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Both markets, company leaders tell ChannelPro during the 2017 Lenovo Accelerate partner conference, are lucrative “profit pools” that have received diminished attention in recent years amid Lenovo’s push into the server and storage hardware fields.†

Called ConnectWise Control Free, the new system lets one technician conduct one end user session via up to 3 access agents and can be upgraded to a paid version of the solution as an MSP’s needs grow more sophisticated.

Announced on opening day of the distributor’s 8th annual Cloud Summit event, the new benefits make increasing the size of cloud deals and monetizing internally developed cloud products easier for its partners.†

Newly added features, which include analytics and orchestration functionality and an enhanced user interface, position the distributor to turn Odin into a comprehensive platform for provisioning, orchestrating, and managing†cloud-based software and infrastructure.

Originally developed for use with Intercept X, the security vendor’s next-generation end point protection solution, CryptoGuard identifies ransomware attacks in real time, shuts them down, and automatically rolls impacted files back to their pre-encrypted state.

The dual moves give resellers access to Symantec’s Integrated Cyber Defense solution portfolio and resources they can use to design cloud solutions and managed services for clients in specific industries.

Based on the vendor’s Detector network security appliance, the new offering features subscription-based, unlimited use licensing that lets MSPs offer internal threat mitigation assistance to all of their customers at no incremental cost.

The deal makes Ingram Micro the first distributor authorized to sell Cisco’s integrated telephony, messaging, and conferencing solution through a cloud solution storefront.

The new release, which adds deduplication, boot from backup functionality, and support for Windows Server 2016, arrives amid a U.S. channel recruitment push.

The new program aims to redefine the way in which partners work with direct sales organizations.