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SolarWinds Plans $500M IPO Three Years After Exiting Public Market

by Joseph Tsidulko

The provider of IT management solutions, currently owned by two private equity giants, has expanded its cloud capabilities this year through two major acquisitions

Head-To-Head: Apple iPhone XS Vs. Samsung Galaxy S9

by Kyle Alspach

The CRN Test Center compares the specs and features of Apple's new iPhone XS with Samsung's flagship Galaxy phone.

5 Companies That Had A Rough Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 21, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

Printer Vendors Eye 3-D, Vertical Software, Security And Cloud For Future Growth

by Kyle Alspach

HP is accelerating its efforts in 3-D printing in a bid to disrupt the manufacturing industry, while Xerox looks at vertical software and Lexmark boosts its cloud and security features.

Solution Providers In The Dark On Networking Vendors' Tariff Strategies

by Matt Brown

Solution providers say they've heard nothing and received no guidance from their top networking vendors. Most are taking a "no news is good news" approach.

The iPhone XS And XS Max Arrive: What Brought People To Apple's Boston Store

by Dylan Martin

One customer says he flew into Boston from Brazil just for the new iPhone XS Max while another had been there since yesterday afternoon with a chair he dragged from his dorm.

5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Sept. 21, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

F5 Networks CEO Locoh-Donou On Forging Customer-Focused Culture With Partners

by Matt Brown

After promoting two channel executives who represent the culture he’s looking to instill in the company, F5 CEO Francois Locoh-Donou tells CRN he is seeking the same attributes in partners: ‘We're looking for the same customer obsession, and a desire to really understand the needs of our customers and act on those needs with a sense of urgency.’

EFF Leader: Security Decisions Are Different When Women Are In The Room

by Michael Novinson

Women will have their technical credentials doubted throughout their career, said the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Eva Galperin, but being able to participate in important privacy and security decisions makes it worthwhile.

Adobe's Planned Marketo Buy: A $4.75B Bet On Enterprise Digital Transformation

by Joseph F. Kovar

Assuming the acquisition closes as planned, Adobe's digital experience and Marketo's B2B and B2C marketing platform will come together to form what could become a major part of enterprises' digital transformation plans.

NTT Security Taps New Americas Chief

by O’Ryan Johnson

John Petrie tells CRN in his first-ever interview as CEO, that the priority moving forward is to demonstrate to customers the range of capabilities that NTT Security will have as part of the new NTT Inc.

XChange 2018: Vendors Help The Channel Bridge To As-A-Service Model

by O’Ryan Johnson

XChange 2018 vendors say a reluctant channel must prepare to sell for as-a-service, like it or not.

Printer Security Risks Loom As Silent Threat To Networks

by O’Ryan Johnson

The majority of customers ignore printer security risks, and vendors are counting on solution providers to help wake them up, said channel executives at CRN's Printer Roundtable.

AT&T Asks Court To Let Its Time Warner Megamerger Stand

by Gina Narcisi

AT&T, which has been embroiled in a battle with the DOJ over its Time Warner purchase, asks a U.S. appeals court to uphold the approval of the $85.4 billion acquisition on Thursday.