Formerly known as HTG Peer Groups, the organization has grown to some 500 members around the globe by helping channel pros set goals and hold each other accountable for realizing them, according to founder Arlin Sorensen (pictured). - read more

A companion to the vendor’s Channel Harmony program, which assigns primary sales responsibilities to RingCentral employees, the new IGNITE! program lets partners pursue and close deals involving up to 400 seats on their own. - read more

The new USG FLEX line, Zyxel says, provides up to 125% of the system performance and 500% of the security performance of earlier USG models. Management of the new products via the vendor’s Nebula Cloud Networking Solution is due later this year. - read more

Introduced in response to spiking demand for remote management capabilities among businesses with work-from-home employees, the new package offers a subset of relevant features from Pulseway’s core managed services suite at a lower price. - read more

In honor of Memorial Day, Erick and Rich discuss why veterans make great IT employees, why now's the time to finalize your back-to-the-office plans with clients, and why the latest scheme to make empty sports arenas feel less empty during games is as weird as all the others. - read more

90-day loan flooring and no-cost subscriptions to remote management tools are key parts of a wider effort by the power quality vendor to help partners conserve cash and support customers despite distancing laws, according to channel exec Curtiz Gangi (pictured). - read more