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IBM has announced new software and resources to help mid-sized customers more effectively manage the quality of their software and network infrastructures, just like their counterparts in large enterprises. The new software underscores IBM's expanded focus on providing small and mid-sized businesses with the solutions necessary to remain competitive in the market. Typically, IT departments in small and mid-sized businesses lack resources or a formalised IT department to support their operations. These businesses also face many of the same basic challenges as large enterprises, and as their businesses grow their reliance on technology increases. Whether it's creating a scalable and flexible infrastructure that manages and monitors IT resources and tasks, securing data, effectively evolving their application assets and meeting regulatory compliance regulations, IT is critical to supporting the client's needs. Software delivery teams are also under pressure to accelerate the pace at which they conduct software upgrades and releases.
Intuit to buy Homestead Technologies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Software developer Intuit Inc. (Nachrichten) said Monday it will buy Homestead Technologies Inc., a privately held maker of Web site development software, in a deal it valued at $170 million. Intuit, which makes Quicken, TurboTax and small business accounting software QuickBooks, said the deal will add Web site creation and e-commerce software to its product mix. 'This acquisition supports our growth strategy in small business by addressing an underserved need, and continues Intuit's move beyond financial management solutions into helping small businesses solve other important problems,' Brad Smith, senior vice president of Intuit's small business group, said in a statement. Homestead will become part of the small business group following the acquisition.
Averox Becomes Oracle Partner Network Member in the Commercial Business Space
Averox (Pvt) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Averox Inc. (OTCBB:AVOX), announced today that it has become an independent software vendor (ISV) Partner for Oracle in Pakistan. "As an ISV Partner of Oracle we are very pleased to be able to offer our customers the best solutions targeted to meet their specific business needs by combining Averox' expertise with Oracle software products," said Mr. Salman Mahmood President and CEO of Averox Inc. "As certified members of the Oracle Partner Network, we can deliver specialized industry applications that rely on the performance, reliability, scalability and security of Oracle software. Oracle Accelerate solutions combine Oracle's enterprise-class applications with its partners' expertise and rapid implementation tools to create industry-tailored solutions that are packaged, priced and delivered by partners specifically for SMBs (small and medium sized businesses) and SMGs (small to mid-sized state and federal agencies)," he continued.
Tampa software firm expands overseas
Numara Software Inc. said it has opened office locations in several global markets. The new offices - located in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, South Africa and Australia - will market, sell and support Numara Software products directly to customers in their local geographies, according to a release. The sales and support offices augment Numara's current international partner network and introduce millions of new customers to the company's solutions portfolio, the release said. Numara has been doing business in these countries for many years through resellers, David Weiss, chief executive, said in the release. He said that the in-country offices and regional Web sites would allow Numara to provide a consistent level of service and better access to information to customers around the world Numara Software, formerly Blue Ocean Software, is a Tampa-based service desk management provider for small to mid-sized companies.
LiveTime Software Partners with Leading Italian Supplier of Compliance Solutions
H@rlock to resell LiveTime Service Manager to small to medium enterprise (SME) in Italy. Cheltenham, UK (PRWEB) November 26, 2007 -- LiveTime Software, a leading provider of ITIL certified Web 2.0 Service Management, Help Desk and Customer Support Software, today announced the appointment of H@rlock Srl as a reseller for the Italian market. Milan-based H@rlock is a leading supplier of compliance solutions that also provides ITIL training and consultancy services. Giving significant focus to the pharmaceuticals industry, H@rlock will resell LiveTime Service Manager and LiveTime Help Desk throughout Italy. "We look forward to introducing LiveTime's products to our customers," said Huub Commandeur, H@rlock's Business Development Director. "LiveTime Service Manager's ease of use and low TCO are unusual amongst enterprise-level software products and I'm sure these benefits will be of considerable interest to the markets we serve, especially to the many Italian SME-sized organizations that need to address the same enterprise IT challenges, but with smaller budgets.
Intuit to Buy Homestead Technologies
Software developer Intuit Inc. said Monday it will buy Homestead Technologies Inc., a privately held maker of Web site development software, in a deal it valued at $170 million. Intuit, which makes Quicken, TurboTax and small business accounting software QuickBooks, said the deal will add Web site creation and e-commerce software to its product mix. "This acquisition supports our growth strategy in small business by addressing an underserved need, and continues Intuit's move beyond financial management solutions into helping small businesses solve other important problems," Brad Smith, senior vice president of Intuit's small business group, said in a statement. Homestead will become part of the small business group following the acquisition. Justin Kitch, the company's founder and chief executive, will manage the Homestead staff.
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