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Ex-Oracle President Joins Infor
Business applications provider Infor scored a significant executive coup, hiring Charles Phillips as CEO and member of the board of directors of the Atlanta-based company. Phillips most recently served as president and director of Oracle Corp., vacating that seat and making room for Oracle’s ultimate appointment of ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd. Phillips’ 20 years of…
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Apple Quietly Recruiting Systems Integrators
While Apple won’t likely talk about it publicly, it looks like the technology giant, basking in the success of its iPhone and iPad, has embarked on a new push into the corporate space, launching a systems integrator recruitment effort targeting successful, large SIs. Milestone Technology told Channel Insider about Apple’s new program recently, saying Apple…
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Avnet Intros Finance, Energy and Retail Solution Paths
Building on its successful vertical market solutions strategy, Avnet’s Technology Solutions has announced three new vertical market practices, EnergyPath, FinancialPath and RetailPath, offering a methodology, including playbooks and training designed to help IT solution providers expand their presence in these specific vertical markets. The new solution paths join healthcare and government in Avnet’s vertical market…
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IBM Cloud Lab Helps Partners Test Solutions
IBM has opened a new lab in the UK designed to help partners prepare and develop cloud-based solutions using IBM products and services and speed their time to market. What the centers help partners to do is test business processes in the cloud, Sandy Carter head of IBM Software Group Business Partners and Midmarket, told…
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Oracle Says Apotheker Oversaw Software Theft
Oct 26 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he has proof that Hewlett-Packard Co’s (NYSE:HPQ) incoming CEO oversaw a scheme to steal Oracle’s software by rival SAP AG (DE:SAPG). SAP has admitted in court documents that it stole Oracle’s software. A jury trial is scheduled to begin on Monday to determine…
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BroadSoft Introduces BroadCloud Hosted App Delivery Platform
IP-based communications services provider Broadsoft announced the release of BroadCloud, a cloud-based, hosted infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for the company’s software-as-a-service communications capabilities. The platform will feature a set of UC (Unified Communications) services, including corporate instant messaging and presence, which integrates a subscriber’s phone status (desktop and mobile). Other UC services…