1. Red Hat Expands JBoss ISV Program

Red Hat enhances opportunity for ISV applications on JBoss Enterprise platforms.

2. FINEOS Conference Addresses Insurance Efficiencies

Attendees give FINEOS Claims V6 solution positive reviews.

3. Greg Schottland Appointed President of ASNA

Former IBMer has 25 years of high-tech industry experience.

4. IBM Honors Data Champions

MC Press author Roger E. Sanders among 23 individuals recognized for work helping others understand IBM technology.

5. AS/400 Champion Tom Jarosh Dies at 55

The IBM vet steered the iSeries into its dual-role of business and e-business servers while enhancing blade servers to run today's enterprise applications.

6. IBM Enhances Incentives to Attract Migration to Power Systems

Company quadruples Power Rewards program to draw customers from Sun, HP, and others.

7. ARCAD Software Opens Netherlands Office

ARCAD Software BV will focus on the company's strategic clients, multinational businesses, and change management upgrades.

8. IBM Financials Shine in Spooky World Market

Revenue, net income, and diluted earnings are all up over last year's same period and year-end outlook remains good, company says.

9. Vision Solutions Announces Distribution Agreement with IBM

Technology and distribution initiatives strengthen relationship between IBM and Vision as they continue to provide resiliency solutions.

10. IBM and Business Partners Promote Mainframe Education

New scholarship program supports increased channel demand.

11. Prolifics Marks IBM WebSphere's 10-Year Anniversary

A systems integrator that saw the early potential of how WebSphere could help its customers marks an anniversary that saw the company win an IBM Beacon Award.

12. TMW Systems User Conference Draws Record Attendance

More than 1,300 gather in Orlando to network and discuss new transportation technology solutions.

13. BCD's Partner Channel Expands by Three

The new partners market and provide application modernization services using BCD's integrated suite of System i modernization solutions.

14. Avnet and VDoc Team Up to Bring Collaborative Solutions to IBM Channel

VDoc software expands into the U.S. market.

15. IBM ITSO Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Providing Free 'IBM Redbooks'

Tens of millions of Redbooks have been downloaded thus far.

16. ProData Announces Community Forum for Users

The forum already has proven helpful to both company and customers.

17. LANSA Works with Investment Systems to Help Expand and Modernize Investment Solutions

Portfolio managers will benefit from new functions and greater flexibility.

18. COMMON Europe Honors Vision Client Alfa-Bank of Russia

Seamless high availability solution paves way for financial institution's earning an innovation award.

19. New Zealand's SASIT Becomes Vision Solutions Reseller

Systems integrator and outsourcing firm decides to support and sell Vision's leading products.

20. ACOM Solutions: 25 Years and Still Going Strong

Started in 1983 as a hardware leasing firm, ACOM today has more than 4,000 customers it supports with the latest technology.

21. IBM's Michael Borman to Head Avocent Corp.

The former VP of IBM's worldwide software sales takes over today as CEO of the Huntsville, Ala.-based IT solutions company that has an eye on growth.

22. ARCAD Software Opens New Office in Singapore

Software developer selects Singapore as a regional hub for its Asia-Pacific expansion.

23. HiT Software Develops Asian Markets

The company's goal is to offer short ROI data integration solutions and top customer support for its products to organizations across Asia.

24. RYJAC Computer Solutions to Rep Global Software Products

The partnership will provide RYJAC's clients with the ability to retrieve dynamic data from within their Excel environments.

25. OCEAN Technical Conference Convenes June 30 in Irvine, Calif.

A cast of expert technical speakers, IBM representatives, and Power System vendors will gather for Southern California's only one-day IBM i seminar and expo.

26. ACOM Launches VAR Partner Web Site

The site has extensive information resources, pre-built sales campaigns, and interactive training.

27. VeriFone Expands European Market Strategy

As the company announces the formation of two focused management teams, it appoints a former Ingenico executive to a key position.

28. NGS Introduces New SaaS Program for Business Partners

Offering a managed service opens doors for IBM Business Partners to develop new long-term customer relationships and a reliable stream of services revenue.

29. IBM Supports Business Partners with New Marketing Tools

Designed to help drive mid-market sales, Big Blue enhances its cross-sales software tool while offering a new Web syndication service.

30. Ricardo Ang Wins Author Profile Drawing

The systems administrator and System i/AS/400 operator from Canada selects his prize, a book on RPG IV from the MC Press Online Store.

31. Devon IT, CentriServ, and IBM Launch Hardware Consolidation Program

Experts to assess enterprise infrastructures, evaluate cost savings and energy benefits from consolidation and virtualization.

32. Foster MacCallum Launches SCORE

Business networking portal for IT and communications providers promises fast and productive relationship building among VARs, ISVs, system integrators, and distributors.

33. Next RPG & DB2 Summit Will Be Held in Las Vegas

The October conference and training seminar will include sessions on the latest enhancements to IBM i 6.1 and beyond.

34. IBM Expands VIP Program to Include Power Systems, Blades, and Storage

Specialized IBM Business Partners ramp up deliveries of pre-integrated solutions to SMB market across 40 countries.

35. COMMON Europe Announces 2008 Top-Concerns Survey

Available on the Web, the survey asks for participants' top 10 most pressing issues by May 9 to be compiled ahead of the Barcelona Conference later this month.

36. Terminix Expands Business Opportunities with LANSA Composer

Pest control company uses solution to extend its EDI transactions.

37. Catherine Bedrossian to Drive ACOM's Channel Sales

New position is part of ACOM's plan to sign 200 resellers within three years.

38. Help/Systems and Island Pacific Renew Partnership

Marketing and educational cooperation supporting Island Pacific users of Viewpoint, a repackaged version of SEQUEL, could be extended now to the ROBOT suite.

39. IBM Announces Winners of 2008 Business Partner Excellence Awards

Winners to be honored in Los Angeles at gala event during Business Partner Leadership Conference April 30-May 2.

40. Funeral Services Set for Al Barsa Jr.

Longtime IBM midrange pioneer dies at COMMON.

41. IBM Announces 2008 Beacon Award Winners

Winning firms to be honored for innovative solutions using IBM technologies and services at IBM Business Partner Leadership Conference.

42. Bytware Bests Its Award-Winning i5Virus Game with moshimoshi Series

Animated eight-week interactive game to highlight security and systems management issues.

43. Vision Solutions Hosts Partner Conferences Around the Globe

The company delivers training along with product and technology updates to its distributed partners to help them meet a growing worldwide need for reliable data availability solutions.

44. HiT Software Will Support Latin American Data Access and Integration Market

The company has formed partnerships, added staff to tap the burgeoning Latin markets.

45. IBM Takes Cue from Economic Stimulus Package, Passes Benefits on to Customers

IBM Global Financing offers better lease rates and payment plans, while businesses in general may get significant write-offs on both hardware and software acquired in 2008.

46. IT Companies Shell Out for Charity as PGA Golf Tourney Opens in L.A.

This year's championship tournament is expected to eclipse the nearly $2 million raised last year for philanthropic causes.

47. S4i Expands Reseller Network, Signs Tallega Software

S4i's new partnership with Tallega Software is a result of its objective to expand product distribution channels in 2008.

48. New Sycomp Technology Innovation Center Opens in Northern California

The center brings together complete solutions for small and medium businesses.

49. Magic Software Signs a Premiere SAP Business One Partner

Coastal Range Systems of Canada will resell Magic's iBOLT Special Edition for SAP Business One.

50. IBM Signs Two More Large Distributors to Resell N Series Storage

SYNNEX and Tech Data Join Ingram Micro to Focus on SMB Storage Needs