Month: August 2016

Managed Services

My Digital Shield adds assurance protection against breaches

August 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on My Digital Shield adds assurance protection against breaches
Security-as-a-service provider My Digital Shield recently launched an assurance program to cover its small business customers in the event of a breach, with a major mobility initiative likely the next to roll out.

Networking

SimpleWan moves beyond wholesale with launch of Master Agent channel

August 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on SimpleWan moves beyond wholesale with launch of Master Agent channel
SimpleWan, which makes an offering that combines several different security and network monitoring functions, has found that the increasingly converged market warrants their development of a new channel to address customer purchasing habits.

Networking

ADTRAN pledges commitment to meaningful, unexciting innovation

August 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on ADTRAN pledges commitment to meaningful, unexciting innovation
ADTRAN executives walked media and analysts through their product strategy, with new technology that they said few will find exciting, but which is nonetheless indispensable.

Channel Programs

Hidden gems in ADTRAN channel messaging – as well as lump of coal for Canada

August 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hidden gems in ADTRAN channel messaging – as well as lump of coal for Canada
ADTRAN’s messaging for its VAR and MSP partners at its Connect Press and Analyst event has been clear, and focused on the need to take advantage of developing OPEX opportunities. A couple critically important themes were not emphasized, however.

Internet of Things

ADTRAN CEO Stanton talks networking trends

August 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on ADTRAN CEO Stanton talks networking trends
From when the carrier market will be ready for software defined networking to strategy in moving towards a white box world, ADTRAN CEO Tom Stanton shared his views at the company’s Connect Press and Analyst event.

Distribution

Snider promoted in Ingram Micro executive changes

August 9, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Snider promoted in Ingram Micro executive changes
Ingram Micro promotes Mark Snider to EMEA group president, introduced Bill Brandel as new country chief executive for Canada.

Jeff McGrath, senior director for product marketing of end user computing at VMware
Mobility

VMware debuts AirWatch for SMB

August 9, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware debuts AirWatch for SMB
VMware’s new AirWatch Express aims to make its enterprise mobility management more accessible to the long tail of SMB and the partners that serve them.

Security

Mailprotector cuts channel partner costs in half with new encryption technology

August 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mailprotector cuts channel partner costs in half with new encryption technology
Mailprotector has doubled down on exclusive commitment to the channel under new channel chief Ted Roller, and is now introducing a new encryption technology which both improves security and cuts costs. It does this by leaving the encrypted emails on customer premises while putting the key to de-encrypt them in the cloud.

Internet of Things

Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security

August 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security
ESET has added ESET Remote Administrator Virtual Machine for Microsoft Azure into their endpoint licenses, adding a degree of flexibility that will be increasingly necessary to cope with threats to the typically poorly protected Internet of Things.

Channel Communities

GMS Live Expert seeks to expand MSP channel for outsourced help desk

August 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on GMS Live Expert seeks to expand MSP channel for outsourced help desk
GMS Live Expert offers MSPs boutique services around their help desk support offering. The Toronto-based company has ramped up its recruitment efforts, which included exhibiting at last week’s CompTIA ChannelCon.