Year: 2020

Mobility

Sophos strengthens Mobile Intercept X play with rebranding, and new ChromeOS support

January 14, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos strengthens Mobile Intercept X play with rebranding, and new ChromeOS support
While Intercept X was available on most mobile devices previously, the branding has been made consistent, which should help partners with synchronized sales.

Networking

Cumulus, HPE partner on StoreFabric M-Series integration

January 14, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cumulus, HPE partner on StoreFabric M-Series integration
While the two companies have partnered before, they think that the high-performance M-Series switches are an ideal match for the integration of their technologies.

Distribution

D&H appoints Guagliardi Canadian chief

January 13, 2020 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H appoints Guagliardi Canadian chief
D&H introduces Canadian Tom Guagliardi as its new in-country leader, a move the distributor says will allow the company’s Canadian operations to grow even faster.

Uncategorized

Vancouver-based headless commerce vendor Elastic Path strengthens microservices with Moltin acquisition

January 13, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Vancouver-based headless commerce vendor Elastic Path strengthens microservices with Moltin acquisition
Elastic Path competes with much larger suite vendors in the large enterprise space, and sees the expanded services library combined with their orchestration layer as providing further differentiation for these customers.

Networking

Cradlepoint adds machine learning to NetCloud service to facilitate cost control

January 10, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cradlepoint adds machine learning to NetCloud service to facilitate cost control
The new capability learns from each customer’s user patterns to project their cellular use across wide deployments, enabling them to avert costly overages.

Mobility

Aruba expands security, connectivity capabilities of SD-Branch solution

January 9, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba expands security, connectivity capabilities of SD-Branch solution
Aruba is emphasizing that the enhancement to SD-Branch, their integration of their SD-WAN products with Aruba Central management, has multi-faceted advantages for channel partners.

Computers

Innovation message highlights Lenovo channel announcements at CES

January 8, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Innovation message highlights Lenovo channel announcements at CES
For the channel, major announcements around the X1 Fold notebook and the Yoga 5G will initially be more about showing customers a cutting edge than selling them a product, but some less splashy Smart Office announcements will bring a more direct return.

Managed Services

New SolarWinds N-central release continues company-wide focus on automation

January 6, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on New SolarWinds N-central release continues company-wide focus on automation
The enhancements to SolarWinds N-central stress similar themes as SolarWinds RMM and Passportal solutions, as SolarWinds MSP continues to harmonize products that came in through multiple acquisitions together with the broader SolarWinds strategy.

Security

New architecture, improved playbook design highlight new Siemplify release

January 6, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on New architecture, improved playbook design highlight new Siemplify release
Siemplify says that the enhancements to their SOAR platform will further build on the company’s growing channel momentum.

Computers

Dell adds high-end AI-powered 9000 line to Latitude family

January 2, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell adds high-end AI-powered 9000 line to Latitude family
In addition to a new premium family in Dell’s Latitude commercial laptop line, other commercial market products being introduced around CES include new monitors and an updated XPS 13.