Month: March 2021

Security

Infocyte moves to fill gap in market with simple to use Microsoft 365 Security Module.

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Infocyte moves to fill gap in market with simple to use Microsoft 365 Security Module.
Infocyte adds a Microsoft 365 protection solution to their platform to fill what partners had said was the biggest gap in the need for a solution that was both effective and easy to use.

Networking

Untangle adds WireGuard VPN connectivity to SD-WAN Router 3.0

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Untangle adds WireGuard VPN connectivity to SD-WAN Router 3.0
WireGuard provides higher end capabilities that have 5x the performance of OpenVPN, while having the latter’s ease of use to configure.

Unified Communications

Jabra expands Evolve 2 family with entry level Evolve2 30

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Jabra expands Evolve 2 family with entry level Evolve2 30
The Evolve2 30 is a superior version to the existing Evolve 30, with better collaboration features, passive noise cancellation, durability and flexibility, although the older model will also remain in production.

Backup

Expanded Sophos, Nutanix and Oracle integrations highlight Arcserve UDP 8.0

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Expanded Sophos, Nutanix and Oracle integrations highlight Arcserve UDP 8.0
The big theme around this release is expanded protection against ransomware, which is the focus of the new Sophos integration, but the release also contains major expansions of partnerships with Nutanix and Oracle.

Channel Programs

Appgate emphasizes education, evangelization of techs in new Sentinel Partner Program

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Appgate emphasizes education, evangelization of techs in new Sentinel Partner Program
Appgate’s first partner program since their spinoff from Cyxtera last year is explicitly focused on empowering and rewarding solution architects and sales engineers, to make them advocates of the company’s SDP technology.

Security

Hunters signs Benchmark to bring its open XDR platform to Canada

March 2, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hunters signs Benchmark to bring its open XDR platform to Canada

Benchmark’s strength in the Canadian market is in the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa, and that dovetails nicely with Hunters’ expansion strategy, which is focused on building up business on the eastern side of the continent first.

Cloud

Cisco Canada: Continuing to deliver critical collaboration tools to SME customers

March 1, 2021 Cisco Canada Guest Blog Comments Off on Cisco Canada: Continuing to deliver critical collaboration tools to SME customers
Cisco’s Sonya Mazzaferro offers some thoughts on how the vendor and its partners have adopted to the changing collaboration needs of SME customers over the last year through the flexibility of Webex Work.

Unified Communications

Poly introduces wireless DECT Poly Rove systems with baked-in Microban anti-microbial tech

March 1, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Poly introduces wireless DECT Poly Rove systems with baked-in Microban anti-microbial tech
In addition to the Rove, which is a brand new line, Poly has also announced the refresh of another DECT series, the Savi 7300.