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Sparxent Start-up Begins Managed Service Provider and VAR Acquisitions
Posted August 25th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
Sparxent, a start-up company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking to acquire managed service providers and VARs that generate roughly $5 million to $20 million in annual revenues.
Start-up Company Plans to Acquire Managed Service Providers and VARs
Posted August 21st, 2008 by The VAR Guy
This just in from MSPmentor’s sister site, The VAR Guy: A start-up company, currently working in stealth mode, intends to acquire multiple VARs, integrators and managed service providers. Total combined revenues for the acquired companies will be about $100 million to $120 million.
VMware: Microsoft Veteran Crashes the Party
Posted July 8th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
Is the party over for VMware and the virtualization market? Yes and no. In a surprise move, former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz has been named president and CEO of VMware, replacing ousted co-founder Diane Greene.
Five Reasons Microsoft Will Get SaaS Right
Posted July 8th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
Is software as a service (SaaS) killing Microsoft? Hardly. Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division, is expected to discuss SaaS during his July 8 keynote at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. But even before Elop takes the stage, here are five reasons why Microsoft won’t lose the SaaS wars.
Understanding Google Apps for Managed Service Providers
Posted June 16th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
So, you’re a managed service provider or VAR who’s striving to understand Google Apps — the search giant’s on-demand software development platform.
Dell Misses Mark On MessageOne Announcement
Posted April 25th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
When it comes to Dell’s partner communications, subtle statements — and non-statements — count for a lot. On the one hand, Dell has worked overtime to tell VARs and managed service providers how to participate in the company’s growing partner program. Kudos. But on the other hand, Dell is potentially sabotaging its own partner program with some of its software as a service (SaaS) press materials.
Upscale Hotels Embrace Managed TelePresence Services
Posted March 18th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
TelePresence, that next-generation video conferencing technology, has yet to gain critical mass. But The VAR Guy, our resident blogger over at www.thevarguy.com, has been telling readers to expect TelePresence and the managed services market to converge on the hotel vertical.
Watching Dell 24×7
Posted January 3rd, 2008 by The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy just awoke from an extended nap, which started sometime before Christmas. While he waits for his new Web site to launch — at www.thevarguy.com (update: it’s live now) — he decided to jump onto MSPmentor.net.
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