Tag Archive for R&D

Extreme Networks technology chief lays out vision at Toronto event

Extreme sees the edge as the most exciting part of the network – like much of their competition. They also believe however, that their design philosophy will give them a different kind of edge over the competition moving forward.

Canada still not tapping into full potential of artificial intelligence

SAS Canada’s AI Executive event on Wednesday focused on how Canadian companies can best use AI to drive business outcomes. However, SAS also emphasized data that indicate that to date, that hasn’t been happening in Canada, which lags globally when it comes to adoption in production environments.

SolarWinds MSP head Pagliuca emphasizes spirit of partnership in Empower keynote

SolarWinds SVP and GM Pagliuca kicked off the company’s event in Scottsdale by emphasizing the centrality of partnership between the company and its MSP partners, while talking about what MSPs need to do to be successful and giving them some nuggets about new things they can expect this year.

New Capture Cloud Platform highlights broad range of new SonicWall announcements

A surge in ransomware attacks in Q1 re-emphasizes the value proposition of the SonicWall integrated portfolio of solutions, which now combines the Capture Cloud Platform working in concert with other devices in the data centre.

Hindenburg Drone crash at Macola event previews, parallels channel go-to-market unpredictability

The opening keynote at the annual Macola customer and partner event featured a drone demo intended to show mastery over adjacent technology that backfired spectacularly, although harmlessly. The event itself also featured an air of unpredictability – over the role of the channel in the Macola go-to-market going forward.

Macola cloud strategy still being assessed, with an offering likely in calendar 2018

ECi has instructed Macola to make development of a cloud strategy a major priority. Macola’s execs discuss the specifics of what they are doing, when customers are likely to see the fruits of this labour, and what they are likely to be.

ECi Software President lays out strategy for Macola, including pooled resources, cloud option

ECi, to which Macola reports after their acquisition by ECI’s Apax Partners, told Macola customers and partners at their EVOLVE event what the new ownership will mean for them, and how Macola fits into ECI’s strategy for its manufacturing division.

BlackBerry to strengthen mobile security with WatchDox acquisition

BlackBerry continues its strong rebound from what was widely seen as a deathwatch not that long ago by acquiring WatchDox, which will also form the basis of a new security-focused BlackBerry R&D center in Israel.