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• 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.
• Dell, Equinix Listed As Top Creditors In Nirvanix's Chapter 11 Filing
  8:27 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Cloud storage technology provider Nirvanix, which Monday filed for Chapter 11 protection, listed several hardware, software and hosting companies including Dell and Equinix as top creditors.
• 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.
• Nirvanix Files Chapter 11, Works With IBM To Migrate Customer Data
  5:41 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Cloud storage technology provider has filed for Chapter 11 protection after warning customers of its service that they had until mid-October to find a new service.
• 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.
• 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.
• EMC Hires Former Symantec, Oracle Exec To Head New Emerging Technology Division
  3:36 PM EST Fri. Sep. 27, 2013
  EMC's new hire brings experience with Oracle applications and Symantec data protection and endpoint security technologies to EMC's new Emerging Technology Products Division, making him a potential key player in building EMC's future end-user experience.
• 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.
• Big Bitrix24 Changes Could Challenge Microsoft Office 365
  1:39 PM EST Thu. Sep. 26, 2013
  Bitrix24's low price points, addition of a mobile CRM, and strengthening of other features is aimed at swaying customers away from Microsoft Office 365.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Nirvanix Partner Aorta Plans Coalition Of Customers, Investors To Save Nirvanix Cloud Storage Service
  4:14 PM EST Wed. Sep. 18, 2013
  Nirvanix, which gave its cloud storage service customers two weeks to move their data before it closes operations, might be given a temporary or permanent lifeline from Aorta Cloud, a partner working to find customer and investor interest in acquiring the company.
• 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.
• 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.
• NetApp's Cloud Strategy: The Tech Is There, Now To Put It All Together
  3:24 PM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  NetApp's Data ONTAP storage operating system, found in the company's hardware, virtual appliance and cloud offerings, is the base on which NetApp's cloud strategy is being built, but partners are waiting for more details from the storage vendor.
• eFolder Acquires Anchor, Brings Channel-Focused File Sync And Share To Cloud Storage
  7:00 AM EST Tue. Sep. 17, 2013
  eFolder's acquisition of Anchor will result in a business-class integrated offering specifically for MSPs and solution providers that includes cloud backup, disaster recovery, and file share and sync.
• NetApp VP Set To Resign, Cloud Evangelist Jumps Ship To Pure Storage
  6:15 PM EST Mon. Sep. 16, 2013
  NetApp's executive vice president of product operations is retiring, while NetApp's cloud evangelist is leaving his position to take the chief evangelist job at all-flash storage array vendor Pure storage.
• 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.
• Joyent Co-Founder And CTO Leaving To Pursue 'New Ideas And Projects'
  8:18 PM EST Wed. Sep. 11, 2013
  Jason Hoffman, co-founder and CTO of cloud vendor Joyent, which sells IaaS, storage and big data services, is leaving the company he started nearly a decade ago.
• Movers And Shakers: Here's Who Made Gartner's 2013 Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant
  4:00 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  While Amazon is leading the cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service pack, a number of smaller players are making inroads with innovative technology, and in some cases, marketing. See who made the list.
• HP Aims To Extend Reseller Pacts With SHI, CDW For Public Cloud
  5:17 PM EST Fri. Sep. 06, 2013
  HP is in discussions to extend reseller pacts with two of largest SP500 companies puts the service into the hands of thousands of sales reps with established relationships with some of the largest enterprise accounts.