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• Enterasys Sweetens Partner Discounts, MDFs As Extreme Acquisition Looms
  3:02 PM EST Fri. Oct. 04, 2013
  Enterasys said its new partner certifications and discounts are aimed at enabling solution providers to go to market more independently than they have in the past.
• Cisco, Facebook Team Up To Offer Wi-Fi, Analytics Platform
  4:17 PM EST Wed. Oct. 02, 2013
  Cisco and Facebook are rolling out a joint Wi-Fi solution that lets users access public Wi-Fi networks using their Facebook credentials.
• Aerohive Embraces Next-Gen Wireless Standard With New Access Point Line
  6:30 PM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Aerohive has launched the first access points in its lineup to support the latest 802.11ac wireless standard.
• IBM Buys Mobile Analytics Firm The Now Factory
  11:50 AM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  IBM beefs up its mobile analytics portfolio by acquiring a Dublin, Ireland-based firm that provides data into how customers use mobile services.
• Aruba Boosts Partners' Managed Services Play With Cloud Wi-Fi Platform
  8:00 AM EST Tue. Oct. 01, 2013
  Aruba has launched a new cloud-based network management platform that lets solution providers remotely monitor and manage their customers' wireless environments.
• Brocade, Aruba Look To Eliminate 'Cisco Lock-In' With New Joint Architecture
  6:03 PM EST Thu. Sep. 26, 2013
  Brocade and Aruba are teaming up to offer an integrated wired and wireless solution they say will help customers avoid 'Cisco lock-in' within their campus networks.
• CRN's 2013 Network Connectivity Services Partner Program Guide
  4:45 PM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  CRN's 2013 Network Connectivity Services Partner Program Guide is meant to highlight some of the industry's leading portfolios of telecom, cloud and connectivity offerings.
• BlackBerry Botches BBM Weekend Rollout
  10:57 AM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  BlackBerry delays its BlackBerry Messaging service rollout to iPhone and Android handsets as reports surface that former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is in talks with private equity firms about an acquisition.
• 7 Cool Network Devices That Add Value Too
  10:00 AM EST Mon. Sep. 23, 2013
  In today's troubled economy, sometimes it's better to enhance an existing network than to rebuild one from scratch. These devices do the trick.
• Cisco Continues SMB Push With Redesigned Partner Specialization, Training Program
  2:43 PM EST Fri. Sep. 13, 2013
  Cisco has made several changes to its SMB partner specialization, including slashing the number of training hours partners need to complete to qualify.
• Extreme Networks To Buy Enterasys For $180M, Double Its Size
  4:53 PM EST Thu. Sep. 12, 2013
  Extreme Networks is buying rival networking player Enterasys in a move one analyst says will catapult Extreme to the No. 4 spot in the worldwide Ethernet switching market.
• Channel Cheers Icahn's White Flag In Dell Leveraged Buyout Bid
  1:15 PM EST Mon. Sep. 09, 2013
  Solution providers say corporate raider Carl Icahn's white flag on the Dell buyout bid spells big opportunity for partners.
• 5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
  12:43 PM EST Fri. Sep. 06, 2013
  For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN looks at IT companies that brought their 'A' game and made moves to beat out competitors.
• Juniper Channel Chief: Why We Are 'Deliberately Dependent' On Partners
  12:10 PM EST Wed. Sep. 04, 2013
  Juniper's Chris Jones talks with CRN about CEO Kevin Johnson's retirement, the company's new services push, and what it all means for partners.
• Verizon To Pony Up $130 Billion For Vodafone's Stake In Verizon Wireless
  4:00 PM EST Tue. Sep. 03, 2013
  Verizon says becoming the sole owner of its wireless business will help fuel its attack on emerging markets such as big data and machine-to-machine.
• 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.
• Worldwide Partner Development VP Latest Exec To Leave Juniper
  6:23 PM EST Tue. Aug. 27, 2013
  Juniper Networks' Vice President of Worldwide Partner Development has left the company, CRN has learned.
• Avaya Makes SDN Debut With New Data Center Framework
  3:35 PM EST Fri. Aug. 23, 2013
  Avaya this week revealed its strategy around the buzzed-about SDN trend in the form of its new Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) framework.
• New Cisco Certifications Help Partners Sell To Line-Of-Business Execs
  8:00 AM EST Wed. Aug. 21, 2013
  Cisco is offering new Business Transformation Certifications to help partners tweak their sales strategies and better target the right executives.
• Cisco's Chambers: Layoffs Were Needed Because 'Market Is Moving So Fast'
  2:46 PM EST Thu. Aug. 15, 2013
  When Cisco CEO John Chambers was asked Thursday why the company plans to shed 4,000 more jobs, Chambers said it's because the "market is moving so fast."
• Partners Are Bullish Even With Cisco Job Cuts
  7:58 PM EST Wed. Aug. 14, 2013
  Cisco partners see strong sales growth ahead even as Cisco plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the wake of sluggish sales for the current quarter.
• Latest Cisco Access Point Arms Partners With Greater Services Play
  8:00 AM EST Tue. Aug. 13, 2013
  Cisco's new Meraki MR34 access point comes with an MSP dashboard that allows partners to remotely deploy and manage a customer's wireless infrastructure in the cloud.
• Juniper Shares Drop In Wake Of DOJ Probe
  5:06 PM EST Fri. Aug. 09, 2013
  Juniper Networks is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for potential violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
• Owner Of Cisco Reseller Network Genesis Charged With Fraud
  3:08 PM EST Mon. Jul. 29, 2013
  'Calvin' Dang, owner of Cisco reseller Network Genesis, has been charged with fraud, after allegedly selling millions of dollars in counterfeit Cisco gear.
• 5G Whiz: 7 Hot Devices Supporting The 802.11ac Standard
  10:30 AM EST Thu. Jul. 25, 2013
  The next generation of wireless has arrived and vendors are rolling out plenty of hot products. Here are seven 802.11ac devices that support the new 5G standard.