June 6, 2008 2:03 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
Enterprise applications,
IBM,
Linux,
Microsoft,
News,
Open-source,
Oracle,
SunMySQL execs took to the road this week, talking up the database's increasing relevance to big businesses.
The message at a Boston event Tuesday night, was that Sun Microsystems' buyout of...
May 13, 2008 4:29 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Microsoft,
News,
OracleCarl Icahn has surfaced again in tech M&A mayhem: This time he's buying up Yahoo stock in what may be an attempt to force that company's recalcitrant execs back to the negotiating table with Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal and others (including,
April 2, 2008 6:57 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Enterprise applications,
Microsoft,
Oracle,
SMBSAP named Leo Apotheker co-CEO Wednesday. He will share CEO-ing duties with Henning Kagermann until the latter leaves the company next year.
Apotheker had been deputy CEO. Kagermann's contract expires in 2009 and he said today he will leave at that time.
In the second half of 2008 "Leo and the...
April 1, 2008 12:07 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
Cisco,
Microsoft,
Oracle,
Software as a service (SaaS)April Fools Day gives reporters a chance to write the faux headlines they would like to craft but can't. At least for real
Here are the top creations from the SearchITChannel staff.
Gartner recommends using more acronyms
Microsoft changes gears, embraces open source...
March 26, 2008 2:06 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Oracle,
Vendor partner business issuesOracle bought Hyperion and now it wants to sell it. Direct. Through partners. Just sell it.
Hyperion's business intelligence (BI) products give the database giant a weapon to use against
March 14, 2008 4:25 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
Enterprise applications,
Microsoft,
OracleWord out of Redwood Shores is that Oracle has tapped the new channel chief for North America.
Make that channel chiefs. Plural. Apparently it takes not one but two men to fill Rauline Ochs'...
March 11, 2008 4:19 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Enterprise applications,
Microsoft,
News,
Oracle,
Software as a service (SaaS)ORLANDO, FLA. -- Microsoft's good friends over at Oracle released the new edition of Oracle CRM On Demand today -- conspicuous timing, as Microsoft Convergence 2008 this week highlights Microsoft Dynamics...
March 10, 2008 12:54 PM
Posted by: Bcournoyer
Enterprise applications,
Microsoft,
Open-source,
OracleJust in case the public relations buzzwords haven't been jumping out at you enough, PR-mageddon! this week unveils a new feature: bold buzzwords. Enjoy ...
Microsoft
Microsoft Launches Document Interoperability Initiative, March 6: "The launch of this...
March 7, 2008 10:49 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Channel partner programs,
Microsoft,
News,
OracleIt's official -- at least within Microsoft walls -- Doug Kennedy is aboard as vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners.
Kennedy was senior vice president of worldwide alliances and channels at...
