Tag Archive for Internet of Things

Avaya, Salesforce expand relationship with enhanced Service Cloud-Oceana integration

This extension of the Avaya-Salesforce relationship provides a complete omni-channel integration between the customer engagement and CRM platforms. The companies plan to develop the relationship further, into areas like the Internet of Things.

New owners to expand Comodo CA presence in enterprise and IoT digital certificate space

Comodo had an extensive hoster and MSP channel before being acquired, and the new leadership team brought in by Francisco Partners will be expanding the channel, especially among enterprise resellers with vertical focus, and into the Internet of Things.

DigiCert sees enterprise channel expansion with closing of Symantec Website Security deal

DigiCert, which inherited Symantec’s problems with Google and its potential impact on brand credibility, says it is ahead of the December 1 schedule for the reissuance of Symantec certifications.

Selling the Dell Technologies cutting edge in Canada

While Canadian customers have a generally accurate reputation for being late technology adopters, Dell EMC execs at last week’s Toronto forum said that they are seeing movement towards newer Dell Technologies offerings.

ESET adds UEFI Scanner, Internet of Things protection to new consumer release

The UEFI Scanner, which protects UEFI firmware that anti-malware software typically misses because it is outside the OS, is likely to appear in a forthcoming commercial product release.

Tempered Networks announces identity-based industrial IoT gateway

Tempered Networks’ sweet spot for their identity-based networking products has always been the industrial IoT segment, but the new HIPswitch 250 strengthens their presence there.

Tech Data looks to drive channel cloud analytics adoption with 30 Day Program

The program, which Tech Data sees as a differentiator for them in the market, is designed to provide a repeatable cloud data migration and integration framework that will provide a proof of value in under 30 days.

Cisco Canada head looking for “next big disruptor” as partner

Rola Dagher, president of Cisco Canada

Cisco Canada president Rola Dagher says the next great disruptor may be the next great partner. And there’s an growing chance that partner may be homegrown.

Hitachi investment in Internet of Things well-timed for Canada

Marcel Escorcio, the former head of HDS in Canada who now runs the new Hitachi Vantara company, discusses why he believes that Canada will be an exceptionally strong market for Hitachi’s increased emphasis on the Internet of Things.

Containerized app vendor Mesosphere extends strategic relationships with Dell EMC, Hitachi

The reseller deal with Dell EMC, and OEM relationship around the Hitachi Enterprise Cloud Container program should significantly increase Mesosphere’s growing channel business.

Hitachi shift in focus to Internet of Things likely to be major plus for channel

Hitachi Data Systems’ former channels head in Canada, who has moved over to Vantara, and a top Canadian partner share their views on what the restructuring and Internet of Things re-emphasis will mean for the channel.

Hitachi intensifies focus on Internet of Things at inaugural customer event

In addition to forming a new company, Vantara, to consolidate around the IoT opportunity, Hitachi rebooted their Lumada IoT platform and announced their first IoT appliance, based on Lumada. While they were never close to the top in enterprise storage, their goal is to be the leader in the IoT space.

Hitachi unites three companies into Hitachi Vantara to drive digital change

Hitachi has merged Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho into a new company aimed at being on the cutting edge of digital innovation.

ServiceChannel seeks partners to add asset management, IOT to services automation platform

ServiceChannel has sold their SaaS service automation platform for facilities managers and contractors direct for years, but technology-related demands have led them to create a partner program to provide the skillsets to integrate with their platform.

EXCLUSIVE: Canada rises as Extreme Networks priority as part of new strategic initiative

While Extreme has always had a significant enterprise business to go along with their mid-market presence, their flurry of recent acquisitions, complemented by internal changes to optimize them, has created a much stronger enterprise focus.