March 2015 – Page 3 – ChannelBuzz.ca

Cirius Messaging inks global distribution deal with Ingram Micro

March 9, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The deal will expand Cirius’s global presence further, and will be of significant importance in the Canadian market, where the Vancouver-based company has not been as strong, relatively, as it has been outside Canada.

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Kaspersky North America channel chief John Murdock

Kaspersky formalizes partner program levels

March 8, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Kaspersky Lab updates its North American partner program to follow the same program framework it uses in Europe and will roll out worldwide.

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Kaspersky: Internet of Things means Internet of Threats

March 8, 2015 Robert Dutt 2

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky predicts smart TVs will soon be under attack, says more nations getting more involved in cyber-attacks.

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Snom expands distribution partnership with ABP Tech to grow western Canadian presence

March 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The German IP phone maker enlists its long-time U.S., distribution partner, which also has a strong presence in western Canada, to expand their presence there.

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Intronis slashes image-based recovery times with Winter 2015 release

March 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The improved functionality will help Intronis partners have discussions with customers about providing higher-value recovery strategies rather than simply selling storage.

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Miles Jobgen, director of CompTIA’s Trustmarks program

CompTIA adds Cloud Trustmark+

March 5, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Industry organization CompTIA introduces its first vendor-facing trustmark, a program to certify cloud vendors that are looking to court solution providers.

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SOTI sees huge opportunity in Android for Work integration

March 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

The Mississauga ON-based MDM vendor is already the leader in the commercial Android space, and expects that Android for Work will make Android mainstream in the enterprise, which is excellent news for them and their channel partners.

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SolidFire broadens channel opportunities with new offerings

March 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

A new software solution for commodity hardware is aimed at service providers, and won’t be much of a reseller play, but gives SolidFire the distinction of being able to sell the exact same solution as an appliance, infrastructure, as a service, and now software.

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QuickPic: Tech Data Canada builds bikes for kids

March 3, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Tech Data Canada’s leadership team shows it can build bikes as well as a distribution business, sending eight brand new bikes to Toronto-area charities.

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HP Canada channel chiefs Gary Drysdale (left for PPS) and Chris Champagne (right for EG)

New Year’s Podcast Series: Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne of HP Canada

March 3, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off

HP Canada channel chiefs Gary Drysdale and Chris Champagne join the podcast to recap 2014 and set up what they see coming for 2015.

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New iboss Network Security sales chief looks to expand market presence

March 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

iboss is well known in the education space, where it has a strong presence, but new SVP of Worldwide Sales Frank McLallen is looking to take advantage of their solutions’ scalability, and expand much more deeply into other markets.

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