Year: 2013

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
Featured Post

BlackBerry to World: Trust Us

October 15, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on BlackBerry to World: Trust Us
In a global print media blitz, BlackBerry tries to fend off consumer concerns about a possible acquisition by vowing unwavering commitment to its users.

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Virtualization

VMWare Acquires Desktone for Desktop as a Service

October 15, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on VMWare Acquires Desktone for Desktop as a Service
Virtualization vendor VMware is expanding its virtual desktop infrastructure capabilities by acquiring cloud-based provider of such services, Desktone.

Mark Monday, vice president and general manager of the collaboration platforms business unit at Avaya.
Communications

Avaya Updates UC Wares

October 15, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avaya Updates UC Wares
Avaya extends the range of IPOffice, makes Aura more programmable, and introduces a text-any-number messaging service.

Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft
Channel Programs

New Microsoft Channel Chief Speaks

October 11, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on New Microsoft Channel Chief Speaks
Phil Sorgen speaks out to partners via video, promising commitment to partner opportunities and profitability with a device and services strategy.

McAfee worldwide channel chief Gavin Struthers
Channel Programs

The True Meaning of Channel Relevancy

October 11, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on The True Meaning of Channel Relevancy
Relevancy cuts both ways; solution providers need to worry about their relevancy to vendors, too.

Luke Walling, vice president of SMB sales and operations for North America at AVG.
Computers

AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple

October 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple
AVG’s Managed Workplace takes advantage of new API hooks into iOS and Mac OS X to make Apple devices more manageable for MSPs.

Microsoft Surface Pro
Featured Post

Microsoft To Open Surface Doors to Channel in Australia

October 10, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft To Open Surface Doors to Channel in Australia
A blog post suggests Microsoft will open its Surface tablet to all Australian partners in a trial ahead of the arrival of Surface 2.

Marcel Escorcio, regional vice president and general manager at Hitachi Data Systems Canada
Featured Post

New Chief Looks To Raise Hitachi Data Systems Profile

October 8, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Chief Looks To Raise Hitachi Data Systems Profile
Marcel Escorcio believes Hitachi Data Systems is the best-kept secret in the channel, but he’s looking to change that.

HP's LaserJet M830 printer
Featured Post

HP Touts MPS Features in New 800 Series LaserJets

October 8, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP Touts MPS Features in New 800 Series LaserJets
New departmental LaserJet printers offer more durability and lower cost-per-page, making them ideal for managed print service providers, HP says.

Mike Fey, McAfee CTO
Featured Post

McAfee Security Connected Turns Analytics into Action

October 3, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on McAfee Security Connected Turns Analytics into Action
McAfee says the job of collecting security event data isn’t complete until an action is taken to stop an attack and prevent recurrences.