Cisco veteran Chris Dedicoat, who oversees sales, operations, growth initiatives and strategic alliances in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia, is named the networking giant's new leader of worldwide sales.

Apple on Wednesday addressed an iMessage glitch that causes customers' iPhones to automatically reboot after the receive a particular text message.

Business process outsourcing (GPO) firm Genpact is examining an acquisition of Syntel to bolster its IT services and automation capabilities, according to media reports.

Fortinet is firing on all cylinders into the enterprise secure wireless market with announcement Wednesday of its intent to acquire Meru Networks, a move that pits the vendor even further head to head against Cisco and other major networking players looking to make strides in the security space.

Though IT salaries are relatively flat since last year, the number of employees receiving raises and bonuses is up significantly. Security, systems integration and IT consulting are the most lucrative areas within the industry.

Cisco is providing partners with the new skills needed to try to capture recurring revenue streams in the cloud and Internet of Things markets.

On the heels of revamping its partner program, Barracuda Networks said Wednesday that it has named former Arcserve executive Chris Ross as senior sales vice president, global channels.

Through a new Affiliate Program, Apple partners can earn an unspecified percentage-based commission for each paying customer they refer that enrolls more than three Apple devices with Bushel.

Solution providers say the opportunity surrounding end of support for Windows Server 2003 is not a large moneymaker in itself, but it's a conversation starter that can open new doors.unities.

Certifications from major vendors and IT industry groups continue to be the most popular, but security-related certifications are becoming more in demand with each passing day.

Chris Rezendes of INEX Advisors makes several bold predictions around what can be expected from the Internet of Things in the near future.

Police officers across the country are wearing small cameras to record every moment they are on the job. Supporting and securing the infrastructure and data behind these devices presents a big opportunity for partners.

Company steps up recruitment of development and implementation partners.

NetApp, which last year acquired the SteelStore cloud-integrated storage acceleration platform from Riverbed, has renamed it as AltaVault and given it a new hardware platform.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Cisco on Tuesday on a patent infringement case, although the networking giant is not giving up the eight-year fight.

Extreme storms Monday and Tuesday knocked the servers at many Houston-area businesses out of commission and boosted demand for disaster recovery protection.

Carousel Industries is looking to boost revenue in the Microsoft space and is looking at the recently announced Skype for Business offerings to do so.

As consumer vendors like Apple recognize the interest in sturdy devices, the rugged market is faced with new challenges, causing it to change significantly. Solution providers should expect these 10 hurdles in the rugged market.

Solution providers said the acquisition of the OpenDaylight-based, carrier-grade fabric provider strikes at the heart of the open vs. proprietary battle with networking behemoth Cisco.

Acquiring the privately held Bethesda, Md.-based cloud vendor gives EMC another opportunity to evolve from its roots as a traditional data storage hardware company to a digital hybrid cloud and services firm.