Month: April 2015

Channel Programs

Campaigner creates white label e-mail marketing program for channel partners

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Campaigner creates white label e-mail marketing program for channel partners
The email marketing provider has set up a channel program to provide its solution to partners, and are particularly interested in integrators who will build their email solution into a broader solution, to reach markets Campaigner would not otherwise be able to touch.

Mitchell Martin, president of Synnex Canada.
Distribution

Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin
The SYNNEX Canada president also indicated they want to expand the GovSolv practice area in Canada, and see considerable untapped potential for Solv solutions in the pure small business space.

Bob Stegner, senior vice president of marketing for Synnex North America
Distribution

Varnex partners need to better brand the community to move the needle

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Varnex partners need to better brand the community to move the needle
SYNNEX and its Varnex Council President opened the distributor’s event by suggesting things the community needs to do to better build its brand and its collective business.

Digital Signage

Lenovo unveils Chromebox version of Tiny

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo unveils Chromebox version of Tiny
Lenovo believes the Chromebook device may have several advantage over Windows-based Tiny devices, particularly in the digital signage and kiosk market.

Networking

Citrix CloudBridge Virtual WAN to provide ‘always-on’ branch availability

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix CloudBridge Virtual WAN to provide ‘always-on’ branch availability
Available as a physical or virtual appliance, the new offering is designed to provide reliability at reasonable cost to server-less remote locations which are about as helpless as Chromebooks if network access is lost.

Small Business

Paragon Software unveils simpler unified host-based backup pricing model

April 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Paragon Software unveils simpler unified host-based backup pricing model
Paragon’s market is the sub-100 user market, and they believe this new model is priced and simplified to become disruptive in this space.

Channel Programs

Salesforce consulting partner revamp finishing up

April 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce consulting partner revamp finishing up
The now-implemented changes to requirements for consulting partners within Salesforce’s partner program place more emphasis on customer satisfaction and training, and will allow smaller partners to advance more easily in the program.

Mobility

BlackBerry to strengthen mobile security with WatchDox acquisition

April 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on BlackBerry to strengthen mobile security with WatchDox acquisition
BlackBerry continues its strong rebound from what was widely seen as a deathwatch not that long ago by acquiring WatchDox, which will also form the basis of a new security-focused BlackBerry R&D center in Israel.

Security

Intel Security expands Data Exchange Layer to fill out white space between products

April 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel Security expands Data Exchange Layer to fill out white space between products
Intel Security is announcing multiple upgrades to and integrations with its DXL ecosystem, to improve defenses, particularly against tough and elusive targeted attacks.

Mobility

Dell brings Vostro SMB notebooks back to North America

April 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell brings Vostro SMB notebooks back to North America
Dell reverses an earlier decision to make the Latitude its SMB notebook product in North America, and responds to customer demand with new 14 and 15 inch models.