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According to CISO John Ford (pictured), the vendor is teaching its coder security best practices, rolling out a new team of security “champions,” and engaging in M&A discussions with over half a dozen vendors.

Chief Product Officer Jeff Bishop (pictured) showcased those and new single sign-on functionality at the vendor’s IT Nation Explore event this week in Orlando.

Both first-place winner TimeZest and second-place finisher Halp will take home investment capital they can use to refine and sell solutions that extend the capabilities of the ConnectWise portfolio.

The new functionality, which is the first of its kind for Beachhead, is designed to boost technician productivity by providing alerts, status information, and billing data from directly inside the Datto product, rather than requiring them to swivel between consoles.

Introduced at this week’s InfoComm conference, the new USB-C Multimedia Hub, Thunderbolt 3 Dock Mini, and Thunderbolt 3 Cable all seek to help end users plug peripherals into thin, light laptops bearing USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports.

The new system aggregates and reports on application, security, and connectivity data from Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls, automating what is otherwise often a time-consuming manual process.

Aimed at companies with up to 100 users, the new Instant On product line is designed to be easily installed, centrally managed, and affordably priced. It also provides built-in security functionality and ongoing software updates at no extra cost.

Version 14.2 of the vendor’s NG Firewall platform adds functionality for monitoring search terms and blocking objectionable YouTube content. The new appliances offer upgraded processors, faster storage, and speedier networking capabilities.

Purpose-built for remote sites with little to no IT staff, the new HE500 series combines a compact footprint with built-in remote management capabilities, extensive automation, and self-healing functionality. Pricing starts at $16,500 for a three-node cluster.

Part of a larger effort to enable everything-as-a-service business models, the new platform helps partners create, sell, and bill for subscription-priced solution bundles that combine software and hardware with their own managed services.