Year: 2014

Communications

ShoreTel Mobility 8 adds video, Communicator integration

August 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on ShoreTel Mobility 8 adds video, Communicator integration
ShoreTel says the new virtualized router will let their VARs be more aggressive in small 5-15 unit mobile deployments, because eliminating the router cost for a 10 unit deployment cuts the initial investment in getting 10 users live by two thirds.

Hardware

Much more memory in enhanced Dell workstations

August 13, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Much more memory in enhanced Dell workstations
Dell has announced refreshed – and rebranded – mainstream and performance tower and rack workstations

Cloud

Silver Peak unveils Unity Fabric uniting cloud, internet, and WAN

August 13, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Silver Peak unveils Unity Fabric uniting cloud, internet, and WAN
Unlike traditional WAN optimization solutions, Unity’s ability to keep Cloud SaaS and IaaS traffic on the same fabric lets it intelligently route traffic to the public cloud over a secure, optimal path.

Cloud

Enterprise mobility solution provider KidoZen sees channel momentum

August 13, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Enterprise mobility solution provider KidoZen sees channel momentum
KidoZen, a very young startup with a mobile app platform which facilitates the development of enterprise mobility solutions, is seeing customer acceptance as it goes against well-known brands like IBM and SAP.

Hardware

Lenovo completes workstation refresh with three new models

August 12, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo completes workstation refresh with three new models
The new P500, P700 and P 900 workstations, like the entry-level P300 introduced in the spring, are from the bottom-up redesigns of the old products they replaced.

Security

ESET releases new SOHO security SKUs

August 12, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET releases new SOHO security SKUs
These solutions are sold only through solution providers, not retail, and are expected to appeal to very large partners like CDW, and very small partners and consultants who work the SOHO market.

Software

Dell combines three solutions in Backup and Disaster Recovery Suite

August 12, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell combines three solutions in Backup and Disaster Recovery Suite
The Dell Backup & Disaster Recovery Suite is a data protection bundle that consolidates the company’s three data protection offerings – AppAssure, NetVault Backup and VRanger.

Data Centre

Avnet adds VCE competitor Nutanix to line card

August 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Avnet adds VCE competitor Nutanix to line card
Nutanix makes a Virtual Computing Platform which partners can use to design and develop converged compute and storage infrastructure for virtualized data centres.

Computers

Rebounding Acer rolls out new 17 inch notebooks

August 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Rebounding Acer rolls out new 17 inch notebooks
Acer’s financial numbers announced Thursday exceeded expectations, with strong channel sales assisting its improved performance.

Distribution

D&H Canada cuts ribbon on new office/warehouse complex

August 7, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada cuts ribbon on new office/warehouse complex
The extra warehouse space had become an absolute necessity because the expansion of D&H’s Canadian business was straining its capability to give its customers the service they expect.