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The announcement comes as the managed services software vendor officially retires its N-able and LOGICnow brands.

Chris Frey, who will step aside as head of the company’s North American commercial business at the end of the month, will be replaced by two executives, including one focused exclusively on sales of server, storage, and networking gear.

Designed to reflect the company’s evolution from backup provider to business continuity vendor, the four-tier program will dole out leads, margins, support, and other resources based chiefly on how many certifications members earn.

Targeted at developers, the new partner benefits seek to make building, listing, and selling Salesforce-based apps easier, while new functionality for Salesforce’s Quip productivity solution integrates that system with the vendor’s software platform.

Through the Armor Global Partner Program, the companies will work together to provide organizations with flexible, military-grade security and compliance solutions to meet their unique business needs.

Positioned as a potential replacement for Microsoft’s terminated Azure RemoteApp service, the new offering comes with extensive automation and management capabilities.

Avast executive Glenn Taylor (pictured) will replace Fred Gerritse, but mostly leave the latter’s turnaround plan intact. Consolidating the newly unified company’s overlapping security portfolios integrating its security and RMM products will be top early priorities.

Solution providers convened in Ohio for two days of business and technology sessions and peer networking.

Day two of the Navigate 2016 user conference featured keynotes from NBA legend Bill Walton and cybersecurity specialist Mike Buratowski, and integration announcements with IT Glue and BrightGauge.

The agreement delivers new opportunities to SYNNEX vendor and reseller partners in the public and non-profit sectors.