Articles by Mark Cox

Mobility

New Accellion partner program to drive move to all-channel model

September 10, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Accellion partner program to drive move to all-channel model
The company has designed a new program for kiteworks, its next-gen enterprise mobile file sharing and collaboration solution, which will ultimately see it shifting to a 100% channel sales model.

Notebooks

Dell adds KACE K1000 inventory management to commercial notebooks

September 10, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell adds KACE K1000 inventory management to commercial notebooks
Dell is leveraging its software portfolio in its hardware products here, something we will likely see more of from them, as they have assembled and consolidated their software offerings to the point where they are now ready for a more aggressive push.

Hardware

Dell announces 13th generation PowerEdge servers

September 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces 13th generation PowerEdge servers
Dell is emphasizing that the design and software enhancements in its 13th generation of PowerEdge servers significantly boost application performance.

Hardware

Lenovo unveils three next-gen enterprise servers

September 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo unveils three next-gen enterprise servers
Lenovo is emphasizing these new enterprise-ready server products have overcome limitations of Lenovo servers in the enterprise in the past.

Hardware

Lenovo announces new ThinkPad Helix, modular Tiny all-in-one

September 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo announces new ThinkPad Helix, modular Tiny all-in-one
The new modular ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One 23 was designed to deal with the issue that repairs for AIOs have traditionally been more expensive.

Cloud

Dimension Data launches Canadian cloud data centre

September 3, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dimension Data launches Canadian cloud data centre
In certain sectors, a Canadian cloud data centre is now a de facto requirement, especially in the public sector, health care and financial services, because while it may not be a regulatory requirement, it has become mandatory in many RFPs.

Software

Embarcadero expands channel opportunities with RAD Studio XE7

September 2, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Embarcadero expands channel opportunities with RAD Studio XE7
Enterprise Mobility Services, a new back-end turnkey middleware service that hosts loadable custom API and data access modules to provide secure access from mobile and desktop apps to enterprise databases, will provide partners with new revenue from end-users.

Data Centre

HP announces its ProLiant Gen9 servers

August 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP announces its ProLiant Gen9 servers
Feeds and speeds of individual servers await later rollouts, but HP is promising three times the compute power of Gen8 servers, and a focus server strategy for the modern data centre.

Channel Programs

TrapX Security targets MSSPs with new global partner program

August 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on TrapX Security targets MSSPs with new global partner program
Trap-X has placed its TrapX Security Operation Center on the Google Cloud Platform, which allows partners to deploy entire secure SOCs and sensors quickly and inexpensively.

Channel Programs

Nextivity opens Canadian channel to program to sell digital smart signal boosters

August 27, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nextivity opens Canadian channel to program to sell digital smart signal boosters
The company began working with resellers in the U.S. a year and a half ago, and in March 2014 a partner program was formalized in the U.S. That program has now been extended to Canada.