Tag Archive for Mobility

ThinPrint launches new positioning initiative, expands VMware partnership

ThinPrint adds a new Mobile Print solution for VMware Workspace ONE, as the company launches a new initiative designed to emphasize their broader vision and capabilities to customers.

ADTRAN CEO Stanton emphasizes cautious innovation in strategy review

The ADTRAN CEO has never been one to lead the pack chasing hot trends, and he remained consistent to that vision while outlining the company’s strategy at their CONNECT event for press and analysts.

Panasonic reshapes product portfolio and channel enablement to push deeper into new rugged device markets

Panasonic has made major changes to its product set and its channel go-to-market mechanisms in order to better expand in enterprise markets outside their rugged PC stronghold.

Mobile-first RMM Pulseway strengthens MSP services with IT Glue integration

Pulseway’s new integration adds an integration with a commonly-used IT documentation platform, that will improve MSPs’ ability to troubleshoot Pulseway, and make Pulseway a more attractive option for MSPs.

HPE to bring wireless power startup Chargifi to their channel through HPE Complete program

Chargifi’s pipeline has grown massively since iPhone support for wireless charging was announced last year, and the company is aggressively pivoting to a channel strategy, which will soon see them add distribution in the U.S. and Canada as well.

Panasonic enhances program benefits for exclusive Prime partners

In addition to providing increased benefits for those partners who elect to sell only Panasonic rugged notebooks, Panasonic has also increased its investment in a channel account team to provide more reps to work with partners.

Avaya unveils channel-only video conferencing and collaboration service

Avaya Equinox Meetings Online is a rebranded and significantly upgraded updating of Avaya Live Video. It is a service which integrates well with on-prem video, and is aimed at the premium part of the market where video quality matters.

Epicor announces reimagined, rebranded Prophet 21 distribution solution

Compared to the new Epicor ERP solution, which was just released to GA, Prophet 21 is less far along the development path, but the changes visible now from older versions are still significant.

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.

Addition to Sophos Central big element for channel in Sophos Mobile 7 EMM release

Sophos announced some significant feature additions, including the introduction of Internet of Things support and the further expansion of container support, but for most partners today, adding Mobile 7 to Sophos Central is likely to have the most immediate impact, because of the cross-sell opportunities.

Nexsan expands Unity portfolio with archiving box, desktop client

Nexsan’s new Unity Active Archive is expected to have a much larger market than Nexsan’s Assureon archiving product, because of its ease of use and deployment, broader use cases, and attractive pricing.

Bill Brandel pledges 2017 will be aggressive one for Ingram Micro in Canada

More aggressive moves in SMB, and cloud – including a better French-speaking cloud presence – are among the highlights of the Ingram Micro Canada roadmap strategy.

Zebra upgrades its mid-range mobile computers

These machines, targeted mainly at standard retail outlets, have met with a strong initial response, selling more units before launch than other Zebra phones typically sell in 3-5 months.

HP rationalizes Partner First Program for omni-channel era

Simplification was the theme on changes to HP’s Partner First program. On one level, they will make it easier for all partners to do business with HP. On another, they will limit the access some partners in the old Business Partner classification have to some types of product.

Pax8 lays out strategy going forward

The born-in-the-cloud distributor’s new intiatives include a new endpoint solution with Symantec, as that vendor enhances its cloud portfolio. The company also has a unique dual platform strategy to help redefine cloud distribution.