CenturyLink's merger with Level 3 will combine cloud and data services for business customers over a far-reaching fiber footprint and partners are looking forward to finding new opportunities for growth.

Just months after acquiring wireless vendor Ruckus, Brocade is said to be well beyond the initial stages of discussions to sell itself, with Broadcom a potential suitor, according to published reports.

Two tech titans both unveiled premium laptops last week. The CRN Test Center goes under the hood to compare Apple's MacBook Pro 2016 with Microsoft's Surface Book i7.

Dell EMC's Marius Haas says the company is No. 3 today in the PC market but is 'growing faster' than Lenovo and HP.

CenturyLink has agreed to acquire Level 3 Communications in a cash and stock deal worth $34 billion, creating the second largest domestic communications provider serving business customers, according to the companies.

Extreme Networks has closed its acquisition of Zebra Technology's wireless LAN business to become the No. 3 market leader in the WLAN market.

Global Channel Chief Richard Steranka outlines what partners can expect at Intel Security's Focus event this week, including updates on its spinout from Intel, new technology and more.

Qualcomm's proposed $47 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductor tops the list of a busy year of chip industry consolidation. Here are 10 big semiconductor acquisitions so far in 2016.

The China-based firm is the biggest PC vendor in the world, but while it ships more machines than either of its closest competitors – HP Inc. and Dell – its market share is declining.

The CRN Test Center finds a lot to like about the Dart versus typical charging bricks.

For the week ending Oct. 28, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

For the week ending Oct. 28, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Intel's global investment organization has recently invested $38 million in a dozen Internet of Things and virtual reality startups. Here are the companies with new funding.

The CRN Test Center lays out how Apple's new MacBook Pro measures up against the previous generation.

Growth in cloud as an overall portion of Insight Enterprise's profits and solid sales around PCs, servers and storage resulted in an earnings uptick for the solution provider.

The public cloud crossed the $3 billion quarterly revenue threshold in Q3--a milestone largely overshadowed by a somber earnings report

Fortinet's sales realignment in North America is taking longer than expected to take effect, and is starting to take a hit on the company's sales, company executives said on the security vendor's third quarter earnings call Thursday.

Private equity firm Berkshire Partners has acquired the majority stake in MSP Masergy Communications. Under the new ownership, Masergy plans to make more investments and reach more customers with its hybrid networking and cloud-based UCaaS solutions.

Microsoft has retired its Red Carpet IoT program as the company moves to bring its partners a more mainstream Internet of Things offering, CRN has learned.

The Philadelphia-based cloud services provider is growing its business through a series of acquisitions focused on industry specialists.