IBM Global Services to the channel: We need you
Big Blue’s global services boss has ambitious growth targets to meet, and he needs the channel’s help
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM), or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
IBM wants partners to specialize in the cloud
Big Blue has launched cloud and security specializations to help partners differentiate in this emerging opportunity
Big Blue revamps co-marketing programs with $100 million investment
Believing enabling efficient and speedy partner markerting is crucial, IBM has launched a redeveloped co-marketing program
IBM challenges Microsoft, Citrix with channel-exclusive virtualization play
IBM’s virtual desktop offering targets the mid-market customer and will be deployed exclusively through the channel
IBM has a five-year plan, and it includes the channel
Cloud, analytics, Smarter Planet and software remain top of mind for the vendor
IT helping improve patient outcomes for critically ill, premature babies
Research project backed by IBM software and helps doctors and nurses make better predictive information analysis and decisions
IBM bids US$1.7 billion for Netezza
Netezza’s high-performance analytics capabilities will be added to IBM’s offerings
LinkedIn the preferred social media platform for channel partners
An IBM study shows LinkedIn leads YouTube, Facebook and Twitter amongst channel partners. We speak to two Canadian VARs about how they’re using social networking
Lenovo enriches partner margins in the SMB
Celebrating five years since it bought IBM’s PC business, Lenovo’s partner program has been revamped to focus on the SMB
IBM has US$500 million to poach Sun Partners
Big Blue has made financing a battleground as it looks to woo Sun partners disenchanted with the Oracle acquisition
Cisco boss John Chambers wasn’t looking to compete with HP, IBM
As Cisco moves beyond switches, gateways and routers, Cisco’s CEO outlines the competitive strategy
IBM’s Power7 is less about chip, more about system
While Intel was launching its Itanium chip, IBM was making server processor news of its own, unveiling the new Power7 microprocessor
IBM unveils Collaboration Agenda and roadmap
At Lotusphere 2010, IBM focused on collaboration and the cloud with its Collaboration Agenda for helping customers define collaboration strategies; LotusLive Labs; and its vision for the evolution of collaboration in Project Vulcan
IBM shuffles Lotus executives, creates new business units
The moves come less than a week before IBM opens its annual Lotusphere conference, its biggest customer event of the year
IBM encourages partners to be more innovative as part of Smarter Planet initiative
Partners can help in areas such as public safety and government to create more efficiencies