About
O’Ryan Johnson is a veteran news reporter. He covers the channel beat for CRN and hopes to hear from channel partners about how he can improve his coverage and write the stories they want to read. He can be reached at ojohnson@thechannelcompany.com.
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Lenovo Superstar SVP Roderick Lappin Passes Away Suddenly
by Mark Haranas
‘People are just clearly heartbroken because he had just a major impact inside and outside the company. He’ll be missed for sure,’ says Erin Bergamo, executive director of marketing and communications at Lenovo Data Center Group. -
Fired DXC EVP Stephen Hilton Fires Back At CEO In $14.3 Million Suit
by O’Ryan Johnson
The federal suit for seven counts of breach of contract, accuses CEO Mike Lawrie of a “bullying,” “toxic” management style, and of terminating subordinates before stock grants would vest. -
5 Companies That Had A Rough Week
by O’Ryan Johnson
For the week ending Feb. 8, CRN looks at IT companies that were unfortunate, unsuccessful or just didn't make good decisions. -
Presidio ‘Hitting Its Stride,’ CEO Cagnazzi Tells CRN
by O’Ryan Johnson
‘We saw growth across every customer segment and every technology segment,’ Presidio CEO Bob Cagnazzi says. ‘The things we’ve been focused on, growing our revenue stream, growing out our multi-cloud platform solutions desk, growing out our software-defined networking solutions, all those grew tremendously and we’re really, really pleased.’ -
ScanSource Aims To Help Partners Deploy Salesforce Integrations
by O’Ryan Johnson
CEO Mike Baur tells CRN that ‘if you’re struggling as a channel partner to find that next opportunity for growth, we’re going to direct our channel to very specific solutions. We’re about solutions now, not about just distributing products.’ -
Accenture, Microsoft Bolster Partnership With New Business Group
by O’Ryan Johnson
The new venture between Accenture and Microsoft is aimed at delivering ‘large, strategic business initiatives’ for enterprise level customers around the world. -
Tyler Technologies Paying $185M To Buy Va.-Based Software Firm
by O’Ryan Johnson
Tyler has previously focused on municipal, county, and state government agencies, but said this planned acquisition gives them solutions to take on the federal space. -
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Former Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme Dies
by O’Ryan Johnson
During his 36-year career at Accenture, including his role as CEO, Nanterme steered the company toward the business of digital services and attracted top talent to the company. -
Lexmark Targets SMB Startups With Smaller, Lighter Printers
by O’Ryan Johnson
‘This is exactly the type of product that the SMB end user is looking for,’ says Sammy Kinlaw, Lexmark’s vice president of worldwide channel. ‘It just opened the gate for us, for our relationships to grow, for the small VAR partner to come on board. I’m not kidding you. I’m not blowing smoke. This is going to allow me to do a lot of things with the channel.’ -
Partners Buoy Xerox Quarterly Sales, CFO Says
by O’Ryan Johnson
CFO William Osbourn tells investors that partners helped stem losses in the quarter, and the managed print side channel business is “growing upwards of low double-digits in recent quarters.” -
ePlus Buys Rival SLAIT To Boost Governance, Risk, Compliance Skills
by O’Ryan Johnson
Virginia is for lovers and also for solution provider M&A as Herndon, Va.-based ePlus snags SLAIT Consulting, also headquartered in the same state. -
Wipro Cites U.S., U.K. ‘Uncertainties’ In Growth Next Quarter
by O’Ryan Johnson
Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala tells investors to expect 2 percent growth, at the top end, and no growth on the low end. -
ConnectWise Names Jason Magee President, COO
by O’Ryan Johnson
ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini says Magee’s appointment as well as a number of other executive moves have created a ‘formidable team’ with strong channel expertise.
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