Maxed Out

Bartell Trains, Hopes to Shave Eyebrows

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:23:51 -0700

I try to ignore fundraising events when it comes to publishing--I tend to shy away from abusing my position as an editor by promoting miscellaneous causes and sorting out which are "worthy" of publication--but there's...

Top Concerns Released by COMMON Europe

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:40:18 -0700

The results of COMMON Europe's global annual Top Concerns survey are in: The survey showed that "Satisfy internal customers" and "Treat data security and confidentiality as a business risk" are the topmost concerns for worldwide...

IBM i First: Japan's IBM BPs and Vendors Rise Up

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:51:41 -0700

There's been some interesting action brewing over in Japan--a group of 71 IBM Business Partners and ISVs have joined forces to promote and actively provide valuable solutions for IBM i, which the group says is...

Gartner Echoes IDC's Numbers on Server Sales Slide

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:34:32 -0700

While Gartner and IDC never quite come up with the exact same numbers describing the worldwide server revenue and shipments for each quarter, they're usually pretty darn close. Gartner's latest findings echo IDC's: Gartner says...

Servers Take a 25 Percent Dive, Blades Increase Share

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:05:44 -0700

According to the latest numbers from the math-lovin' whizzes at IDC, worldwide server market revenue has taken a 25 percent dive in the first quarter of 2009. As companies buy fewer servers or hold off...

IBM Tackles SMBs with Smart Cubes, Smart Market, and a Bit of i

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:42:52 -0700

IBM has officially launched its Smart Market effort in the United States. In addition to the pilot in India, U.S. small business customers can now buy the appliance-like IBM Smart Cubes that run IBM i...

Take That, LUG!

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:27:06 -0700

So how do you think the Large User Group (LUG) rose to power, prominence, and uh, more power? By banding together and speaking with one strong voice so that IBM could hear what the LUG...

What? WebSphere Loves Windows, POWER6 Not So Much? Really?

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:10:53 -0700

Have you stumbled across the Microsoft ad campaign, "Who knew?", which is focused on WebSphere loving Windows vs. WebSphere hugging AIX? It's an in-your-face price/performance comparison of WebSphere running on IBM solutions vs. on an...

COMMON Europe Wants Your Top Concerns

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:02:42 -0700

COMMON Europe is looking for your top issues with your business and IBM in its annual Top Concerns survey. The multilingual survey is for global participation. COMMON Europe shares the top concerns results with its...

COMMON Catch Up News: New Certifications, New President, Updated Board

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:48:21 -0700

As always, COMMON's annual conference spawns a whole mess of news, and it takes us weeks to catch up. But hey, I'm not complaining; I'm just saying. The latest in my catch up bag is...