October 18, 2010 4:09 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
OPN,
Oracle,
Oracle Partner Network,
Sun,
Sun VARsSun VARs have been given another two weeks aboard the Oracle partner program to close deals before losing their ability to do so. Continued »
October 18, 2010 3:45 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Bing,
Facebook,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark Zuckerberg,
Microsoft,
privacy,
ZyngaGranted, Facebook is addictive. Especially the Scrabulous/Scrabble part which is what got me hooked. For many others, Zynga's FarmVille, Mafia Wars game portfolio is the original hook. And for those people--there's a rude awakening. Without knowing it, they have "overshared" their data.
October 13, 2010 2:53 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Citrix,
desktop virtualization,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
V-alliance,
VMware,
VMworld Europe[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/HpLmj4-lfAg" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
As we all know, VMworld Europe is all about Microsoft and Citrix. Or so say Microsoft and Citrix.
October 12, 2010 5:01 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
Windows 7 phoneAfter so much build up that no one really seemed to care about a launch event, Microsoft finally launched Windows 7 Phone Monday in New York. And sooprise, sooprise, there were some good reviews.
October 6, 2010 7:35 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Jack Welch,
Leo Apotheker,
Marc Andreessen,
Mark Hurd,
Ray LaneHP's board can't catch a break these days. Now it's Jack Welch getting in on the action, terming...
September 30, 2010 9:51 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Ray Lane,
SAPSAP veteran Leo Apotheker is HP's new CEO. Perhaps more interesting, is that Ray Lane, a venture capitalist and a former president of Oracle was named to HP'sboard. Oracle, famously,...
September 30, 2010 5:39 PM
Posted by: badarrow
3Com,
Barbara Darrow,
CDW,
converged infrastructure,
deal registration,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
ISS servers,
IT channel products and technologies,
IT channel technology and services,
PartnerOne,
TippingPointHewlett-Packard continues to finetune its PartnerOne program, putting more of its acquired products under deal registration for its channel partners.
Starting November 1, more of the company's ISS...
September 29, 2010 6:10 PM
Posted by: badarrow
AMD,
Barbara Darrow,
chips,
Intel,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microprocessors,
Oracle,
SPARC,
Sun MicrosystemsSo, Oracle's in the market for chip companies. And AMD quickly leapt to the top of the list of prospective targets.
