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IBM Doubles the Money for Partners Displacing Oracle
No doubt this will be a small comfort to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and friends, but IBM’s doubling of money paid to partners for displacing Oracle products is not about just swapping competitive products, says Sandy Carter, vice president, IBM Software Group Business Partners. "This is more about delivering more value to the client,” she…
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Apple, Google, Intel Hiring Practices Under Justice Dept. Investigation
A number of high-profile tech companies, ranging from Google and Apple to IBM and Intel, are being probed by federal investigators for their hiring practices, according to the Wall Street Journal. At issue is whether those companies’ alleged agreements to not poach each other’s employees constitute a breach of antitrust laws. The April 9 article…
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Tech Spending to Grow in Enterprise, Consumer Market
Worldwide IT spending in 2010 will jump to $3.4 trillion, and could reach more than $3.5 trillion in 2011, according to Gartner. Helping to drive the upward trend are consumer mobile PCs, virtualization and security software, Gartner said. IT spending worldwide should grow 5.3 percent in 2010 over last year, reaching $3.4 trillion, according to…
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Palm’s Potential Acquirers Include HTC, Microsoft, Dell and Lenovo
Smartphone maker Palm is seeking bids to be purchased, Reuters reported April 11, citing people familiar with the situation. According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, HTC, which makes Google’s Nexus One phone, among other popular models, is said to be open to discussions about acquiring Palm. Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners have reportedly…
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Small Business to Get Free Help with Broadband
SCORE, an organization that bills itself the “Counselor to America’s Small Business,” announced that The SCORE Foundation rallied corporate partners for a combined donation of $1.1 million to jump-start a nationwide public/private consortium to help small businesses compete in the Internet age by using broadband technologies. The consortium will offer training, tools and resources, all…
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Oracle Rolls Out EPM System
Oracle’s recent release of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System 11.1.2 marks another round in the company’s recently frantic release pattern, with its large number of additions and applications again hinting at a strategic desire to expand its middleware stack. The new applications baked into Oracle EMP System 11.1.2 include Oracle Hyperion Disclosure Management, Oracle Hyperion…