Topic: Managed Services - Page 155

Available now in the U.S. and Canada, the MP60 is a Wi-Fi-enabled power strip with six independently operated outlets that technicians can reboot remotely, increasing an MSP’s profitability by reducing the number of truck rolls they must perform.

Buyers of the streaming SMB network-in-a-box system can now choose among three packages for companies with fewer than 25 users and an enterprise plan for bigger environments.

The two-day educational and networking event touched on hot topics like the Internet of Things and and included business continuity lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.

Xerox†managed print services†(MPS) customers will have the opportunity to contribute to the reforestation of global forests through Xerox’s new partnership with†PrintReleaf. Based on a theme of “you print one, we’ll plant one,” PrintReleaf leverages paper usage reporting and†equates the number of trees needed to reforest that usage on an equivalent basis†in†geographic areas of need.

The managed services vendor also announced that the ConnectWise Advanced Security Dashboard, which was introduced earlier this week by Cisco, enters piloting next month and general availability in September.

Developed by Channel Chief Lisa McLin (pictured), who stepped into that post last July, the significantly revamped program is the vendor’s first to include formalized tiers, strategic agreements, and benefits that go beyond sales commissions.

Available in the second half of the year and based on technology from Spanning Cloud Apps, the new system will enable MSPs to protect Office 365 mailboxes, contacts, and calendars, as well as data in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.

Partners of the cloud distributor who also use ConnectWise’s PSA platform can now bill for cloud subscriptions in advance as well as in arrears from directly within the same console they use to operate their managed services business.

First announced last month, the new QuoteWerks Web lets users access data previously available only in the product’s desktop edition through their web browser as well.

The acquisition, which buttresses AppRiver’s presence in the Canadian market and adds new capabilities to its anti-spam offerings, is the first step in a larger effort to become a global player in cloud-based software and services.