Sharon Linsenbach

Dells planned acquisition of Everdream will bring the PC vendor the channel know-how it needs to implement its promised partner program, the two companies told The Channel Insider Nov. 16. Dell officials said the Everdream acquisition complements the remote management technology it acquired when Dell bought SilverBack Technologies. Everdreams technology will allow Dell to extend […]

Dell has revealed further details of its much anticipated channel program, including specifics on a tiering structure and certifications in various competencies. According to Paul Bell, president of the Americas for the Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker, who shared the details about the new program in an interview with Channel Insider, the United States and […]

Northwest Newborn Specialists had a big problem. Downtime was a significant drag not only on the groups technology infrastructure, which is spread out among four hospitals in Oregon and Washington, but also, most importantly, on the neonatologists caring for infant patients. “Our physicians can be impatient, and with good reason,” said Carolyn Kraus, the NW […]

In the late 1990s, Ernie Odierna found himself frustrated at his town’s inability to communicate its plans, its successes and even its failures to citizens. The town of Mamaroneck, as Odierna saw it, wasn’t leveraging technology to keep citizens informed and aware of community issues. So in 1999, Odierna, president and co-founder of Com/Peripherals, a […]

When the Department of Diagnostic Audiology at Children’s Hospital Boston decided to implement a wireless electronic data capture solution, officials knew they had a number of challenges to overcome. A key one was that some of the staff had been working at the hospital for more than 30 years, and transitioning to the Mi-Co Mi-Forms […]

You may have more in common with George Clooney than you think. It’s possible that your personal medical records are being seen by doctors, nurses and clinicians who have no part in your care, simply because many hospitals fail to implement adequate identity management and information security practices. And while your records probably won’t get […]

Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic, announced Nov. 5, is a validation of its commitment to expanding relationships with the indirect channel, according to Dell’s channel chief. /zimages/1/109181.jpg Greg Davis, head of North American Channels at Dell, said the move will allow the vendor to take advantage of the work EqualLogic has done with its channel partners […]

Affiliated Computer Services, caught in a bitter battle between members of the company’s board and its chairman, said in a statement Nov. 1 that five board members had resigned after initially refusing to do so. Darwin Deason, chairman and founder of outsourcing provider ACS, asked for the five board members’ resignations verbally the evening of […]

Electronic Data Systems managed a profitable quarter, growing profit 80 percent in the third quarter of 2007 on government business, it reported Nov. 1, despite losing about $300 million from one customer loss, executives said. The company was able to grow business $100 million over the same quarter last year to $225 million in 2007 […]

Tideway Systems, an IT automation software company, announced Oct. 31 the availability of Tideway Foundation 7.0, which maps application relationships to physical and virtual infrastructure, including the dependencies between them. The New York-based company said Tideway Foundation 7.0 better responds to changing data center requirements by offering a next-generation architecture and a new, pattern-based reasoning […]

QuestaWeb announced Oct. 29 the release of TradeMasterQW 4.0, the latest iteration of the companys Web-based, integrated trade and logistics management software that aims to unify dozens of import/export activities and reports. TradeMasterQW unifies import, export, logistics, compliance and financial processes that include U.S. Customs clearance, landed costs, Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications, export licensing, denied […]

Microsoft is buying Global Care Solutions, a privately held enterprise health information software company based in Bangkok, Thailand. The acquisition, announced Oct. 29, will allow international hospitals to achieve improved workflow and patient safety through information technology, Microsoft said in a statement. GCS employees will join Microsofts Health Solutions group, which will manage production and […]