July 11, 2011 9:25 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Stephen DeWitt,
Stephen DiFranco,
Todd BradleyThere's more moving and shaking at Hewlett-Packard. Today the company named Stephen Dewitt, formerly head of the Personal Systems Group to SVP and GM of HP's closely-watched WebOS global business.
Stephen DiFranco, is stepping into Dewitt's slot at PSG. DiFranco will continue to lead HP's...
July 4, 2011 9:34 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Azure,
Barbara Darrow,
Dynamics,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Worldwide Partner ConferenceBy Pat Ouellette and Barbara Darrow, ITChannel Staff
VARs heading into the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference next week have a lot of questions for the software giant. They want clarification of its cloud message and they need...
June 30, 2011 2:26 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
Exastack,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Judson Althoff,
Oracle,
Sun hardwareFor big software companies these days, it's about stacks.
The latest is Oracle Exastack. This is Oracle's effort to get third-party software vendors to optimize their applications to run on Oracle's Exadata and Exalogic data center...
June 24, 2011 5:09 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Safra Catz,
Sun MicrosystemsOh, Oracle, Oracle, Oracle. You're nothing if not predictable.
On yesterday's Oracle fourth quarter earnings call, there was the usual happy talk about fat margins and great execution. The...
June 20, 2011 8:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
converged hardware,
Exalogic,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comAs Oracle, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard try to convince the world that every data center needs Oracle or Cisco or HP's own unique brand of converged hardware--that mythical IT beast that somehow combines the best of every breed plus absolute adherence to industry standards--there seems to be a...
June 16, 2011 2:45 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Itanium,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
OracleIt would be sad if it weren't so entertaining: The HP-versus-Oracle spat ratcheted up again this week with Hewlett-Packard suing Oracle.
Again.
June 14, 2011 1:29 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dave Donatelli,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Todd BradleyAnn Livermore, the respected Hewlett-Packard veteran once considered a prime CEO candidate, is relinquishing day-to-day responsibilities and will take a seat on the HP board. Here's HP's official statement .
June 9, 2011 2:18 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
NetSuite,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comIt's really not news that Oracle sales people go into a discounting frenzy at the close of the fiscal year. And, that discounting has netted Oracle some Exadata deals in its...
