After joining Cisco just before the dot-com bust, Wendy Bahr, the company’s new channel chief for North America, is ready to take on new challenges. At the top of the agenda is a Web 2.0 system for partners, as those same partners look at new business models and the technologies they require. Bahr sat down…
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Endeavors Reaches Out to VARs
On-demand software provider Endeavors Technologies has unveiled its first partner program, which it hopes will encourage more VARs to enter the software-as-a-service arena. The company, which counts Microsoft and Citrix among its strategic partners, uses streaming and virtualization technology to deliver applications to users, according to Andy Cole, vice president of sales for Americas at…
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Autotask Gets VARs Talking
Autotask, of Greenbush, N.Y., makes business management software specifically for companies in the IT channel and has become a favorite tool among solution providers, especially those offering managed services. Autotask’s software integrates with the platforms that providers use to deliver remote systems monitoring and management services. In October, the vendor launched a beta of its…
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For Nortel VARs, UC Is as Easy as 1-2-3
Nortel is wooing VARs to sell its unified communications portfolio by launching starter kits that can quickly get customers up and running with the technology. The kits are an extension of the UC 1-2-3 program, launched in June 2007. The program offers Nortel partners training, education and specialized certification on Nortel’s unified communications offerings. The…