IBM Executive fills in critical details about Apple partnership
In an interview with Tech Pro Research, IBM executive Glenn Finch answers questions about the Apple partnership, including how IBM's new enterprise apps will be built, sold and supported.
Earlier this year, Apple and IBM announced a new, wide-ranging partnership to improve sales, service and support to the enterprise customers of both companies. They believed that, because there was little overlap in the offerings from the two companies, a partnership would be beneficial for all involved.
The broad strokes are known, the details are not. At a high level, Apple will offer new customer service and support op ...
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