February 12, 2007 1:40 PM
Posted by: BKraemer
Application development,
IBM,
Linux,
Microsoft,
Open-source,
Reseller channel business developmentThe past couple of weeks have been a constant stream of Microsoft related news. Vista this; Vista that. So today I'm going to take a break -- sort of.
An interesting little news nugget came floating down today from Microsoft. Apparently, if you haven't been able to get enough
February 7, 2007 3:44 PM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Application development,
Channel partner programs,
IBM,
Open-source,
Software as a service (SaaS),
Supplier relationship management,
Systems and systems managementIn a conversation Yuval Shavit and I were having with Rado Nikolov, director of strategy and emerging business, ISV & Developer Relations at IBM (try saying that title twice in one breath), something I had intuited finally got a number attached to it. Nikolov said that about 30% of the...
November 14, 2006 3:28 PM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Application development,
Mobile networking technology,
Open-source,
Systems and systems management,
Wireless networkingVarious constituencies have been nagging Sun Microsystems to open-source the Java platform since almost the day it was launched. Former CEO and current chairman Scott McNealy had resisted for a long time, challenging IBM to open-source DB2 when IBM execs chided Sun on the open source issue. Then...
November 9, 2006 11:44 AM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Direct reseller channel conflict,
Email -- Exchange, Outlook,
Microsoft,
Reseller channel business development,
Software as a service (SaaS),
Supplier relationship managementSteve Ballmer, in an interview with the India Economic Times, said that while he still sees a place for traditional software distribution, "I would say we are moving to a world where there is a lot more electronic distribution. It is a new...
September 6, 2006 11:18 AM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Data center disaster recovery planning,
Networking technologyWhen I hear technology media and PR folks discuss the Avian flu and disaster recovery, I chalk it up to FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) tactics. However, the findings of a survey conducted by Forsythe Solutions Group points to a larger issue. Of the more than 75 senior IT and business...
August 31, 2006 5:33 PM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Data center disaster recovery planning,
Networking technologyVoIP is often touted for its benefits to SMBs, but a SearchNetworking.com article reports that enterprises are also showing interest:
According to Yankee Group, more than 50% of enterprise...
August 29, 2006 11:17 AM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Collaboration software,
Data center disaster recovery planning,
Network and application security,
Software as a service (SaaS)With Eduardo starting to puff its way toward Florida, Orlando-based Vlad Mazek, the CTO of managed infrastructure service provider Own Web Now Inc., has come up with a quick-and-dirty
August 28, 2006 10:27 AM
Posted by: Brein Matturro
Collaboration software,
Direct reseller channel conflict,
Google,
Microsoft,
Software as a service (SaaS)All you Microsoft partners doing Outlook/Exchange/Microsoft IM installs in the midrange market or providing hosted Exchange services, take note:
