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Data Warehouse Company Intros OEM Partner Program for Google-like Answers to BI Queries
Data warehousing provider Infobright is introducing an OEM partner program for ISVs and software-as-a-service (SAAS) providers. The program marks an expansion of the company’s go-to-market strategy, building on a reseller partner program announced a little over two months ago and Infobright’s announcement last year that it would offer a freely downloadable open-source version of its…
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Hiring Grade-A Talent
Everyone knows the tried-and-true business axiom: Grade-A managers hire Grade-A people while Grade-B managers hire Grade-C people. The logic is simple; weaker managers hire less competent people because they don’t want competition or conflict. Stronger managers look for people who are competent and motivated people who are able to catapult their organizations to higher levels. …
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Report: Managed Services Doing Well Despite Recession
Companies delivering technology solutions through a managed services model have weathered the current economic recession better than companies focused on more traditional product and support sales, new research from CompTIA reveals. Though profits from both groups have been negatively affected by the economy in the past year, managed services providers have been better able to…
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Cisco Moves to Make Collaboration More Mobile
Cisco’s Collaboration in Motion initiative ties together a variety of existing and new products, as well as a new program for third-party vendors, to help shift partners from selling 802.11n access points to selling combined solutions that can go into very specific horizontals and verticals with a professional services wrapper. "The general concept that we’re trying…
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Tech Companies Still Looking for Acquisition Bargains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cheap valuations and glimmers of economic recovery are tempting cash-rich technology companies to seek acquisitions, and the second half of 2009 could see some steady dealmaking. Having assessed the damage to their balance sheets — at least for now — from the recession, tech companies from behemoths like IBM to…
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Mobile Phone Buyers Flock to Smartphones
Looking for another recession-proof technology to sell or integrate into customer sites? Smartphone unit sales—including units from Nokia, the Apple iPhone, the Google Android-based phone from T-Mobile and RIM’s BlackBerry, among others—climbed to more than 36.4 million units worldwide, a 12.7 percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to a new report…