Dell Considering IPO, Buying Rest Of VMware
By Mark Haranas & Steven Burke, on CRN.com Jan 26 2018 Just 16 months after completing the largest acquisition in IT history, Dell Technologies reportedly is looking to file for an IPO or buy the rest of VMware, according to multiple reports. The Round Rock,...
Dell Partners Say The New Mullen-Byrne Channel Duo Is A ‘Win-Win’ For Partners
By Mark Haranas, on CRN.com Nov 27 2017 Partners are bullish about the future of Dell EMC with the new duo [3] of Joyce Mullen at the global channel helm and John Byrne leading the North America commercial sales charge. Dan Serpico, CEO of San Francisco-based...
Whitman Restored HPE’s Channel Commitment; Neri Needs To Continue The Momentum
By Steven Burke, on CRN.com Nov 21 2017 Partners say outgoing Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman restored partner commitment during her six-year tenure and it is now up to incoming CEO Antonio Neri to continue that momentum. "When Meg came on board the company...
Gartner: HPE-Aruba Surpasses Cisco For First Time In Critical Capabilities Networking Report
By Mark Haranas and Steven Burke, on CRN.com Nov 6 2017 Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, has dethroned Cisco for the first time ever in Gartner's 2017 Critical Capabilities for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure report, which scores vendors on a...
Partners: Close Of HP’s $1.05B Samsung Deal Is A Shot Across The Bow Of Copier Makers
By Steven Burke, on CRN.com Nov 1 2017 HP's completion of the $1.05 billion deal to acquire Samsung's printer business provides partners with the firepower to drive big sales growth in the $55 billion A3 copier replacement market, HP partners told CRN. "The A3 is...
Unified Communications Blockbuster: Cisco To Acquire BroadSoft For $1.9B, Partners Fear Channel Conflict
By Mark Haranas, on CRN.com Oct 23 2017 In move that gives the networking giant a bigger piece of the unified communications market, Cisco Monday said it will acquire BroadSoft for $1.9 billion as part of its continued software blitz [3]. The blockbuster deal is...
3D Blockbusters: HP’s New Class Of 3D Printers Include Competitive Offerings For Low-Cost Color And Metals
By Steven Burke, on CRN.com Oct 12 2017 HP CEO Dion Weisler Thursday told Wall Street analysts that the company is accelerating its 3D printing march with an industry first – a new low-cost, full-color model and a breakthrough metals manufacturing capability. Weisler...