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For the week ending Sept. 6, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Verizon, Amazon Web services, Salesforce, Palo Alto Networks, and Couchbase. The Week Ending Sept. 6 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Verizon for striking a $20 billion acquisition deal that will…
Read MoreFrontier has a market capitalization of about $10 billion with its stock trading at about $39 a share after market hours Wednesday, up about 11 percent. Verizon is reportedly in talks to buy rival Frontier Communications to grow its fiber network and better compete with AT&T and other rivals. The Basking Ridge, N.J.-based telecommunications vendor…
Read MoreCisco CEO Chuck Robbins cited ‘several $100 million-plus transactions in the quarter.’ Deep cuts at Cisco Systems appear aimed at readying the 40-year-old networking giant for increased customer demand to modernize technology for improved security and artificial intelligence growth – areas where Cisco partners can see business gains in the new fiscal year. These are…
Read MoreCisco CEO Chuck Robbins says his team is “shifting hundreds of millions of dollars into AI,” including AI networking for cloud, AI infrastructure, silicon and cybersecurity. Cisco Systems crossed $1 billion to date in AI orders with webscale customers and predicts another $1 billion in AI product orders this fiscal year. On the San Jose,…
Read MoreMajor IT companies looking to expand their technology portfolios and private equity firms buying IT vendors and solution providers account for many of the biggest mergers and acquisitions this year. And AI is a factor in many acquisitions. Here’s a look at the biggest tech mergers and acquisitions that have been announced, completed or are…
Read MoreArctiq, Aviatrix, Optiv, AWS, Salesforce and OpenText were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in July 2024. A new chief revenue officer at Arctiq. A new chief technology officer at Aviatrix. And a new senior vice president of partners, alliances and ecosystems at Optiv. Chris McMillen, formerly of Ahead; Anirban Sengupta,…
Read MoreAI, cloud, Splunk and security are among the subjects expected to come up. Artificial intelligence opportunities. An update on Splunk and the security portfolio. And the effects of cloud demand. These are some of the subjects likely to come up Wednesday during the latest quarterly earnings report from networking giant Cisco Systems. The San Jose,…
Read MoreFrom among more than 320 applicants, CRN staff evaluated and selected products spanning the IT industry – including AI and AI infrastructure, cloud management, data analytics, networking, security and storage categories – that offer ground-breaking functionality and new opportunities for partners. Tech Innovators 2024 The wave of development around artificial intelligence and generative AI in…
Read MoreHighway 9 Networks, Radical and Cape are among the companies aiming to change the networking game. A cloud-native platform purpose-built for enterprise mobile users and devices driven by artificial intelligence. Solar-powered, autonomous aircraft taking telecommunications to the stratosphere. And a private mobile carrier with nationwide 5G and 4G coverage that promises to block hackers and…
Read MoreCRN looks at new networking products and services that have hit the market in the first half of 2024, including products ranging from Ethernet and PoE extenders, to improved wireless access points, to the latest in AI-focused networking technology. Meeting The Need For New Networking Infrastructure The networking infrastructure market in the U.S. continues to…
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