MSPs

Marc-Henri Lauzon, president of ITUtility.net
Cloud

ITUtility.net adds Lync to its hosted mix

April 3, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ITUtility.net adds Lync to its hosted mix
Adding realtime collaboration tool to hosted apps bundle keeps partners competitive, provides new services opportunities

Clouds
Cloud

Cisco merges cloud, managed services partner programs

November 27, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco merges cloud, managed services partner programs
Program changes give MSPs and cloud-focused partners access to all-important VIP for first time

Tim FitzGerald Avnet
Cloud

Avnet adds four new Amazon-powered cloud services

November 27, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet adds four new Amazon-powered cloud services
Two backup offerings, hosted SharePoint, and Web hosting on the way from the distributor

Ed Abrams, vice president of marketing for small and medium business at IBM
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IBM to make $4 billion in financing available through channel

November 26, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM to make $4 billion in financing available through channel
Big Blue’s financing efforts include a new mobile app that speeds partners’ efforts to get customer projects funded

Ed Abrams, vice president of marketing for small and medium business at IBM
Channel Programs

IBM makes big MSP push

October 4, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on IBM makes big MSP push
New programs acknowledge MSPs are different from other partners, Big Blue executive says

Symantec Magement Console
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Symantec announces availability of Partner Management Console

August 2, 2012 Guest Poster Comments Off on Symantec announces availability of Partner Management Console
Console gives MSPs access to Symantec’s .cloud lineup of Endpoint Protection and Backup products

Microsoft Office 365
Channel Programs

Microsoft to let partners bill for Office 365

July 9, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft to let partners bill for Office 365
Move will allow MSPs to add cloud service to their lineup, but what does it mean for third-party hosts?

Tim FitzGerald Avnet
Cloud

Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup

May 31, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet adds off-premise capabilities to its cloud lineup
Partnership with Savvis first step in building hosted solutions linecard

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America
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Kaspersky launches managed security service offering

May 15, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky launches managed security service offering
MSP edition allows partner to charge for licenses on a monthly, rather than yearly, basis

Jeannine Edwards, ConnectWise community director
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ConnectWise focuses on business intelligence with 2012.1 launch

April 3, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ConnectWise focuses on business intelligence with 2012.1 launch
New financial dashboard helps MSPs monitor customer profitability, SLAs