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Speaking with ChannelPro at its first-ever partner conference, the vendor described plans that include better classifying Internet of Things hardware, importing and analyzing event logs, and building the ultimate network troubleshooting platform.

The new product, which updates and replaces the vendor’s Sophos Mobile Security solution, protects Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices in addition to Android and iOS hardware.

Products aplenty from CES, new leaders for Ivanti and WatchGuard, and the dangers of dissing that bottle of BBQ sauce your boss gave you for Christmas are among the stories we’re bringing your way just in time for the weekend.

According to global partner marketing exec Cheryl Cook (pictured), the consolidated sales organization, standardized incentive programs, and streamlined quoting tools all on the way this year will make working with Dell easier for its channel.

The pending deal will turn wholly owned subsidiary Concentrix into an independent business. SYNNEX will emerge from the separation as a distribution, logistics, and services company named SYNNEX Technology Solutions.

The blockbuster deal, which is the latest in a wave of private equity investments involving leading vendors, is valued at approximately $5 billion.

If you were to assault Mick Dundee on the streets of New York with your typical gaming monitor, he’d simply laugh and say, “That’s not a gaming monitor … now that’s a gaming monitor!” while pulling out Acer’s massive new 55-inch OLED 4K gaming screen.

The new and revised devices span Acer’s portfolio aimed at mobile professionals.

The new offering is designed to make using Avnet’s IoTConnect platform to create IoT products easier for integrators and OEMs.

Both enhancements, which are part of the 2.0 release of BVoIP’s Barricade offering, arrive weeks after the addition of new mobile app and emergency message features to the unified communications vendor’s core PBX and integration platforms.