Expand Networks
Good week/Bad week
We look at who's riding high and who's feeling low this week
WAN optimisation players scramble for Expand base
Riverbed looks to bring customers and resellers onside but rivals and former partners blast vendor's approach and offer migration packages of their own
CDG dangles lifeline for stranded Expand customers
Distributor says customers not keen on migrating to Riverbed need not panic
Riverbed gets sweet deal from Expand pick n' mix
WAN optimisation vendor confirms it has won race to acquire the IP of embattled rival, while being saddled with none of the liabilities
Embattled Expand aims to settle on right suitor by new year
Partners offer full support to WAN optimisation vendor, which claims to have several offers on the table to buy or invest in it
Expand seeks new funding after legal row with VC backer
Vendor tells partners it is "business as usual" as it undertakes shake-up of "capital structure"
Expand stretches into generalist market
Vendor reverts back to broader routes to market
Expand favours niche distributors
Recently appointed distribution trio sees Expand capitalising on areas of strength
Channel mulls Riverbed-Expand acquisition rumour
Riverbed is in talks to acquire smaller rival for $30m-$40m, according to Israeli newspaper
Day of reckoning at October channel conference
The Channel Debate is in its final month, with the Channel Conference offering a forum to find some solutions to the challenges ahead. Fleur Doidge reports
