Verizon Wireless Users Frustrated Over Billing System Outage
Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage that's brought down its online billing system, preventing some customers from being able to access their accounts to pay bills.
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HP Eyeing Autonomy Shareholder Lawsuit Settlements
Hewlett-Packard says it is in serious discussions to settle lawsuits related to its $11.1 billion acquisition three years ago of enterprise software maker Autonomy.
Microsoft Apologizes For Exchange, Lync Cloud Outages, But Says Only Small Number Of Customers Affected
A top Microsoft Office 365 engineer offered an apology to customers and partners for outages to Exchange and Lync cloud services earlier this week, but says only a small number of customers were impacted.
Distributor Global Convergence Kicks Off Strategic Push Into EMEA, PAC Regions
Distributor Global Convergence is taking big leaps to go global with a strategic push beyond the Americas and into EMEA and PAC regions for partners with footholds in both worlds.
6 Important Things To Know About Microsoft's New Volume Licensing Program
Microsoft launched the Microsoft Products & Services Agreement last December. Here are six things Microsoft partners and customers need to know about MPSA.
Microsoft Pitching New Volume Licensing Program As Customers' On-Ramp To The Cloud
The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement is clearly one of the company's most aggressive attempts far to simplify its licensing and get its huge base of on-premise customers transacting comfortably in the cloud.
German Government Ends Contract With Verizon Over U.S. Spying Concerns
The German government this week said it's ending a contract with Verizon Communications over concerns that the U.S. telecom giant is facilitating NSA eavesdropping on German communications.
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
For the week ending June 27, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending June 27, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
CSC, HP, Allscripts Take On IBM, Epic For $11 Billion Department Of Defense Contract
CSC, with partners HP and Allscripts, announced that it is joining the fray against IBM and Epic for the $11 billion Department of Defense contract to modernize the health care management system for military beneficiaries.
Channel Beat: Microsoft's Embarrassing Twitter Mistake
Also in top stories this week: HP introduces a Cisco "killer." Google debuted new cloud development tools at Google I/O.
Former Microsoft, Juniper Exec Bob Muglia Joins Big Data Startup As CEO
Bob Muglia, who spent 23 years at Microsoft and previously ran the $17 billion Server and Tools business, is now leading a California-based startup that's aiming to disrupt data warehouse vendors.
AppDirect Introduces Mobile Capabilities To Tts Digital Marketplaces
Channel partners can use a platform to create a white-label software marketplace for customers,
AppDirect Introduces Mobile Capabilities to its Digital Marketplaces
Channel partners can use a platform to create a white-label software marketplace for customers
CSC Updates Big Data Platform-as-a-Service
CSC has boosted its big data solutions set with the update of its big data Platform-as-a-Service solution with security, compliance, data infrastructure and cloud options.
It's Official: Citrix's Mark Templeton Shuns Retirement, Will Stay On As CEO
Citrix's CEO said in January he'd be stepping down from the role he's held since 2001. But now he's had a change of heart, and Citrix partners are delighted to hear it.
5 Up 5 Down: What We Saw And What We Didn't See At Google I/O
Google had some major announcements at its Google I/O Developer Conference, including some potential "game-changers." But many rumored products weren't mentioned. Here are the top five announcements we saw and didn't see at Google I/O.
Taking The Telecom Leap: 6 Tips For Solution Providers Who Want To Sell Carrier Services
Solution providers who take the leap to selling carrier services can benefit from new recurring revenue streams, a growing customer base and the ability to be a true one-stop shop for their clients.
Top 10 Apps Your Employer Wants You to Use
Fiberlink has come up with a list of applications that IT departments are pushing on the devices of their employees. Here are the top 10.
Decision Time: Which Kind Of Cloud Buyer Is Your Customer?
Leading cloud services provider 2nd Watch conducted a survey in which 400 IT professionals weighed in on the decision-making process for adopting cloud technologies. Here's what the company found.
