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AmberPoint Offers Tips for Navigating Big Blue
During Channel Insider’s recent interview with WebSphere General Manager Craig Hayman, he told us IBM tapped a group of a select software partners to provide feedback and build out products that enhanced WebSphere Version 7. AmberPoint was one of the companies on Hayman’s very short list. In this Q&A with AmberPoint’s chief marketing officer Ed…
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Cisco Buys ScanSafe, Ups Security SaaS Reach
Cisco continued its recent shopping spree on Tuesday, snapping up security software-as-a-service player ScanSafe for approximately $183 million in cash and retention-based incentives. The acquisition of the privately held ScanSafe marks the latest in a recent spate of acquisitions made by networking behemoth Cisco, included among them the purchase of video conferencing giant Tandberg for…
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Microsoft Profits, Sales Fall — But Beat Expectations
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s quarterly profit fell a smaller-than-expected 18 percent on Friday, as the world’s largest software company held up better than feared, sending its shares up 8 percent. The company, which released its new Windows 7 operating system this week, reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $3.57 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared…
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IBM Mines VC Community for Diamonds
Claudia Fan Munce joined IBM 24 years ago as a researcher. Today, still at IBM, Fan Munce is in a decidedly different role. She’s a matchmaker of sorts, bringing select VC-backed ISVs into the IBM fold and connecting them to other IBM business partners to get their solutions to market. “We like to call ourselves…
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Microsoft Launches Win7 at Jammed New York Press Event
The anticipation is palitable at the Microsoft Window 7 launch event in Manhattan. At the Skylight Studios in SOHO, Microsoft has packed a small room with dozens of reporters from mainstream and technology media outlets.It’s literally standing room only. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to take the stage shortly with a special guest to…