Articles by Mark Cox

Distribution

SYNNEX enhances its eCommerce platform for North America

April 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SYNNEX enhances its eCommerce platform for North America
Consolidating information from multiple pages and microsites onto a single page for ease of use, and a major improvement to the search engine highlight the changes to the site, which will be available to most partners later this year.

Distribution

The Dell-SYNNEX deal in Canada: when’s it happening?

April 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on The Dell-SYNNEX deal in Canada: when’s it happening?
The long-anticipated arrival of Dell as a SYNNEX partner in Canada assumed more urgency after Dell announced an attractive new program for Varnex members Tuesday. ChannelBuzz has the skinny on when it’s likely to happen.

Distribution

SYNNEX looking to expand GovSolv presence in Canada

April 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SYNNEX looking to expand GovSolv presence in Canada
GovSolv is the largest of SYNNEX’s value-added practice areas in the U.S. So far, its impact in Canada has been limited to education, but the distributor is looking to change that.

Channel Communities

Dell to launch limited term Preferred status eligibility for Varnex members

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell to launch limited term Preferred status eligibility for Varnex members
Dell gives American Varnex members six months to enjoy the benefits of Dell Preferred partner status, with Canadian members to become eligible once the Dell-SYNNEX relationship in Canada formally goes live.

Channel Communities

Two western VARs show value of partnering

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Two western VARs show value of partnering
A Winnipeg VAR focused on mid-sized to larger customers, and a Regina-based and SMB-focused VAR whose business concentrates on services, have developed a partnership where the Saskatchewan company provides break-fix services and other support to the Winnipeg company’s Saskatchewan-based customers.

Big Data

Dell unveils new top of line PowerEdge R930 server

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils new top of line PowerEdge R930 server
Dell says its new 4U, 4 socket rack offering will offer a much better price-performance alternative to legacy RISC-based systems, and one that should appeal to partners who serve the Big Data analytics market.

Security

Dell unveils next generation of its SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils next generation of its SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls
Dell is encouraging partners to take these souped up models to their customers, even if their existing firewalls are not that old, because both threats and Dell’s response have ramped up massively, and older machines may not be able to keep up.

Channel Programs

Campaigner creates white label e-mail marketing program for channel partners

April 28, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Campaigner creates white label e-mail marketing program for channel partners
The email marketing provider has set up a channel program to provide its solution to partners, and are particularly interested in integrators who will build their email solution into a broader solution, to reach markets Campaigner would not otherwise be able to touch.

Mitchell Martin, president of Synnex Canada.
Distribution

Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Value-added Solv programs bright spot in flat market: SYNNEX’s Martin
The SYNNEX Canada president also indicated they want to expand the GovSolv practice area in Canada, and see considerable untapped potential for Solv solutions in the pure small business space.

Bob Stegner, senior vice president of marketing for Synnex North America
Distribution

Varnex partners need to better brand the community to move the needle

April 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Varnex partners need to better brand the community to move the needle
SYNNEX and its Varnex Council President opened the distributor’s event by suggesting things the community needs to do to better build its brand and its collective business.