Software

SAP Business One 9.1 goes into general availability

December 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

While this is a minor release of Business One, it contains some interesting upgrades, especially for those who use it on HANA rather than SQL.

Sorgen says Microsoft’s channel responding well to challenge of change

December 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Microsoft’s channel chief noted that Signature Cloud Support, an exclusive partner technical benefit that is part of its new cloud competencies, has been well received by partners who have taken advantage of it.

Enhanced DFS namespace automation highlights Data DynamicsStorageX 7.5 release

December 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Improved automation of Microsoft’s DFS global namespace management capability highlights this release.

SAP pledges commitment to smaller firms at SME Summit

November 24, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Mississauga-based Lynch Fluid Controls was one of the SMEs selected by SAP to talk about their business and use of SAP solutions at the SAP event.

Kevin Gilroy, senior vice president and general manager of Global Small & Midmarket Segment at SAP

SAP announces new, extended SME initiatives

November 24, 2014 Mark Cox 1

SAP makes an SME financing pilot permanent, makes HANA cheaper by enabling it to run on E5 servers, and lets SMEs list on SAP Ariba for free.

Greg Smith, senior director of product and technical marketing at Nutanix.

Nutanix sees massive potential in rollout of Dell XC appliances with Nutanix software

November 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Nutanix, which despite its massive success is still a startup, gets key validation from Dell partnering with them, and also greatly expands their channel and routes to market.

McAfee trims prices, enhances partner margins on new SMB portfolio

October 22, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

McAfee has retooled its SMB offerings, with three new suites which feature McAfee’s next-generation anti-malware technology, which is being deployed for the first time in these solutions.

SAP shifting Business ByDesign model to be more partner driven

October 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Last year rumours surfaced that SAP was shutting Business ByDesign down, but instead it has moved it to the HANA platform, given it its own general manager, and changed its go-to-market model to better leverage partners.

ESET announces new versions of flagship products

October 9, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

These are ESET’s flagship consumer products, but they are also sold by the channel, typically as an add-on in a commercial sale. They also preview the new features coming in the next commercial refresh.