In other top stories from this week, Cisco and Apple team up. Plus, HP shops around its TippingPoint business before the company splits.

For the week ending Sept. 4, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Cheryl Cook sits down with CRN to discuss how Dell Security is pulling away from Cisco and HP and how the company will rely on aggressive, well-trained partners to keep the momentum going..

Solution providers are applauding reports that Apple will reveal a 12.9-inch iPad -- the iPad Pro -- as well as a new iPad Mini 4 to appeal to the enterprise segment.

The Channel Company is teaming with Zift Solutions in a move that aims to build a broader, deeper portfolio of channel marketing automation services to vendors that will drive channel revenue.

Two of Canada's biggest solution providers are joining forces, with Compugen bolstering its cloud and managed services capabilities by purchasing 800-employee Metafore Technologies.

Solution providers say a new multimillion-dollar campaign is the kind of no-nonsense, solutions-oriented air cover they need to cut through tech market hype and noise.

The deal for the Portland-based video tech developer reportedly closed for around $500 million.

Hewlett-Packard, following the playbook of rivals Dell and SimpliVity, is in talks with Nutanix about a possible relationship under which HP may sell hyper-converged infrastructure appliances based on the Nutanix software stack, multiple sources said this week.

IBM mainstay Sirius Computer Solutions plans to double down on mergers and acquisitions after a planned injection of capital from private equity giant Kelso & Co.

AT&T channel exec Brooks McCorcle spoke with CRN about the AT&T Partner Exchange and the transforming relationship between carriers and solution providers.

The new VMware vCloud Air Object Storage capability allows immediate direct integration of clouds based on vCloud Air with Google cloud storage, with a version for EMC ViPR for hybrid clouds coming soon.

Because so-called deception technology is another layer on top of existing network security, it is a huge opportunity for solution providers to bring added value to their customers.

Shell has been with Lenovo since 2006, most recently running the company's PC Business Group.

Alteryx Analytics 10.0 targets wider audience of business users with UI and workflow enhancements.

The investment will be spent on R&D, to grow sales and marketing teams, and to further develop Netskope's burgeoning channel, Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri tells CRN..

Lenovo on Wednesday released a slew of new products, including laptops, notebooks and tablets. Following are 10 products released by the Chinese company.

RES Software, a 16-year-old vendor in the user environment management space, has caught the attention of the federal government because of its security capabillities.

Market-research firm NPD Group reports on the top six best-selling desktop brands in the second quarter.

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