September 2, 2009 4:27 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
OracleWhy is it that very smart, MIT-educated technologists cannot answer a simple question when it comes to the VARs and systems integrators that often implement the products they build?
It never ceases to amaze. Earlier this week, a very smart Oracle technologist was asked what about the new
September 2, 2009 1:26 PM
Posted by: badarrow
barbara d,
ebay,
IT channel products and technologies,
Skype,
VARsIt's been real but...eBay is ready to end its ill-fated marriage with VoIP pioneer Skype. The 2005 buyout--for just under $3 billion--is viewed as a disaster in terms of tech M&As with eBay writing off $900 million two years later. Almost on par with Time-Warner's buyout of AOL. Here's a...
August 25, 2009 12:56 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
BEA Systems,
IT channel products and technologies,
JBoss,
Oracle,
PeopleSoft,
Red HatEverytime you think Oracle has had its fill of M&A, Larry Ellison whips out the corporate checkbook and buys something new. So why not Red Hat? Continued »
August 24, 2009 1:11 AM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Channel,
high-tech channel,
incentive,
IT Channel,
NetSuite,
SaaSNever one to miss a good marketing opportunity, NetSuite has stolen a page from the U.S. federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" incentive initiative. Only NetSuite's target is out-of-date hardware and software that businesses may be running on site.
August 20, 2009 3:23 AM
Posted by: badarrow
analyst relations,
ARC program,
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
partner programVendor partner programs are very big on training VARs on the latest-and-greatest vendor technologies--where they fall short is in helping partners with their overall business strategy. A...
August 18, 2009 4:18 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
CTPs,
Exchange Server 2010,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
SQL Azure database,
SQL Server 2008 R2Microsoft posted a raft of software previews today, including the CTPs or community technology previews for SQL Server Azure Database bits and SQL Server StreamInsight. The latter will be a component of SQL Server 2008 R2,...
August 13, 2009 3:19 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
Microsoft,
Office 2010It looks like Office 2010 is on track for its first-half of 2010 delivery. According to documents shared with some TAP participants, milestones are slated for the end of each month from November through...
August 13, 2009 2:20 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
IT channel products and technologies,
Windows Server 2008 R2So why didn't Microsoft prioritize Exchange Server 2007 to run on Windows Server 2008 R2? Is it the inherent PowerShell incompatibilities? A conspiracy? What??? Here are some...
