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Axoniq launches unified platform to bring explainability to enterprise AI

November 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Axoniq launches unified platform to bring explainability to enterprise AI
The new Axoniq platform, which just launched, preserves the contextual history of every business decision, in what the company says will close the Trust Gap for AI in complex and regulated industries.

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Cloud

Microsoft Intune specialist Devicie expands channel reach through Pax8 marketplace

October 9, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Microsoft Intune specialist Devicie expands channel reach through Pax8 marketplace
Devicie Intune deployment and maintenance solutions for Microsoft environments are now accessible to Pax8’s over 40,000 managed service providers.

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Certifications

SailPoint expands Identity University online learning platform

September 25, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on SailPoint expands Identity University online learning platform
SailPoint strengthens its popular training platform with new features and offerings designed to improve hands-on learning opportunities and develop expert-level skills.

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Agent

Agentic AI vendor Pinkfish launches retail-ready AI agents designed to automate manual workflows

September 24, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Agentic AI vendor Pinkfish launches retail-ready AI agents designed to automate manual workflows
Pinkfish, which makes an agentic AI platform that it says makes enterprise automation as simple as natural language conversation, has launched retail-ready AI agents specifically created to automate the manual workflows that consume retail teams’ time, from an agentic AI platform that combines RPA, iPaaS, and AI agents in a single deterministic platform.

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Artificial Intelligence

Zensai joins Pax8 Marketplace to boost AI learning platform with Microsoft 365 and Copilot

September 19, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zensai joins Pax8 Marketplace to boost AI learning platform with Microsoft 365 and Copilot
While many MSPs struggle with the adoption of these technologies, Zensai’s new collaboration with Microsoft lets MSPs deliver out-of-the-box training directly to their customers within the apps employees use every day.

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Artificial Intelligence

Zoho expands small business toolkit

September 4, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoho expands small business toolkit
Six tools for SMBs and small business have been released, which serve the smaller part of the market and saw 40% YOY customer growth.

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Big Data

Hitachi Vantara expands hyperscaler support with Azure, Google relationships

August 27, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hitachi Vantara expands hyperscaler support with Azure, Google relationships
An initial deal with Google was followed up by one with Azure, although many of the strategies and principles of both agreements are similar.

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Channel Programs

AppDirect expects to break $1 billion in revenues over next 18-24 months

August 21, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect expects to break $1 billion in revenues over next 18-24 months
AppDirect accelerates its mission to reinvent how businesses buy, sell, and manage technology in a $2 trillion market

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Cloud

Pax8 introduces significant improvements to its Cloud Platform

June 29, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 introduces significant improvements to its Cloud Platform
Cloud commerce vendor Pax8 has implemented two major new capabilities, an Integrations Hub and a Public Storefront.

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E-commerce

HPE makes major addition to retail technology at NRF retail show

February 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE makes major addition to retail technology at NRF retail show
The new solutions take HPE’s networking innovations and combine them with their knowledge of retail to build a better retail network.

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E-commerce

inriver unveils its next-gen Brand Store to provide customers with self-serve micro digital storefronts

August 31, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on inriver unveils its next-gen Brand Store to provide customers with self-serve micro digital storefronts
The Brand Store is a completely remade version of a product inriver has had for many years, and while not itself a lucrative opportunity for their partner base, it will contribute to the overall value of the inriver solution and to partners’ advisory roles.

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Cloud

AppDirect and TBI unite to create massive B2B subscription platform

February 1, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect and TBI unite to create massive B2B subscription platform
One very large TSB buys another in a move designed to bring key benefits previously held by each of the two companies to the other.

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Channel Programs

Success of dealer channel key aspect of Konica Minolta growth

January 9, 2023 Mark Cox Comments Off on Success of dealer channel key aspect of Konica Minolta growth
Konica Minolta recently gave an update on the progress of the business in North America, including the role that the dealer channel will play in the strategy.

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EUC vendor Stratodesk cuts deployment time, increases channel opportunities with solution availability on VMware marketplace

April 6, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on EUC vendor Stratodesk cuts deployment time, increases channel opportunities with solution availability on VMware marketplace
The expanded VMware relationship also gives partners and customers the ability to deploy the Stratodesk NoTouch Center management solution to the VMware Cloud.

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Artificial Intelligence

Ingram Micro adds four senior execs to Global Digital Solutions organization

March 30, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ingram Micro adds four senior execs to Global Digital Solutions organization
The new division is focused on digital operations, as part of what Ingram sees as a modernization of the distribution industry by using AI and machine learning to improve the customer experience.

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Artificial Intelligence

Zoho adds new apps, services and platform enhancements to Zoho One

October 19, 2021 Mark Cox 1
Zoho’s new enhancements to their business operating system with over 50 apps continues their quest to more full integrate them, so that they effectively operate as one united system.

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E-commerce

Palo Alto Networks looks to stimulate exchange of SOAR automation ideas with Cortex XSOAR Marketplace

August 4, 2020 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks looks to stimulate exchange of SOAR automation ideas with Cortex XSOAR Marketplace
There is a way for marketplace participants to monetize their submissions, but that’s not the primary function of this marketplace.

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Cloud

AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event

September 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect unveils expanded Google partnership, new Add-On Marketplace at Engage event
The second day of AppDIrect’s digital economy summit in Montréal sees AppDirect go from selling Google apps to a deep integration with the Google Cloud Platform that significantly expands partner opportunities.

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Cloud

AppDirect kicks off Engage event in Montréal with platform enhancements

September 16, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppDirect kicks off Engage event in Montréal with platform enhancements
AppDirect is announcing more flexibility in its platform to allow easy selling and billing through drop shipments for customers who don’t want to sell through a marketplace.

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E-commerce

New eCommerce-style Website highlights ConnectWise IT Nation Explore news

June 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New eCommerce-style Website highlights ConnectWise IT Nation Explore news
ConnectWise also unveiled a number of enhancements designed to make the lives of technicians easier.

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