Data security and management company Paragon Software this week launched a new VAR portal, moving its sales channel into the new era of Web 2.0. The trend is noteworthy and several other vendors have done the same before Paragon, with great success.
I can't say that it was totally unexpected, but it did happen rather suddenly. The deal between IBM and Sun collapsed, and Oracle wasted no time in swooping in to pick up the pieces with a deal to acquire Sun for $9.50 a share, or about $7.4 billion. What is surprising is that the deal is really not that much more than what IBM was offering.
This week, Microsoft announced on its blog that the Beta release of Exchange Server 2010 is finally rolling out, and this is likely to have some big impact on the channel for many different reasons.
The response to McKinsey's recent report, "Clearing the air on cloud computing," has been overwhelming. The report claims that cloud computing doesn't have all the silver linings it claims, and it is particularly a bad deal for larger companies.
If you're in the business of selling Microsoft, or any sort of Microsoft-based hardware--and that makes up a pretty big majority of resellers--I don't think you're in danger of going out of business any time soon. The new set of Microsoft television commercials are a hit, and Windows 7 is going to once and for all put the Vista stigma to rest.
After releasing its first quarter figures, Intel's top brass reflected on the shrinking industry, proclaiming "the worst is behind us." CEO Paul Otellini says the company believes PC sales found the bottom of the market during the first qua
Or not, depending on how you use it. I'm still amazed that Twitterers still think that sending out a microblog notice to tell everyone what they're eating or watching on TV, or communicating the unfortunate details of their latest hangover, is a useful thing to do.
The Recession has put us in a bargain-hunting mentality. Luxury goods are always wonderful, but the rich are embarrassed to buy them any more. The only retailers that are doing well are the dollar stores and Wal-Mart. Could it be that our consumer society is reforming into a nation of cheapskates?
Last November, McAfee closed its $465 million acquisition of Secure Computing. It was a good deal for McAfee, since Secure's firewalls and other security products have always been highly regarded. But when a smaller company is bought by a larger company, what happens to the smaller company's sales channel?
I've always seen Google Apps as a SOHO sort of tool, but it seems that Google may have designs on larger businesses after all. Google Apps can now be linked with corporate data behind the firewall, through the Google Secure Data Connector.
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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