Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category:
Microsoft, Icahn Discuss Yahoo Purchase
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Carl Icahn are renewing talks about purchasing Yahoo.
Software Partners Band Together
Do it all. Many implementation and service deals today call for a range of technical and business skills, and that can be tough for solution providers that specialize in a particular technology or whose expertise is limited to a specific vertical industry.
Put A Lid On That Mac Trash Talk
The Macintosh community can do all the trash-talkin’ they want about Microsoft and Vista. At the end of the day, there is no more profitable platform for solution providers because of the breadth and depth of applications software for Windows and Vista.
A Silverlight Lining Or A Lightning Flash?
Being first on the block does not always play to one’s advantage. No one understands this more than Microsoft. Back in 2003 when Microsoft’s Avalon runtime was in its infancy and no one really knew what Rich Internet Applications meant, a small open-source project called Lazlo set the trend for the entire RIA industry.
Top 10 Microsoft-Centric Solutions
There’s no shortage of Microsoft-centric solutions that resellers and systems integrators can offer to customers—or use within their own businesses to help improve processes. VARs say these products and platforms are helping to boost sales, add customers and extend their reach into the Microsoft ecosystem.
Former EqualLogic Exec Joins LeftHand As Channel Chief
Exec says EqualLogic’s acquisition by Dell went smoothly, but he prefers a smaller storage vendor with 100 percent channel focus.
7 Emerging Virtualization Vendors
Here are seven hot virtualization vendors to watch from CRN’s 2008 Emerging Vendors list, with innovative products and ideas.
Health-Care VARs Win With Electronic Medical Records Solutions
Solution provider investments in EMR systems are beginning to pay off as the electronic medical record IT market continues to grow.
VARs: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online A Pleasant Surprise
With software-as-a-service likely to be a major topic at next week’s Microsoft partner conference, resellers’ experiences offer a glimpse of what the channel can expect in an on-demand software world
Microsoft Reorganizes U.S. Partner Group
On the eve of its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft splits U.S. Partner Group into two organizations to maximize channel partner profitabilty.
