Apps

Cloud

SAP, Microsoft expand partnership through deepened cloud integrations and support

May 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP, Microsoft expand partnership through deepened cloud integrations and support
None of the announcements, which included joint validation for SAP HANA on the Azure platform, were earth-shattering, but they do speak to the significance of the relationship between the two long-time allies and how they see the market moving.

Cloud

EMC LEAP looks to revolutionize ECM, take Documentum downmarket

May 4, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC LEAP looks to revolutionize ECM, take Documentum downmarket
Project Horizon officially comes to market as EMC LEAP, next-gen cloud-native content apps sold on a SaaS model. While available free through a Loyalty Program to existing Documentum customers, the intent here is to greatly expand the customer base downmarket, with the aid of an expanded channel.

Security

Citrix expands browser app offerings with new Secure Browser family

March 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix expands browser app offerings with new Secure Browser family
Citrix rebrands the Workspace Cloud Browser Apps Service introduced last summer as Citrix Workspace Cloud Secure Browser, and complements this hosted service with two other offerings, the Citrix XenApp Secure Browser and the Secure Browser Deployment Kit.

Cloud

Customers still in early stages in digital business transformation: EMC-VMware study

March 21, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Customers still in early stages in digital business transformation: EMC-VMware study
A new report from EMC and VMware has data on enterprise digital transformation that, except in virtualization, shows customers are far, far short of where they want to be. The sunny side of the story is that many are taking moves to get there.

Cloud

Salesforce unveils major elements of Lightning ecosystem

February 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce unveils major elements of Lightning ecosystem
Significant enhancements to Sales Cloud and a new field Service component for Service Cloud will be available in new Lightning versions available this spring, in Salesforce’s second quarter.

Channel Programs

SaasMAX to offer channel management certification course for SaaS vendors

September 3, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaasMAX to offer channel management certification course for SaaS vendors
The course, the first of its kind in the industry, will be taught online on five Fridays in October by SaaSMAX CMO and Chanimal CEO Ted Finch.

Shawn Rosemarin, executive director for architecture and professional services at VMware Canada
Mobility

VMware adds identity management to mobility portfolio

June 16, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware adds identity management to mobility portfolio
VMware sees opportunities for its traditional partners, AirWatch partners, and new types of partners with new Identity Manager.

Mobility

Lookout brings its enterprise mobile security to market

June 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lookout brings its enterprise mobile security to market
Lookout’s enterprise offering, which leverages the data set from its 70 million consumer customers, will be sold entirely through channel partners, and entirely through distribution, which in North America will be Ingram Micro.

Mobility

Free Lenovo WRITEit app improves handwriting on Windows devices

April 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Free Lenovo WRITEit app improves handwriting on Windows devices
Today, the app supports four Windows 8 Lenovo devices, with more on the road map for this year. An Android version is in development.

SaaSMAX CEO Dina Moskowitz
Cloud

SaaSMAX sees opportunity in channel SaaS marketplace

July 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaaSMAX sees opportunity in channel SaaS marketplace
Proactively constructing links between app vendors and app resellers is proving profitable for San Diego-based channel marketplace SaaSMAX