Mobility

Managed Services

ServiceNow Madrid release enhances no-code capability in new mobile-first approach

April 1, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on ServiceNow Madrid release enhances no-code capability in new mobile-first approach
The integration of native mobile capabilities acquired with SkyGiraffe fundamentally reshapes the user experience and adds significant new capabilities, with more to come as other types of applications are addressed in the same way.

Mobility

Pulse Secure extends Zero Trust capabilities adding SDP integration to VPN

February 22, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure extends Zero Trust capabilities adding SDP integration to VPN
Pulse Secure believes that the less familiar Software Defined Perimeter architecture market has reached a critical point in market acceptance.

Channel Programs

New Pulse Secure partner program reworks philosophy to emphasize mutual commitment

January 24, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Pulse Secure partner program reworks philosophy to emphasize mutual commitment
The new channel program is much deeper and more fully built out than the original one designed when the company spun out of Juniper, as Pulse Secure wants its program to enable more committed and better trained partners – as well as reduced numbers of them.

Cloud

Pulse Secure introduces full-featured vADC Community Edition to turn developers into fans

January 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure introduces full-featured vADC Community Edition to turn developers into fans
Pulse Secure has had free ‘try before you buy’ products before, but this new Community Edition has all the features of the full version, and with no time limit on use. The only limitations are that its scalability is limited to smaller applications, and it lacks the full management and Pulse Secure support.

Mobility

Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market

January 9, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Chargifi, Belkin partner on integrated smart wireless charging for B2B market
High-flying Chargifi picks Belkin as a hardware partner, leveraging that company’s recent expansion of their B2B channel in a move which will see the integrated solution distributed in North America through Ingram Micro.

Mobility

ThinPrint partners with Stratodesk to bring enterprise plug and play printing to Citrix Workspace Hub

January 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on ThinPrint partners with Stratodesk to bring enterprise plug and play printing to Citrix Workspace Hub
The ThinPrint Hub collaboration, which also involves NComputing on the hardware side, is not designed exclusively for larger enterprises, but those will likely be the ones who see the most value in it.

Computers

Lenovo adds more consumer flair, security to ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Yoga commercial devices

January 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo adds more consumer flair, security to ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Yoga commercial devices
Lenovo traditionally makes channel-focused product announcements at CES as well as consumer product, and this year they announced significant refreshes of their flagship commercial devices.

Computers

Dell kicks off CES releases with reconceptualized 2-in-1 Latitude with 24 hours of battery life

January 4, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell kicks off CES releases with reconceptualized 2-in-1 Latitude with 24 hours of battery life
Dell has multiple announcements coming at next week’s CES show, but they decided to drop this one early. The new Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is not as sexy as some of the announcements coming next week, but for Dell’s commercial market partners and customers, it will be the most important.

Internet of Things

Pulse Secure adds Industrial IoT capabilities to Pulse Policy Secure

December 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure adds Industrial IoT capabilities to Pulse Policy Secure
Pulse Secure’s NAC solution has addressed the IoT market before, but for the first time they have added functionality specifically designed for Industrial IoT environments.

Cloud

Ivanti introduces customizable new asset management solution with Ivanti Asset Manager Cloud

November 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Ivanti introduces customizable new asset management solution with Ivanti Asset Manager Cloud
Ivanti Asset Manager Cloud moves the functionality of the old Asset Central on-prem solution to the cloud, and adds new enhancements and customer design capabilities, although existing Asset Central customers will not be forced to migrate.