November 27, 2007 10:31 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft,
Supplier relationship managementYou could see this one coming.
Two sets of plaintiffs are trying to make their lawsuit over Microsoft's "Vista-capable" claims into a class action tiff.
Vista has hit more than it's share of
November 25, 2007 9:45 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Application development,
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft While many pundits have wondered about Ray Ozzie's radio-silence, I'm more interested in what Steven Sinofsky's been up to.
Sinofsky is credited with driving Microsoft's Office cash cow to market. Often and usually on...
November 20, 2007 11:33 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft,
VirtualizationMicrosoft proponents would definitely not agree, but the virtualization genie will make operating systems a lot less relevant.
Microsoft is pricing its upcoming Hyper-V (aka Viridian)...
November 19, 2007 10:35 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Application development,
Barbara Darrow,
MicrosoftReed Sturtevant, one of the Lotus stars behind Freelance Graphics, is now heading up Microsoft’s concept development effort just blocks away from the old “LDB” headquarters building. See story here.
This is ironic for...
November 18, 2007 9:41 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy,
Reseller channel business developmentHow closely do you manage your account size mix? There are certainly advantages to working with smaller companies—such as the chance to be a strategic IT advisor—but are you putting an inordinate amount of resources into these accounts?
A conversation I had late last week with Dave Casey,...
November 15, 2007 9:40 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft The Vista debate continues. John Dvorak and...
November 14, 2007 3:54 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Application development,
Barbara Darrow,
Reseller channel business development,
Supplier relationship managementHere's another news nugget that bears watching.
Bruce Chizen is leaving his spot as Adobe next month after 13 years with the company.
November 12, 2007 5:46 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Enterprise applications,
IBM,
Oracle,
Reseller channel business development,
Supplier relationship management IBM Software has long made a big racket about how it's an infrastructure player and would never ever, ever (again) compete with applications partners.
But now it's buying Cognos for five billion big ones. That's five billion. For Cognos! So those arguments are sounding pretty flimsy. Of course,...
November 12, 2007 2:29 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy,
Reseller channel business developmentWhen I talk to solution providers about their biggest day-to-day operational challenges, hiring skilled technical personnel invariably comes up as urgent priority one or two. So it seemed appropriate to put on my patriotic cap for a moment on Veteran’s Day to mention a new program started by the...
