NETSUITE MAKES COO PRESIDENT
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Some followers might note my May 8 tweet that “The most word chewing heard at NetSuite was about CEO Nelson’s crack about when COO Jim McGeever starts running the company”. I got doubting looks when I suggested Nelson’s statement at SuiteWorld wasn’t a joke. However, this week […]
TRIBRIDGE TOPS U.S. DYNAMICS VARS
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Tampa, Fla.-based Tribridge has claimed top honors from Microsoft for its Dynamics business in this country. The reseller was named 2015 U.S. Microsoft Dynamics Outstanding Partner of the Year at the Worldwide Partner Conference this month. The business was the top global VAR in 2008, 2010, 2012 […]
Microsoft signs GE in massive cloud deal
Microsoft signs GE in massive cloud deal | Business Cloud News July 21, 2015 Written by Business Cloud News Microsoft announced this week that it has signed up long-time tech partner GE to its cloud-based productivity software in a multimillion dollar deal. The move will see GE deploy Microsoft’s cloud productivity suite Office 365 to […]
Google buys Pixate to strengthen mobile app prototyping, design
Google buys Pixate to strengthen mobile app prototyping, design | Business Cloud News July 22, 2015 Written by Business Cloud News Google quietly acquired Pixate for an undisclosed sum this week. The company, which offers a platform that helps developers and design and prototype mobile apps, may help Google bolster the UX of its own […]
IBM, Microsoft struggle while SAP largely bucks the trend
IBM, Microsoft struggle while SAP largely bucks the trend | Business Cloud News July 23, 2015 Written by Business Cloud News IBM and Microsoft revealed steep losses this week as the two companies released their Q2 financial results, but SAP seems to have bucked the trend with close to 130 per cent growth in cloud […]
IBM doubles down on developers and open source
IBM doubles down on developers and open source | Business Cloud News July 23, 2015 Written by Business Cloud News IBM launched developerWorks Open this week, a platform being aimed at developers looking to develop open source solutions in collaboration with IBM using the company’s technology as a foundation. The cloud-based platform will provide access […]
MICROSOFT TO BUY FIELDONE
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft has reached an agreement to buy FieldOne Systems, which markets field service management applications. Based in Mahwah, N.J., FieldOne had joined Microsoft’s Strategic Global ISV Partner Program in March. The benefits are the same—FieldOne is built on Dynamics CRM and Microsoft was going to sell the […]
COLUMBUS NABS SHERWOOD SYSTEMS
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. InterDyn BMI, itself acquired by Columbus this year, has seen its parent purchase Sherwood Systems. The recent deal moves Minneapolis, Minn.-based BMI into the Southwestern United States. Founded in 1990, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sherwood carries Dynamics GP and CRM. It is also one of 40 Source Code authorized […]
INNER CIRCLE NAMES SEEPING OUT
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft has named the Dynamics Inner Circle members for 2015 at its Worldwide Partner Conference. However, the company apparently has not posted a list of those or members of the President’s Club, as it usually does. So names are emerging as individual companies issue press releases. U.S. […]
CLOUD AX PREVIEW THIS QUARTER
Bob Scott reporting in his weekly Insights column. Microsoft is building up to the launch of Dynamics AX 7′. That includes tightening the rules for third-party developers. The program itself was described in a blog post by VP Wayne Morris as “an enterprise-class business application built for the cloud.” Morris noted that there will be […]