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SMB TechFest Stresses Rewards and Risks of Specializing in Security
Managed security is a big opportunity that imposes big responsibilities, according to multiple speakers at the latest SMB TechFest conference.
Intermedia Targets Robocalls with Spam Caller Protection
The new addition to the vendor’s Unite UCaaS platform, which is provided at no extra cost, aims to deliver enhanced security and minimize annoying interruptions by automatically identifying potentially fraudulent calls.
BitTitan Ships Security Assessment and Cloud Cost Optimization Solution
Named Voleer, the system helps integrators generate project work and recurring revenue by identifying gaps in an end user’s security defenses as well as opportunities for them to streamline their spending on platforms like Office 365 and Azure.
Zyxel Ships Switches for Use With IP Surveillance Solutions
The seven new products come with features tailored to the requirements of video surveillance systems, including extended cable runs, extra surge protection, and automated remote reboots.
IT By Design Kicks Off Inaugural Partner Event
The Build IT event, taking place this week in the New York metro area, features more than 30 workshops and breakout sessions led by top thought leaders in the industry.
Tech Data Introduces IoT Solution Catalog and Partner Enablement Program
The 30 pre-vetted solutions in the catalog cover use cases in strategic vertical industries. The enablement program is designed to help 200 partners get a revenue producing IoT solution to market in 90 days.
Microsoft Revokes IUR and Competency Requirement Changes
The abrupt about-face comes just days after Microsoft announced the revisions to partner program benefits and requirements, and in response to loud, widespread criticism from members.
Microsoft to Partners: Benefit Cutbacks Couldn’t Be Avoided
According to channel chief Gavriella Schuster (pictured), the vast size and rapid growth of Microsoft’s partner program made the company’s recently announced and hugely unpopular restricted internal use rights for software, support incident cutbacks, and higher competency thresholds inevitable.
Tigerpaw Updates Business Automation Solution
Equipped with an enhanced user interface, Tigerpaw’s latest release also includes more than twenty mobile application updates.
Dell Touts Robust Channel Sales
Though overall financial results in the company’s most recent fiscal quarter left many investors disappointed, sales through the channel are up by double digits in key market segments, according to partner marketing executive Cheryl Cook (pictured).