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Channel News Briefs: Week of Oct. 26
Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program Adds New Partners Microsoft has selected Tech Data, a global IT technology distributor, and AppRiver, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of email messaging and Web security solutions and an original Office 365 syndicator, to participate in its Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program. The program is aimed at expanding “cloud sales opportunities…
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What Salesforce’s Growing Reach Could Mean to Channel
Salesforce.com has always had a somewhat limited relationship with the channel. It sells the vast majority of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications direct, but it has also come to realize it needs the channel to reach a market that continues to grow alongside its ambitions. After initially focusing primarily on CRM software, Salesforce.com has extended its…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Oct. 12
Tech Data Unveils Cloud-Focused Program for Solution Providers Tech Data has introduced a new cloud-focused education and enablement program available through its TDCloud business unit. As part of TDCloud Academy, Tech Data’s tiered cloud education program for solution providers, the new program offers customized education tracks for solution providers focused on launching, expanding and maximizing cloud businesses. Solution…
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SAP Enlists IBM to Go Global in the Cloud
SAP and IBM on Oct. 14 announced a global cloud computing alliance that gives SAP access to more than 40 data centers around the globe to host the SAP HANA in-memory computing platform. Leveraging the IBM SoftLayer cloud, SAP will deploy instances of its SAP HANA cloud platform, along with the portfolio of SAP applications…
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RackWare Launches Global Partner Program
RackWare, a provider of automated cloud management software, has formally launched its Channel Partner Program to expand and better support its service provider and VAR network globally. Today, about 50 percent of the company’s revenue is derived from the channel. However, RackWare expects that percentage to increase to about 60 to 70 percent next year.…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Oct. 5
Arrow Distributes Lenovo Enterprise Products Following the transition of IBM’s System X server business to Lenovo, Arrow Electronics is now an authorized North American Lenovo distributor for System X and related products. The global IT technology distributor will continue to distribute System X, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, System X-based Flex integrated systems,…
