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Acquisitions, Channel Fuel Dell Growth
Like its larger rivals, Dell has been active on the acquisition front, picking up a variety of companies to bolster its offerings, including services (Perot Systems), managed services (SilverBack Technologies), storage (EqualLogic) and earlier this year, system management appliances (Kace). The latter two had their roots in the channel, which is historically uncharted territory for…
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IBM Adds Sybase Migration Technology to IBM DB2
IBM is offering new technology that will allow Sybase users to move to IBM DB2 with virtually no changes to application code. The technology is called DB2 SQL Skin, and will be sold to DB2 customers as a feature starting May 28. Developed jointly by IBM and ANTs Software, the technology is aimed at easing…
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Tech Data Sees Strong Quarter as IT Spending Climbs
IT distributor Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD) saw 13 percent growth in sales for its most recent quarter and a 44 percent jump in net income, a performance that adds another data point to the growing evidence that there’s an economic recovery under way. "I think we are in recovery," Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky tells Channel…
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SAP, Sybase and Partners-Cannibalize or Thrive?
For the most part, SAP has relied on partners and resellers to deliver feature-rich SAP mobile applications and fill the void of SAP’s limited mobile technology and feature functionality. So what does SAP’s acquisition of Sybase and its new platform mean for solution providers pitching mobile offerings that plug into SAP? Sybase has built a…