Artificial Intelligence

New united OpenText Partner Network to emphasize cross-selling, customer retention and midmarket growth

The integration of the existing OpenText program with the acquired assets from Micro Focus makes the new channel more diverse, and includes features like the OpenText Aviator Thrust program for Partners, to enable partners to build solutions with OpenText Cloud API services.

SAS looks to speed up application development and show customers Generative AI value with two new SaaS offerings

SAS Viya Workbench is a lightweight development environment to execute code quickly and efficiently in a cloud-native, efficient and secure environment. SAS App Factory is a rapid application development productivity framework for creating fit AI-driven applications.

SAS doubles down on reseller channel by signing TD SYNNEX as first global distribution partner

SAS has used EIS before for the government business in the U.S., and has also just added Carahsoft to further serve this market, but TD SYNNEX is their first distributor who will handle most of their partners rather than having SAS deal with them direct, in a relationship that will see channel-only offerings from SAS come to market.