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IBM Picks Up Database Activity Monitoring Vendor Guardium
IBM announced plans to acquire database security vendor Guardium for what some sources have pinned at $225 million. The acquisition is a big validation of the database activity monitoring (DAM) market, which has managed to maintain healthy traction within the channel even in the down market. "These products play a critical role in establishing a…
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IBM’s Commitment to Employee Leadership a Lesson for All
If you’ve been in this industry long enough, you know the running joke that every executive you meet — whether he or she hails from a vendor or solution provider — once worked at IBM. It’s not that far from the truth. IBM has in fact nurtured and launched legions of successful technology executives; many…
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Microsoft CFO Liddell to Leave Company
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is to leave the company at the end of the year, indicating that he is looking for a bigger job at another company. Liddell, 51, has been CFO at the world’s largest software company since May 2005, after joining from paper and packaging maker International Paper…
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HP Fourth Quarter Shows Higher Profit on Revenue Drop
HP (NYSE: HPQ) pointed to improvements in its printing and PC sales as consumers made the switch to Windows 7, saying that it gained PC market share and its fourth-quarter earnings were in line with previous forecasts. Executives from the technology giant made those observations in a call to analysts following the release of HP’s…
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3 Things Dell Needs for Channel Success
>> CHECK OUT “Dell Grows Certified Partner Ranks” Again, sounds impressive. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Despite the channel conversion, Dell continues to wrestle with the hydra of partner apprehension, corporate direct legacy and inconsistent channel performance. Dell isn’t lying about its channel success. And the numbers don’t lie – an increasing…
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Black Friday or Bust The highs and lows of shopping for holiday gadgets
Black Friday or Bust The highs and lows of shopping for holiday gadgets Maybe it’s for your daughter or son or spouse or mother or even yourself. As always, there’s plenty of electronics to choose from this holiday shopping season. We took a look at the high-priced (devices of our dreams) and low-priced devices (that…
