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DataMotion , an email encryption provider, and Envoy Data Corporation, an IT security solutions specialty distributor, agreed to a partnership that will strengthen Envoy Data’s product portfolio and help its North American resellers sell to a mid-sized enterprise market.
DDoS and advanced threat protection solution provider Arbor Networks announced it received several commendations at the 2014 Golden Bridge Awards program, including Gold for Mobile Network Security, Gold for Network Security Innovation and Bronze for Security Service Innovation.
Global IT solutions distribution leader Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., today announced its Avnet Services business unit is working with the Linux Foundation to offer popular Linux courses through Avnet Academy in both online and classroom settings worldwide.
etouches , a provider of cloud-based event management enterprise software, and Salesforce.com, the largest CRM provider, announced strengthened integration intended to provide a more responsive system and allow for sophisticated workflows
Enterprise Mobility Management provider Airwatch by VMware today introduced AirWatch AppShield, which allows organizations to secure data, enforce compliance policies and control the development, deployment, and security of critical business applications.
Microsoft’s decree to end technical support for the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 solutions creates great potential for growth in Q3 and Q4 for distributors and VARs as many SMBs complete the transition before support for Server 2003 ends in July 2015.
“Grow From the Right Intro,” a new study by the CMO Council and the Business Performance Innovation Network, found that today’s businesses highly value the importance of partnerships.
Dell today debuted a variety of new commercial PC solutions, including: the Latitude 7000 Series 2-in-1 detachable laptop, the Latitude 3000 Series laptops, the Latitude 5000 Series Laptop, and the Latitude 14 Rugged laptop.
Lenovo today announced an expanded portfolio of tablets and PCs to be released between September and November 2014. The first product to be released will be the Lenovo Tab S8 this month, followed by the Lenovo Y70 Touch in October and the Lenovo ERAZER X315 in November.
“Our latest consumer tablet and PCs give consumers even more choice so they can select the right device that fits best into their mobile lifestyle,” said Jeff Meredith, vice president, marketing, Mobile Business Group, Lenovo. “From the super mobile TAB S8 tablet to the Y70 and ERAZER X315 gaming PC, we’ve optimized each one to meet the diverse needs of customers.”
The Tab S8 tablet, with a competitive starting price of $199, is powered with an Intel processor and is slim and lightweight at 0.65 pounds and 0.31 inches thick. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat and includes 16 GB of storage.
The Y70 Touch includes NVIDIA GTX graphics, an Intel Core i7 processor, JBL-designed stereo speakers and subwoofer, and Dolby Advanced Audio. At 17 inches, its Lenovo’s largest touchscreen laptop, yet it’s lighter than others in its class at under 7.5 pounds.
The ERAZER X315 is an affordable, efficient and immersive gaming PC with AMD Radeon R9 series graphics, a quad-core processor and up to 2 TB of SSHD. It also features four USB 3.0 ports and 12 GB of memory.
Colocation provider 365 Data Centers announced Utopia Systems Inc. selected 365’s Philadelphia data center to deliver hosted SaaS and managed service solutions.
Utopia, a provider of hosted Microsoft Office solutions for SMBs, offers hosted SaaS applications for firms in industries such as legal and medical records. 365 offers the scalability necessary for Utopia as it grows its business and works to meet increasing demand for cloud and virtual servers, as well as HIPPA and SSAE 16 compliance.
IBM released “The Individual Enterprise — How Mobility Redefines Business,” a new report that provides guidance to businesses on unlocking enterprise mobility potential.
The report, developed by the IBM Institute for Business Value, highlights the importance of analytics-driven mobile strategies in redefining business and how work gets done.
The International Data Corporation Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Equipment QView showed mixed results for Q2 2014. Though revenue in regions such as North America and Asia/Pacific increased quarter over quarter and decreased year over year, Latin America saw opposite results.
Overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increased 1.8 percent quarter over quarter in Q2 2014, it decreased -9 percent year over year.
LogMeIn, Inc. announced the availability of a new integration between LogMeIn and Autotask designed to help Managed Service Providers increase efficiency and reduce response time.
The remote management and automation features of LogMeIn Central combined with the workflow features of Autotask allow MSPs to create a workflow that eliminates the need to use multiple interfaces to handle ticketing.
"We believe that today's MSPs and IT service providers have a great opportunity to better service their clients, differentiate their services from the competition, and create new revenue streams by addressing the inherent realities of today's mobile, distributed workforce," said Ted Roller, vice president of channel development at LogMeIn. "By bringing together the best of Central and Autotask – tools trusted and relied upon by today's MSPs – we can help our channel partners continuously improve their ability to monitor systems, automate tasks and better manage devices, both inside and outside of office."
Other benefits of the integration include the ability to configure ticket parameters that map to Autotask and to diagnose and fix computers directly from Autotask.
Continuum recently announced that it has accelerated its partnership with MaaS360 by Fiberlink because of unprecedented growth in mobile device management.
“While the number of mobile devices per individual is rapidly growing and the need for MDM policies is becoming more and more obvious, a fraction of MSPs is still overlooking possibilities offered by including MDM in their day-to-day business,” said Francois Daumard, VP of Channels at Fiberlink. “But, there is a tremendous need and opportunity, and Continuum and Fiberlink make it very easy to get started. With no minimum devices required, Continuum’s MSPs can easily help their clients manage mobile devices alongside their desktops and servers, under the same single pane of glass, addressing HIPAA compliance, security and control over all devices – including mobile.”
Canadian telecommunications company TELUS partnered with Vox Mobile and AirWatch to create “MDM Made Easy,” a turn-key mobile device management solution.
MDM Made Easy is a cloud-hosted, quick-to-deploy, feature-rich solution that eliminates the need for on-premise hardware and simplifies the processes for enrolling, configuring, and updating devices with pre-configured user profiles.
"AirWatch, TELUS and Vox Mobile have come together to enable Canadian businesses to drive transformation across their organization through mobile," said John Marshall, senior vice president and general manager, AirWatch by VMware. "By leveraging AirWatch's best-in-class platform and TELUS' coast-to-coast network, TELUS MDM Made Easy helps businesses quickly deploy a leading solution that combines connectivity, security, service, simplicity and value."
TELUS business customers receive a complementary basic package for their TELUS devices, and can further customize MDM Made Easy with additional security features such as secure email, application scanning, file sharing, and web browsing.
Visual solution product provider ViewSonic Corp. joined up with NaviSite and NVIDIA to showcase its new VDI client at VMworld.
ViewSonic’s CDE-8451-TL, an 84-inch, 4k, touch screen display, works seamlessly with NaviSite’s cloud-hosted Desktop as a Service that includes NVIDIA GRID technology. NVIDIA GRID technology benefits users by giving them the ability to offload graphics processing from the CPU to the GPU in a virtualized environment.
IT management company ManageEngine today announced availability of VMware Horizon View monitoring in its application performance monitoring solution, Applications Manager.
VMware Horizon View Monitoring will enable enterprises to view and understand virtual desktop infrastructures running on Horizon View so they can deliver optimal performance to employees that use applications delivered via Horizon View.
McAfee today announced advancements to its Server Security Suites portfolio, including optimized performance and additional management efficiency to improve security in physical, virtualized, and cloud server environments.
Servers are often the target of threats and attacks due to the significant amounts of data stored, which makes securing them a top priority.
“Today’s flexible data centers require innovative solutions that shield physical, virtual and cloud environments from stealthy attacks,” said Candace Worley, senior vice president and general manager of endpoint security at McAfee, part of Intel Security. “Our Server Security Suites guard servers, the crown jewels of the data center, with comprehensive protection, simplified security management, improved scalability for large environments and connections into key technologies throughout the data center.”
McAfee’s new server security suites, McAfee Server Security Suite Essentials and McAfee Server Security Advanced, both include McAfee MOVE AV technology, complete blacklisting, and optimized virtualization support capabilities. McAfee Server Security Advanced includes whitelisting and additional, comprehensive server security protection.
Demos of these products will be available at Intel’s VMworld booth, #1721, until August 28.
StorageCraft Technology Corporation will be exhibiting at VMworld 2014, where it will preview for the first time its StorageCraft Plug-in for VMware.
StorageCraft will be located in booth no.2531 from Aug. 24-27. VMworld attendees can pre-register for the StorageCraft demo here, with the first 100 attendees to see the demo receiving a free time-limited StorageCraft ShadowProtect IT Edition subscription.
“Attendees will get a sneak peek at the next addition to the StorageCraft Recover-Ability™ Solution,” said Curt James, StorageCraft vice president of marketing and business development. “The StorageCraft Plug-in for VMware will solidify StorageCraft as one of the best disaster recovery solutions for physical and virtual environments.”
The StorageCraft Plug-in for VMware will allow users to monitor the status of VM backups and start, pause, and resume a backup job. More information is available here.
Email encryption provider DataMotion announced it has partnered with Rain Networks. The DataMotion-Rain Networks partnership will be centered on sales and integration of DataMotion’s encryption solutions for SMBs.
Rain Networks will sell and distribute DataMotion’s encryption offerings through its reseller channel, consisting of VARs, system builders, technology consultants and technical service providers.
“We’re on opposite sides of the country but have had a close relationship with Rain Networks for quite some time. By fortifying and combining efforts under this new partnership, DataMotion greatly increases its visibility in the small business market, making it easier and more cost-efficient for a business to buy and integrate our security solutions,” said Bob Bales, CEO of DataMotion.
Unitrends announced it has partnered with wholesale technology product distributor Tech Data Corporation to offer Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service in Tech Data’s Solutions Store in its TDCloud business unit.
“Our agreement with Tech Data tremendously expands our channel presence by making Unitrends DRaaS available to a vast reseller base,” said Bob Gagnon, Unitrends’ vice president of channel sales. “We are making a best-in-class managed service available for purchase on a subscription basis. And, doing so through Tech Data’s Solutions Store enables us to greatly simplify the ordering process for our IT channel.”
Unitrends DRaaS backup appliance solution guarantees full recovery of IT infrastructures in the cloud within hours of a declared disaster.
Aislelabs , a leading in-store provider of marketing and analytics programs, announced its channel partner program for service providers including VARs, distributors, technology system integrators, Wi-Fi MSPs, retail consulting firms and marketing agencies.
This partner program is designed to combine Aislelabs technology with partner expertise and knowledge, creating a mutually beneficial relationship.
GoDaddy , the largest technology provider dedicated to SMBs, announced it acquired Mad Mimi in a deal that will expand GoDaddy’s product offerings.
Mad Mimi’s email marketing product is designed to help SMBs to create, send, share and track email newsletters. Its product will continue to be available as a standalone application, and GoDaddy and Mad Mimi intend to create a product using the Mad Mimi platform, planned to be available in 2015.
Logic PD announced a Wireless Communication Device Blueprint, an application guide for turning legacy equipment into wireless solutions.
“As the world becomes increasingly connected, users want their applications to be moved online for ease of use and increased operational efficiency,” said Jason Voiovich, vice president of marketing. “Under pressure, OEMs are often overwhelmed by the proposition of retrofitting their legacy equipment and overlook the upside of adding a renewable revenue stream that comes with networked devices. The Wireless Blueprint guides them through the process and identifies the opportunities.”
Datapipe, a cloud and managed services provider, announced its acquisition of managed hosting and cloud company Layered Tech. This acquisition will allow Datapipe to expand into the government sector with FISMA and FedRAMP compliant Federal cloud offerings and will fuel Datapipe’s growth in managed cloud services.
GreenSQL, a provider of database security and compliance solutions for the cloud, has joined the not-for-profit Cloud Security Alliance, which has a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing.
GreenSQL protects customers from SQL injection attacks and unauthorized data access. Its solution camouflages and secures database applications and its Database Activity Monitoring independently monitors and audits all database activity both in the cloud and across traditional database platforms.
Information and communication technology company Fujitsu today announced the availability of datacenter capabilities in New York and California; it also plans to open a third Tier III datacenter in Regina, Saskatchewan.
These datacenters will offer Fujitsu customers access to outsourcing and private cloud management services; a premier network, systems integration and application management services; and Japanese bilingual services, a benefit to Japan Originated Companies. Bilingual services are important to both JOC companies operating in the Americas and those hoping to globalize and expand into the Americas.
Vaultize announced the beta release of its anywhere access connector for Google DriveTM for work, which will enable enterprise users to uniformly access edit and share corporate data across Google Drive, file servers and NAS from mobile devices. Built-in fully-integrated Enterprise Mobility Management and Data Protection and Data Loss Prevention capabilities are necessary to its end-to-end security.
Florida Polytechnic University , Flagship Solutions Group and IBM announced a new supercomputing center composed of IBM high performance systems, software and cloud-based storage, to help educate students at the only state-sponsored Florida university dedicated solely to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
New research released by TrackVia revealed that IT departments are now embracing the BYOD and BYOA trends, since enterprise tools aren’t meeting employee needs and IT workers can’t stop the trend.
After surveying more than 1,000 U.S. workers and 250 IT department employees, TrackVia found that nearly half of all employees felt that company-provided tools weren’t meeting their needs, which is why more than half of the employees surveyed admitted that they bring their own apps and devices to work.
Kaseya announced it acquired security and authentication provider Scorpion Software earlier this week. By integrating Scorpion Software’s AuthAnvil products into Kaseya’s suite of solutions, Kaseya will deliver the first comprehensive and integrated Security and IT Management as a Service solution.
Organizations must be able to provide employees with secure and simple access to necessary applications and information, yet they must be able to protect employee information and company data from unauthorized access. Identity and access management is critical to MSP and IT departments faced with today’s security threats.
IP desktop phone developer snom technology AG and voice services and solutions provider Teliax announced at the ITEXPO West conference in Las Vegas that snom’s 7xx series desktop phones and Teliax’s VoIP management solution are interoperable.
“The entire snom line of IP telephones are very high quality and have a long history of reliability,” said Kerry Garrison, VP of Retail Operations at Teliax. “Completing interoperability with the snom line ensures that our customers will have an excellent experience when using these devices, enabling them to use the IVY platform with even more ease.”
Enterprise file-sync-and-share provider WatchDox announced the forthcoming availability of its Cloud Content Connectors, which will extend protection to files created or stored in cloud storage repositories. It will first offer its Cloud Content Connector for Google Drive.
Tour de Force CRM , a CRM, SFA, and BI software solution provider focused on serving B2B industries, has earned a position in the Niche quadrant of the Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation.”
TestudoData will hold webinars on August 15 and 19 to educate SMBs on the Postini Transition and migration options to Proofpoint or McAfee security services.
Intuit, Inc. study “Small Business Success in the Cloud” found that by 2020, nearly 80 percent of U.S. small businesses will be adapted to cloud computing, more than doubling the 37 percent currently using cloud technology.
Inuit believes that this will trend will transform the way that small businesses operate as they become more cloud dependent and gain access to services that can improve efficiency and success.
Naverisk 2014 R1, which promises to deliver unique and superior innovations in Remote Monitoring and Management and Service Desk Innovations to MSPs and IT service providers, is now generally available.
Telkonet business division EcoSmart, an energy management technology platform, announced its system will be installed in all guest rooms, lobby areas and meeting spaces at the Hilton Barra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. today reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014 results. Its Q4 results were better than expected after a weaker than anticipated Q3 and fiscal year results marked Avnet’s return to year-over-year growth.
Sales grew by 8 percent to nearly $27.5 billion, and CEO Rick Hamada said “meaningful improvements” were made in FY2014, including adding $2 billion to Avnet’s top line, expanding margins and returns, and growing adjusted diluted earnings per share by 16.8 percent.
FreeWave Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Machine to Machine and Internet of Things wireless networking solutions, announced it will showcase its WavePoint platform at M2M Evolution’s 2014 Battle of the Platforms, a competition against other industry-leading M2M platforms.
Email messaging and web security solutions provider AppRiver, LLC, released its mid-year Global Security Report, an analysis of threats and malware trends tracked during the first half of 2014.
Cumulus Networks today announced upcoming availability of Cumulus Linux 2.2, about a year after the original release of Cumulus Linux. The newest edition of Cumulus Linux supports 16 hardware platforms, two CPU architectures and five vendors, empowering customers with flexibility while providing high efficiency.
Middle and High school students across the United States can enter the third Verizon Innovative App Challenge and create app concepts that solve problems in their schools and communities.
This challenge, designed to encourage youth interest in science, technology, engineering and math, lasts through Nov. 24. Teams will be judged on whether the concept solves community challenges, includes STEM principles, and is creative, unique and innovative.
Data protection and disaster recovery company Unitrends achieved its 22nd consecutive quarter of record growth in Q2 2014.
Unitrends, within the past year, added 45 employees and 928 new customers and increased worldwide bookings by 51 percent and bookings throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa 770 percent.
Sales for Unitrends Enterprise Backup and Unitrends Virtual Backup grew 100 percent from the first half of 2013 to H1 2014. ReliableDR grew more than 2,000 percent from H1 2013 to H1 2014.
SherWeb announced it acquired ORCS Web Inc., a Windows-based managed hosting provider that will continue to operate as a SherWeb subsidiary.
The IBM board of directors elected Alex Gorsky and Peter Voser to the board, beginning September 1, 2014 and January 1, 2015, respectively. After their elections take effect, the board will have 14 members.
“We are delighted that Alex and Peter will be joining the IBM board of directors. Both are accomplished international business leaders. Alex and Peter each have deep and successful experience running information-intensive global enterprises and both are well known as pacesetters in innovation. Their expertise and insights will be extremely beneficial to IBM and our shareholders.”
Gorsky is the chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson and held multiple executive positions with Johnson & Johnson prior to being named CEO. He also serves on boards of the Travis Manion Foundation and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
Voser is a retired CEO of Royal Dutch Shell plc. He held various executive positions at the Dutch global energy and petrochemicals company and also served as CFO of the Asea Brown Boveri Group of Companies. He serves on the boards of a variety of organizations including Catalyst and the St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies and is the director of Roche Holding Ltd.
TES Global, a network of teachers worldwide with nearly 6 million registered teachers, has acquired Blendspace. Blendspace is a strategic acquisition for TES Global, as its web-based tools enable teachers to create self-paced digital lessons for students.
The Blendspace business and team will become part of Wikispaces, acquired by TES Global in February 2014. Previous Blendspace customers can continue to use Blendspace and premium features will now be available for free.
Cloud infrastructure monitoring service Site24x7 introduced its partner program that will enable cloud, platform and service providers to deliver website, server and application performance management.
Site24x7 provides low cost, robust application performance monitoring, which is ideal for SMBs and customers looking for comprehensive and customized solutions.
Ricoh Americas Corporation announced the release of the Ricoh App for Google Cloud Print web printing services, which will make its business-class printers and multifunction products compatible with Google Cloud Print.
This application allows organizations to print from devices with Internet access without the need for costly print servers and drivers, lowering the cost of business-class document services.
ABI Research analysis indicates that OEM and Aftermarket Telematics will become dominant sectors for cellular M2M connections, growing to at least a 40 percent connection.
As OEM and Aftermarket Telematics become dominant, advanced metering infrastructure and remote monitoring and control are expected to lose their positions as top market share for cellular connections.
Provincial Development Group, Inc. announced its president, Blain Wease will be a presenter at CompTIA ChannelCon 2014. His presentation will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 4.
“The IT space is in a tremendous season of opportunity and transition,” says Wease. “I look forward to discussing tangible ways of navigating transformation and transition with business leaders who are walking through these waters in real time.”
Unvired, Inc. today announced the release of its Application Development Platform for Wearables, allowing developers to build applications for Wearables including smart glasses and smart watches.
Along with the release of this platform, Unvired launched its first Glass and Wear applications that integrate SAP, bringing information from SAP onto Wearables.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. announced it was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to deliver a comprehensive suite of local area network managed services for the agency within the National Capital Region under the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 contract.
Tony Scott, VMware CIO and senior vice president, has joined the Board of Advisors for channel-exclusive managed IT services solutions provider Continuum. He previously worked as a CIO at Microsoft and The Walt Disney Company and was General Motors Corporation’s CTO of Information Systems & Services.
Tony Scott will also speak at Continuum’s first user conference, Navigate 2014, which will take place September 21-23 in Boston.
My Digital Shield announced the first version of its cloud-based security solution for small and growing businesses is available through its website and the channel.
MDS’ solution is designed to give small businesses access to enterprise-level security that is easy to install, configure and maintain. It protects against data breaches, hackers, and viruses while requiring no additional updates or plug-ins.
Cloud company INetU announced it will offer integrated managed services across multiple cloud environments including support for Amazon Web Services. It will work to provide infrastructure to customers whether they run all on AWS, all on INetU, all on public or private clouds, or in combination.
Data protection and disaster recovery company Unitrends announced it was recognized in Gartner, Inc.’s “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.” Gartner, a leading IT research and analysis firm, evaluated providers based on their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision.
Xerox announced John Kennedy will join the corporation as chief marketing officer and a vice president. Kennedy comes to Xerox after 18 years with IBM in a number of senior marketing, sales, and strategy roles.
Kennedy’s most recent role at IBM was as the vice president, global business services; in this role, he was responsible for marketing and generation of demand for their global business services.
Sabre Corporation is hosting a hackathon to challenge developers to create revolutionary apps for the travel industry. The 24-hour hackathon, held on Aug. 1-2, is a non-stop event that allows developers to use Sabre’s APIs and other open technology providers to create a working travel application prototype.
Cloud-based intelligent sales automation software market leader Velocify announced it was chosen as one of AlwaysOn’s Global 250 Companies to Watch.
NetSuite, Inc. announced they have acquired London-based Venda, in a deal that will allow NetSuite to expand into the European market.
By acquiring Venda, a leading cloud-based digital commerce solution provider, NetSuite will be able to better deliver an omnichannel commerce experience to their customers.
Cloud-based rich communication service Voxox has set a company record for third-party recognitions in the first half of 2014.
“Voxox is working tirelessly to establish the communication experiences of the future,” said Bryan Hertz, co-founder and CEO of Voxox. “We are honored that so many influential industry organizations have recognized our efforts, validating our position as an unrivaled unified communications leader and innovator.”
Dell Software yesterday launched solutions Dell DL1000 and Dell DR2000v and introduced an updated version of its AppAssure data protection software solution.
AppAssure 5.4.2 includes many new features such as cloud access management, cloud archive and import, scheduled and incremental archive, and expanded platform support.
Qliktag Software Inc. announced that it has strategically acquired epcSolutions’ Data Aggregator Software and related technology as well as social media and digital agency Buzzfactory Interactive Pvt. Ltd.
Acquiring epcSolutions’ technology is very strategic to Qliktag, as its assets will integrate well with current Qliktag solutions and Qliktag will obtain its existing customers. Nutrifacts, a mobile app for scanning groceries and product barcodes to receive nutritional information as well as discounts, is a significant part of the acquisition.
Email marketing service provider StreamSend shared six steps how agencies and marketers can assist clients by adding online remarketing to their clients’ email mix and boosting email campaigns’ conversion rate.
Unitrends introduced Unitrends Virtual Backup 8.0 Monday, a virtual appliance that provides hypervisor-level protection for VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix.
This product, a vast improvement on its predecessor, PHD Virtual Backup, is a standout among competing systems in the industry. Compared to its peers, UVB 8.0 uses 66 percent less storage space and 75 percent less virtual resources, yet backup and recovery can be performed up to 20 times faster and it has the lowest overall cost of ownership.
IBM announced the upcoming release of a storage-as-a-service offering on IBM SoftLayer, code named Elastic Storage on Cloud, which provides organizations access to a storage environment that includes SoftLayer bare metal resources and allows movement of data between on-premise infrastructure and the cloud.
This storage-as-a-service offering is especially significant for organizations with high performance computing and analytics, including seismic data processing, credit risk management, and genomics. It gives organizations a way to meet sudden deficiencies in storage capacity without requiring purchase, installation, or management of in-house storage infrastructure.
Infonetics Research released excerpts from Centralized Signaling and Routing Control Market Outlook, a report which tracks and predicts through 2018 CSRC platform revenue by region.
As mobile broadband traffic continues to grow, so will CSRC. Infonetics forecasts that $282 million will be spent globally on CRSC equipment from 2014 to 2018, much of which will be used for LTE network expansion.
Constant Contact, Inc. , which offers an online marketing program for SMBs, has chosen Aria Systems’ platform for recurring revenue management to provide a greater variety of pricing, packaging, and billing options to its 600,000 customers.
Trend Micro Incorporated announced it has launched its second annual internship program, which provides work experience in a corporate environment and promotes cyber security education for millennial-generation interns.
Schneider Electric introduced the APC Back-UPS Connect BGE70, an uninterruptible power supply designed to power small loads for several hours during a power outage.
The BGE70 can charge consumer electronics such as tablets and smartphones during an extended outage, power a connected home hub, and power small loads such as modems, routers, and VoIP phones for about 3.5 hours during an outage. It also protects devices from damage through voltage spikes or lows, noise or unstable frequencies with a three-battery backup, surge-protected outlets and an easy-to-use reset feature.
My Digital Shield today announced it has raised $500,000 in seed funding from private investors, including Litera Investments.
This funding will help support the growth of MDS, which was founded in 2013 to give SMBs access to enterprise-level security technology that is reasonably priced and easy to install, configure and use.
“This investment will allow us to expand MDS’ security offerings, build out our team, establish more reseller relationships, and grow our sales efforts,” said Andrew Bagrin, founder and chief executive officer of My Digital Shield. “Small businesses cannot afford in-house IT experts or the expensive Internet security solutions currently on the market and designed for the Global 2000. Our mission is to deliver much-needed protection against cyber threats and intrusion to business owners at an affordable and predictable price, helping them protect their brands and foster growth.”
Brother International Corporation and Protected Trust, LLC have partnered to offer a joint solution that includes secure cloud servers, email encryption services, secure hosted exchange services, email archiving services, and disaster recovery services.
Brother traditionally supplies technology such as scanners and all-in-one printers to SMBs and is continuing to develop its IT services to work in conjunction with its hardware and cloud offerings.
Zenith customers who purchased StorageCraft ShadowProtect licenses through Zenith Infotech have the opportunity to transition to new licenses through July 31 at a discounted rate.
StorageCraft ShadowProtect, a backup software solution, includes products for virtual systems, desktops, laptops, servers, and Microsoft Exchange email systems.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. today introduced the Ethernet Switch MLAG, which allows hosts to connect to two separate switches with a pair of load balanced bonded interfaces and boosts speed of failure recovery.
Open Ethernet, as many of you may know, gives businesses the ability to choose switch solutions without constraints, separate hardware and software, and more effectively control network resources.
Wireless LAN solution provider Extricom Ltd. announced availability of its RP-23ac access point that uses its Channel Blanket architecture to maximize the efficiency and reliability of the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard.
New York metro telecom provider Lightpath expanded its portfolio of managed service offerings with Lightpath Video Conference, a cloud-based service that provides virtual meeting rooms and managed video services.
Lightpath Video Conference allows mid-market and large businesses to conference and connect with up to 25 attendees worldwide on most devices. It is a fully-managed service that provides an end-to-end feature set that includes system design and installation, virtual meeting room services that support either new or existing equipment, access to a 24/7 helpdesk, and optional proactive monitoring.
Red Hat, Inc. announced cloud management certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform. This allows partners’ cloud management solutions to manage and interoperate with Red Hat Linux OpenStack Platform and assures Red Hat customers that OpenStack-based clouds and management solutions have been thoroughly tested and are supported by Red Hat and its partners.
tw telecom inc. announced it was selected as the recipient of seven ATLANTIC-ACM North American Business Connectivity awards. The Colorado-based Business Ethernet and networking solutions provider was awarded: Large Service Provider Brand, Sales Reps, Provisioning, Network Performance, Customer Service, Voice Value, and Data Value.
Unitrends announced its hybrid cloud Disaster Recovery as a Service offering that can recover entire IT infrastructures within hours of a disaster.
This new DRaaS offering allows customers to backup virtual and physical environments on-site with continuous replication of data, systems, and applications to the cloud through No Limits Cloud storage. If a disaster or failure occurs, live virtual machines and physical systems are instantly created within the same cloud to recover all IT infrastructure, preventing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
Zendesk, Inc. introduced customer service analytics tool Insights, which offers analytics capabilities for organizations to better understand their customer service interactions managed through its cloud-based customer service platform. Zendesk urges organizations to use Insights to gain greater context, understand organization-customer interactions, and drive focused change.
Insights is designed to deliver simple visualizations and reports to allow organizations to measure the effectiveness of their customer support as well as compare their support to more than 23,000 industry peers and interpret interactions with customers.
HP announced the new HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series, which is intended to help businesses make the switch from legacy network infrastructure to software-defined networks to enhance performance.
Legacy network infrastructure’s complexity and limitations on performance make it ineffective and outdated when compared to SDN infrastructure. SDN offers flexibility that allow organizations to implement new applications, provide quality service for end users, and align network activity with bottom-line goals. One of the most important features of SDN is that it has open standards that allow customers to avoid vendor lock-in; as many of you know, vendor-lock in can prohibit businesses from being able to take advantage of the latest innovations.
Glip, Inc. announced yesterday the integration of applications Jira, Harvest, and Github into its business messaging platform Glip as the first phase of its integrations initiative.
These integrations will unify distinct services into a cohesive conversation, resulting in simpler communications and better decisions. The integrations initiative was the result of a survey of thousands of Glip customers, and more integrations will be introduced in the coming weeks.
Colorado-based Ethos Distributed Energy and Rev1 Renewables have merged to become Ethos Distributed Solutions. The combination of resources will allow Ethos to become a nationwide leader in installation, operation, and maintenance of distributed renewable energy systems.
"We are really excited about the marriage of these two businesses," says Paul Roamer, President of Ethos Distributed Solutions. "By combining resources and talent with Rev1 Renewables, this acquisition allows Ethos to provide competitive professional services nationwide and increase our effectiveness with our current clients. Additionally, our name change better reflects the inclusive spectrum of services we provide in both the renewable energy and telecommunications industry."
The gUnify Salesforce Connector, released last week by gUnify , is a cloud-based system that works with BroadSoft and Google Chrome to boost value of Unified Communications as a Service, or UCaaS, business productivity. It allows users to integrate Salesforce CRM information on IP-connected devices with BroadSoft’s hosted unified communications platform and Google’s Chrome cross-platform browser.
The study Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2013 , released today by the Consumer Electronics Association, found that consumer electronics account for a lower percentage of residential electricity usage than three years ago despite growing use.
Deepak Aatresh, co-founder of Aditazz, Inc., was appointed CEO of the Silicon Valley technology company earlier this week and will continue to serve on the board of directors.
Deepak, who has a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Arizona State University, holds eight patents and worked at Intel Corporation, Yago Systems, Riverstone Networks and Lucent Technologies before co-founding Aditazz.
FlexPrint ranked as #371 in The Channel Company’s 2014 Solution Provider 500 list of the top revenue-generating technology integrators in the United States and Canada. Companies are chosen for this list not only based on their ability to generate revenue but also their approach to the technology channel that allow them to succeed in the modern era of IT.
LogMeIn announced the release of AppGuru, a cloud app management product that can assist IT professionals in regaining monitoring and management capabilities for employee cloud app use. The ‘bring-your-own app,’ or BYOA, trend, as many of you may see in your business today, makes a management and monitoring system for employee cloud app use necessary to maintain security.
TDS Telecom announced yesterday it achieved Platinum level status in the Polycom Choice Partner program for its fifth year. To qualify for this honor, TDS demonstrated expertise in handling project needs with exceptional service and quality solutions.
The organization credits this achievement to its relationship with its customers. “The Platinum designation is a testament to the partnership we’ve established with our customers,” said Matt Loch, vice president of Commercial Marketing at TDS. “By working closely with each of our customers, we’re able to really understand their needs and help them leverage the power of hosted VoIP technology.”
Grandstream Networks introduced the GXV3275 IP Video Phone earlier this week, which is a 3-in-1 voice/video communication and business application solution.
The GXV3275 offers the same features as Android smartphones and tablets in a 7-inch touchscreen. SMBs using the GXV3275 have access to Android Apps in the Google Play Store and can sync contacts and transfer calls between the GXV3275 and mobile phones or Bluetooth headsets.
Lenovo announced the release of the ThinkServer RS140 on June 10, a new powerful, inexpensive entry-level single-processor 1U rack server. According to Lenovo, the server is ideal for SMBs because of its versatility, compact size, and expansion options.
“The Lenovo Enterprise Group is aggressively expanding its server offerings in the rack segment by adding a new 1P rack to our portfolio,” said Darrel Ward, vice president, Enterprise Product Group, Lenovo. “The new ThinkServer RS140 1P rack offers a remarkable combination of SMB friendly features and options, at an attractive, budget-friendly price point, that our customers have been looking for.”
A new research report from Gartner found that IBM leads the worldwide flash storage market based on its 2013 revenue. According to the report results, IBM has a 25 percent market share of Solid State Array revenue.
As many of you are aware, Flash, or Solid State, is an important memory technology in improving application performance and analytics for businesses in the Big Data era. IBM has embraced this growing tech trend and it currently offers a variety of flash storage technologies as systems that are all-disk, all-flash, or a hybrid of disk and flash to best suit client needs.
