Safetica introduced a branded DLP offering to the North American market last year, an enterprise solution simplified for SMBs. Now with a new partner program focused on training MSPs how to offer a proof-of-concept to customers, they are looking to grow the partner base from dozens to thousands.
Temprano, which channel security veteran Luke Walling set up earlier this year to bring European companies into the North American market, has acquired Network Security Group as the first stage in its own distribution arm.
Safetica is the first client of channel vet Luke Walling and his Temprano Techvestors firm. In close collaboration with the Czech head office, they are running the North American’s subsidiary expansion here through the channel.
Part manufacturers’ rep, and part angel investor, Temprano will work with a limited number of European software companies to bring them to North America and successfully build up their businesses here.
While the product, aimed at the sub-100 seat market, is free, Avast thinks MSPs will sign on because the free product will attract new customers who they can then sell other services.
AVG is wading into the crowded cloud backup market, offering a service that extends the capabilities of CloudCare and complements Managed Workplace.
AVG’s Managed Workplace takes advantage of new API hooks into iOS and Mac OS X to make Apple devices more manageable for MSPs.
AVG details the integration of its CloudCare service with Managed Workplace, picked up in its purchase of Level Platforms earlier this year.
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.
