The new Intel Partner Alliance further clarifies its XPU vision and sharpens the company’s focus on solutions, streamlining collaboration among Intel’s partners and new customers. Intel’s partners can expect an improved customer experience due to the simplification of multiple programs and infrastructures into a more unified, customer-centric partner program platform that is designed to entice broader innovation and cooperation.
IBM Acquires 7Summits to Expand Salesforce Capabilities
IBM announced the acquisition of Salesforce service and experience designer 7Summits, expanding its global Salesforce capabilities.
Red Hat Buys StackRox to Strengthen Security and Hybrid Cloud
Red Hat buys cloud startup StackRox. This is the company’s first deal since the IBM acquisition in 2019 and focuses on bolstering Red Hat’s OpenShift Kubernetes and hybrid cloud capabilities.
Intel Announces a Flurry of CPU and AV Updates at CES 2021
This year at CES 2021, the remote edition, Intel announced a flurry of new CPU variants along with updates to EVO and its vPro platform.
Top Enterprise Collaboration Trends In A Post-COVID World
This past year has been a huge catalyst for adoption and improvement of enterprise collaboration tools, and it’s only expected for tech collaboration to grow in 2021.
Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform Expands the Company’s Portfolio Into Budget Tier
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform expands the company’s portfolio in the budget tier, offering price points at mid- and high-tier levels that seem pretty certain to expand its market share ahead of competitors. This is a smart business strategy for a chipmaker looking to leverage 5G early to accelerate revenue growth with minimal friction from competitors. It’s also a smart ecosystem strategy, as Qualcomm can use this opportunity to prove to handset makers that it can become their single source of 5G mobile SOCs at every price point.
5 Tech Trends Keeping CMOs Awake at Night
While technologists tout the coolest digital transformation trends for 2021, the following tech trends are keeping CMOs up at night.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform: Unveiling the Great Wall of Ride
Qualcomm gains valuable Snapdragon Ride Platform sales and marketing momentum from its GWM win. Qualcomm is demonstrating that even during the uncertainties of the global COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical trade tensions that collaboration with China-based concerns can yield substantial business and technical progress in the fast-emerging autonomous vehicles space.
Qualcomm is showing it can meet the challenges of advancing ADAS capabilities, especially in safely attaining L4/L5 autonomous driving capabilities, working with key partners such as GWM. Now Qualcomm must execute in areas such as demonstrating ADAS-related sensor technology is ready for prime time driving in all conditions and that AI-enable innovations are replicable across the industry to sustain the Snapdragon Ride Platform’s long-term competitive success.
Qualcomm’s Steve Mollenkopf Retiring: Cristiano Amon to Succeed as CEO
In a surprising update, long time Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has announced plans to retire with President Cristiano Amon to succeed him.
The SAP Spin-Off of Qualtrics is Official as IPO Paperwork is Filed
SAP has made its intention to spin-off its experience management platform, Qualtrics, official by filling its IPO paperwork with the SEC.