Smartphones

Mobility

Check Point adds threat prevention to mobile security, and intros new high-end gateway to prevent today’s threats

July 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Check Point adds threat prevention to mobile security, and intros new high-end gateway to prevent today’s threats
SandBlast Mobile 3.0 extends the parameters of smartphone protection by adding the ability to prevent threats as well as detect them, while the new 23900 security gateway adds a new very high end data centre appliance for Check Point customers who don’t need the scalability of a chassis.

Mobility

ThinPrint sees strong channel opportunities in new mobile initiatives

June 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ThinPrint sees strong channel opportunities in new mobile initiatives
ThinPrint has begun to re-emphasize mobile print solutions, which include the introduction of a new next-gen solution, and a partnership with MobileIron that they expect will be very strategic.

Mobility

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

April 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on 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.

Managed Services

Addigy adds MDM to their cloud-based MacOS management platform

April 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Addigy adds MDM to their cloud-based MacOS management platform
Addigy has filled a specific role in the market, providing multi-tenanted Mac management, but now, propelled by iPad demand, they have expanded that to all Apple devices with a new unified MacOS management platform.

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Channel Programs

Cisco innovation chiefs stress ecosystems

September 26, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco innovation chiefs stress ecosystems
From augmented reality to IOT, there are no digital transformation without ecosystems, say leaders of four of Cisco’s nine global innovation centres.

Cloud

The consumerization of IT

April 27, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on The consumerization of IT
Sage’s X3 product manager issues a call to action to channel partners not yet in the cloud to rethink their strategy.

Cloud

Jive, inContact, and Polycom announce UCaaS technology predictions

February 13, 2017 Guest Poster Comments Off on Jive, inContact, and Polycom announce UCaaS technology predictions
Jive Communications, inContact, and Polycom share their top predictions for 2017 in the unified communications-as-a-service space.

Data Centre

Michael Dell talks strategy at Dell EMC World

October 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Michael Dell talks strategy at Dell EMC World
The Dell Technologies CEO stated his views on multiple topics in a variety of topics during Q&A sessions at the event.

Security

Sophos re-imagines encryption for the mass market

July 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Sophos re-imagines encryption for the mass market
Encryption has been basically limited to larger enterprises because of its complexity, but with their new Safeguard Encryption 8 offering, Sophos has reworked it to be simple enough for mid-market and SMB companies.

Distribution

Tech Data Canada makes play in unlocked smartphone market with Noetic agreement

March 17, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Tech Data Canada makes play in unlocked smartphone market with Noetic agreement
The distributor is expanding its presence in the unlocked smartphone market, to give solution providers more options, and to keep them well positioned in the event of a shift away from major carrier solidarity on the subsidy model and its phone plans.