The Channelweb.com News Quiz -- May 2010 -- VAR500 Special Edition
With their planned acquisition of Sybase, which company is taking major steps to compete with Oracle and Microsoft in the channel?
CA
SAP
Symantec
VMWare
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Once again, who's the #1 VAR500 company -- the company with the most solution-provider revenue in North America?
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Accenture
CSC
HP/EDS
IBM Global Services
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They call it the Streak. Who makes this new tablet computer sporting Google's Android OS?
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Acer
Dell
LG
Sony
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How much did total VAR500 revenue change in 2009 compared to 2008?
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Up 15%
Even
Down 8%
Down 20%
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Which company moved into the number one spot in terms of market capitalization among technology companies?
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Apple
Google
HP
Oracle
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What technology solution is sold by the most VAR500 companies?
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Backup and Recovery Solutions
Enterprise Storage Solutions
Virtualization Software
Wireless LANs
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Which company announced major changes in the criteria it uses to determine channel partner rankings within its program, in order to provide "simplification and consistency" for partners?
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Cisco
HP
IBM
Oracle
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It was the most significant flame-out among the VAR500. Number 40 in 2009, which company filed for bankrupcy, spun off pieces to multiple buyers, and is off the 2010 list?
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ACS
BearingPoint
Cap Gemini
Perot
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Yep, they're serious. A new HP research study suggests powering data centers with what?
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Biodiesel fuel
Geothermal energy
Manure
Solar power
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He's back! Who's taking charge of Acadia, the Cisco-EMC joint cloud computing effort?
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Michael Capellas (formerly of HP)
Nathan Myhrvold (formerly of Microsoft)
Jonathan Schwartz (formerly of Sun)
John Sculley (formerly of Apple)
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Sybase Acquisition Strengthens SAP's Hand Against Oracle, Microsoft
Dell Streak Tablet Is Another Notch In Android’s Belt
Seven Things To Know About The VAR500
Apple Overtakes Microsoft As World's Most Valuable Tech Firm
Seven Things To Know About The VAR500
IBM Overhauls PartnerWorld Point System
VAR500 2010: Five Big Names That Have Been Snapped Up
HP Labs: Cow Pies Can Solve Data Center Power Woes
Former HP President Capellas Tapped to Lead Cisco-EMC Cloud Effort