endpoint

Mobility

Absolute brings its Persistence self-healing technology to endpoints

February 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute brings its Persistence self-healing technology to endpoints
Absolute leverages the technology that it embeds in firmware into an endpoint solution which provides an added level of resilience to designated applications.

Security

RSA looks to move downmarket as Dell integration proceeds

November 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on RSA looks to move downmarket as Dell integration proceeds
RSA believes being part of Dell will accelerate their initiative to move lower in the enterprise and into the mid-market, and will also facilitate desirable acquisitions.

David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager of networking and security for Cisco
Security

Cisco joins the endpoint security fray

November 3, 2016 Robert Dutt 2
Cisco revamps its endpoint security offering, bringing it into the AMP family and targeting the replacement of traditional antivirus for the first time.

Managed Services

Atera adds to ecosystem with Splashtop, Webroot integrations

November 1, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Atera adds to ecosystem with Splashtop, Webroot integrations
Joint RMM/PSA vendor Atera, which has seen a strong first year in North America, looks to boost momentum with two new partnerships.

Notebooks

HP targets ‘visual hacking’ with HP Sure View integrated privacy screen

August 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP targets ‘visual hacking’ with HP Sure View integrated privacy screen
HP Sure View is available as an option on two HP commercial models, HP EliteBook 1040 and HP EliteBook 840.

Security

AppSense adds patch management to Endpoint Security Suite in 2.0 release

August 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on AppSense adds patch management to Endpoint Security Suite in 2.0 release
This release becomes the first AppSense product to benefit from the LANDESK merger, as it adds patch management from Shavlik Protect, which is an independent business unit within LANDESK.

Internet of Things

Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security

August 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Reworked ESET remote administrator speaks to automation of security
ESET has added ESET Remote Administrator Virtual Machine for Microsoft Azure into their endpoint licenses, adding a degree of flexibility that will be increasingly necessary to cope with threats to the typically poorly protected Internet of Things.

Security

Sophos re-imagines encryption for the mass market

July 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos re-imagines encryption for the mass market
Encryption has been basically limited to larger enterprises because of its complexity, but with their new Safeguard Encryption 8 offering, Sophos has reworked it to be simple enough for mid-market and SMB companies.

Channel Programs

German thin-client maker IGEL targets North American market through all-channel strategy

May 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on German thin-client maker IGEL targets North American market through all-channel strategy
IGEL has been in North America for a while, but the company is now investing considerably more in its key partners and its channel program, to develop a core of elite partners to drive market share growth. They are at Citrix Synergy this week discussing future plans with their partners, who also typically sell Citrix.

Managed Services

Sophos launches partner program for MSPs

May 9, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos launches partner program for MSPs
While Sophos has MSP partners, they have not had a program that provides support for their specific business model and requirements before now. MSP Connect is aligned with the ways MSPs sell, and provides rewards for upselling and cross-selling Sophos’ broad range of security services.