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• Telarus Launches 'Second Bite Of The Apple' Rewards Program For Partners Selling Fiber, Cable Services
  1:59 PM EST Wed. Jun. 19, 2013
  Telarus has unveiled a new program that will arm partners with a list of key contacts from all companies residing in buildings that are scheduled for construction of new fiber or cable services.
• What Are The Top Competitive Threats For Cisco? (Video)
  11:45 AM EST Tue. Jun. 18, 2013
  Solution providers discuss the biggest challenges facing the networking giant today and in the future, from cloud competition to collaboration rivals.
• Cisco Explains The Internet of Everything (Video)
  2:20 PM EST Mon. Jun. 17, 2013
  Cisco CEO John Chambers took part in a detailed demonstration of intelligent, connected systems at the company's recent Partner Summit 2013 event.
• Cisco Takes Aim At Competitors (Video)
  11:25 AM EST Thu. Jun. 06, 2013
  Cisco has had its share of challengers over the years, but CEO John Chambers tells partners that his company has left them all behind.
• The World's 10 Most Valuable Telecom Brands
  10:00 AM EST Thu. Jun. 06, 2013
  Brands have value and some brands are more valuable than others. See which telecommunications brands are generating the most buzz and which ones aren't.
• Cisco's Chambers: Compete Against Us And You'll Lose
  2:52 PM EST Tue. Jun. 04, 2013
  John Chambers kicked off Cisco's 17th Partner Summit by talking about market transitions, new partner business models and why Cisco will always be on top.
• The World's 20 Most Valuable Technology Brands
  12:00 PM EST Wed. May. 29, 2013
  Brands have value, and some brands are more valuable than others. See which IT brands are generating the most buzz and which ones aren't, according to MillwardBrown's BrandZ ranking of the most recognized global brands.
• Huawei Enterprise Shows US Channel Partners Its Channel, Product Strength
  3:32 PM EST Fri. May. 24, 2013
  Attendees at this week's Huawei Partner Summit got a peek at upcoming Huawei offerings including a 2U portable eLTE trunking solution, a new SDN gateway designed with Microsoft, and a tool for designing a Huawei-based network based on Cisco specifications.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  10:00 AM EST Fri. May. 24, 2013
  For the week ending May 24, CRN looks at five companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• MessageBroadcast Taps WTG Exec To Lead New Channel Charge
  1:51 PM EST Wed. May. 22, 2013
  Mark Sondergaard, the former VP of provider relations for World Telecom Group, is now leading channel sales for automated communications provider MessageBroadcast.
• MSPs: Where The Money Is
  10:00 AM EST Mon. May. 20, 2013
  In a recent Autotask survey, partners outline their key care-abouts in the delivery of effective and profitable service offerings. And, as cloud and managed services gain momentum, these aspects become especially critical.
• Catalyst Telecom Pens OEM Deal With EMC For EMC-Avaya IP Office Bundles
  6:21 PM EST Wed. May. 15, 2013
  Catalyst Telecom has struck up an OEM partnership with EMC, whereby Catalyst will pre-bundle EMC storage with Avaya's IP Office and sell it through its partners.
• Dimension Data CEO Lays Out $12 Billion Plan
  7:24 PM EST Tue. May. 14, 2013
  CEO Brett Dawson says the global systems integration giant is doubling down on providing its own Dimension Data-branded cloud-computing services offerings.
• 8 Buzzworthy Networking Products
  12:00 PM EST Tue. May. 14, 2013
  Nearly 150 entries were considered for this year's Best Of Interop Awards, with only seven products taking home the gold. Here's a look at the winners.
• 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.