IBM reveals M5 series of servers with a big focus on security, efficiency and reliability.

Lenovo's newest rack mount and tower ThinkServer servers, based on the new Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 chips, follow the ASHRAE A4 control guidelines by running continuously in temperatures of up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit or 45 degrees Celsius.

Avnet Services' IBM-related educational portfolio is getting bigger and hopefully better, the company said last week.

HP turned out to be the king of servers in the second quarter with IDC and Gartner reporting the vendor to be at the top in both revenue and shipments, while Dell and IBM gave ground to rivals.

About 30 percent of servers remain open to the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability with about 7,000 attacks a day, according to IBM's X-Force threat intelligence report.

About 30 percent of servers remain open to the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability with about 7,000 attacks a day, according to IBM's X-Force threat intelligence report.

Longtime IBM partners say IBM is struggling to fold SoftLayer into its existing channel programs as the fast-paced cloud culture of a nimble SoftLayer collides with the goliath IBM.

IBM's SoftLayer business is growing fast. Here are the company's biggest wins since IBM acquired the cloud provider.

IBM's channel chief, Tami Duncan, talks with CRN about the Apple-IBM partnership. Duncan also discusses IBM's evolving partner program.

HP's PC, server, and networking business grew in the company's fiscal third quarter compared with last year, but the printer, services, traditional storage, and software segments saw declines.

An IBM executive provided a glimpse into some of the enterprise app ideas being tossed around between the two companies. Partners should prepare for business to trickle down from there.

An IBM executive provided a glimpse into some of the enterprise app ideas being tossed around between the two companies. Partners should prepare for business to trickle down from there.

Solution providers say Lenovo will face tough security questions as it attempts to gain a foothold in the data center.

For the week ending Aug. 15, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

For the week ending Aug. 15, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.

In other top stories from this week, HP took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to lure partners away from IBM. Also, Apple has reportedly started producing new iPads for the fall.

HP is taking aim at IBM's uncertain partner relationships in the wake of the proposed sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo, urging customers to jump to an HP partner.

Apple is reportedly putting a new line of iPads under production, and is expecting to launch them later this year. CRN spoke to Apple partners on what new features these iPads could have to help improve the company's slumping tablet sales.

CSC and IBM have expanded their relationship to help clients transition to the cloud with a collection of new offerings and integrations around ServiceMesh, SoftLayer and Bluemix for as-a-Service solutions.

IBM buys cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) from IBM premier partner Lighthouse Computer Services.