O’Ryan Johnson

Office Depot Launches MSP As A Service For SMBs

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘We’re using that extensive managed services experience we have, and we’ve created an SMB expertise that we’re able to offer 24/7 IT support, monitoring, security, all at a monthly price,’ says Janet Schijns, EVP, Chief Services and Solution Officer at Office Depot.

Black Box CEO Says Pending Sale ‘Positively Received’ By Vendors, Clients

by O’Ryan Johnson

The company posted losses, the 14th consecutive down quarter for the beleaguered tech firm that is being purchased for $16.4 million by a Singapore-based company.

SolarWinds ARMs MSPs With New Security Tool

by O’Ryan Johnson

Kevin Howard, chief security architect at MSSP Secuvant, tells CRN that the SolarWinds ARM product can reclaim hours of time spent logging and mapping permissions manually.

DXC Technology Spin-Off Perspecta Reports Strong Growth In Federal Space

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Our entire team has worked hard to stand up a new company without missing a beat on delivering mission success for our customers,’ Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis says on the company’s second-quarter earnings call.

Black Box CEO On Sale: ‘We Could Not Support The Debt’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘I am proud of the work all of you have done to hold the business together these last several months under difficult circumstances,’ CEO Joel Trammell tells employees.

Datto Parent To Buy Apptio For $1.94 Billion

by O’Ryan Johnson

Vista Equity Partners will buy all outstanding Apptio stock for $38.00 per share, a 53 percent premium to the closing price on Nov. 9. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.

Black Box To Be Sold For $16.4 Million

by O’Ryan Johnson

The Lawrence, Pa. solution provider, which is No. 42 on the 2018 CRN Solution Provider 500, reported annual revenue of $774.6 million. It is expected to be sold to a Singapore-based subsidiary of AGC Networks Ltd.

Pax8 Adds Five Vendors To Cloud Lineup

by O’Ryan Johnson

Pax8 has won 73 awards so far this year – and 55 last year -- for its lineup of products that make life easier for the MSP. Chief Channel Officer Ryan Walsh said all of the new additions adhere to that award winning tradition of putting an MSP’s practice at the fore, by offering a single portal where the user can control products for multiple customers.

Accenture Buys Swedish Marketing Firm

by O’Ryan Johnson

The company has been quickly deepening its European talent pool through acquisition. In October, Accenture announced it planned to buy Kolle Rebbe, a Hamburg-based design agency that will become part of Accenture Interactive

Connectwise CEO Bellini On ServiceNow: ‘We’ve Got More Guts’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘They’re trying to be too many things to too many people,’ ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini tells CRN. ‘They’ve got more money than us, but we’ve got more guts.’

ConnectWise CEO: MSPs Part Of ‘Construction Project’ To Build A Better World

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘Technology is going to have to come to the rescue,’ ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini tells an audience of MSPs, who he says are part of building a better future in the work that they do for their customers.

ConvergeOne To Be Acquired For $1.8 Billion

by O’Ryan Johnson

In an all-cash deal, CVC Fund VII will pay investors $12.50 per share, a 56 percent increase in value from its February IPO price.

Betting On Brand-Building: Accenture To Acquire German Design Agency

by O’Ryan Johnson

“We need to bring together the CIO and the CMO, which is not what is being done at the moment,’ Accenture Interactive’s Anatoly Roytman tells CRN.

Perficient Expects IBM-Red Hat Deal To Boost Its Sales

by O’Ryan Johnson

Perficient was named the Red Hat Rising Star Partner of the Year for 2018 and has strong ties with IBM, putting it in the ‘catbird seat’ when the acquisition is complete, CEO Jeffrey Davis says.

EPAM Buys UK Firm, Eyes Growth In Europe

by O’Ryan Johnson

The news comes the same day the company posted strong third quarter earnings results that showed it grew revenue 24 percent, year over year.