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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.
• Report: Top Microsoft Investors Want Gates To Relinquish Chairman Role
  1:27 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Bill Gates is reportedly under pressure from large shareholders to step down as chairman, in what amounts to the latest sign that massive changes are coming at the software giant.
• HP Unleashes Hefty PartnerOne Rebates To Drive Global Sales Growth
  12:01 AM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Lucrative back-end rebates under HP's new unified PartnerOne channel program give HP partners the opportunity to drive global sales growth and grab market-share gains against the likes of Cisco and Dell.
• 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.
• HP Slams Cisco UCS Manager In YouTube Video
  8:01 PM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  Hewlett-Packard is taking a shot at Cisco's Unified Compute System as part of the launch of its new OneView converged infrastructure management platform.
• HP Makes Converged Infrastructure Market Grab With OneView Platform
  11:30 AM EST Wed. Sep. 25, 2013
  HP's OneView management platform is designed for the HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant Generation 7 and 8 servers.
• Arrow, Intel Team Up For Converged Infrastructure Push
  5:11 PM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  Arrow Electronics is joining forces with Intel to deliver additional support and services to VARs looking to leverage converged infrastructure solutions.
• 15 Takeaways From Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting
  2:09 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  Microsoft financial analyst meeting gives CEO Steve Ballmer, COO Kevin Turner and other execs a chance to outline to company's current and future financial health.
• 5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
  1:31 PM EST Fri. Sep. 20, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
• 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.
• 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.
• Report: Microsoft Investors Pushing Ford's Mulally, CSC's Lawrie As CEO Candidates
  5:28 PM EST Tue. Sep. 10, 2013
  Does Microsoft need a turnaround of the sort that Alan Mulally pulled off at Ford, and which Mike Lawrie is trying to achieve at CSC? Apparently, some top investors think so.
• 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.
• 13 VMworld Scenes That Show How Hot The Cloud Is Right Now
  4:00 PM EST Thu. Sep. 05, 2013
  The VMworld show floor is always a raucous affair, but many vendors brought healthy marketing budgets to bear at this year's show. CRN walked the show floor and presents memorable sights.
• VMware Taps Former Microsoft CIO Scott To Be Its New CIO
  5:30 PM EST Wed. Aug. 28, 2013
  Former Microsoft CIO Tony Scott lands at VMware, where he'll be leading the charge to get the vendor "eating its own dog food" with the software-defined data center.
• VMware CEO: NSX Isn't Going To Hurt Cisco Partnership, And It Could Help
  8:45 PM EST Tue. Aug. 27, 2013
  VMware and Cisco are longtime partners, but with the arrival of NSX, there is talk that competitive forces might strain this friendly relationship.
• VMware Execs: We're Not Really Competing Much With Amazon In Cloud
  5:34 PM EST Tue. Aug. 27, 2013
  Remember when VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and COO Carl Eschenbach called out Amazon earlier this year? Well, now they're pretending like that never happened.
• 15 Cloud And Virtualization Products Fueling Buzz At VMworld 2013
  10:00 AM EST Tue. Aug. 27, 2013
  As VMware moves deeper into storage and network virtualization, its ecosystem partners are showing off a deluge of new products that promise to make IT operate more efficiently -- and faster.
• VMware Touts NSX As Game-Changer, But Partners Want To See The Playbook
  9:43 AM EST Tue. Aug. 27, 2013
  At VMworld, VMware took the wraps off its highly touted network virtualization technology. But a channel rollout isn't coming until next year.
• CRN Exclusive: HP's Top New Execs Talk Dell Buyout, Moonshot And New Partner Opportunities
  6:47 PM EST Mon. Aug. 26, 2013
  Bill Veghte, HP's new executive vice president of the enterprise group, and Dion Weisler, the new Printing and Personal Systems boss, answered tough questions on the competitive landscape in their first partner webcast.
• 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.
• Get Your Popcorn Ready: Microsoft's Search For New CEO Is Under Way
  7:49 PM EST Fri. Aug. 23, 2013
  As Microsoft looks for a new CEO to replace the departing Steve Ballmer, many industry watchers expect the choice to come from outside the company.
• HP's Whitman: Sales Growth Unlikely In FY 2014
  9:02 PM EST Wed. Aug. 21, 2013
  HP CEO Meg Whitman says enterprise group execution issues have made it unlikely that the computer giant will post sales growth in the upcoming fiscal year.
• Tech 10: Blockbusters In The Data Center
  10:00 AM EST Wed. Aug. 21, 2013
  The latest "Tech 10" list from CRN looks at the high-performance servers, chillin cooling equipment and other technologies making waves in the data center.
• Enterprise Channel Execs: Here's How We're Keeping Partners Profitable
  10:35 AM EST Tue. Aug. 20, 2013
  At XChange 2013, enterprise channel executives share insight into what they're doing to keep partners profitable, informed and firing on all cylinders.