Jessica Davis

Oracles tweaks to its channel program in an attempt to gain more share of the small business market may have made headlines, but the incumbents in the space arent worried at all. Microsoft and Sage Software, two leaders in the segment, said many giants have tried to come down market before, but their attempts to […]

MSP platform provider Kaseya has launched a technology alliance program to create better integration between its own technology and that of other vendors its partners may use. To further that end, Kaseya has released APIs, set to begin a 90-day beta period in July, for partners to write to. Kaseya said the new technology alliance […]

One of the most recognized names in the IT industry has joined with one of the biggest names in the IT channel to bring search capabilities to companies large and small. A deal between Ingram Micro, of Santa Ana, Calif., and Google, of Mountain View, Calif., to distribute the latters enterprise and SMB (small and […]

In an effort to make itself more competitive with Microsoft on the small business side of the database market, Oracle has announced improvements to its VAR ordering process and will allow resellers to order through distributors without having to join Oracles partner program. The new program lets VARs sell Oracle products through any Oracle value-added […]

ViewSonic has added to its VA series of LCD monitors, the company announced the week of June 25 at the National Education Computing Conference in Atlanta. The new displays include the 19-inch VA916, a traditional 4:3 display, and the 17-inch VA1716w and 19-inch VA1916w, both widescreen displays that offer panoramic viewing for multiple documents and […]

Nimsoft has taken advantage of new application programming interfaces from VMWare, enhancing its monitoring support for the virtualization vendors software. The new APIs from VMWare, available in the most recent release of the software, allow administrators to extract more information than previously about the health of the software and applications, said Ken Vanderweel, marketing director […]

VARs that work together make more money. Thats according to a new survey of members of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners, conducted by market research firm IDC that looked at partner-to-partner collaborations and found a key trend among VARs growing revenue—they collaborate. “Theres a whole body of research around network theory, and Metcalfes […]

Ingram Micro signed a $96 million deal to acquire part of DBL Distributing Inc., a U.S. consumer electronics distributor. The IT technology distribution giant said the acquisition marked another step forward in its consumer electronics strategy and another sign the space between consumer and commercial technologies is thinning. “This strategy positions Ingram Micro at the […]

Ingram Micro is extending what has been its Canadian-only outlet program—selling refurbished and discontinued products—to solution providers and other channels in the United States. The company announced the program June 12, saying it meets a significant demand in the marketplace for end-of-life technology. “Technology is moving so fast today that yesterdays hot technology is quickly […]

Tech Data will expand its solutions for secure, local and remote software application access with the addition of Ericom Software technologies to its line card. The distributor, based in Clearwater, Fla., said it will now offer Ericoms PowerTerm WebConnect software solutions. “While reliable remote access to software applications provides clear productivity gains for any business […]