Channel Beat: Can Apple Resurrect Smartphone Sales With iPhone 7?

Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone next week during an event for media in San Francisco.

In past years, Apple has debuted new models of the phone at its September events, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the company plans only slight changes with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Apple has recently experienced a drop in iPhone sales thanks to increased competition and customers holding onto their older phones longer.

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Palo Alto rounded out its Q4 with more than $400 million in revenue, 41 percent higher than this quarter last year.

The security vendor saw a 49 percent increase in revenue in the fiscal year, and CFO Steffan Tomlinson said the company's margins grew to 79.4 percent.

Palo Alto added 2,000 new customers in the quarter, growing its total base to 34,000 companies.

Dell SonicWall launched a new partner program for security technology this week at its Peak 16 event in Las Vegas.

The new Reward for Value program makes products available to partners with up-front discounting and additional incentives for incremental value, rebates, and deal registration.

SonicWall will also roll out a new partner portal separate from Dell Security, where partners can access information and tools.