August 6, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on German cybersecurity vendor Hornetsecurity looking to create North American buzz with ChannelCon return
Hornetsecurity, a significant player in Europe, entered North America a little over a year ago focused specifically on SMBs and looking to attract MSPs. They provide an update on their progress.
June 25, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on StorCentric acquires Retrospect, which will become a separate subsidiary like Drobo and Nexsan
Retrospect, which started out as Dantz and whose products have been around for 30 years, will be paired with Drobo, as both are heavily focused on the sub-150 seat market.
May 31, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Avaya leverages Google, containers to take cloud UC downmarket with Powered by Avaya IX
The SMB space was a hard sell for partners with virtualized Powered by IP Office, but the company thinks this next-gen rebranded play that runs on the Google cloud will be a popular partner offering.
May 15, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Lenovo sees new ThinkBooks as Vostro-killers and ProBook killers in SMB space
While the preview of Lenovo’s foldable PC was the big ‘wow’ factor at the Lenovo Accelerate event, the launch of the new ThinkBooks is really the big news for partners this year.
April 24, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on netTALK seeks reseller partners for newly launched cloud-based telephone system for small business
netTALK, which has been in the consumer phone market for years, enters the commercial market, and is looking for both Master Agents and VARs to sell it.
April 5, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Kaspersky Lab adds upgraded option, free second device per user to Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud
Kaspersky has sold the cloud version of their SMB endpoint offering mainly through traditional partners, and not MSPs, but would like to attract MSPs to sell the product going forward.
March 4, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Avast Business launches enterprise-class secure web gateway for SMBs
Avast adds a new capability to its CloudCare platform that provides turnkey and policy-based protection against malicious websites, downloads, and locations.
January 8, 2019Mark CoxComments Off on Netgear bolsters commercial portfolio with new IPV6 switch family, AP point, router, and Wi-Fi satellite
Netgear is highlighting the Orbi Pro Mesh Wi-Fi Ceiling satellite, which has received a CES Innovation Award nomination, but the announcement includes multiple products for the channel SMB space.