IBM to acquire analytics vendor
The deal is aimed at strengthening IBM’s presence in enterprise marketing and management
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Gales will be replaced as Microsoft Canada president by Max Long, an executive from the SMB and channel group
SQL Server 2012 stands tall
Huge HA and indexing improvements top the list of great new features in Microsoft’s latest database release
Tick-tock: Microsoft to pull plug on XP in two years
Microsoft has kicked off what it calls a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP and the Office 2003 productivity suite
SAP lays out plans to become big player in databases, mobile
The HANA in-memory platform will be bolstered by Sybase’s array of database technologies
Former SAP Canada boss Robert Courteau leaves vendor
Courteau’s resignation means SAP needs a new North American president
Oracle’s Mark Hurd spells out analytics vision
Oracle is staking a big claim in business analytics, from software to hardware appliances
Browser survey puts Chrome in first place
StatCounter reports that Chrome overtook Internet Explorer on Sunday, although Chrome’s use of prerendering may bias the results
Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers
Citrix has announced three updates to its platform that service providers use to create DaaS offerings for end users
Channel help will make flexible workplaces a reality
A new study sponsored by Citrix Systems shows organizations are trying to build more flexible workplaces, and they need channel assistance with the technology component
Microsoft Dynamics partners ponder their future in an Azure ERP world
Partners are expecting to hear more about Microsoft’s plans for ERP on Azure during the Convergence conference
Chrome succumbs to Pwn2Own contest hack
Plus, Google’s ‘Pwnium’ snares a Chrome sandbox-escape exploit with $60K bait
Mona Lisa smiles at new asset management system
The world’s most famous museum has completed a major IT project with an IBM business partner to streamline its maintenance tasks and keep closer tabs on its expensive art collection
Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS
It will offer RDMA over Ethernet and InfiniBand, should cut Patch Tuesday downtime, execs say
Autonomy and HP’s 10.3 billion reasons to like big data
The vendor sees big revenue opportunities for partners around cloud computing, but when it comes to Autonomy, some partners wonder if it’s channel-ready
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