Life at Microsoft without Bill Gates
Gates’ departure allowed executives to take new leadership responsibilities while developing Windows 7
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Oracle to Accelerate its channel
Company searches for partners for its mid-size business opportunities
Microsoft pulls PerformancePoint Server after just 15 months
Company still plans on rnunveiling BizTalk Server 2009 this week
Identifying IBM Lotus channel opportunities
Big Blue’s Lotus channel chief shows where partners can make money with Lotus, and a Montreal partner explains why IBM’s SaaS offerings will best Google and Microsoft
Citrix and Intel team up on new desktop hypervisor
New solution intended to help reduce desktop management and mobile workforce management costs
IBM growing partner capacity in portal space
Big Blue sees untapped business opportunity for WebSphere portals, and is developing new mashup and widget technology to help partners tackle the space
Canadian leads SAP through channel transition
Conrad Mandala working to bring more freedom to its base of channel partners
SAP eyes big time distribution deals
Synnex and Tech Data are considered potential partners as SAP looks for more Business One channel capacity
IBM working on Web-based collaboration platform
Blue Spruce hopes to expose the platform to a wider group of customers
Microsoft will float cloud OS this month
New programs would be spread to thousands of PCs running in a cloud-based data center
Microsoft adds incentives to small-business program
Software giant gives SMB customers more ways to earn cash if they buy from channel partners
Cisco Canada makes channel switch
Long time channel veteran Ross Pellizzari leaves Cisco Canada in a cloud of mystery
Channel growth lies in services
The channel’s future lies in services. That was the central message from a session on channel business models at IDC Canada’s annual IDC Directions conference this year.
Channel growth lies in services
Business models such as SaaS are prompting channel partners to develop new practices
VMware refines its channel and pricing
Company creates affiliate program with other vendors to increase partner profitability, while offering free virtualization
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