November 2014
Michael Dell Revels in IT Industry Disruption
A few years ago no would have predicted Dell would be the only end-to-end supplier of IT systems in the market, much less the fact that 40 percent of its revenues are now generated […]
8X8, RingCentral Leaders in UCaaS Market
Unified communications (UC) providers 8×8 and RingCentral are the two companies dominating the UC-as-a-service (USaaS) market in the third quarter of 2014, according to a new study by Synergy Research Group. 8×8 and RingCentral […]
Riverbed Appoints Karl Meulema Channel Chief
Industry veteran Karl Meulema has been appointed channel chief at Riverbed Technology (RVBD), the company announced this week. Meulema, whose resume includes executive positions at Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Avaya, replaces former Riverbed channel […]
A10 Networks Hires Former Ericsson Exec in Convergence Play
Application networking solution provider A10 Networks (ATEN) has hired Gunter Reiss, a 21-year Ericsson veteran versed in business development, strategic alliances, business partnerships and OEM relationships, to oversee its activities in those areas.
A10 officials said […]
Security Provider RSA Elevates Yoran to President
RSA, storage giant EMC’s (EMC) security unit, has promoted its Products senior vice president Amit Yoran to president and tasked him with delivering a unified customer experience across the division’s products and services and […]
Google Reorg: Pichai Now Boss of All Google Products
Sundar Pichai, head of Google’s (GOOG) Android, Apps and Chrome business, now is boss of all the company’s core products, including commerce and ads, Google+, infrastructure, maps, research and search, in an executive reorganization […]
Android Founder Andy Rubin Leaving Google
While Sundar Pichai’s star at Google (GOOG) rises, Andy Rubin’s is falling, as the former Android founder and guru is leaving the company to launch an incubator for hardware product startups.
The Wall Street Journal […]
Vormetric Joins McAfee Security Innovation Alliance Partner Program
Enterprise data security provider Vormetric has joined the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) Program as a Sales Teaming Partner, the company announced during the McAfee FOCUS 2014 conference in Las Vegas. The addition of […]
Ex-Cisco Exec Chris Young Heads to Intel Security
Ex-Cisco Systems (CSCO) executive Chris Young has made the leap to Intel Security, where he has taken on the role of senior vice president and general manager. Young took to the stage at last […]
Diablo Technologies Appoints IBM Vet Alex Yost President
Storage provider Diablo Technologies has appointed former IBM veteran Alex Yost as its new president, the company announced Nov. 10. Yost will report to CEO and co-founder Riccardo Badalone, and will be tasked with […]
Juniper Dumps Second CEO in a Year
Juniper Networks (JNPR) has dumped its second chief executive in a year’s time as Shaygan Kheradpir, who replaced Kevin Johnson almost exactly a year ago, resigned his post and his board seat in a […]
Symantec Axes COO, Eliminates Position as Breakup Begins
Symantec (SYMC) has axed chief operating officer (COO) Stephen Gillett and eliminated his former position altogether, in a move suggesting the company already is taking initial steps to split itself into separate security and […]
