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• EMC Engineer Calls Out VMware Sales Rep On Twitter Over Partner Neutrality
  8:43 PM EST Fri. Oct. 04, 2013
  Those who feel EMC wields more influence over VMware get more ammunition after recent social media skirmish between EMC exec and VMware sales rep.
• Oracle Leads The Pack As Converged Infrastructure Q2 Sales Surge
  7:35 PM EST Thu. Oct. 03, 2013
  Worldwide sales of converged infrastructure solutions, or integrated infrastructure and platform solutions in IDC parlance, rose 50 percent in the second quarter compared to the year before, according to a new IDC study.
• Pivotal Makes First Big Move, Acquiring Mobile App Dev Firm Xtreme Labs
  7:37 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Pivotal, the EMC-VMware-GE joint venture helmed by Paul Maritz, has acquired its first company -- a mobile app development startup that works with Microsoft, Apple, Google and BlackBerry.
• Microsoft Clears FedRAMP Hurdle, Sets Sights On Big Government Cloud Deals
  8:10 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Microsoft closes in on full federal government security authorization for cloud services, and trumpets the fact that it's getting it for both infrastructure and platform services.
• Software, Hardware, High-Speed Sailing: 20 Scenes From Oracle OpenWorld
  4:00 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Oracle OpenWorld, now one of the world's biggest IT conferences, was more interesting than usual thanks to drama around Oracle Team USA's America's Cup win grabbing attention between all the hardware, software and cloud news.
• Microsoft Partners Not Crazy About Ford's Mulally As Next Likely CEO
  7:49 PM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  With Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly leading the pack to become Microsoft's next CEO, partners tell CRN they'd like to see someone with a proven ability to connect with consumers.
• 10 Key Takeaways From Oracle's Financial Analyst Briefing
  12:00 PM EST Mon. Sep. 30, 2013
  Key financial metrics, Oracle's product strategy and CEO Ellison's views on cat videos and The Internet of Things were on the agenda.
• 10 Hot Technology Startups For September
  2:00 PM EST Fri. Sep. 27, 2013
  From the latest software for handling big data to visual development tools to software for managing content in e-commerce systems, there's no shortage of startups with innovative technologies this month.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:00 AM EST Fri. Sep. 27, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 27, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• NetEnrich Looks To Make MSPs More Efficient With Enhanced IT Operations Platform
  9:00 AM EST Thu. Sep. 26, 2013
  NetEnrich hopes the improvements to its IT operations platform will help partners simplify their managed services operations in an increasingly complex world of hybrid IT environments.
• OpenWorld: Oracle Expands x86 Infrastructure Reach With Dell Relationship
  7:04 PM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  The expanded Dell-Oracle relationship could be an opening for Oracle to take advantage of a top x86-based server vendor to expand its reach in the cloud, an analyst said.
• Oracle Cloud Gets New Compute, Storage, Database Services
  10:30 AM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  The Oracle Cloud now has a wide range of new services, and the company is making them available to solution providers on a resell or referral basis.
• How Secure Are Customers In The Cloud? (Video)
  11:55 AM EST Tue. Sep. 24, 2013
  CRN TV talks with cloud-focused solution providers about the issue of cloud security and how they tackle the issue with customers.
• Tech Data To Partners: We Make It Easy For You To Have A Cloud Business
  8:00 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  At the Tech Data Channel Link conference, solution providers saw little in the way of traditional hardware pick, pack and ship distribution and more in terms of how distributors pack cloud components to make it easy to be a cloud business.
• Cloud Security Firms: NSA Spying A Double-Edged Sword For Business
  12:19 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Cloud security firms are calling for stronger encryption standards as customers react to the most recent NSA spying revelations.
• 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.
• Comstor Launches Cisco-Centric Cloud Service With PeakColo Partnership
  1:21 PM EST Wed. Sep. 18, 2013
  Comstor and PeakColo are teaming up to offer VARs a Cisco-centric white- label cloud service for VARs.
• Cloud Storage Startup Nirvanix Tells Customers, Partners It's Shutting Down
  12:32 PM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  Nirvanix, a cloud storage startup that has raised more than $70 million in VC funding, is telling partners it's shutting down at the end of the month, sources told CRN.
• Microsoft Pulls Apple-Bashing iPhone 5 Video, Says It Was Just Joking
  7:26 PM EST Mon. Sep. 16, 2013
  Microsoft last week added another Apple clip to its already large collection of parody videos that make fun of competitors, but has since pulled it down.
• Amazon Hit With Friday The 13th Cloud Glitch, But It's Not A Horror Show
  8:08 PM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  Amazon experiences yet another cloud glitch affecting EC2 customers, but the company makes sure to keep everyone up to date on its service status page.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:35 AM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• Facebook's Zuckerberg Says He Worshipped Bill Gates In His Youth
  8:03 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Facebook founder and CEO reveals that his idol growing up was Bill Gates, whom he held in high esteem for having clear vision and executing on it.
• 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.
• Tech Data Adds VMware vCloud Hybrid To Its Cloud Mix
  5:21 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Tech Data scores a major cloud win as customers will be able to leverage VMware's new infrastructure-as-a-service offering through TDCloud.