June 27, 2008 10:08 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Enterprise applications,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
News,
Oracle,
Software as a service (SaaS)Larry Ellison had some interesting thoughts on the on-demand model, especially intriguing as he retains his interest in NetSuite, the on-demand ERP provider. His ownership stake, which...
June 26, 2008 10:46 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IBM,
IT buyer market research,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
News,
OracleIt's that time of year for the database market share squabble. IDC has released its numbers--at least to the vendors--and two of the three big database players are claiming victory.
From the snippets the vendors themselves release, it's hard to draw conclusions. It's like the
June 25, 2008 1:25 PM
Posted by: rivkalittle
Authors,
Cisco,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
Networking technology,
News,
Reseller channel business developmentThe VAR community has been abuzz since it became public that a silver-level Cisco partner sued the vendor for poaching a customer and handing it off to AT&T Business.
The twittering is because most partners agree they’ve had the same problem but never taken any action for fear of losing...
June 25, 2008 12:37 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
IBM,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
News,
OracleBeing an Oracle partner can be a pricey business.
For example: If you're a select Oracle partner who wants face time with Oracle reps at the vendor's yearly sales kickoff, you can pay either $6K, $10K or $25K for the privilege.
For that amount you get to be an Exhibitor Partner at the big Las...
June 25, 2008 8:25 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Application development,
Barbara Darrow,
Linux,
News,
Open-sourceCanonical on Tuesday posted its Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition to its website.
This is a developers' release based on the desktop edition of the...
June 23, 2008 8:09 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Authors,
Heather Clancy,
Information technology services,
Leading technology vendors,
Mobile networking technology,
Vendor partner business issuesI have become so hopelessly addicted to my Apple iPhone for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is that it has saved my butt on more than one occasion when I have been unable to get to my notebook to update this and my other way-to-many blogs. Indeed, when my laptop crashed a few weeks back...
June 23, 2008 2:02 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Channel partner programs,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
NewsDell has launched a new wiki, PartnerStorm, that is already fielding reseller complaints about the fledgling Dell channel program.
On PartnerStorm, the channel version of Dell's popular IdeaStorm forum, users can post...
June 23, 2008 11:24 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
News,
Reseller channel business development,
SMB,
Software as a service (SaaS),
VirtualizationThis year's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference will be in Houston. In July. One word: Ugh.
And, interestingly, insiders say preliminary numbers show that more than half (60%) of...
June 23, 2008 9:53 AM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security,
News,
Systems and systems managementWe first reported on Symantec Endpoint Management Suite 1.0 last week, when I found that Symantec had prematurely posted product details on its website. But today marks the suite's official launch,...
