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Park Place Technologies Debuts Partner Program, Portal
Park Place launches a formal partner program and portal to tap into channel’s “endless scale,” says its CEO.
Tech Leaders Expect Difficulties in Becoming Carbon Neutral
Nevertheless, 85% plan to be carbon neutral by the end of 2025 shows research from DataSolutions.
Dell: Organizations Unsure They Can Recover from Ransomware Attacks
Michael Dell describes increase in ransomware attacks as “troubling” as the firm launches new software and managed service.
Arctic Wolf Adds to Pack with EMEA Partner Recruitment
Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf wants to replicate U.S. channel growth in EMEA.
UK Attracting Record Levels of US Companies, Investment
Why are U.S. companies being attracted to the U.K. in record numbers?
Aveva Pushes Ahead with Subscription Strategy
Operations Control is available as a subscription for first time, helps partners “differentiate themselves.”
Xerox Announces ServiceNow-Backed Service Experience Platform, CareAR
The new $700 million AR-based service experience management platform attracts a $10 million investment from ServiceNow.
Private Equity Funding in Technology: What’s the Impact on the Channel?
Private equity funding in the tech industry continues apace – but is it a good thing for the channel?
ScanSource Reveals Services+ Opportunities, Brings Together VARs, Intelisys Agents
ScanSource wants partners to capitalize on services opportunity, expanded hardware and software portfolio.
Synnex, Tech Data Complete Merger to Become TD Synnex
The $7.2 billion merger between Synnex and Tech Data goes final. Meantime, HPE wrapped its Zerto acquisition.
Hitachi Vantara: Partners Can Unlock Business Insights from Customer Data
Hitachi Vantara eyes “massive growth” with the launch of the Lumada DataOps Suite.
DCC Technology Launches Exertis North America Business
Exertis’ parent company creates Exertis North America to manage acquisitions Jam Industries and Stampede.
WSO2 Turns to Channel Partners to Hit Ambitious Growth Targets
WSO2 wants to leverage systems integrators to achieve growth ahead of planned IPO.
Travel Between U.S. and Europe — Current Situation for Channel
We lay out the current rules for international travel and speak with key channel players about their flight plans.
Pax8 Expands Cloud Marketplace to Europe, Will Benefit MSPs
Pax8 spoke exclusively to Channel Futures about how its cloud marketplace will simplify things for European MSPs.
Sage Continues Cloud Push with New Program in Europe
Sage has extended Partner Cloud to the U.K. and Ireland.
Cyren: Vendors Should Be Doing the Heavy Lifting in Sales and Support
The cybersecurity firm says vendors aren’t doing enough to attract channel partners in a crowded market.
Atos Announces 3 New Acquisitions in One Day
Atos shores up HPC, data analytics and BI, and PLM capabilities with three latest acquisitions.
Aruba Networks Urges Partners to Tap into Wi-Fi 6E Opportunity
Aruba says partners can be at the forefront of rollout of next-generation Wi-Fi technology.
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