5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

Head-To-Head: Apple iPhone 11 Vs. iPhone XR

by Kyle Alspach

The CRN Test Center compares Apple's forthcoming LCD model to its predecessor in the iPhone lineup.

The Top 8 Android Malware Threats To Watch In 2020

by Michael Novinson

CRN spoke with experts at Avast, Avira, Bitdefender and Sophos to get the lowdown on how threats like sideloading, stalkerware, fake subscription services and Hiddad are putting Android users in harm's way.

F5 Networks: Application Lifecycle Focus Is Giving Partners A 'Bigger Piece Of The Pie’

by Gina Narcisi

At its partner summit, F5 Networks told its channel that it will bring the technology and supply flexible consumption models while partners must focus on application lifecycle services.

DXC Technology’s New CEO: 5 Things You Need To Know About Mike Salvino

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Mike (Lawrie) has done a great job putting together CSC and HPE,’ DXC Technology’s new CEO Mike Salvino says. ‘He’s also make some nice strategic acquisitions of things like Luxoft. Being able to put ‘phase one,’ as I call it, behind us, and being able to move to phase two, which is a focus on growth, this is an ideal time to get on with that program and also accelerate our strategy.’

As A Service Model Creates ‘Additional Risk’ For Channel Partners

by Mark Haranas

‘You have situations where, what if the customer goes out of business? So we’re providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service and maybe they’re in bankruptcy and we can’t get paid, but we still have to deliver those services,’ says Robert Keblusek, CTO, Sentinel Technologies.

Channel Superstar Terry Richardson To Lead HPE’s Multi-Billion Dollar East Enterprise Business

by Steven Burke

‘The message to partners is we listened,’ says new North America East Enterprise Sales Chief Terry Richardson. ‘The feedback has been consistent that they want an enhanced engagement experience. We listened on that. We made the necessary organization change.’

HPE Names Enterprise Sales Veteran Leslie Maher As New North America Channel Chief

by Steven Burke

‘One of the things our partners saw this year is that we were very aggressive and very competitive, but we didn’t do it at the expense of our partners,’ says new HPE North America Channel Chief Leslie Maher. ‘Where we were partnered together we stayed together in the most competitive situations. I think that differentiates us from some of our competitors.’

5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 13, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

8 Types Of Ransomware Attacks You Need To Know About

by Michael Novinson

Here's a look at how everything from database encryption to geofencing and stealer malware to Ransomware-as-a-Service platforms have led to new and emerging types of ransomware attacks.

Intel Tells IoT Customers To Transition To Revised Apollo Lake CPUs

by Dylan Martin

The chipmaker also clarifies the reliability of an earlier version of the Apollo Lake processors after retracting a notice it sent to customers last week: 'When the B-1 Stepping is used in accordance to the published specifications and design guidelines, it meets PC Client Usage requirements.'

Veritas Hires Former Hitachi Vantara Exec As New Channel Chief

by Joseph F. Kovar

Mike Walkey said in July he was retiring after 13 years at Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Data Systems, but didn't stay away from the channel for long.