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Outsourcing on the Way Out
Outsourcing on the Way Out The TPI Index, developed by the TPI sourcing data and advisory arm of Information Services Group, found that the number of Q2 contract awards valued at $25 million or more fell by 7.5%. No Title Annualized contract value (total contract value divided by duration of the contracts) fell 5% from…
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Tool Developed that Can Hack Oracle’s Database
(Reuters) – Hackers will soon gain a powerful new tool for breaking into Oracle Corp’s database, the top-selling business software used by companies to store electronic information. Security experts have developed an easy-to-use, automated software tool that can remotely break into Oracle databases over the Internet to simulate attacks on computer systems, but cybercrooks can…
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Wireless Service Overspend Presents a Channel Opportunity
The wild and wooly world of wireless service management is eating enterprises alive at the moment. According to a report released by Gartner this week, approximately 80 percent of enterprises will overspend on wireless services by an average of 15 percent for the next five years. While that’s bad news for some, it is a…
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OnForce Prices Stabilize Break/Fix Work Still Dominates in Q2
OnForce Prices Stabilize Break/Fix Work Still Dominates in Q2 Online technology services marketplace OnForce’s second quarter report on service volumes and prices for various technology services showed that pricing still remains under pressure as it has for the past several quarters, but work-order pricing began to stabilize at the end of Q2.That’s good news for…
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Microsoft Misses Revenue Mark, Shares Fall
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp posted a steeper-than-expected 17 percent drop in quarterly revenue and said its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets, sending its shares down 8 percent. The world’s largest software maker, whose operating systems power the vast majority of the world’s personal computers, reported fiscal fourth…
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Microsoft Takes ERP Fight Directly to Sage
Microsoft went for blood this week against Sage Software, one of the Redmond, Wash., software giant’s leading rivals in the ERP and business software space. Microsoft called into question the stability of Sage’s channel, citing the shuttering earlier this month of MIS Group, one of Sage’s largest partners for two years’ running. “Microsoft Dynamics offers…
