Friday, June 12, 2009 11:54 AM/EST
IBM recognizes the achievement of its business partners with its annual Beacon Awards. This year, the Beacon Awards were announced in Times Square, New York. Check out this year's winners, presented by IBM global channel chief Rich Hume.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:25 PM/EST
IBM and the USGA have launched a new and improved U.S. Open Championship Web site, including updates optimized for and sent to mobile phones. It's part of the realization of their partnership announced in April. The move follows CDW's January announcement that it had scored the PGA Tour technology partnership.
Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:22 PM/EST
Big Blue has actually been listening to its partners as it transitions VARs gained through its acquisition of ISS into its own channel partner organization.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:56 PM/EST
IBM's Partner Profitability Tool, to launch the week of March 26, is designed to put a rough number and date on the ROI of partnering. While a rough, and uncertain, two-year estimate, it marks the first time a partner can attach a number to the "'Is it worth it?' question," said Richard Beaudin, IBM Software Group's Worldwide Systems Integrators Alliances Channel Marketing manager.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:55 PM/EST
IBM is beginning to market itself as a channel enabler with sales and marketing connections worldwide for a turnkey channel in new markets. But the audience isn't U.S. firms going international, it's foreign developers with world-class apps chomping for a shot at North America.
Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:04 PM/EST
Wear your "Cheap Sunglasses" to IBM's PartnerWorld Conference April 29 to May 2 in St. Louis. ZZ Top is in the house. The bearded boys will be blaring at the show May 2, giving a break to John Fogerty, who last year played no less than three channel showsPWorld, Hewlett-Packard and SAP.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:31 PM/EST
Buell Duncan, IBM's ISV ambassador, is moving on to a larger "office," and Jim Corgel, IBM's SMB point man, is taking his place.