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IBM Forms IT Alliance to Promote Green Solutions


[June 30, 2009] Green Sigma Coalition will make available to channel partners new, environmentally responsible IT products in areas targeted and funded by the federal government’s stimulus package.

IBM Rallies Partners to Smarter Planet, Launches Social Network


[June 17, 2009] Palmisano urges Big Blue partners to help customers “save money, preserve capital and reduce costs."

MSPAlliance Announces Industry Leadership Awards


[May 7, 2009] Managed services association honors three companies and one individual for industry contributions.

IT Vendors Tap Social Media Sites to Drive Sales, Marketing


[April 28, 2009] Channel partners outfitted with new tools to build marketing initiatives and spur sales opportunities.

Verio Program Aims to Help VARs Get New Customers


[April 2, 2009] Web host's "stimulus package" seeks to strengthen ties with resellers through technical, financial assistance.

Big Blue Points SaaS ISVs at Healthcare Market


[March 25, 2009] SaaS developers should leverage healthcare provision in federal stimulus package, IBM tells independent software vendors.

IBM Maps Out New Vision for Channel Partners


[March 12, 2009] Big Blue's Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty program aims to help partners upgrade their business and technical skills.

Server Sales Fell 14 Percent Last Quarter: IDC


[February 25, 2009] IBM retains market lead and high-end server sales fare better, but all segments face sales decline for first time in six years.

Microsoft Says Cloud Offering Will Be Price-Competitive


[February 12, 2009] Executive reveals scant details of Microsoft's Azure initiative at an industry conference.

EMC Sees Slowdown in Data-Storage Market


[January 28, 2009] Company expects an uptick in the second half of the year.

"Complex" Health Issues Cause Jobs to Step Aside


[January 14, 2009] Apple CEO takes a leave of absence until the end of June.

Apple's Jobs Refutes Rumors of Poor Health


[January 5, 2009] In a public letter, the Apple CEO says a hormone imbalance contributed to his gaunt appearance and is being corrected.

Illegal Online Software Sales Draw Fire


[December 15, 2008] Industry trade group files suit against software sellers on three web sites in a move to stop alleged software pirates.

Channel Vendors Still Interested in Mergers and Acquisitions


[December 3, 2008] Company executives seek "vibrant, healthy" companies with stable management as potential merger-and-acquisition targets. New opportunities in technologies such as SaaS and cloud computing help drive the M&A trend. Acquiring new customers is a major consideration.

Salesforce Sees Record Revenue, Expects More


[November 20, 2008] Revenues hit new high, company confident enough to issue guidance for next fiscal year.

Symantec CEO John Thompson to Step Down


[November 17, 2008] UPDATED: Says 10 years at the helm is long enough.

Tech Execs Don't Sugarcoat Economic Woes


[November 10, 2008] There are reasons for optimism, but good news will be slow in coming.

Nortel Sheds Billions and its CTO


[November 11, 2008] Telecom vendor reports worst loss since 2001.

Who Will Be Obama's CTO?


[November 5, 2008] At least one observer thinks Google's Eric Schmidt could be tapped.

Take That, Apple!


[October 30, 2008] Microsoft launches a big comeback at PDC and generates the kinds of excitement normally reserved for a certain other company.

Microsoft's Sales Jump, Feels Confident on Future


[October 23, 2008] UPDATED: The software giant is sure it's going to keep on making money, despite customers' tightening purse strings.

Storage Technologies for a Slowing Economy


[October 17, 2008] At Storage Networking World, a focus more on economic reality than on the hottest new storage technologies.

IBM Says It Will Weather Global Financial Chaos


[October 16, 2008] With plenty of cash in hand and good access to credit, Big Blue hastens to reassure analysts that it's sitting pretty.

Oracle Snaps up Primavera


[October 8, 2008] Project management software provider is considered a leader in its sector.

Microsoft, Wash. State Sue Over 'Scareware'


[September 29, 2008] UPDATED: Those annoying pop-up ads are the target of a flurry of new lawsuits by the state's Attorney General and Microsoft.


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