Sharon Linsenbach

Science, technical and medical publisher Elsevier’s WiserWiki, a clinical health information wiki created by board-certified doctors, could be a big factor in helping consumers overcome their distrust of online health information. WiserWiki, launched in November 2007 and currently in beta, is like other wikis in that it allows users to create and power a collaborative, […]

Fair Isaac and IBM have formed a partnership that will help financial services firms better manage risk and improve customer service. The “strategic alliance” will include joint marketing, sales and development of SOA (service oriented architecture) based technologies for the financial services market, said an IBM spokesperson, and Fair Isaac will optimize its next-generation decision […]

IBM will add Mac OS X Leopard to the list of operating systems supported by its Informix Dynamic Server 11, giving colleges and universities a new path to applications previously out of reach or difficult to customize. IDS 11, dubbed “Cheetah 2,” is currently in beta and will be compatible with Mac OS X v […]

The new licensing option allows SMBs to subscribe to Microsoft software licenses for a three-year term, said Eric Ligman, senior manager, community engagement for Microsoft’s small business unit. During that term, all purchased licenses are covered under Microsoft’s Software Assurance program, which means that VARs and their customers receive all patches, service packs and upgrades […]

Some Microsoft partners believe Office Communications Server could double their business, sparking a rush to get up to speed on the new unified communications technology. To help get VARs up to speed, Techtionary, an online provider of rich media tutorials and technology training, announced the week of Dec. 24 that it will add a Microsoft […]

TeraMedica announced the week of Dec. 17 that it has entered into a hardware reseller agreement with Dell that will help hospitals save money and could ensure interoperability with existing hospital infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, TeraMedica, a health care software provider, will package and resell its Evercore digital medical imaging solution on […]

Royal Philips Electronics announced Dec. 20 it will acquire VISICU, a provider of patient monitoring systems in a deal worth $430 million. The sale is set to close in the first quarter of 2008 and comes only two weeks after Philips announced it would acquire Emergin, another clinical IT company that specializes in medical alarm […]

IBM is betting that its global services and verticals strategy will propel it past rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard, whom it says remain mired in commodity markets and products. Mark Hanny, IBM’s vice president of developer relations, ISV alliances and go-to-market, said the company’s 2005 sale of its PC group to Lenovo and its continued commitment […]

While Forrester Research’s updated IT Spending Outlook for 2008 showed dampened economic expectations, analysts say VARs won’t be affected unless corporate earnings take a dive. According to Forrester analyst Michael Speyer, IT spending tends to track two to three points higher than the U.S. gross domestic product. Even though Forrester revised its expectations for 2008 […]

Despite having no channel chief, Hewlett-Packard has soldiered on with more changes to its PartnerOne channel program. Stacey Wueste Davis, vice president of Solution Partners Organization partner development and programs, is the de facto head of HPs channel program, after Jim McDonnell left his position as senior vice president and general manager of HPs SPO […]