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- Huawei Enterprise Shows US Channel Partners Its Channel, Product Strength
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.
- Paessler Intros Partner Certification Program For PRTG Network Monitoring Software
Paessler -- a network monitoring specialist gaining momentum in the channel -- is offering two new partner certification programs for its PRTG network monitoring software.
- Channel Beat: Apple's Tax Practices Scrutinized
This week's recap also looks at VMware's big move into the hybrid cloud world and Huawei's tough talk about the competition.
- Zeus Malware Attacks Increase, Steals Account Credentials
A malware family used by financially motivated cybercriminals has steadily increased, according to data released by Trend Micro.
- Veeam Backup, Replication Software Adds Built-In WAN Acceleration
Veeam has added built-in WAN acceleration and the ability to do full data restores from snapshots in its Veeam Backup & Replication v7 software as a way to improve disaster recovery capabilities for customers with virtualized environments.
- Sophos Readying MSP Program Expansion
The reworked Sophos managed services provider program will include centralized management capabilities, supporting Sophos' endpoint and network security products with pay-as-you-go pricing.
- HP's Whitman To Partners: Don't Give Up Hope On PCs
HP CEO Meg Whitman says the death of the PC has been greatly exaggerated.
- Citrix Is 'Going Mobile,' Opens XenDesktop 7, XenMobile To Any Device
The new Citrix XenDesktop 7 and Citrix XenMobile, both of which were demonstrated this week at Citrix Synergy, are targeted at businesses looking to make external and internal apps and data available to their mobile users using any type of mobile device.
- Lenovo Bucks PC Slump With Strong Q4, Full-Year Results
The overall PC market may be shrinking, but Lenovo's share just keeps on growing.
- AMD Boosts APU Lineup For Mobile Devices
AMD's new Elite Mobility, Mainstream and Elite Performance APUs look to give the chip maker a boost in the notebook, tablet and hybrid markets.
- Juniper And Guavus Join Forces, Create New Network Analytics Suite
Juniper Networks has teamed up with analytics company Guavus to build a suite of tools that blend the world of big data analytics with network management and monitoring.
- Adobe Acquisition Bolsters Mobile App Development Capabilities
Adobe is buying Thumb Labs, a New York-based mobile application design and development company.
- Mandiant: Report Sending Chinese Cyberattackers Back To The Drawing Board?
Mandiant's report, which provided thousands of infection and attack indicators, has significantly impacted the Chinese cyberspionage campaign and possibly forced the group to turn to alternative methods.
- Cloud Hosting Providers Must Defend Against Attacks (Video)
Account fraud and hijacking is becoming a serious problem, explains John Rowell, who leads Dimension Data's global cloud operations.
- Newest Winner In Big Data VC Sweepstakes: WibiData Raises $15 Million
Company is recruiting channel partners with vertical industry expertise for work with its big data analytical applications.
- HP CEO Whitman Pledges Stepped Up Server Battle With Dell
HP CEO Meg Whitman says there is no excuse for HP's poor industry-standard server sales performance.
- Salesforce.com Rolls Out New Mobility Solutions For Government
Salesforce.com has developed four government-specific offerings aimed at helping agencies better leverage mobile technologies.
- AWS Achieves FedRAMP Status To Support Government Contracts
The FedRAMP designation is expected to help stimulate government contracts for the migration of data and applications to the cloud.
- HP Shares On Rise After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings
HP beat analysts earnings expectations for its second fiscal quarter despite year-over-year revenue declines across many of its businesses.
- Sigmanet Makes Former Presidio VP Its First CTO
As Sigmanet's first-ever chief technology officer, Steven Reese said he's ready to navigate the solution provider powerhouse through the various shifts shaking up the IT channel today.
- Intel Reorganizes Business Units, Forms 'New Devices' Group
Intel's new CEO has wasted no time in making big changes at the chip maker as he looks to accelerate Intel's move into the mobile chip space.
- FusionStorm Global Backs Away From IPO
After an earlier postponement, the company has withdrawn its IPO plans without further comment. But, that doesn't necessarily mean there's no IPO in FusionStorm's future.
- MessageBroadcast Taps WTG Exec To Lead New Channel Charge
Mark Sondergaard, the former VP of provider relations for World Telecom Group, is now leading channel sales for automated communications provider MessageBroadcast.
- Hortonworks Expands Big Data Ecosystem Into Microsoft Windows Arena
Channel partners say the new Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows offers them a way to meet the growing demand for Windows-based big data applications.
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10 Security Companies That Have Scored CIA Funding
CIA-funded venture firm invests millions in technology startups, mostly security firms. Find out which security companies won In-Q-Tel funding. |
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25 Cool Gadgets For A Hot Summer
Summer 2013 is heating up with all kinds of cool gadgets. Take flawless underwater photos, improve grilling skills with a probe or charge devices via the sun; whatever the activity, there is likely a gadget to enhance it. |
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2013 Virtualization 50
From server virtualization to virtual desktop infrastructure to network virtualization, CRN's Virtualization 50 celebrates the vendors tackling the different facets of virtualization technologies. |
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