Channel Beat: Rumors Of IBM's Biggest Layoffs Ever
In other top stories this week, Samsung struggled in its fourth quarter. Also, EMC and Ingram Micro break up their eight-year partnership.
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New Unisys CEO Calls For Stronger Software Solutions, Vertical Focus
New Unisys CEO Peter Altabef said his company will deepen its domain-specific expertise and develop software to differentiate its services business after recording another rough quarter.
Amazon To Break Out AWS Financials Starting In 2015
Amazon, which has been burying the financial results of its Amazon Web Services business in the "other" category, will break it out separately starting the first quarter of 2015.
ScanSource Posts Record Earnings; CEO Mike Baur Lists Three Major Channel Opportunities
ScanSource had its second consecutive record quarter. CEO Mike Baur lists three major market opportunities for channel partners in the immediate future.
Google Misses Expectations On Earnings, Revenue, Paid Clicks, But ...
Google CFO Patrick Pichette presented Google's 4Q earnings in an earnings call Thursday afternoon.
Rising Notebook, Public Sector Sales Boost PC Connection's 4Q Results
With the Windows XP surge now past, company executives warn of single-digit sales growth this year.
Sources: Two of Microsoft's Biggest Partners Are Looking For Buyers
En Pointe and Compucom, two of Microsoft's biggest partners, are looking for buyers. Channel sources say selling Microsoft software licensing is no longer a lucrative business.
Level 3 Geared Up To Deliver Super Bowl To A TV Near You
Level 3 Communications will be under the spotlight Sunday as it will provide broadcast video services for the Super Bowl for the 26th year.
VAR Zones Taps Into IoT Market
Stephen Lurie of Zones Inc., No. 31 on CRN's SP500 list, tells CRN how they are already capitalizing on the IoT market.
Cisco Exec: How Partners Can Prepare For IoT
Andres Sintes, Cisco's Senior Director of Worldwide Partner Organization - Enterprise Networking and IoT/IoE Solutions, tells CRN how companies can start preparing themselves for the IoT/IoE world.
Intel Cuts The Cord With New CPU: Chip Delivers Wireless Docking, Display Tech, Enhanced Security
Intel's 5th Generation Intel Core vPro Processor is aimed at enterprise mobile warriors who want to take laptops and 2-in-1 PCs everywhere, sans wires.
5 Reddit Revelations From Bill Gates On Technology
Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates took to Reddit Wednesday evening, opening up to questions about technology and other topics from users on the social networking site.
SAS Reports $3.09 Billion In 2014 Sales
Business intelligence software developer credits channel partners with influencing 30 percent of new sales during the year-and-a-half of large deals.
Social Media Marketing Lessons From The Biggest Players In Tech
Unlike traditional marketing, social media marketing is a two-way street, and it's not about making a sales pitch.Via itbestofbreed.com
IDC: Apple Mobile Shipments Making Gains On Samsung
Apple's smartphone shipments almost surpassed those of Samsung in the fourth quarter, a recent study by market research firm IDC revealed.
Oracle CTO Ellison To Cisco, EMC: Bring It On
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison recently unveiled Oracle's X5 line of converged systems to staff, partners and customers at company headquarters -- and threw down the gauntlet to Cisco and EMC in the process.
Toshiba Makes SMB Channel Push With 2-In-1s
Toshiba talks about the Portege Z20T and the tough, self-invented tests the company has developed for rugged devices.
New Juniper CEO Lays Out Security Product Road Map
Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim wants to put 2014 in the rearview mirror. Here are some of the takeaways from his first earnings call as CEO.
Docker Revamps Leadership Structure Amid Unprecedented Growth
The open-source container tech project's community is swelling at a phenomenal pace, and new leadership roles are necessary for future scaling.
EVO: Rail Anyone? EMC Plans VSPEX Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance
EMC is planning on using next week's VMware Partner Exchange to unveil a hyper-converged appliance as part of a VSPEX reference architecture, sources tell CRN.
