Oracle Secures Unconditional EU Approval for Sun Takeover
[24-JAN-10] Acquisition formalizes database vendor’s move into hardware market.

Tags: Sun Microsystems open source Oracle European Union acquisition

Red Hat Fortifies Channel Partner Program
[10-SEP-09] Open source software developer redesigns program to encourage collaboration between partners.

Tags: services Linux open source Red Hat channel program

IBM-Rice University
[14-JUL-09] Rice University, located in Houston, Texas, is a private research academy. The institution, founded in 1912, is known for its prestigious undergraduate programs and its strength in the applied sciences. In order to offer students a state-of-the-art research environment, the university decided to implement the Sakai system. This open source environment, currently in use by well over 100 universities, is an extremely effective collaborative tool. The university felt that the Sakai environment would encourage students and faculty to communicate and work together. After obtaining a Shared University Research (SUR) grant from IBM, Rice implemented the Sakai environment.

Tags: search Microsoft services open source IBM

Five Technologies That Will Help VARs Survive
[05-MAR-09] Despite the current economic malaise, VARs can make a buck by focusing on five technologies: SaaS, manages services, open source, storage and virtualization.

Tags: virtualization Linux open source Storage managed services

Red Hat
[16-FEB-09] Program benefits include Red Hat Partner Center access, product marketing collateral and campaigns, a Partner Directory listing, Web-based product training, online sales training, technical training discounts, co-op marketing funds and more.

Tags: open source Red Hat marketing

Open-Xchange
[16-FEB-09] Program benefits include free enrollment, product information and training, presentations and co-branded brochures, lead distribution, pre-sales support, joint marketing and sales activities and more.

Tags: Microsoft open source e-Mail marketing collaboration

JasperSoft
[16-FEB-09] Benefits of the Jasper Partner Network Reseller Partner Program include lead registration, access to the JasperSoft sales team, sales training, product training and more.

Tags: Microsoft open source marketing software business intelligence

Ingres
[16-FEB-09] Program benefits include Ingres logo usage, a listing on the Ingres Web site, roadmap updates, partner extranet access, joint press releases, joint business planning, tactical joint marketing and more.

Tags: Microsoft services open source marketing software

EnterpriseDB
[16-FEB-09] Benefits of the EnterpriseDB Reseller Partner Program include 24/7 support, product discounts, demo licenses, free sales training, technical training discounts, sales tools and marketing collateral.

Tags: Microsoft services open source marketing Demo

Compiere
[16-FEB-09] Benefits of the Compiere Partner Network include sales leads, support, training, a monthly partner conference call, marketing collateral, promotion on the Compiere Web site, Compiere Authorized Partner logo usage, and access to the Compiere Partner Forum.

Tags: Microsoft open source marketing XML CRM

Alfresco Software
[16-FEB-09] Benefits of the three-tier (Bronze, Gold, Platinum) Alfresco Partner Network include demo software, discounts on training and certification, technical support, marketing materials, joint press releases, joint sales campaigns, joint collateral, sales and marketing training, and a listing on the Alfresco Web site.

Tags: Microsoft open source marketing Demo technical support

VARs Urged to Focus on Reducing Customers' Costs
[07-JAN-09] IT spending recovery is at least a year away, according to a new survey from Computer Economics. For channel partners, survival depends upon making business customers more efficient.

Tags: virtualization open source cloud computing IT spending Computer Economics

Looking Ahead, Channel Executives Stay Optimistic
[24-DEC-08] Channel executives are surprisingly upbeat on their prospects in 2009, expecting IT spending to hold up and managed services and other "disruptive technologies" to grow more popular.

Tags: virtualization HP open source managed services IT spending

Open-Source Solutions Catch Fire with VARs
[16-DEC-08] Many channel partners discover open-source solutions are easier to sell, more profitable to service and can offer better margins than more traditional proprietary products.

Tags: Linux open source software VARs

What's Next for Sun?
[17-NOV-08] Can the company cut its way to profitability and prominence, or is it just looking for a graceful exit –- and friendly buyer -- at this point.

Tags: Intel Sun Microsystems open source SPARC Java

Sun Embarks on New Storage 'Road'
[10-NOV-08] UPDATED: Company pushes out first open storage appliance on its Open Solaris platform, offering an inexpensive take on network storage.

Tags: Sun Microsystems open source Storage appliances

What's Up with the GNOME Linux Desktop?
[04-NOV-08] Linux desktop GUI gets more sponsors and cash as it gears up for the next big thing.

Tags: Google Linux open source Motorola Gnome

Cisco's New UC Offerings Bring Channel to the Cloud
[25-SEP-08] Vendor's new product portfolio will help channel partners develop more specialized applications for business customers. Action is seen as a competitive move against IBM, Microsoft and Avaya.

Tags: Microsoft open source Cisco unified communications SaaS

Homeland Security Helps Reduce Open Source Flaws
[20-MAY-08] Two years into the effort, new report sheds light on how effective your tax dollars have been at improving open source security.

Tags: open source security software DHS patch

Asterisk Going Carrier-Grade?
[12-MAY-08] A UK-based carrier-grade equipment vendor may begin baking the open source IP-PBX into its offerings. Is this the next big step for open source VoIP?

Tags: carriers open source VoIP PBX Digium

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