Collaboration

Cloud

Quantum expands cloud portfolio with three new offerings

January 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off

Quantum’s new cloud offerings are integrated within their workflow strategy, and are based on the public cloud as a backup tier within that strategy.

Podcast: Cisco collaboration, HP Discover, McAfee’s new partner program

December 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

The ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast returns with rundowns of all the happenings from Cisco Collaboration Summit, HP Discover, and Intel Security Partner Summit.

Cisco makes big bet on analytics

December 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Cisco announces plans to expand its business in the growing analytics marketplace, with a focus on moving analytics towards the network’s edge.

Avaya repositions collaboration offerings with Avaya Engagement Solutions portfolio

December 10, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Avaya rebrands and reorganizes its collaboration solutions to focus on engagement, and announces some significant new and enhanced solutions, including a beefed-up version of IP Office.

Cisco targets SMB, lower midmarket for collaboration with Cisco Business Edition 6000S

November 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

The BE6000S supports four virtual machines, is targeted at 25-150 user organizations, and costs 22 per cent less than the BE6000, which has the same software, at the lowest configuration.

Cisco announces Project Squared free SaaS collaboration app

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox 1

Project Squared, a SaaS business collaboration app for chat, audio, video, multi-party meetings and content sharing, will initially be a free download, but Cisco expects to monetize it as they add more features, and they see it as a strong channel opportunity.

Cisco enhances three-screen TelePresence IX5000 video endpoint

November 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Cisco’s high-end TelePresence triple screen offering has several significant user enhancements, and cuts power, bandwidth and install time to lower the average customer’s TCO by about 50 per cent.

Vancouver’s Cirius adds distribution to broaden reach for channel-friendly secure messaging platform

November 11, 2014 Mark Cox 1

Cirius is gearing up for a push on multiple fronts, including a new emphasis on their own branded products, entering a new global broadline distribution deal, increasing their Canadian business, and becoming the first secure messaging solution to receive Parallels APS 2 certification for the Parallels Automation environment.