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• CenturyLink Reports Broadband Service Restored
  5:03 PM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  CenturyLink's broadband outage is reportedly resolved. Customers in 22 states lost service for several hours on Tuesday.
• CenturyLink Customers Experience Widespread Network Outage
  2:17 PM EST Tue. May. 07, 2013
  CenturyLink's broadband outage is believed to impact customers in as many as 21 different states. No word on when service will be restored.
• ShoreTel Shows Off 'Dock' For iOS Devices (Video)
  4:06 PM EST Mon. May. 06, 2013
  ShoreTel's new docking station allows you to connect and integrate your Apple iPad with your ShoreTel desk phone.
• Intelisys' Cloud Computing Offensive Is Picking Up Steam
  7:06 PM EST Wed. May. 01, 2013
  Partners say a cloud computing offensive from master agent Intelisys is giving them a big recurring revenue boost.
• Bon Voyage! 12 Scenes From Cisco's Velocity Event In Cannes
  10:00 AM EST Fri. Apr. 19, 2013
  Cisco and its partners took to one of the most beautiful cities in the world this week for the networking giant's seventh annual Marketing Velocity event. Here are 12 scenes from the show.
• Tech 10: Hot Networking Devices For 2013
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Apr. 18, 2013
  Software-defined networking, mobility and the cloud has everyone in the network space upping their game. Here are 10 products that you must check out.
• 6 Channel Chiefs Making Their Mark
  1:00 PM EST Fri. Apr. 12, 2013
  With more than 100 years of channel experience combined, these six channel chiefs are changing the game for their companies and their partners.
• Level 3 Taps New CEO To Succeed Crowe
  11:40 AM EST Thu. Apr. 11, 2013
  Appointment of Jeff Storey, who has been Level 3's COO since 2008, marks the end of a more than 15-year run for former CEO James Crowe.
• Cisco Plans Another Mobility Buy
  10:39 AM EST Wed. Apr. 03, 2013
  Cisco's planned acquisition of Ubiquisys is the latest in a string of buys made by the networking giant to bolster its mobility practice.
• Cisco's New VP Of Partner Marketing: Let's 'Attack' Growth Areas Together
  3:43 PM EST Fri. Mar. 29, 2013
  Sherri Liebo, Cisco's new VP of global partner marketing, said she wants to drive more Cisco services and hosted offerings through the channel.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  3:00 PM EST Fri. Mar. 29, 2013
  For the week ending March 29, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• T-Mobile Kills Annual Contracts, Finally Gets iPhone In Bold Comeback Move
  5:27 PM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  T-Mobile is trading in annual and two-year contracts for a new pricing plan that will let customers pay for their mobile devices in monthly installments.
• 2013 Partner Programs Guide: Networking Vendors
  4:00 PM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  It takes a lot stand out in the networking world these days, but the five-star vendors on this year's Partner Programs Guide managed to do so by offering the best programs in software defined networking, unified communications and more.
• Oracle Continues Telecom Shopping Spree With Tekelec Buy
  10:00 AM EST Tue. Mar. 26, 2013
  Oracle adds another piece to its telecommunications software portfolio by acquiring Tekelec, a vendor of software that helps carriers keep track of growing data and devices.
• 7 New Money-Makers For The Telecom Channel
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Mar. 07, 2013
  From revamped partner programs to new product releases, here are seven recent telecom announcements that will impact the channel.
• Channel Veteran Vitagliano Leaving Juniper
  11:25 AM EST Wed. Mar. 06, 2013
  Frank Vitagliano, head of Juniper Network's Americas channel, is leaving the company, CRN has learned.
• Cisco Completes Intucell Buy, Bolsters Mobility Group
  11:25 AM EST Mon. Feb. 25, 2013
  Cisco says its $475 million acquisition of Intucell will help it better meet the needs of LTE mobile operators looking for network management tools to handle the growing number of mobile devices.
• Alcatel-Lucent Taps Former Vodafone Exec As New CEO
  10:37 AM EST Mon. Feb. 25, 2013
  Michel Combes will be tasked with helping Alcatel-Lucent move forward with its current restructuring efforts, as the company looks to grow its cash pile and stay competitive against Cisco, Juniper and Huawei.
• Juniper Unveils New Security, SDN Offerings For Service Providers
  3:42 PM EST Thu. Feb. 21, 2013
  Juniper is rolling out new SRX line cards and SDN applications, including a virtualized version of its Mobile Control Gateway solution, for mobile operators running LTE networks.
• AT&T Opens Its Channel Doors With Partner Exchange Program
  5:03 PM EST Wed. Feb. 20, 2013
  One AT&T partner says the telecom giant's new channel program offers VARs margins that are just as good as, if not better than, those offered by channel vets like Cisco and Microsoft.
• Cisco Rides Data Center, Wireless To Strong Q2
  7:33 PM EST Wed. Feb. 13, 2013
  Cisco was able to report record revenue for the eighth quarter in a row, thanks to strong growth in its data center, wireless, and video business segments.
• Follow The Money: 10 Recent VC Tech Investments To Watch In February 2013
  4:00 PM EST Tue. Feb. 12, 2013
  Venture capital investment is alive and well in the tech sector, and companies all over, from cloud storage providers to mobile payment specialists, are closing some pretty hefty sums. Here's a look at the past few weeks' worth.