MICROSOFT’S DYNAMICS: $2B BIZ
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft has not issued statistics about Microsoft Business Solutions, the organization that has pretty much disappeared, in a long time. But on his LinkedIn page, former MBS head Kirill Tatarinov said that MBS “was a $2B business unit developing and marketing the family of Dynamics ERP and […]
Trump’s call to ban Muslims would create H-1B, other turmoil
A strange proposal that would affect technology workers, students and many others Patrick Thibodeau By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld | Dec 8, 2015 5:30 PM PT Early in his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump established himself as a champion of restrictions on the H-1B visa program. Notably he called for a provision compelling businesses to […]
Red Hat helps eMedlab share supercomputer in the cloud
Red Hat helps eMedlab share supercomputer in the cloud | Business Cloud News Business Cloud News A cloud of bioinformatics intelligence has been harmonised by Red Hat to create ‘virtual supercomputers’ that can be shared by the eMedlab collective of research institutes. The upshot is that researchers at institutes such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger, […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Sales intelligence launch; Collection automation for AX; Automaker CRM; VAR Hires and Promotions
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Sales intelligence launch; Collection automation for AX; Automaker CRM; VAR Hires and Promotions – MSDynamicsWorld.com by Linda Rosencrance In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: InsideSales Rolls Out Accelerate for Dynamics CRM Dynamics Partners Launch Online Invoice Solution for Dynamics AX CuroGens Rolls Out Cloud-Based Customer Service Solution for Automakers […]
EDGEWATER REVIEWING OPTIONS
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Ingights Column. In the face of a hostile takeover bid, Edgewater Technology has authorized the review of choices that could enhance shareholder value. The decision by the board of directors of the Dynamics reseller comes as the company’s management faces a hostile takeover attempt by Lone Star Value Investors […]
BLACKBAUD TO RE-ENTER VAR MARKET
Blackbaud plans to start a Value-added Reseller program in 2016. The information was given at this week’s Investors Day. Unfortunately, I missed the webcast and no replay is yet available. The slides associated with the announcement say partners will manage client relationships and every relationship will be supported by a dedicated Blackbaud relationship manager. The […]
SAGE 50, X3 LEAD AMERICAN GROWTH
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. The Sage 50 accounting software line and its X3 manufacturing application led revenue growth in North America for the year ended September 30, the Sage Group said this week. Overall, the company had its greatest rate of revenue growth in eight years, CEO Steve Kelly said during […]
Cloud Computing in Education Market Worth 15.02 Billion USD by 2020
<img height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”” style=”display:none” src=”https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1386495324998220&amp;ev=PixelInitialized” />Cloud Computing in Education Market Worth 15.02 Billion USD by 2020 – According to a new market research report “Cloud Computing in Education Market by Service Model (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS), Deployment Model (Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and Community Cloud), User Type (K-12 and Higher Education) & by Region […]
Partner Ecosystem Simplifies Microsoft Skype for Business Cloud PBX Deployments
<img height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”” style=”display:none” src=”https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1386495324998220&amp;ev=PixelInitialized” />Partner Ecosystem Simplifies Microsoft Skype for Business Cloud PBX Deployments — WESTFORD, Mass., Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — “Cloud Connected Bundle” Eases Migration to the New Cloud PBX Feature of Microsoft Office 365 Key Takeaways: Sonus, Plantronics, Nectar and Numonix partner with the launch of the “Cloud Connected Bundle” […]
Is Adobe axing Flash under cover of Creative Cloud?
Is Adobe axing Flash under cover of Creative Cloud? | Business Cloud News Business Cloud News As an official Adobe blog hailed a ‘new era’ for Flash Professional, the software company seems to be sidelining its creation. Apple boss Steve Jobs once famously dismissed Flash as proprietary software from the PC age. Now Adobe appears […]