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AppRiver growing channel in Canada

March 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppRiver growing channel in Canada
The email and network security provider company has over 100 partners in Canada, a tenth of whom joined in the past year.

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PSA provider Vorex stresses simplicity in Winter 2015 release

March 12, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on PSA provider Vorex stresses simplicity in Winter 2015 release
Brand new features include Outlook Calendar integration and Quickbooks Online integration, with integration of more accounting software on the roadmap.

Microsoft North America president Judson Althoff on Office 365
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Ingram Micro takes bundled approach to Office 365

March 10, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro takes bundled approach to Office 365
Ingram Micro announces Office 365 as part of its Cloud Marketplace, introduces automated bundles for solution providers.

Jason Bystrak, executive director of cloud for Ingram Micro North America.
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Ingram Micro ramps up cloud services

March 10, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro ramps up cloud services
Distributor Ingram Micro introduces Service Desk to help partners support their customers, expands the services available to VARs selling cloud services.

Renee Bergeron, vice president of worldwide cloud computing at Ingram Micro
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Shorten (and lengthen) sales cycle for cloud success: Ingram

March 9, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Shorten (and lengthen) sales cycle for cloud success: Ingram
Solution providers have to move fast in the cloud, but also have to think long-term about customer service to maximize profitability, Renée Bergeron says.

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Intronis slashes image-based recovery times with Winter 2015 release

March 6, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intronis slashes image-based recovery times with Winter 2015 release
The improved functionality will help Intronis partners have discussions with customers about providing higher-value recovery strategies rather than simply selling storage.

Miles Jobgen, director of CompTIA’s Trustmarks program
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CompTIA adds Cloud Trustmark+

March 5, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on CompTIA adds Cloud Trustmark+
Industry organization CompTIA introduces its first vendor-facing trustmark, a program to certify cloud vendors that are looking to court solution providers.

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Connected Data unveils smaller Transporter private business cloud devices

February 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Connected Data unveils smaller Transporter private business cloud devices
The company rolls out smaller and less expensive appliance alternatives to Dropbox, and emphasizes that it relies on partners to show SMBs that their upfront cost is cheaper over time.

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IndependenceIt fully centralizes multi-data centre administration in CWS enhancement

February 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on IndependenceIt fully centralizes multi-data centre administration in CWS enhancement
The new Workflow Manager feature will particularly help larger partners and those whose business revolves around remote app and remote desktop delivery. The company also discussed a new upcoming relationship with Google.

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Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market

February 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Amazon, IBM, Microsoft top Canadian cloud provider market
IBM and Microsoft enter the Leaders category in cloud in Canada for the first time, while eight companies classified as Major Players are closely grouped.