February 20082/13/2008: JDA Software Enters Strategic Alliance with Sirius Computer Solutions, articles online in several outlets about strategic partnership.
2/11/2008: The 2007 Slate 60: The Largest American Charitable Contributions of the Year. » Article on Slate about the Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation. » List of the 60
January 20081/15/2008: San Antonio businessnam Najim honored as philanthropist: article in Express News
1/14/2008: The Chronicle of Philanthropy: America's Top Donors: Top 50 Americans Who Gave the Most in 2007, Najim at #24
1/14/2008: Channel at the Center of Virtualization Wave: CRN article, Sirius quoted
1/14/2008: It Just Dawned On Me Musings For A New Year: CMP article, Sirius mentioned
01/11/2008: Channel At The Center Of Virtualization Wave: CRN article, Sirius quoted on virtualization trends
1/11/2008: Harvey Najim at Sirius gives up president title: article at mysanantonio.com
Virtualization's Dream Team: CRN article Sirius quoted
1/10/2008: Sirius Computer President Steps Aside: CRN article about Harvey Najim, Joe Mertens
December 2007
November 200711/19/2007: IBM Design Breakthroughs Push Boundaries of Blade Servers, Sirius customer Tetra Technologies quoted
October 200710/29/2007: Virtual server environments offer unexpected security and storage services opportunities, CRN article, Sirius' Chris Mierzwa quoted
10/24/2007: HCYR gets money to build middle school, Najim foundation activity
10/01/2007: State of the System i: What's Going On in the Market?, article in IT Jungle, Sirius' Joe Mertens quoted
September 20079/18/2007: NetApp Helps Customers Reduce Data Center Power Consumption through Efficient Data Management, article in The DATACENTER Journal, Sirius is the solution provider for customer AISO.net
9/17/2007: Sirius Expands Northeast Presence with SCS Buy, article by Timothy Prickett Morgan in Computerwire
9/17/2007: Strategic Computer Solutions sold to Texas firm, article in The Central New York Business Journal about SCS acquisition
9/15/2007: Symantec buys cool off, channel consolidation heats up, Sirius mentioned in this SearchITChannel article
9/10/2007: NetApp Brings Enterprise-Class Agility to the Midsize Enterprise and Leapfrogs Competition in Siimplicity, Chris Mierzwa, Sirius vice preisdent of Product Marketing and Alliances, is quoted about the new FAS2000 products
9/4/2007: Sirius Computer Solutions Snaps Up SCS, CMP article about the acquisition with Joe Mertens quoted
August 20078/29/2007: Subprime Credit Woes Stall Channel Mergers, CMP article with Joe Mertens quoted
8/6/2007: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Encourage leadership 'from below', San Antonio Express-News article about Harvey Najim and the Najim Family Foundation (article archived)
July 2007 7/24/2007: IBM Enhances Flagship Integrated Operating System, Stan Staszak, Sirius Product Mgr for System i and System x, is quoted
7/5/2007: When Private Equity Calls, VARBusiness article, Harvey Najim and Joe Mertens featured
7/5/2007: What Private Equity Wants From a VAR, CRN Article, Sirius Computer Solutions mentioned
June 20076/26/2007: Around Town: Online basketball auction ... Article in San Antonio Express News with mention of Harvey Najim
6/26/2007: Don't Overlook Hardware-Based High Availability Alternatives: IT Jungle article about customer using IBM HA options for System i HA
6/25/2007: 2007 Industry Hall of Fame: Roy Vallee, Avnet, CRN article, Sirius CEO Harvey Najim quoted
6/25/2007: The Private Equity Wave: Infusion of Investment Capital May Fuel Channel Growth, Consolidation, VARBusiness article, Sirius mentioned
6/21/2007: Vision Solutions Acquires HA Rival Lakeview Technology (Sirius is mentioned)
6/18/2007: IBM Data Center Technology Helps Solar-Powered Web Hosting Firm AISO.Net Build on Its 'Green' Commitment to Customers (IBM press release picked up by Market Wire/MSN Money)
6/15/2007: IBM Servers Power "Media Capital of the World" (Sirius mentioned; server consolidation provided by Sirius to the City of Burbank)
6/11/2007: NetApp Salutes Customer Phil Nail, Winner of InfoWorld 2007 CTO 25 Award, Sirius involved in providing the solution to AISO.net
6/6/2007: Private Equity Good For The Channel, focused on Sirius and other channel activities.
6/1/2007: Sirius Builds Out Biz with DyComp Acquisition, IT Jungle article
May 2007
5/30/2007: MQSoftware Sets Agenda for Business Alignment Executive Forums, Sirius partners with MQSoftware and is mentioned
5/14/2007: Children's Foundation Blossoms from Sirius Computer Solutions, article in IT Jungle about the Harvey E. Najim Foundation
5/10/2007: IBM Global Services Hopes New Rules Ease Channel Conflict: CRN Article quoting Joe Mertens, Executive VP at Sirius
5/7/2007: $75 Million Foundation Benefits Kids (San Antonio Express News article on the Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation)
5/3/2007: How To Build a Green Data Center (AISO.net interview with IT Jungle, Sirius mentioned)
5/1/2007: Sirius Computer Solutions Acquires DyComp, Inc.
5/1/2007: Sirius Acquires IBM VAR DyComp
April 2007
4/26/2007: Being Green Is Within Your Power (Sirius' IBM ParnerWorld Beacon Award is mentioned)
4/26/2007: Discussion to focus on job market (Sirius participates in a roundtable discussion at the Texas A&M campus)
4/6/2007: Sirius Helps Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Company Meet Challenges
4/3/2007: VARs Catch the Eyes of Investors (Sirius mentioned)
4/2/2007: IBM Announces 2007 PartnerWorld Beacon Awards Winners Recognizing Market-Proven Innovation and Collaboration by Business Partners (Sirius mentioned)
March 2007
3/27/2007: IBM and 3Com Unveil New Collaboration Solution for System i (Sirius mentioned)
3/26/2007: IBM, 3Com to Deliver First Integrated, Single Platform for Converged IP Telephony, Business and Collaboration Applications (IBM press release picked up by Market Wire; Sirius mentioned)
3/22/2007: Sirius Computer Solutions and Network Appliance Help Leading Mapping Company (Sirius quoted)
3/21/2007: Cooling the Data Center: Greg Nightingale's podcast interview with Channel Insider (also available in eWeek and CIO Insight).
3/19/2007: NetApp Helps Customers Reduce Data Center Power Consumption Through Efficient Data Management: AISO.Net Expects 80% Decrease in Energy Usage with New Infrastructure Configuration; NetApp IT Achieves 60% Storage Utilization While Saving $60,000 a Year in Electricity Costs. AISO.net is a Sirius customer, and the solution was designed and implemented by Sirius.
3/5/2007: Coremetrics Reaches 1,000 Customer Milestone: Sirius resells Coremetrics Web analytics and precision marketing solutions.
February 2007
20 February 2007: Avnet Names New Head of IBM Business Unit, Joe Mertens quoted
January 2007
January 2007: Harvey Najim one of twelve executives profiled in IBM Systems Magazine TechVISION 2007
11 January 2007: Linux battle has little impact on the channel, Sirius quoted
December 2006
21 December 2006: Thoma Cressey moves seen as boon for IBM, Sirius mentioned
20 December 2006: Partner turning back to mainframe solutions, Sirius quoted
19 December 2006: IBM and Business Partners Realize Significant Growth on the Mainframe and Linux, IBM Press Release, Sirius quoted and mentioned
19 December 2006: Thoma Cressey Invests Over $100 Million in Companies Engaged with IBM Small and Medium Business Platform, IBM Press Release, Sirius mentioned
5 December 2006: Sirius CEO Najim Makes Good on His Community Commitment, VARBusiness article
4 December 2006: Acquiring Minds -- Private Equity Funding Driving VAR Consolidation, Sirius and Joe Mertens mentioned in CRN article
November 2006
14 November 2006: IBM VAR Sirius Lands Equity Funding, CRN article, also published on ChannelWEB.com
13 November 2006: Sirius Gets Equity Investment from Thoma Cressey, IT Jungle article
1 November 2006: What's GNU on the System i? Article on System iNetwork
October 2006
24 October 2006: Sirius Computer Solutions Helps AISO.Net Become More Eco-friendly
5 October 2006: IBM Channel Chief Conn Atkins Retires, ChannelWEB article, Harvey Najim quoted
September 2006
5 September 2006: Topio, Sirius Computer Solutions Join Forces With Storage Replication Solutions
August 2006
25 August 2006: San Antonio Speedway part of Fast Track Awards Ceremony, Sirius featured
11 August 2006: Offering One-Stop Solution Shopping for Customers, CRN article about Rich Levin, Sirius Account Executive, and one of his customers, The Waterbury Companies
July 2006
20 July 2006: Battle of the Blades, VARBusiness Article with mention of Group Dekko and Sirius
July 2006 Edition of Manufacturer Magazine: Scott's Liquid Gold (Sirius customer) article
6 July 2006: VARBusiness 500 Lifetime Achievement Award, Harvey Najim
6 July 2006: When '500' Speaks, Listen, VARBusiness Article by Robert DeMarzo
6 July 2006: What's Eating at VARs? VARBusiness Article by Michele Pepe
June 2006
20 June 2006: Four Hundred Stuff Article about VARBusiness Award Winners (Najim Award mentioned)
13 June 2006: Sirius President and CEO, Harvey Najim awarded with VARBusiness Lifetime Achievement Award
13 June 2006: Sirius Ranks #78 in 2006 VARBusiness 500
13 June 2006: Roundup: Hot topics from four VARBusiness 500 roundtables (Harvey Najim participant)
12 June 2006: Sirius Ranks #82 in 2006 GovernmentVAR Top 100
12 June 2006: Article about VARBusiness Government Top 100 (PJ Byrd is quoted in the article)
April 2006
25 April 2006: Fox Broadcasting Expands Digital Archive System with IBM (IBM: Sirius customer, Sirius mentioned in release)
19 April 2006: IBM's 1Q Server Sales Take a Hit (CRN: Sirius Executive VP, Joe Mertens quoted on exceptional 1Q)
19 April 2006: HP, IBM Tout Blade Server Advancements (InformationWeek: Sirius mentioned as new Blade.org member, one of several articles on subject)
17 April 2006: Blade.org announces 20 new members (BusinessWire: Sirius joins Blade.org)
15 April 2006: IBM, Cisco Champions of Champs (CRN: Sirius CEO and President, Harvey Najim quoted)
March 2006
28 March 2006: Partner Shows: Does It Pay To Attend? (VARBusiness: Sirius Corporate Communications Lead Susan Griffin quoted)
20 March 2006: IBM Says Its Partner Initiatives Paying Off (CRN TechBuilder: Sirius Executive VP Joe Mertens quoted)
13 March 2006: IBM's New Mantra 'Innovation That Matters' (CRN: Sirius Executive VP, Joe Mertens, quoted)
10 March 2006: IBM Global Services Partnering Efforts Draw Mixed Reviews (CRN: Sirius Executive VP Joe Mertens quoted)
January 2006
24 January 2006: IBM partnerWorld Beacon Awards 2006 Recognizes Market-Proven Innovation by Business Partners (marketWIRE: Sirius i sa recipient of several)
20 January 2006: VarBusiness Evolves (VARBusiness, Sirius CEO and President joins VARBusiness editorial adviser board)
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