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Sophos lays out integration plans for Invincea technology, channel

The channel integration plans are of particular interest given that Invincea had been featuring some innovative aspects in their channel program before Sophos acquired them

Palo Alto stresses breakthrough innovation across massive range of new launches

Palo Alto identifies five areas of innovation within a wide-ranging series of announcements, although the most exciting appear to be around the expansion of threat protection capabilities, including credential theft protection.

Invincea revamps partner philosophy and program around next-gen antivirus solution

Invincea’s next-gen machine learning-based X by Invincea has been on the market for seven months, and now they have designed an appropriately named Next-Gen Partner Program to help partners sell it.

Calgary’s Wedge Networks looks to channel for enterprise push with malware-blocking product

Wedge has partnered with Cylance to bring its AI-based technology into Wedge’s new enterprise product, which also marks the first time Cylance’s technology will be used beyond the endpoint.

Sophos next-gen InterceptX endpoint offering stresses anti-exploit, anti-ransomware

Sophos integrates innovative technologies it acquired from Dutch vendor SurfRight to add new capabilities, including ones around signatureless detection and cleanup.

Barracuda adds subscription firewall offering to Intronis MSP Solutions in North America

Available previously to MSPs in Europe, this customization of Barracuda’s next-gen firewall for the MSP market is now being offered in North America as a best-in-class offering for Intronis’ SMB-focused MSPs.

Kaspersky CEO sees cybersecurity headed from Dark Age to Golden Age

Kaspersky Lab’s colourful CEO stated at the company’s 2016 North American Partner Conference that while cybersecurity is presently in the Dark Ages, a Golden Age is on the horizon for the commercial market, with a key new industrial control security solution coming from Kaspersky later this year.

Toshiba signs on IT Weapons to take Toshiba-branded IT services to market

Having exited the consumer market in Canada, Toshiba is beefing up their B2B offerings, and has partnered with Brampton managed services provider IT Weapons to provide what will be a growing package of services and support.

Lookout brings its enterprise mobile security to market

Lookout’s enterprise offering, which leverages the data set from its 70 million consumer customers, will be sold entirely through channel partners, and entirely through distribution, which in North America will be Ingram Micro.

New iboss Network Security sales chief looks to expand market presence

iboss is well known in the education space, where it has a strong presence, but new SVP of Worldwide Sales Frank McLallen is looking to take advantage of their solutions’ scalability, and expand much more deeply into other markets.

Consumer mobile security vendor Lookout sets sights on enterprise market

With new venture funding to transition their business to the enterprise, Lookout has hired its first VP of Enterprise Product and its first channel chief, and is looking to the channel to drive its enterprise business