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EMC, which traditionally acquired companies with top market share, now prefers to acquire startups not only for their lower price but for the extra time EMC gets to make their pending product launches better integrated into EMC's strategy.

Home automation is a hot technology space that was on full display at CES Unveiled New York last week. Here are 10 cool offerings to check out.

CRN recommends gifts for your favorite techie. Take a look at tablets, chargers and smart thermostats.

Large infrastructure vendors like IBM and HP are working with telcos to build out their security services practices. Can regional solution providers compete for business?

On Salesforce.com's third-quarter earnings call, CEO Marc Benioff touts the company's new Wave platform and says analytics and business intelligence are true game-changers.

Keep in mind that outcomes are difficult to monitor, and there are a couple of other considerations to make before taking the plunge.

The NotCompatible Android malware has evolved into a threat comparable to mature PC malware, according to researchers at Lookout Mobile Security.

At its 2014 Collaboration Summit in Los Angeles this week, Cisco highlighted some of the hottest new additions to its collaboration portfolio, in addition to a number of new partner tools and promotions to help bring those solutions to market. Here are eight products, tools and incentives set to shake up the Cisco collaboration channel.

Intel's venture capital arm recently revealed its investment in 16 new companies, ranging from the microprocessor and mobility worlds to big data and wireless.

Cambridge, Mass.-based Embr Labs shows off Wristify, a hot (or cool) new wearable. Wristify helps regulate a person's temperature.

The agreement between MapR and Teradata foreshadows a big data explosion driven by the combination of Apache Hadoop with data analytics.

There's room for substantial additional growth, but it has to be managed properly by service providers, as well as vendors.

A recent survey gauges how Cisco solution providers feel about everything from the networking giant's Intercloud strategy to the eventual retirement of CEO John Chambers. Here are eight key take-aways.

CompuCom's Persona Service Management tool delivers detailed information about devices, applications and subscriptions and prioritizes trends based on the impact on employees.

From hot technologies to new markets, take a look at the 10 biggest trends SMB VARs were buzzing about at the D&H Fall Mid-Atlantic Technology Show in Hershey, Pa., last week.

The CRN Test Center reviews an ultra-tough laptop from Dell. The Dell Latitude claims that it can take as many 78 drops from as high as 6 feet.

Cisco CEO John Chambers says Cisco has a whole new philosophy when it comes to collaboration, realizing that some of its legacy offerings were 'too expensive and too complex.'

Cisco Intercloud hosting partners can host and deliver the app -- designed for messaging, file sharing and more -- and monetize it by offering additional management services and features.

The winners and honorable mentions for the CRN 2014 Tech Innovator Awards