Month: July 2014

Channel Programs

Webroot reworks channel program to support partner-driven model

July 22, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Webroot reworks channel program to support partner-driven model
Webroot sees a real differentiator in the marketing and sales toolkit it provides partners

SaaSMAX CEO Dina Moskowitz
Cloud

SaaSMAX sees opportunity in channel SaaS marketplace

July 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaaSMAX sees opportunity in channel SaaS marketplace
Proactively constructing links between app vendors and app resellers is proving profitable for San Diego-based channel marketplace SaaSMAX

Kaspersky North America channel chief John Murdock
Channel Programs

Kaspersky names new North American channel chief

July 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky names new North American channel chief
Kaspersky Lab introduces former Juniper Network channel executive John Murdock as its new vice president of North American channel sales.

IBM CEO Virginia Rometty and Apple CEO Tim Cook strike an alliance to bring iPads and iPhones into the enterprise.
Mobility

Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise

July 16, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise
IBM and Apple have formed a partnership to make iPhones and iPad more valuable enterprise tools, and build a new, growth-oriented act for both companies.

Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president of the One Commercial Partner organization at Microsoft
Channel Programs

Microsoft expands partner-owned billing options for cloud

July 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft expands partner-owned billing options for cloud
Microsoft offers up new options for partners to control billing for customers using Microsoft cloud products, and introduces new cloud programs and support.

Theresa Caragol, vice president of global channel at Extreme Networks.
Channel Programs

Extreme Networks targets new partners with new channel program

July 16, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Extreme Networks targets new partners with new channel program
Fresh off its merger with Enterasys, Extreme Networks says its new partner program reflects the fact that the combined vendor is now a channel company.

Jason Brommet
Channel Programs

Microsoft Canada channel chief talks FY15 plans [VIDEO]

July 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft Canada channel chief talks FY15 plans [VIDEO]
A chat with Microsoft Canada channel chief Jason Brommet to discuss the new channel coverage structure in Canada and priorities for the new fiscal year.

Seagate NAS Pro
Storage

Seagate unveils new NAS lines for small business

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Seagate unveils new NAS lines for small business
Seagate NAS Pro line includes everything from fully loaded to completely diskless for VARs who prefer to specify their own storage for customers’ NASes.

Microsoft Canada president Janet Kennedy presents a jersey to Canadian partner of the year Cloud IT at the 2014 Impact Awards.
Channel Programs

Microsoft honours top partners at Impact Awards

July 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft honours top partners at Impact Awards
Microsoft Canada includes its Impact Awards with its Worldwide Partner Conference, honouring a pared-down class of top partners ahead of the start of WPC.

IBM SoftLayer Elastic Storage
Big Data

IBM unveils new Big Data data management service

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM unveils new Big Data data management service
IBM debuts Elastic Storage, a software-defined storage-as-a-service offering built on SoftLayer that can be implemented 100% cloud, or on a hybrid model.