5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
For the week ending Feb. 6, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
View ArticlePresident Obama Praises Palo Alto Networks, Intel, Symantec At White House...
Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, and Intel Security are supporting President Obama’s Executive Order calling for the creation of Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations to quickly disseminate...
View ArticleDatalink's Bear Data Acquisition: A Drag On Earnings Now, But Future Growth...
On its recent earnings call, Datalink's CEO says the acquisition of Bear Data didn't bring in quite as much revenue as expected but its huge networking business makes Cisco a bigger partner.
View ArticleSymantec, Microsoft Support Global Ramnit Botnet Takedown
A global law enforcement operation led by Europol's European Cybercrime Center disrupted the Ramnit botnet, a dangerous threat known for stealing account credentials and draining bank accounts.
View ArticleSymantec Exec: Split Is Underway, And We See Massive Opportunity Ahead For...
As Symantec navigates the first major steps in its split in two, the company is preparing its partners for what it sees as a massive opportunity ahead.
View ArticleRubrik Exits Stealth With $10M And Plans To Simplify Data Protection
A-list storage celebrities back the Rubrik Converged Data Management Platform, an appliance-based data protection solution; software vendor Veeam says there's nothing really new here.
View ArticleSymantec Could Sell Veritas To Private Investors For North Of $8 Billion
The Wall Street Journal reports Symantec has been talking to private-equity firms in recent weeks.
View ArticleSymantec Report: 10 Security Threats On The Rise
In its annual Internet Security Threat Report, Symantec highlights security data and trends from the past year, and what solution providers can expect for the rest of 2015.
View ArticlePure Storage Hires First Channel Chief, New 'Partner Success' VP
Pure Storage adds to its channel executive team by hiring Michael Sotnick as channel chief and Alex Hesterberg to lead partner-friendly efforts.
View ArticleSymantec Sees 'Resurgence' In Endpoint Technology Demand In Fiscal 2015
As the number of security threats accelerates, CEO Michael Brown said on the company's Q4 and year-end earnings call, the company is seeing rising interest in endpoint security technology.
View ArticleRubrik Lands $41M Funding, Looks To Simplify Data Protection
The Rubrik r300 combines a full-featured data protection application with industry-standard hardware to offer a scalable hybrid-cloud backup and recovery solution.
View ArticleCisco Bans Lloyd, Moore From Working At Rivals HP, Palo Alto, Amazon, 26 Others
Cisco is banning departing presidents Rob Lloyd and Gary Moore from joining dozens of competing companies, including VMware, Microsoft, Dell and FireEye.
View ArticleSource: Symantec To Release Veritas NetBackup 7.7 Next Week
The newest version of Symantec's flagship data protection suite, NetBackup, is slated to be released next week with enhanced simplification and scaling capabilities, a source close to the company told...
View ArticleReports: Symantec May Sell Veritas To Private Equity Firm
Symantec, already in the process of separating its Veritas data protection and information management business from its Symantec security business, may sell Veritas to a private equity firm instead,...
View ArticleSymantec Launches Incubation Program For Security Startups, Looks For Partner...
Symantec has teamed up with Frost Data Capital to launch an incubator program for security startups, one that will work to directly address gaps in the market for partners around the Internet of...
View ArticleSymantec Sells Veritas For $8 Billion To Private Equity Group Carlyle Group
After months of rumors, Symantec has officially sold its Veritas data storage business to the Carlyle Group and Singapore-based GIC for $8 billion, the company said Tuesday.
View ArticleSymantec Selling Veritas: Mixed Reaction From Solution Providers
Solution providers weigh in on Symantec's decision to sell Veritas and what it means for the company moving forward.
View ArticleSymantec Selling Veritas: End Of An Acquisition That Never Lived Up To Promises
Symantec's decision to sell Veritas to outside investors for $8 billion after buying it 10 years ago for $13.5 billion signals the end to a merger that partners say should never have happened.
View ArticleVeteran Channel Exec LaRocca Jumps From Oracle To New Role At Symantec
Tom LaRocca, a well-known channel executive who has worked at Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, is now head of global partner program sales at Symantec.
View ArticleSecurity-Focused Symantec Unleashes New Partner Program After Veritas Sale
As part of what the company says is the 'new Symantec,' the security vendor sent out a letter to partners Tuesday outlining a new partner program designed to make it easier for partners to reach...
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