Software
'If I had a datacentre business I'd be worried' - Crayon CEO
Rune Syversen of Crayon Group also says some partners are at imminent risk from vendors pushing for more direct business
Micro Focus shares tank 30 per cent as CEO launches strategic review
UK vendor says it will miss revenue guidance despite already predicting a decline
'I can't wait to Windows shop!' Partner reaction to Microsoft London store opening
Flagship 22,000 square foot outlet opens to general public this morning, but not all partners are convinced of Microsoft's motives
Salesforce makes $16bn acquisition
Deal is Salesforce's largest to date
Windows 7 end of support to 'spur major renewal cycles' - analyst
Microsoft will cease support of Windows 7 in January next year
US software giants in $5.2bn mega-merger
Newly combined business will have an annual revenue of around $720m
Key takeaways from Dreamforce 2018
A round-up of Salesforce's conference in San Francisco
Managed services drive up SoftwareONE's profits
Licensing giant sees UK operating profit jump 254 per cent
Crayon drafted in as global Facebook reseller
Deal sees Crayon resell Workplace by Facebook and also act as distributor for other partners
Vendors not being scrutinised over software support - campaign group
The Campaign for Clear Licensing claims that customers do not know what they are buying, despite shelling out for support contracts
Avanade joins Softcat in Irish growth charge
Microsoft consultancy says it plans to employ 100 staff in Ireland within a year after setting up shop in Dublin
Sage's revenue miss spooks investors
Software vendor blames 'inconsistent operational execution' as sales fall short of expectations
K3 talks up intellectual property capabilities following restructure
Microsoft and Sage partner continues to shift focus from reselling to its own IP
Sage: 'We need to be more focused on our core partners'
Sage's UK VP accepts that the accounting software vendor has spread partner support too thinly in the past
GNR Technology acquires £30m London-based software supplier
QBS Software snapped up by Telford-based distributor
Channel partners are 'not Oracle's focus' claims rival
TmaxSoft CEO says dominant rival Oracle is too inflexible for partners and customers
Kaseya exec says 'extremely thin' cloud services margins are shrinking further
Kaseya's chief product officer, Mike Puglia, on the challenges when reselling cloud services
BlackBerry touts its Google and Samsung partnerships to the channel
Vendors discuss opportunities for partners to grow around mobility tech
CRN FLASHBACK: How HP's software empire collapsed
HP once held ambitions to become a software giant. Here's how one sour deal led to the collapse of a software empire
Secret sauce: Inside Google's API decision
Google's decision to open up more of its APIs to the channel has prompted a radical shift in the business model of its longest-standing UK partner. Doug Woodburn reports
Microsoft Paint's a rosy picture
Vendor replies after Paint obituaries were written yesterday
How financial services will drive IT spending in 2017
Over five per cent growth expected for the sector
AI in nearly all new software within three years - Gartner
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is also causing 'considerable confusion' for the industry
Microsoft collaborates with police in software service fraud arrests
Four arrested after two-year operation to take down software service fraudsters
