Welcome to the first episode of Channel Beat, CRN TV's new weekly series that recaps the hottest topics and biggest stories of the week. In this week's episode, CRN looks at the Obama Administration's recent moves on national cybersecurity; Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments on the company's acquisition strategy for 2013; and Microsoft's launch of the new Surface Pro tablet, which has seen shortages and sell-outs since debuting last weekend.
PUBLISHED FEB. 15, 2013
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Privacy Please: 5 Efforts To Take IT Companies Private Going private is a hot topic these days, with Websense's $1 billion deal this week and Dell's ongoing effort to become a private company. Here's a look at five "going private" cases -- some that succeeded and some that didn't get off the ground. |
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50 Cool Tools For Solution Providers Here is CRN's list of 50 breakthrough tools - software platforms, applications and cloud services - that partners can use to run their own business and more effectively manage their customers' business. |
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One In Three VARs Says Has Fired A Vendor This Year A recent partner survey conducted by Enterasys Networks finds that solution providers are calling it quits with vendor partners for a variety of reasons -- with a lack of trust being one of them. |
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