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The former product now integrates with other Riverbed solutions, while the latter now supports IBM’s SoftLayer public cloud and will soon make its hyperconverged infrastructure appliance available in a virtual form factor.

The new products and procurement options include “as-a-service” payment options and a cloud-based managed services administration tool for solutions from the vendor’s Aruba networking unit.

Effective November 1st, partners can pursue certification in 11 technology disciplines. Currently separate partner programs like Aruba’s Partner Edge will fall under a common Partner Ready umbrella as well.

Partners enrolled in the lowest of the Partner First program’s current tiers, which is slated for elimination, will get information and assistance exclusively through distributors going forward.

The dual moves are elements of a strategic effort to disrupt the copier market by persuading businesses to use MFPs instead.

Partners lacking the skills or resources to move customer workloads into Microsoft Azure or the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite on their own will have access to assistance from NetEnrich specialists.

MSPs can now migrate files to Dropbox Business from Google or Microsoft repositories and on-premises servers via BitTitan’s MigrationWiz solution.

When the $4.2 billion transaction closes, private equity firm TPG will control 51 percent of the newly hatched company, which will be named McAfee, with Intel owning the rest.

In its first public presentation as a freshly merged company combining the assets of Dell and EMC, the new Dell Technologies stressed its breadth, size, and power while saying relatively little about SMBs or partners.

Coming in November, HP’s JetAdvantage On Demand service will allow resellers to track and remotely manage licenses for print-related applications from HP itself and third-party ISVs.