New product announcements included enhanced automation around AP Automation and Sage Intacct Vendor Payments, powered by CSI.
Cloud, Software
Sage launches Sage Transform 2021 event to highlight advances in Sage Intacct
by Mark Cox •
Software
Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
Morpheus Data names first Channel VP and cops award from Ingram Micro
by Mark Cox •
Gul Paryani lays out the channel vision for the company going forward, and says that the Ingram Micro Award for Emerging Vendor of the Year will help their efforts considerably.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, E-commerce, Software
Zoho adds new apps, services and platform enhancements to Zoho One
by Mark Cox •
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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Cloud, Small Business, Software
Sage acquires GoProposal to strengthen accountant partners with unique proposal management software
by Mark Cox •
GoProposal’s software provides a complete client onboarding system, focused on automated pricing, proposal, and engagement letter solutions, and also demonstrates to the customer the value that the accountants’ other software recommendations provide.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Software
Analytics and data science enhancements highlight changes to TIBCO Predict and Unify portfolios
by Mark Cox •
These changes are especially significant for channel partners, and coincide with an intensification of TIBCO’s channel strategy also announced at the event.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
TIBCO to roll out new Partner to Partner program in Q4
by Mark Cox •
At the partner keynote during the TIBCO NOW event,TIBCO also previewed a variety of other changes that will be coming to the program and its partner enablement resources over the next year.
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TIBCO kicks off virtual event with rollout of new Connect solutions
by Mark Cox •
The new additions to the Connect portfolio include enhancements to TIBCO Cloud integration, a new TIBCO Cloud API management offering, and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service X, which allows the messaging service to handle cloud scale levels.
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DevOps, Software
Service Level Objective provider Nobl9 launches first channel program
by Mark Cox •
SLOs, which are focused around DevOps, are fundamentally different from SLAs, in that they measure an optimal point where poor SLA levels are avoided, but so are expensive standards which also deter innovation.
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Salesforce emphasizes new Slack integrations, innovations as Dreamforce event kicks off
by Mark Cox •
Salesforce also made several sustainability-focused announcements, including its achievement of Net Zero capability across its entire value chain, their Sustainability Cloud 2.0, and the addition of DreamPass to their Health Cloud 2.0.
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Cloud, Security, Software
McAfee MVISION Cloud unveils integration for Microsoft Dynamics 365 with an API integration to identify and delete hard-to find PII
by Mark Cox •
McAfee is bringing the first API integration for sensitive data detection, threat protection and activity monitoring capabilities to Microsoft Dynamics 365.
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Cloud, Small Business, Software
Sage expands Sage Partner Cloud with new solutions and new strategic hosting providers
by Mark Cox •
Sage 100 Contractor and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate are now available in the Sage Partner Cloud through strategic hosting partners. Two U.S.-based hosting partners have been announced, with more likely, although probably not in this calendar year.
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Artificial Intelligence, Security, Software
Ivanti strengthens patch management with RiskSense acquisition
by Mark Cox •
RiskSense adds risk-based prioritization drawn from a red team attackers’ perspective, to complement the existing Ivanti technology and provide a more well-founded solution.
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Cloud, Software, Virtualization
HP Inc. acquiring Teradici to integrate the two companies’ remote computing software
by Mark Cox •
HP says that Teradici’s brand and organization will remain after closing, with Teradici CEO David Smith running that business for HP, and Teradici’s many strategic relationships remaining in place.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Software
Document productivity vendor Nitro launches new partner program as they move to platform model
by Mark Cox •
The new Partner Acceleration Program, along with a new partner portal, are focused on better enabling global resellers and distributors, but as Nitro expands their platform approach, including eSignature as well as PDF, they are also strengthening bonds with new types of partners.
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Morpheus Data doubling channel investment as partner network continues to expand
by Mark Cox •
Morpheus Data, which has seen growth in the scale of their channel business and the level of partner involvement, is introducing a range of new incents, aimed at both partner companies and engineers.
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Channel Programs, Managed Services, Software
AvePoint continues channel consistency strategy with new partner program
by Mark Cox •
The new program, which is designed to be simple and flexible, dumps some program concepts the company considers legacy, and moves to a two-tiered structure of Authorized and Invested partners.
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Zoho introduces self-service Business Intelligence Platform
by Mark Cox •
Zoho’s new platform combines an enhanced version of their existing Zoho Analytics solution with Zoho DataPrep, a new offering which provides data cleansing capabilities.
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Channel Programs, Operating Systems, Software
SUSE seeing success with restructured business model, channel approach, to address changing IT trends
by Mark Cox •
The acquisition of Kubernetes management platform provider Rancher Labs in late 2020 marked a key step in the evolution of SUSE’s market strategy from selling their Linux OS to selling a full solution stack around it.
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Cloud, Software
FinancialForce previews upcoming PSA Services Estimation, Customer Success Operations Cloud at FinancialForce FFX Summit
by Mark Cox •
FinancialForce’s CEO also noted that the company has reinvigorated its channel focus in the last year, which is playing a role in accelerating their momentum.
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Montreal’s Syntax bolsters North American SAP practice with acquisition of Toronto-based Illumiti
by Mark Cox •
Syntax, an enterprise cloud ERP solutions provider, was primarily an Oracle specialist before a 2019 acquisition gave them a strong SAP presence in Europe and Asia, and now with the acquisition of Illumiti, whose business is mainly in the U.S. and Canada, they make a similar upgrade to their North American capabilities.
