Mobile Devices

Cisco's Rowan Trollope demonstrates Spark Assistant at Partner Summit
Unified Communications

Cisco adding AI assistant to Spark collaboration tools

November 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco adding AI assistant to Spark collaboration tools
Cisco previews Spark Assistant, which aims to bring voice control to its collaboration tools, and ultimately create a AI-based meeting moderator.

Managed Services

Beachhead seeing growing MSP interest in encryption-based compliance-as-a-service

August 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Beachhead seeing growing MSP interest in encryption-based compliance-as-a-service
While the growth of punitive regulations has led some MSPs to back off clients with ample regulated data, others are responding by establishing compliance-as-a-service using encryption.

Enrique Lores, president of imaging and printing for HP Inc.
Printing and Imaging

HP print boss: “We’re driving a print renaissance”

June 19, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP print boss: “We’re driving a print renaissance”
With its printing business growing again, HP is focusing on outcomes in three key markets to keep the growth going.

Mobility

Aruba turns to the core with first core aggregation switch

June 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Aruba turns to the core with first core aggregation switch
In addition to the new Aruba 8400 Core Switch, featuring an advanced new OS, Aruba is also announcing the addition of asset tracking capabilities to their Meridian Mobile App platform.

Managed Services

RMM provider Pulseway adds NOC to services

March 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on RMM provider Pulseway adds NOC to services
Pulseway, which offers cloud-based RMM services with a focus on the needs of mobile users, has been intensifying its MSP business over the last year, and adds to that with new NOC services for that market.

Mobility

New IGEL Cloud Gateway software looks to improve support of off-network endpoints

February 28, 2017 Mark Cox 1
IGEL, which greatly strengthened its presence in North America last year, has mainly ramped up in the U.S. to date, but is planning a push in Canada this year.

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.

Managed Services

Improving technician experience, unified low-priced backup highlight Kaseya VSA 9.4

January 24, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Improving technician experience, unified low-priced backup highlight Kaseya VSA 9.4
Other enhancements to Kaseya VSA include improving the discovery engine to make finding and categorizing machines more accurate and comprehensive.

Managed Services

My Digital Shield adds assurance protection against breaches

August 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on My Digital Shield adds assurance protection against breaches
Security-as-a-service provider My Digital Shield recently launched an assurance program to cover its small business customers in the event of a breach, with a major mobility initiative likely the next to roll out.

Mobility

PowWow looks to revolutionize mobile applications with new platform, CEO, channel focus

May 27, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on PowWow looks to revolutionize mobile applications with new platform, CEO, channel focus
PowWow’s platform for turning legacy apps into native Mobile ones with relative ease has just been upgraded, and the company is looking to increase its channel business through a select partner channel.