As part of CRN's Top 100 Executives of 2014 list, take a look at 25 channel sales executives that really stood out as they worked to bring success to their partners.

MobileIron CEO Bob Tinker spoke with CRN about the direction of his company and why the channel plays a crucial part in its business strategy.

The Chinese government banned 10 Apple products, including the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Being blacklisted from a growing market such as China could lower the ceiling for potential in the company's partnership with IBM, leaving Chinese vendors such as Lenovo and Huawei to reap the benefits.

Sure there are risks, but IBM's sale of its chip business will likely be a boon for IBM partners' Power Systems business.

Bob Tinker, the CEO of EMM leader MobileIron, shared his reaction on the recently announced partnership between Apple and IBM and called it a sign the end of the PC-era is nearing to make room for a new mobile-first era.

Bob Tinker, the CEO of EMM leader MobileIron, shared his reaction on the recently announced partnership between Apple and IBM and called it a sign the end of the PC-era is nearing to make room for a new mobile-first era.

For the week ending Aug. 1, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

MobileIron had its second quarter earnings call yesterday, and as a leader in the fast growing EMM space, the company saw positive growth and revenue as it continues to progress in the space.

IBM's acquisition of Italian identity analytics and access governance vendor CrossIdeas gives the company a cloud-based audit and access intelligence platform to control and enforce access rights and role management processes for compliance and fraud detection.

The distributor delivered third-quarter guidance ranges in line with analyst expectations following better-than-expected earnings results for the recently ended quarter. The company's shift over the past few years to software and services has it positioned well for the future, executives say.

The distributor delivered third-quarter guidance ranges in line with analyst expectations following better-than-expected earnings results for the recently ended quarter. The company's shift over the past few to software and services has it positioned well for the future, executives say.

IBM's Emerging Roles Leader Cortnie Abercrombie details how to get the attention of the CEO and leverage your position with the C-suite. Abercrombie works to empower CDOs and other emerging roles.

IBM's Emerging Roles Leader Cortnie Abercrombie details how to get the attention of the CEO and leverage your position with the C-suite. Abercrombie works to empower CDOs and other emerging roles.

For the first time, AWS doesn't lead its next four competitors combined.

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke on the disappointing iPad sales numbers in the earnings call yesterday, and said those numbers fueled the decision for his company's partnership with longtime rival IBM.

From channel chiefs at major vendors, to leading VAR executives, it's been a busy year so far for executives in channel roles. Take a look back at the 30 biggest channel executive moves of 2014 so far.

Apple partners fear IBM muscling in on their turf, but say Apple needs all the help it can get cracking the enterprise market.

Apple likes to act as though it's a fully autonomous company that doesn't need anyone's help. But Apple's new partnership with IBM shows it's thinking differently about the enterprise.

Other top stories include a groundbreaking partnership between IBM and Apple. Also, Verizon opens new enterprise accounts to the channel.

IBM reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue. Business for the Systems and Technology Group, totaling $3.3 billion for the quarter, fell 11 percent.