Supplier Report: 1/10/2015

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IBM

Oracle

  • Thomas Kurian is new Oracle president

    The appointment of Kurian, 48, comes in the wake of Larry Ellison moving over from the role of chief executive officer (CEO) of the $38-billion software, solutions and hardware company to that of executive chairman, having handed the reins of the company to Safra Catz and Mark Hurd. The Indian spokesperson of Oracle confirmed the elevation but declined to comment further.

    http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/thomas-kurian-is-new-oracle-president-115010900724_1.html

  • Oracle’s Data Domination

    Oracle Corporation has in over a year, gone through extensive acquisitions, Responsys, Comendium, Eloqua, Bluekai – to have a well-evolved cloud-based marketing platform in Data Cloud. Therefore, Oracle Corporations intention of building marketing solutions around its data-driven acquisitions will position it as a leader in this segment. As most technology companies begin to recognize ‘big data’ as the way forward and engage in different verticals of data analytics.

    http://www.opptrends.com/2015/01/oracle-corporation-nyseorcl-data-domination/

HP

  • Why the PC isn’t quite dead yet…
    I am going to take this a step further to get on my soapbox about computing.  I don’t get why people think desktop machines should go away.  For work purposes, when you expect people to go home and log back in, sure a laptop is a good solution (unless you buy cheap clients and access a remote desktop).  But for home use – I prefer a desktop.  I have a tablet for my mobile computing.  I want a nice monitor and a proper keyboard and decent place to sit when I sit down to work.  I rarely use the laptop screen (unless it is a 2nd screen) and I need a real keyboard.
    http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/ces-2015-why-the-pc-isnt-quite-dead-yet-20150107-12jvmn.html
  • Another example of HP failing to deliver on a services contract (covered the initial dispute a few weeks ago):

    Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is getting a $7.5 million refund from the information technology company hired nearly nine years ago to develop a massive software program intended to run New Jersey’s multi-billion-dollar network of social service programs, a state spokeswoman confirmed tonight.

    http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/01/it_company_will_refund_nj_75_million_but_will_not_deliver_on_contract_to_automate_social_service_pro.html

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