Reports: Symantec, LifeLock Recently Eyed FireEye For Acquisition
Partners and analysts agreed that a FireEye acquisition by Symantec could make a lot of sense for both companies, but said a LifeLock acquisition is unlikely.
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2017 Channel Chiefs: 15 Innovative Partner Program Updates
CRN asked the 2017 Channel Chiefs honorees to shed some light on the most innovative initiatives their companies rolled out for partners over the last 12 months.
CRN Exclusive: HP CEO Dion Weisler On Taking Share From Competitors, Why HP Is 'Innovating Like Crazy' And What He Thinks Of President Trump's New Immigration Order
HP CEO Dion Weisler spoke with CRN about the company's 10 percent personal systems sales growth in the first quarter, why you can't cut your way to glory and his take on President Donald Trump's new immigration order.
Onboarding New Employees: How To Keep Them After You Hire Them
Helping them after you bring them aboard can boost your chances of hanging onto them. (From ITBestOfBreed.com)
10 Sights And Scenes From The 2017 RSA Conference
Conferences always bring out the weird and wacky in our favorite technology vendors – especially when it comes to security. Take a look at some of the sights and scenes from the 2017 RSA Conference.
Cisco's Chambers Backs A Groundbreaking Voice Security Startup
Pindrop Security's technology has a lot of potential for the enterprise, one solution provider tells CRN.
Partners See Growth Opportunities As Verizon Brings 5G Trials To SMB Customers, Consumers In 11 Cities This Year
Verizon, with the help of Samsung, says it is lauching 5G trial plans that will target both residential customers and small businesses within 11 cities during the first half of 2017.
Partners See Growth Opportunitites As Verizon Brings 5G Trials To SMB Customers, Consumers In 11 Cities This Year
Verizon, with the help of Samsung, says it is lauching 5G trial plans that will target both residential customers and small businesses within 11 cities during the first half of 2017.
MWC 2017: 10 Big Rumors Heading Into Mobile World Congress
Samsung, LG, Huawei and BlackBerry are among the companies that are expected to unveil smartphones and tablets at MWC.
CenturyLink's New Channel Focus: First Tiered Program, Plans To Bring Third-Party IT To Partners
CenturyLink's channel partners can develop solutions incorporating hardware and software from such vendors as Cisco and NetApp with the help of CenturyLink, which will pay partners to bring in the business.
CenturyLink Intros Mobile Management System, Key Component Of A New Channel Push
CenturyLink is bringing IBM's MaaS360 platform to partners looking to better manage mobile devices in what is likely the start of a push to bring more solutions from strategic partners to the channel.
CRN Exclusive: Ixia Moves To 100 Percent Channel Model For Enterprise Sales
Ixia is moving its application visibility and security solutions to the channel, announcing the adoption of a new strategy to push all of its enterprise sales through partners.
HP CEO Weisler: Innovation Is Driving Best Personal Systems Sales Growth Since 2014's Windows XP Refresh
Partners said the 10 percent growth in HP's personal systems business in its first fiscal quarter is a sign that HP has narrowed the design and innovation gap against rival Apple.
Arris Agrees To Buy Brocade's Networking Assets From Broadcom For $800 Million
The deal, which includes Ruckus Wireless, hinges on Broadcom closing Brocade acquisition later this year.
Conduent To Grow Sales Force By 20 Percent, Focus More Narrowly On Core Offerings, Verticals
Conduent plans to expand its 300-person sales force by at least 20 percent and only go after contracts that align with the company's expertise and margin expectations.
Vendors, Partners Making Moves To Combat Price Hikes As Flash Memory, SSD Shortage Continues
Estimates indicate SSD prices could rise 10 percent or more as a result of the memory chip shortage.
IoT: Verizon Acquires Drone Management Company To Help Manage And Connect Moving Devices
Verizon is making moves when it comes to expanding its IoT strategy. The telecom powerhouse recently purchased the drone management company, Skyward, which is a privately held organization based in Portland, Oregon.
10 Microsoft Security Updates Rolled Out At RSA 2017
Microsoft rolled out new security features for Windows, Azure, Office 365, the SQL Platform, managed services and more at RSA 2017 as part of a pledge to spend more than $1 billion a year on security.
CRN Exclusive: IGEL Unleashes Cloud Gateway, Steps Up Channel-Led End Point Management Software Offensive
The new IGEL Cloud Gateway tears apart the high priced VPN market with a simple and secure cloud based gateway for companies with thousands of devices in remote offices and branch locations.
MobileIron Takes The Wraps Off New IoT Solutions Division Led By A Former Wind River Exec
MobileIron debuts a new IoT division that will focus on securing customers in the healthcare, energy, manufacturing and automotive industries.
