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Cisco Channel Chief Wendy Bahr To Resign

by Matt Brown
The 18-year Cisco Systems veteran, lauded as a "channel champion" by solution providers, has been global channel chief for three years. The company intends to hire her replacement before its Partner Summit event in mid-November.
Verizon 5G Push Includes Partnerships With Apple, Google

by Gina Narcisi
Rather that compete via acquisition, Verizon is partnering with Apple and Google for video content as the carrier gears up to launch a 5G wireless service in five cities later this year.
2018 Network Connectivity Partner Program Guide: The Cloud Is Calling

by Gina Narcisi
CRN's annual Network Connectivity Partner Program Guide highlights the service providers, infrastructure providers and master agents whose telecom, cloud and connectivity offerings are helping their partners succeed.
18 Service Providers That Want To Work With The Channel

by CRN Staff
CRN's 2018 Network Connectivity Partner Program Guide spotlights the channel programs of companies across the telecom, networking and communications services market. Here's a closer look at the service providers featured in this year's report.
Cisco Service Provider Leader Kanouff Leaves As 'Tough Time' In Market Continues

by Mark Haranas
Cisco's service provider leader Yvette Kanouff is heading for the door as the network leader prepares to sell off its Service Provider Video Software Solutions business.
Cox Buys RapidScale To Combine Connectivity, Hybrid Managed Cloud

by Gina Narcisi
Cox Communications is bolstering its managed services and hybrid cloud portfolio by acquiring cloud service provider RapidScale, the two companies revealed on Thursday.
CenturyLink Enterprise IT, Managed Services Are Bringing The Former CLEC Into The Future

by Gina Narcisi
While business revenues dipped during Q2, CenturyLink's IT and managed services segment continue to go strong as the carrier pushes its strategic IT services portfolio.
Arista Networks To Pay Cisco $400 Million To Dismiss All Patent Lawsuits

by Mark Haranas
Arista has entered into a binding agreement with Cisco in which it will pay Cisco $400 million to dismiss all pending district court and U.S. International Trade Commission lawsuits, according to an SEC filing.
Vonage Takes Deep Dive Into Video, WebRTC With TokBox Acquisition

by Mark Haranas
'TokBox significantly expands our total addressable market, and it is a major step towards global leadership in cloud communications,' says Vonage CEO Alan Masarek.
Computex Strengthens Cisco Sales Charge With Synetra Acquisition

by Steven Burke
"This is a nice boost to our Cisco practice," said Computex CEO John Schilsky in an interview with CRN. "This is going to be super important for us to expand our Cisco capabilities and reach going forward."
128 Technology Using 'Super Powers' In Battle With 'Complicated' SD-WAN Vendors

by Matt Brown
"We're not developing a technology that like all previous solutions in networking is an add-on," 128 Technology CEO Andy Ory says. "We're actually fixing a fundamental problem by simplifying things."
Google Injects AI, Machine Learning Into G Suite Collaboration

by Gina Narcisi
Google G Suite is getting a shot in the arm thanks to AI and machine learning, making the collaboration suite even more enterprise-ready, Google said during Google Next 2018.
Comcast Backs Out Of Bidding War Over 21st Century Fox To Pursue U.K. TV Provider Sky

by Gina Narcisi
Comcast formally withdraws its pursuit of 21st Century Fox, naming Disney as the winner as the cable giant turns its full attention to acquiring Sky.
Cisco, Amazon Deny Reports Of AWS Commercial Networking Plans

by Joseph F. Kovar
One solution provider says Amazon is more likely looking to use its networking capabilities to build a competitor to Microsoft's Azure Stack, and questions why Amazon would even want Cisco telling customers to not use AWS.
Verizon Names Chief Network Officer As Acting CTO

by Gina Narcisi
Cementing its laser-focus on strengthening its network, Verizon has named Kyle Malady, its current chief network officer, as its acting CTO.