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Bill Lucchini, general manager of Sophos Cloud Group

Sophos expands cloud security service

May 2, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Security vendor Sophos continues the roll out of its cloud service, expanding support to Windows, Mac and mobile devices through a single console.

Marco LaVecchia, vice president of channel sales for North America at AVG Technologies

AVG gets serious about services enablement

March 10, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

AVG looks to accelerate the expansion of its managed services unit by creating dedicated resources for enabling and support MSPs on a business level.

Sophos buys Cyberoam for hardware expansion

February 11, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Already pushing hard to expand its hardware business, Sophos announces its acquisition of India’s Cyberoam, a maker of unified threat management appliances.

Mike Foreman, general manager, SMB, AVG Technologies

AVG Adds Backup to Service Portfolio

November 14, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

AVG is wading into the crowded cloud backup market, offering a service that extends the capabilities of CloudCare and complements Managed Workplace.

Luke Walling, vice president of SMB sales and operations for North America at AVG.

AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple

October 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

AVG’s Managed Workplace takes advantage of new API hooks into iOS and Mac OS X to make Apple devices more manageable for MSPs.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of GFI MAX Business Unit

GFI MAX Boasts 8,000 MSPs Now in Network

September 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

As the managed services segment is undergoing consolidation and change, GFI MAX is boasting gains in the number of MSPs using its RMM platform.

AVG Offers Buyout Program to PacketTrap MSPs

August 26, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off

AVG will allow MSPs using Dell’s discontinued PacketTrap RMM product to use Managed Workplace free for up to a year and offer switchers priority support.

There can be an upside and a downside for managed services vendors

The Economic Reality of Managed Services

August 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Managed services are very lucrative for solution providers, but recent moves in the RMM space show how limited the market can be for MSP tool providers.