Consulting Sparks IBM EarningsLawrence Walsh examines IBM's earnings report and sees something many VARs know well: "Services and software are continuing to make major strides in place of the evaporated hardware margins. IBM recognized long ago that professional services have sustainable, recurring revenue streams where hardware -- and even software -- will eventually commoditize." Posted by Joe Caponi at 09:49 AM, January 24, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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