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IBM Makes New Pitch for Partners
IBM hopes to gain the trust of ISVs and clear a path for their embrace of its technologies through a troika of new application development and integration tools, vertical-specific offerings, and an expanded partner ecosystem. The company plans to unveil these initiatives at its PartnerWorld conference in Las Vegas this week. If it can sell…
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Getting a Lock on Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
When it comes to the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002, the key to compliance at Master Lock Co. is integrated systems. Master Lock, the world’s largest padlock maker, sells more than 50 million padlocks a year. The Milwaukee-based company is a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Inc., in Lincolnshire, Ill. While many companies struggle with the documentation…
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Ingram Micro Results Lift Index
Investors love Dell Inc.’s direct sales model, but they’ve also got a weak spot in their hearts for well-managed distributors. Just ask Ingram Micro Inc. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based distributor last week announced stellar results for its 4Q ended Dec. 31. Year-over-year 4Q income was an impressive $46.4 million vs. a net loss of $10.3…
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Oracle to Fight DOJ’s Attempt to Block Takeover
Oracle Corp. is taking on the U.S. Department of Justice. After the Justice Department, joined by seven states’ attorneys general, announced Thursday it will seek to block Oracle’s $9.4 billion takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. by federal injunction, Oracle’s board of directors voted to challenge the deal. Oracle also dropped its slate of five nominees for…
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ARCO Launches Disk to Disk Backup
Arco Data Protection Solutions this month launched a disk-to-disk backup solution, EzBackUp with software Zolutions. Designed for desktop computers and small business servers, EzBackup can mirror primary and destination drives of different sizes, posing no limit on drive sizes. Its suggested retail price is $609.00.
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IBM Readies On-Demand Partnership Program
Sources said that IBM on Tuesday will launch the centerpiece of its effort to extend its automated-provisioning technology for on-demand computing into the ISV and Systems Integrator world. The new business partner initiative, dubbed Orchestration and Provisioning Library (OPAL), pulls together a series of tools, best practices, education, validation testing and promotional activities to help…
