Month: February 2019

Hardware

LG looks to new IGEL partnership to expand its recent entry into end user computing

February 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on LG looks to new IGEL partnership to expand its recent entry into end user computing
The IGEL OS will now support LG monitors and All-in-Ones broadly, but the major element in this new partnership will be a new LG-designed replacement for the IGEL UD 9 All-in-One.

Solution Provider News

Citrix North American partner of the year XenTegra setting up shop in Canada

February 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix North American partner of the year XenTegra setting up shop in Canada
Citrix-focused solution provider XenTegra, who just won Citrix’s North American partner of the year, is coming into the Canadian market — at Citrix’s request.

Distribution

Ingram Canada boss Brandel on 2018 highlights, 2019 goals [Video]

February 7, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Canada boss Brandel on 2018 highlights, 2019 goals [Video]
Ingram Micro Canada country exeuctive Bill Brandel offers his thoughts on the distributor’s 2018 highlights and 2019 priorities in this video interview.

Channel Programs

Dell EMC stresses consistency in Partner Program changes – although there are many changes

February 7, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC stresses consistency in Partner Program changes – although there are many changes
The guiding philosophy of the program remains fixated on the simple, predictable and profitable principles, but quite a few tweaks have been made to the program, many of them significant, and most of which are likely to please partners rather than make them grumble.

Partnerships

New IGEL partnership key for Teradici as they move well beyond PCoIP protocol

February 7, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New IGEL partnership key for Teradici as they move well beyond PCoIP protocol
Teradici, like IGEL, was originally a hardware company that transitioned into a software company as the market changed, and they are looking from big things from this, and other new partnerships as the company continues its focus on a multi-cloud strategy.

Virtualization

IGEL states intention to be number one in endpoint management space in 24 months

February 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on IGEL states intention to be number one in endpoint management space in 24 months
IGEL North America CEO Jed Ayres stated what the company sees as its advantages in the current market, and also announced further signs of their growth, including the hiring of Steve Bell as their first VP of Global OEM Sales.

Partnerships

Ottawa-based UEBA provider Interset sees enormous opportunity in new CrowdStrike partnership

February 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ottawa-based UEBA provider Interset sees enormous opportunity in new CrowdStrike partnership
Interset’s technology managed to interest the venture capital fund of the U.S. Intel community, but until now their exposure to solution provider channel customers has been relatively limited. They expect the CrowdStrike partnership will change that.

Security

vArmour to hire Canadian-based resource as part of major sales and marketing expansion from new funding round

February 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on vArmour to hire Canadian-based resource as part of major sales and marketing expansion from new funding round
vArmour raises another $44 million in a Series E funding round to address what they see as a massive opportunity, and are investing most of it in sales and marketing resources as a result, including hiring a resident person in Canada for the first time.