Recent Articles
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IBM, Red Hat Team to Boost Linux in Emerging Markets
IBM and Red Hat, Inc., today, announced a joint channel program aimed at accelerating the adoption of Linux in emerging markets. The effort will provide solution builders with additional tools to help them develop Linux-based applications and bring them to market sooner. Aimed at accelerating the adoption of Linux solutions in markets such as Brazil,…
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Business Intelligence Rises to Top of CIOs’ Lists
Vendors and VARs building and selling business intelligence solutions say their businesses are booming. BI solution providers have found themselves thriving, building solutions that make data easier to access, navigate and analyze for companies looking to capitalize on the vast amounts of data they collect to gain an edge in the market. “In the past…
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Channel Business Steady as Fourth Quarter Approaches
As the fourth quarter approaches, executives at IT channel companies say demand remains steady and that they see no immediate letup. VARs, integrators and service providers report that business is anywhere from flat, compared to a year ago, to growing steadily. Companies focused on SMBs (small and midsize businesses) appear to be enjoying the most…
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Oracle Buyout of Siebel Good for SAP, Microsoft VARs
Microsoft and SAP executives should be thanking their lucky stars. Oracle’s proposed buyout of CRM market leader Siebel, on top of its earlier purchase of PeopleSoft, will undoubtedly make it a CRM powerhouse and the leading CRM vendor in the industry. Believe it or not, Larry Ellison just did the folks at SAP and Microsoft,…
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A Bright Future for Wireless
Airgo Networks provided a glimpse into the future of wireless networking with today’s announcement of the Tru MIMO Gen 3 chipset. This chipset supports data rates of up to 240 Mbps while still maintaining backwards compatibility and interoperability with 802.11b/g standards-based wireless networks. In considering this news, it’s important not to confuse data rates with…
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HP’s Gilroy Sees Services as Channel’s Future
In his 24-year career at Hewlett-Packard Co., Kevin Gilroy has served a number of masters, but none so well or notably as during his time as vice president of commercial channels. He stepped down from that role last year, and Sept. 30 he leaves the company all together. For 24 years Gilroy has had a…
