Cradlepoint sees the market for this service as expanding greatly next year, because enterprise demand for 5G network slicing is increasing as both the technology and pricing become more attractive.
D&H is looking to get partners selling these devices in bundles with services and Microsoft software, rather than as separate low margin hardware products, which is how many have been sold in the past.
The TOUGHBOOK 40 is a major upgrade of the old TOUGHBOOK 31, with the addition of new features like eight new modular areas.
Zimperium’s acquisition last week by Liberty Strategic Capital will increase the emphasis on growth, which will see more channel resources as well as other additions like M&As.
Aruba also reviewed recent partner-focused announcements, including the new Aruba service packs announced at the HPE GreenLake event on March 22.
Aruba’s other big announcement on the first day of their Aruba Atmosphere event is the enhancement of their high-end APs with indoor location services through the introduction of GPS-based coordinates.
While the partnership provides very specific benefits to both companies, it also will assist their channel partners, many of whom have already been integrating the two sets of technologies in the field to leverage their benefits.
This study is the first of several that Palo Alto Networks will be rolling out which cover different areas with data compiled entirely from the Canadian market.
Zebra’s new specialization is not targeted at a broad partner base but at a fairly select number of partners who already have an SMB practice, and is focused on making those practices even more profitable and effective.
SOTI XSight adds a proactive diagnostic capability to phone analytics, something that is common in desktop and mobile PCs, but has not been part of broader mobile solutions before now.
Cradlepoint’s new high end wireless router enters the market at a time when Cradlepoint continues to bolster its strength in Canada, and when the 5G market here is strengthening, with a very strong spectrum auction taking place a month ago.
Addigy sells through a large MSP channel, as well as a few DMRs, but until now they have always dealt with their MSP partners direct.
The new portal, which improves ease of use and adds new functionality, is designed for reseller partners, but similar support for MSPs through the portal is on the way.
ESET sees a strong partner play in the re-engineering of their ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows to run natively on ARM64 devices, a market which is growing and not well protected.
The opening keynote from Ivanti’s senior executives focused on Ivanti Neurons, which was introduced last summer, and which they see as central to addressing both remote working issues and facilitating Ivanti’s converged solutions strategy.
Ivanti has completed several major acquisitions during the last year, which means customers looking for guidance about the direction their assets will be heading.
The TOUGHBOOK S1 is not a replacement for the TOUGHBOOK L1, which will continue to be sold, but it does have higher specs and is aimed at more demanding environments.
SOTI is intensifying their efforts to get partners to sell more of their portfolio, and have been adding tools and resources to make this easier to do.
The new association launches with its first ten members, which does not yet include any of the largest players in the space, and a goal of removing confusion among customers and channel partners about the multiple definitions used around remote and hybrid work.
Cradlepoint also says that it will be announcing major new channel initiatives at their Global Partner Summit in early May.
