Supplier Report: 8/17/2014

IBM:

  1. $2.3B Server Sale to Levovo approved:
    http://www.themalaymailonline.com/money/article/ibm-us2.3b-server-sale-to-lenovo-receives-regulator-approval
  2. Penn State’s usage of IBM software is saving money:
    http://news.psu.edu/story/322984/2014/08/15/research/ibm-software-helps-keep-penn-state-sustainable-while-saving-money
  3. ACQUISITION: IBM purchases Lighthouse Security:
    http://itic-corp.com/blog/2014/08/ibm-fortifies-security-with-lighthouse-security-crossideas-acquisitions/
  4. IBM opens new SoftLayer office in Toronto:
    http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ibm-opens-new-softlayer-data-centre-in-toronto—1030874

HP:

  1. Google and HP are trying to make a strategic partnership of their own:
    http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/08/17/how-hp-could-help-google-take-on-apple-in-enterpri.aspx
  2. HP Senior Software Engineer Posting:
    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/18676730?trk=biz-overview-job-post
  3. HP taking advantage of IBM’s server sell off and urging customers to switch to HP:
    http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/300073695/hp-urges-customers-to-dump-ibm-jump-to-an-hp-partner.htm

Oracle:

  1. Oracle sales state of Oregon committed “smear campaign”:
    http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2014/08/oracle-says-it-was-the-victim-of-a-smear-campaign.html
  2. What Oracle is looking for in a financial controller:
    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/18516236?trk=jobs_biz_pub

Other:

  1. Microsoft’s Partnership with Salesforce is odd and will likely result in MS competing with SF anyway:
    http://seekingalpha.com/article/2429855-microsoft-partnership-is-likely-to-give-salesforce-com-a-headache

Career:

  1. 7 Ways to make your boss happy:
    https://www.themuse.com/advice/7-ways-to-become-your-boss-dream-employee
  2. How to avoid being a human bottleneck:
    http://blog.sandglaz.com/human-bottleneck/
  3. Free Microsoft training **cough**Visio**cough**
    http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/