‘Heartbroken’ Bill Gates Mourns Passing Of Paul Allen

by Steven Burke

‘Even in high school, before any of us knew what a personal computer was, he was predicting that computer chips would get super-powerful and would eventually give rise to a whole new industry,’ says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in a blog post on the passing of his co-founder partner Paul Allen. ‘That insight of his was the cornerstone of everything we did together. In fact, Microsoft would never have happened without Paul.’

D&H Partners With SaasMAX For Cloud Apps

by O’Ryan Johnson

“It’s not just about providing all these cloud solutions. It’s about making the VAR look more valuable to their customer ... It’s really about our partners being able to be that value-added resource for their customers,” Ryan Flynn, senior sales manager, cloud and applications at D&H Distributing says.

Red Hat Relying On Its Channel To Attack The Midmarket

by Joseph Tsidulko

With new solutions in its arsenal, the open source giant has become less enterprise-centric, and its push down-market is entirely driven by partners, old and new

Carrier Catch-Up: A Look At The Latest Buzz From Today’s Largest Telecoms

by Gina Narcisi

The telecom giants pursued merger plans and new solutions in September. At the same time, the FCC began pursuing aggressive 5G plans. Here are some of the recent attention-grabbing headlines that have been keeping the telecom industry on its toes.

Google Cloud Chief Diane Greene Backs Out Of Saudi Conference

by David Harris

The decision comes as questions surface around the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.

Sandler Partners Arms Agents With Commission Recovery Team, Sales Psychology Training As Economic Changes Loom

by Gina Narcisi

‘For the past few years, the economy has been on fire and agents have had a good chance to be successful. This year, we think as the overall economy changes with the new tax laws and raised interest rates, it will tighten the money supply,’ Sandler Partners CEO Alan Sandler tells CRN.

Alert Logic Debuts Inaugural Partner Program To Deepen Channel Ties

by Michael Novinson

Cybersecurity vendor Alert Logic hopes to grow its partner base from 350 today to between 450 and 500 a year from now and have between 80 percent and 85 percent of new bookings flowing through the channel.

Violin Systems To Acquire X-IO Storage Business

by Joseph F. Kovar

Violin Systems, which was born from flash storage pioneer Violin Memory, plans to use the X-IO technology to expand its market from an enterprise focus to the SMB side of the business.

Rapid7 Buys Web Application Security Startup tCell To Thwart Attacks

by Michael Novinson

tCell's ability to enforce web application security from the browser to the server should make it easier for organizations to identify and block attacks, Rapid7 said.

Twilio To Buy Email API Platform SendGrid for $2 Billion

by Gina Narcisi

The acquisition will allow developers to build and manage their communication channels including voice, messaging, video, and now email, Twilio and SendGrid said in a statement.

IBM Multicloud Manager Enhances Big Blue's Hybrid Posture

by Joseph Tsidulko

The new service makes it easier for IBM Cloud Private customers to extend containerized apps into the public cloud

Employees To Microsoft: Don't Bid On JEDI

by Joseph Tsidulko

An open letter from workers urges the cloud giant to abstain from pursuit of the massive military contract because they say it appears artificial intelligence will be used for lethal purposes.