Year: 2020

Security

Untangle adds new encrypted traffic protection, improved management in NG Firewall 15.0

February 18, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Untangle adds new encrypted traffic protection, improved management in NG Firewall 15.0
In addition to the new Threat Prevention App to provide complementary protection against encrypted threats, the new firewall adds new flexibility for admins to customize their NG Firewall email alerts.

Servers

Dell Technologies refreshes PowerEdge servers, software, for edge environments

February 18, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies refreshes PowerEdge servers, software, for edge environments
Brand new hardware edge solutions begin with the Dell EMC PowerEdge XE2420 server, and the refridgerator-sized Modular Data CenterMicro 415.

Unified Communications

Synacor sees Qumu merger as expanding channel opportunities for video in midmarket

February 14, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Synacor sees Qumu merger as expanding channel opportunities for video in midmarket
Synacor has a large channel, for whom the addition of Qumu’s enterprise-grade video will significantly deepen their collaboration offerings.

Cloud

D&H Canada aims to help VARs add managed services with Canadian launch of Cloud Solutions program

February 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada aims to help VARs add managed services with Canadian launch of Cloud Solutions program
D&H is also launching the related DaaS Lifecycle Management program in Canada, thus bringing two programs north which have been successful in the U.S.

Hardware

Sharp Electronics Canada highlights high-end Windows Collaboration Display

February 12, 2020 Mark Cox 1
Sharp’s new top of the line visual solutions display, the product of a partnership with Microsoft and Foxconn, recently became available in Canada, and Sharp is focusing on its capabilities to differentiate their technology from competitors.

Unified Communications

Poly looks to unify its endpoint management solutions, add insight with Poly Lens

February 12, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Poly looks to unify its endpoint management solutions, add insight with Poly Lens
Poly Lens will eventually unify all the endpoint management solutions from both the Plantronics and Polycom sides of the house.

Managed Services

SolarWinds report finds MSPs have major weaknesses, but also desire to remedy them

February 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds report finds MSPs have major weaknesses, but also desire to remedy them
Unsurprisingly, more advanced security remains a topic of concern for many MSPs, as does automation, and much older issues like sales and marketing.

Managed Services

Atera adds discovery tool that looks for business opportunities in customer network to PSA/RMM solution

February 11, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atera adds discovery tool that looks for business opportunities in customer network to PSA/RMM solution
Atera Network Discovery is principally a pre-sales tool, which automates the finding of opportunities on a customer’s network, which the company says will average $89,000 MRR per MSP.

Cloud

RocketCyber adds new capabilities to platform with Office 365 apps, new AppStore

February 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on RocketCyber adds new capabilities to platform with Office 365 apps, new AppStore
RocketCyber is broadening out their ecosystem with their first cloud apps, and with a new AppStore for third-party apps, with SecureNow being the first.

Software

Strong health care opportunity in end user computing drives Goliath partnership with IGEL

February 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Strong health care opportunity in end user computing drives Goliath partnership with IGEL
Goliath Technologies, which provides performance monitoring for end user computing, and has a strong focus on the health care vertical, recently talked with ChannelBuzz about where they fit into the market.