Tag: IBM

  • IBM Systems Group Simplifies Approach to SMB Channel

    IBM Systems Group Simplifies Approach to SMB Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    For years, solution providers have complained about the complexity of trying to first build a solution and then craft a deal across all the different business units of IBM. For many small solution providers focused on the small and midsize business market, all that complexity meant that the cost of doing business with IBM was… Read more

  • Marwaha Breaks Down IBM Ecosystems

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Mike Vizard:For years now, we’ve been talking about the potential of the IBM ecosystem with all the ISV partners, the solution providers and the distributors and the whole network. There’s a lot of value in it today, but it always feels like IBM’s trying to get a more systematic approach in place. So what are… Read more

  • This Isn’t Your Father’s IBM

    This Isn’t Your Father’s IBM

    Darryl K. Taft

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    ORLANDO, Fla.—Though IBM is often viewed as a stodgy old technology giant focused primarily on delivering old-school solutions for big, plodding enterprises, the company continues to churn out new ideas and technologies that many never see. When I think IBM, I typically think mainframe, COBOL, CICS, SOA (service-oriented architecture), Web services, Java middleware and Linux.… Read more

  • IBM, Nortel to Offer VOIP Apps for Small Businesses

    IBM, Nortel to Offer VOIP Apps for Small Businesses

    Paula Musich

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    Nortel and IBM are teaming up to launch an integrated suite of voice over IP and multimedia applications running on IBM’s System i server, which is popular with small and midsize enterprises. The integrated offering will turn System i servers into IP PBXes capable of supporting a mix of IP telephony applications and collaboration applications… Read more

  • IBM Cuts Services Jobs in N.A.

    IBM Cuts Services Jobs in N.A.

    Jessica Davis

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    IBM has eliminated approximately 1,500 jobs in North American in its technology services unit, a spokesman has confirmed. The cuts mark the second this month in the services arm of the company. The first set, totaling 1,450, were to IBM Global Services mostly in North America, said Ed Barbini, an IBM spokesman. Big Blue’s CTO… Read more

  • Lenovo Segments Partner Program

    Lenovo Segments Partner Program

    Jessica Davis

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    Lenovo plans to align its channel partner program around four “communities” as defined by end-user segments. The move is part of a continuing evolution of the channel program Lenovo inherited from IBM when the company acquired IBM’s PC business in December of 2004. “We used to be part of IBM Partner World, and now we… Read more