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Kaseya Adds VoIP Functionality from Cytracom to its PSA Solution
Available at no extra charge to Kaseya BMS users with a Cytracom account, the new feature automatically displays screen pops about inbound support calls and lets technicians create tickets directly from within that window.
HP Ready to Push Device-as-a-Service Offering to its Entire Channel
That includes you, channel pros. Once targeted mostly at a handful of big partners, HP’s subscription-priced purchasing program is headed your way with new and more flexible service plans, integrations with managed services software platforms, and more.
Kaseya Buys ID Agent
Kevin Lancaster (pictured) will continue to lead the dark web monitoring and security training vendor, which is the latest in a string of purchases by Kaseya and the first since the IT management vendor announced a $500 million funding round last week.
Unitrends Introduces Direct-to-Cloud File Backup Solution
Called Unitrends Cloud Backup and available at “aggressive” prices, the new offering is designed to provide an affordable alternative to appliance-based BDR solutions that replicate data to the cloud.
Sophos to Roll Out New Partner Support Resources
The presales technical staff, partner success team, and additional channel account executives will be among several measures this year aimed at helping traditional product-oriented resellers become security service providers.
Kaseya Raises Half a Billion Dollars of Fresh Capital
Participants in the investment round, which comes amid an ongoing merger and acquisition spree by the IT management vendor, include TPG, a global private equity giant with some $103 billion of assets under management.
Arcserve Ships New Release of Unified Data Protection Solution with Nutanix and OneDrive Support
The new functionality is part of an ongoing effort to turn UDP into a comprehensive platform protection data on physical and virtual systems both locally and in the cloud.
Cytracom Introduces Major Expansion and Enhancement of its Unified Communications Platform
Changes to the company’s offerings include its first mobile app, first browser-based desktop app, first SMS messaging tool, and first custom-designed desk phone, as well as all-new Office 365 integration, new pricing plans, and heavier volume discounts.
Dell Introduces New Thin, Light Laptops and Workstations
The latest additions to the manufacturer’s Latitude, Vostro, and Precision lines all seek to satisfy a craving among mobile knowledge workers for portable yet powerful hardware.
CompTIA/ChannelPro Scholarship Award Helping Inaugural Winner Pursue Career in IT
Sarah Johnson, the first-ever winner of an award named after former ChannelPro Executive Editor Cecilia Galvin that goes to young women interested in technology, is putting both the funding and the vote of confidence she received to good use in college.