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Commvault acquires SDS startup for $225 million

Data management firm Commvault made a bold acquisition this week.

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Commvault acquires SDS startup for $225 million

Data management firm Commvault made a bold acquisition this week.

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VMware goes on a shopping spree, scoops up Carbon Black and Pivotal for a combined $4.8B

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Microsoft to drop Skype for Business Online and replace with Teams in 2021

Two years after hinting at plans to phase out Skype for Business Online and replace it with…

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Microsoft Hungary slapped with $8.7M fine

A Microsoft Corp. subsidiary based in Hungary has agreed to pay an $8.7 million fine to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) that date back to 2013.

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IBM and Red Hat partners can sleep soundly, executives say after mega deal closes

As IBM closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Tuesday, questions continued to swirl around the impact the move will have on partners and clients, which even IBM’s Arvind Krishna acknowledged was the “real challenge” ever since the deal was announced last October.

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Software News

Softchoice implements Business Objects for analytics advantage

CEO Dave MacDonald explains why Softchoice chose to implement Business Objects, and how better analytics has helped the reseller be a stronger competitor

JavaOne conference gets Oracle makeover

Java event will be combined with Oracle OpenWorld and Develop conferences in first year under stewardship of Oracle

SmartBear boasts more pricing flexibility than software testing alternatives

The company is looking to build its channel and has targeted the Canadian market for investment and support

First joint offerings unveiled by SAP and Sybase

Since the companies merged earlier this year, the parties announced a product roadmap for combined offerings based on both technologies, including an open mobile development platform

Fusion Apps questions Oracle should answer

Pricing, deployment and compatibility unknowns loom as OpenWorld approaches

Israeli disaster recovery software company builds Canadian channel

Continuity Software wants to increase its presence in Canada with help from partners

Five Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about

Windows 7 brings several security enhancements that don’t sacrifice usability

Storage vendor woos partners with 60 per cent margins

Cofio Software is actively recruiting Canadian partners and offers the channel plenty of margin

Oracle outlines how it wants to use the channel

Avnet and HighVail Systems react to the Oracle channel opportunity in this CDN video report

Channel sees profit opportunity with Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft Canada is helping partners leverage the opportunities around the refreshed office suite

Microsoft brings cloud fever to the channel

New Windows Azure appliance, Intune and Pinpoint revamps all part of Microsoft’s push toward cloud computing

Salesforce.com says stage set for cloud 2.0

On-demand CRM vendor is re-thinking cloud computing for the Facebook generation

Microsoft’s Jon Roskill: I’m not Allison Watson, and I won’t try to be

The new worldwide channel chief for Microsoft is determined to chart his own course

Microsoft gets Intune with managed services

Or, managed services for $11?

Microsoft Canada performs position elimination

New reorg at Canadian subsidiary leaves popular channel executive on the outs

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