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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.

The fourth of 10 one-day events being held this year, the 4U2Grow Roadshow Series is designed to bring actionable sales and marketing techniques to resellers and MSPs.

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.

The annual event for users of Robins’ Technology Marketing Toolkit features four days of business building sessions, educational content, and networking to help MSPs generate more leads, revenue, and profit.

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.

Content at the distributor’s cloud computing partner conference, which begins April 30th, will seek to guide attendees down a “path to profitability” from software as a service to new opportunities in infrastructure as a service, security, and the Internet of Things.

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.

Benefits include access to “blueprints” for building profitable, efficient managed security service offerings, discounted licensing, and the ability to sell outsourced MSSP services to SecureFirst members without managed security capabilities of their own.

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.

Continuing its 2018 tour, ASCII Group hosted IT solution providers and vendors for two days of networking, education, and training in Fort Lauderdale.