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Effective immediately, VARs who purchase from the distributor have access to advice about pending deals from a dedicated team of technical specialists at no cost.

ChannelPro-SMB, the premier source of business and technology insights for channel partners serving the small and midsize business market, has announced its second annual list of 20/20 Visionaries for 2016.

Available free to anyone enrolled in the Spiceworks professional IT network, they include a mobile app, personalized newsfeed, and connectivity troubleshooting tool.

Targeted at local and regional VARs, the program enables channel pros to build a private cloud computing practice without first acquiring OpenStack skills.

Here at Lenovo’s Accelerate conference in Orlando, the ThinkPad maker dropped several new durable notebooks designed for K-12. I got a chance to play around with them for a few minutes yesterday between breakout sessions, but the N23 stands out to me as a real winner for K-12. It’s a honest to goodness Yoga style convertible, but crazy durable, with solid state storage, decent amount of RAM, Windows 10, and nice looking display for only $249.

The enhancements to the program aim to increase the value of BlackBerry partners, stimulate growth, and drive profit, especially for partners that invest in their relationship with the company.

Kaseya Traverse 9.3 includes support for over 40 new devices and an enhanced interface optimized for use on smartphones and tablets.

Designed to align the way Sophos supports MSPs with the way MSPs support their customers, the new program allows qualified partners to pay for licenses via monthly recurring fees for the first time.

The new identity and access management system features a centralized directory designed to make applying authentication policies across online and on-premises solutions significantly easier.

IT professionals attending the full-day, live event got advice for “pumping up” their sales, marketing, and operations from a team of industry “trainers.”