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• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  11:17 AM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• 20 Odd Tech Startup Names And The Real Stories Behind Them
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Sep. 19, 2013
  As more startups show up on the enterprise tech scene, finding a good name is getting harder. So, some are getting creative. Here's a look at 20 examples of startups that went outside the box.
• IDF: 25 Products Building The Intel Ecosystem, One Hardware Or Software Piece At A Time
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Sep. 18, 2013
  Last week's Intel Developer Forum (IDF) saw a wide range of Intel server, storage, client device, and other hardware and software partners showcasing new ways to build on the huge Intel IT ecosystem.
• Salesforce's Oracle Hiring Spree Continues As 17-Year Vet Fernicola Joins Ranks
  5:31 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  The path from Oracle to Salesforce.com is well-worn, and longtime enterprise sales guy Anthony Fernicola has become the latest to travel it.
• VMware Preps Software-Defined Data Center For Its Star Turn
  12:00 PM EST Mon. Aug. 26, 2013
  The term "software defined data center" is still pretty nebulous to many technology companies, but VMware is hoping to change that at its VMworld conference this week.
• Microsoft Taps New Worldwide Support VP As 9-Year Vet Gordon Departs
  10:02 AM EST Mon. Aug. 26, 2013
  Barbara Gordon, who spent 19 years at Sun Microsystems before coming to Microsoft, is leaving after nearly a decade, possibly for a job at EMC.
• VMware Hires Mobile, Big Data Exec From SAP To Lead End-User Computing Unit
  7:58 PM EST Tue. Aug. 06, 2013
  VMware taps a 7-year SAP vet to run its end-user computing unit, which has seen several executives leave over course of past year.
• The 10 Coolest Open Source Products Of 2013 (So Far)
  12:00 PM EST Tue. Jul. 30, 2013
  Save time and money with open source apps, which many times are free or cost next to nothing.
• VMware CEO Isn't Worried About OpenStack Ruining The Cloud Party
  6:04 PM EST Mon. Jul. 29, 2013
  VMware CEO says OpenStack is going to open up more business for VMware, even though parts of the open source toolset compete with VMware's software.
• Follow The Money: 10 Recent Tech VC Investments To Watch In July
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Jul. 29, 2013
  CRN tracks venture capital investments that drive products and strategies in the technology industries. Key sectors for the month include big data analytics, mobile software, applications and content management.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:42 AM EST Fri. Jul. 26, 2013
  For the week ending July 26, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• IBM, Pivotal Partner To Push Cloud Foundry PaaS Development
  8:08 PM EST Wed. Jul. 24, 2013
  IBM said Wednesday that it is backing Cloud Foundry, an open source platform-as-a-service being developed under the wing of Pivotal, the EMC-VMware big data startup.
• Startup Gazzang Releases Security Solution For OpenStack Clouds
  1:00 PM EST Fri. Jul. 19, 2013
  Big data security startup Gazzang announced its latest encryption and key management solution for OpenStack clouds, according to a company press release. Gazzang partners discuss what it will mean for them and those looking to partner with the security company.
• The Best And Worst Tech Stocks Of 2013 (So Far)
  4:00 PM EST Wed. Jul. 10, 2013
  It's been a mixed first six months on Wall Street for tech vendors, with some vendors like Hewlett-Packard seeing big run-ups in stock prices and others like FalconStor recording big drops in share value.
• Red Hat Hires Away VMware Exec To Manage Strategic Alliances
  4:09 PM EST Mon. Jul. 08, 2013
  As VP of global strategic alliances, Scott Musson will manage Red Hat's relationship with OEMs such as Cisco, Dell, HP and IBM.
• Self-Protection In A Cloud World: Thoughts From Software Freedom Activist Richard Stallman
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Jul. 08, 2013
  Richard Stallman, known for being a staunch advocate for personal privacy and software 'freedom,' sounds off on key issues that can lead to an Orwellian world dominated by 'Big Brother.' The eventual outcome, he says, depends on the degree to which society will resist.
• SUSE Woos Unix Owners With Linux OS Update
  12:22 PM EST Mon. Jul. 08, 2013
  Attachmate's SUSE division is touting the scalability, new processor support and other enhancements in its SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 that's available now.