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• Adobe Halts Packaged Software Development, Tells Partners To Embrace The Cloud
  1:53 PM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  Adobe will no longer develop its Creative Suite applications beyond the current CS 6 release, and will focus instead on its Creative Cloud applications.
• Perficient Picks Up TriTek, Extends IBM Service Offerings
  10:47 AM EST Mon. May. 06, 2013
  The deal will extend Perficient's service capabilities in content management and business process management in the IBM market and boost its market presence in the Northeast.
• Citrix Overhauls Channel Program, Increases Sales Requirements For Top Partners
  12:00 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  Citrix says its channel program changes are aimed at better compensating partners that specialize in selling cloud and networking products, as well as SaaS apps.
• Novell Aims To Make Some Noise With New Mobile File-Sharing App
  11:20 AM EST Tue. Apr. 30, 2013
  Partners see the new Filr service as a natural extension of Novell's expertise in file sharing and network access technology.
• Upping The Big Data Ante: HP Creates Converged Systems Unit
  12:38 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  The new HP unit brings together a variety of resources to deliver big data 'converged application appliances,' including systems based on Apache Hadoop, HP Vertica, SAP HANA and HP Cloud System.
• 10 Hot Tech Startups For April
  12:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 29, 2013
  From predictive analytics to cloud and mobile application performance management to "big data" storage for SMBs, there's no shortage of startups with innovative technologies this month.
• Box Says Its Cloud-Based File Sharing Tech Is HIPAA, HITECH 'Compliant'
  5:28 PM EST Fri. Apr. 26, 2013
  Box said its cloud-based file sharing technology, which is now HIPAA and HITECH compliant, meets the needs of physicians who are increasingly mobile, but a solution provider argues that clients require greater control than a pure cloud offering can provide.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:10 AM EST Fri. Apr. 26, 2013
  For the week ending April 26, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• Apple Schedules WWDC 2013 For June 10, Is iOS 7 Attending?
  10:23 AM EST Wed. Apr. 24, 2013
  This year's Worldwide Developer Conference could be the official unveiling of iOS 7, as Apple first introduced the current iOS 6 mobile OS at last year's event.
• 2013 Channel Champs: Overall Winners
  2:00 PM EST Mon. Apr. 22, 2013
  The CRN Channel Champions study highlights solution provider satisfaction with their vendor partners' products and services.
• IBM Plans Product Line Divestitures, Employee Cutbacks After Disappointing Q1
  6:55 PM EST Thu. Apr. 18, 2013
  First-quarter results are called "disappointing" after the company failed to close key mainframe and software contracts worth $400 million.
• The Best Productivity Apps, Part 2 (Video)
  10:40 AM EST Wed. Apr. 17, 2013
  Looking for smart writing tools? A hyperlocalized weather forecast? Or an app to help you with your expense reports? The CRN Test Center has you covered.
• Dropbox For Business Launches With Single Sign-On For Improved Security
  3:00 PM EST Wed. Apr. 10, 2013
  Dropbox, the cloud-based file-sharing and synchronization service that consumers brought to the business world, is enhancing its business value with a new single sign-on security procedure.
• SugarCRM Previews Upcoming Sugar 7 Release, Offers Private Cloud Option
  4:34 PM EST Tue. Apr. 09, 2013
  The company also highlights new mobile applications for iOS and Android devices before 1,000 attendees at its SugarCon event in New York.
• Channel Beat: Facebook Phones 'Home' (Video)
  12:20 PM EST Fri. Apr. 05, 2013
  This week's episode of Channel Beat also looks at Cisco's new mobility acquisition and IBM's Hadoop move.
• Facebook Unveils 'Home' Software For Android Phones
  4:00 PM EST Thu. Apr. 04, 2013
  It's not a "Facebook Phone" but a new software product that will sit on top of Android's lock and home screens and more deeply integrate Facebook into the mobile device.
• BlackBerry 10 App Numbers Growing, Android Ports Falling
  4:43 PM EST Wed. Mar. 27, 2013
  BlackBerry now has more than 100,000 applications for its BlackBerry 10 OS, and fewer and fewer of them are Android ports.
• Oracle Unveils Sparc Servers, Touts T5 Processor As 'World's Fastest'
  7:56 PM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  Oracle's new T5 servers run on what Larry Ellison is calling the world's fastest processor, and the new M5 servers might be even faster once they're benchmarked.
• Microsoft Nabs Oracle's Althoff To Lead Sales, Marketing
  3:18 PM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  Microsoft -- in what one analyst calls 'a coup' -- hires respected Oracle channel chief Judson Althoff and appoints him to lead North America sales and marketing.
• Interneer Adds Mobile Capabilities To Its BPM Toolset
  11:00 AM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  Move allows businesses and solution providers to develop workflow applications that can be extended to iPad tablets, with support for other devices on the way.
• Oracle Continues Telecom Shopping Spree With Tekelec Buy
  10:00 AM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  Oracle adds another piece to its telecommunications software portfolio by acquiring Tekelec, a vendor of software that helps carriers keep track of growing data and devices.
• BlackBerry Z10 Launches In U.S. As CEO Slams Apple, Samsung
  3:15 PM EST Fri. Mar. 22, 2013
  As the company's newest smartphone hits stores, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins trashes the competition.
• Oracle Plotting Full-Court Press To Court Telecom Carriers
  7:26 PM EST Thu. Mar. 21, 2013
  Oracle wants to make itself more strategic to telecom carriers and large enterprises, and it says it's stepping up efforts to court these customers with internal engineering and innovation.
• Oracle Misses Big In Q3 As Software, Hardware Revenue Drops
  8:13 PM EST Wed. Mar. 20, 2013
  Oracle's third quarter results missed Wall Street's expectations -- as well as its own -- but company executives insist that better days are just around the corner.
• Adobe CTO Lynch Resigns, Heading For Position At Apple
  5:30 PM EST Wed. Mar. 20, 2013
  Move comes despite historic tensions between the two companies over Apple's refusal to support Flash on Apple mobile devices.