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• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Acronis builds mobile reseller base

  As it extends its reach into the mobile security space Acronis has built up its partner base with skills in that area

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Stonesoft sets out channel plans for McAfee future

  Stonesoft top brass have been discussing their plans for the channel as the company undergoes its integration into McAfee

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Ballintrae teams up with Bradford Networks

  Security specialist Ballintrae has teamed up with Bradford Networks to provide the financial services sector with help tackling BYOD concerns

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  Druva reveals plans to widen distribution

  Data protection specialist Druva has signaled that it wants to widen and extend its distributor and reseller base

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Pearlfinders: Security dominating IT spending plans

  Customer fears around the prospect of cyber attacks is influencing how they plan their IT spending according to the latest Pearlfinders IT Index

• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  Identity services vendor Centrify ramps up partner drive

  Identity services specialist Centrify seeking to attract more ISVs to its table

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Integralis name disappears from the market in rebrand

  Managed security services provider formally rebrands as NTT Com Security

• October 24, 2013 24 Oct'13

  Kaspersky signs up Tech Data

  Tech Data's electronic software capability has proved to be a major attraction to security vendor Kaspersky Labs

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  Arrow makes double signing with Quantum and McAfee

  It has been a busy start to the week for Arrow Electronics with the signing of storage player Quantum and security vendor McAfee

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  WatchGuard takes wraps off Dimension

  WatchGuard has launched a cloud-based network security service to help customers and managed service providers keep an eye on their infrastructure

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Cyber criminals in National Crime Agency sights

  The newly established National Crime Agency is aiming to crack down on cyber criminals

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 4 October 2013

  Getronics buys NEC Enterprise Solutions, HP tweaks PartnerOne programme again, and Intrinsic names new CEO. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from the past week

• October 04, 2013 04 Oct'13

  Micro-P buys Cohort Technology for undisclosed sum

  Cohort bought by Micro-P to expand its offering in the security and networking sectors

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  Intel continues security spending with Sensory buy

  Intel has followed up its acquisitions of Stonesoft and McAfee with the purchase of Sensory Networks

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  Ingram Micro buys hardware recycling outfit CloudBlue

  Ingram Micro buys into reverse logistics business with acquisition of US-based asset disposition, data destruction and e-waste recycling firm CloudBlue Technologies

• October 01, 2013 01 Oct'13

  AlienVault expands channel organisation, opens Reading office

  Unified security management and threat intelligence specialist AlienVault says new structure will help service rapidly growing market demand

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  Government turns to reserves to fight cyber war

  The government has revealed it will start recruiting next month for a cyber security unit to fend off nation-state attacks

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  ComputerLinks signs with iScan Online

  ComputerLinks continues to bolster its portfolio to help resellers secure customers worried about mobility and BYOD issues

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Ipswitch in major R&D push, targets system integrator business

  Network management and monitoring software specialist Ipswitch has the enterprise and system integrator business in its sights, but insists it will not abandon its SME roots

• September 22, 2013 22 Sep'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 20 September 2013

  HP UK boss Wilson heads Down Under, Advanced rides to rescue of 2e2 public sector customer, and Outsourcery strikes Ingram Micro deal. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from the past week

• September 18, 2013 18 Sep'13

  F-Secure recruits former Acronis channel manager

  Just a couple of weeks before it unveils a revised channel strategy F-Secure has brought on board a corporate sales manager with channel experience

• September 17, 2013 17 Sep'13

  Lead gen biggest challenge for growing MSPs, says GFI CEO

  GFI CEO Walter Scott says vendor marketing initiatives will become a critical element of channel support plans as managed service provider numbers grow exponentially in the coming years

• September 16, 2013 16 Sep'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 13 September 2013

  Former Riverbed, Abiquo boss Jim Darragh new boy from Ipanema, Softcat celebrates Cisco Gold, and Citrix buys UK office suite player Byte Squared. Catch up on last week's biggest channel stories

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Extreme Networks buys Enterasys for $180m

  High-performance Ethernet switching vendor Extreme Networks buys campus networks and WLAN specialist Enterasys in all-cash deal

• September 12, 2013 12 Sep'13

  Guidance Software turns to Wick Hill to grow channel

  Security software vendor Guidance Software appoints Wick Hill to UK distribution line-up as it bids to expand its channel presence

• September 12, 2013 12 Sep'13

  InTechnology celebrates major NHS security accreditation

  Cloud services firm InTechnology says bagging IG SoC NHS N3 level 11 accreditation badge over six months pre-deadline gives it a clear advantage over its competitors

• September 10, 2013 10 Sep'13

  RSA reduces direct sales, hands new product to channel

  RSA reveals a number of products, including some that it previously sold direct, are now to be sold through the channel, and says it is working on the integration of the newly-acquired Aveksa lines

• September 09, 2013 09 Sep'13

  Bit9 hands Exclusive Networks UK distribution rights

  Endpoint and server security vendor Bit9 selects value added distie Exclusive Networks to help grow its channel mindshare in the UK

• September 09, 2013 09 Sep'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 6 September 2013

  Gartner warns resellers not to bank on cloud, German contract fall-out hurts Computacenter, and Trustmarque opens new London office. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from the past week

• September 06, 2013 06 Sep'13

  Snowden revelations raise questions over security vendors

  The latest revelations from whistle blower Edward Snowden allege security vendors have been working with US secret services to get round encryption

• September 05, 2013 05 Sep'13

  Weak security policies causing mobile concerns

  A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed that worries about the impact on increasing mobility on security continues to worry executives

• September 02, 2013 02 Sep'13

  Kaspersky reveals London plans as UK boss starts

  Security specialist Kasperksy Labs is heading to London with plans to open on office in the capital next month

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  ANS Group founder slams TA role in cyber crime battle

  The founder of the ANS Group has hit out at government plans to use the Territorial Army as part of its attempts to fend off cyber attacks

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Cyber Academy launches to bolster security skills

  The government has given its backing to a cyber academy that is designed to increase the levels of security skills in the UK

• August 27, 2013 27 Aug'13

  Check Point extends managed service options with ThreatCloud

  Check Point has introduced a cloud-based threat protection feature as part of its latest software upgrade extending the managed services options for resellers

• August 20, 2013 20 Aug'13

  Rapid 7 opens London office in international expansion

  Security software vendor Rapid 7 continues to grow, with plans to expand operations in London, Hong Kong and Australia

• August 19, 2013 19 Aug'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 16 August 2013

  Microsoft names first Brit Surface partners, Azlan and Avaya reunite, and Cisco cuts 4,000 jobs as recovery remains sluggish. Catch up on the biggest channel news stories from the past seven days

• August 16, 2013 16 Aug'13

  IBM extends cloud with Trusteer mobile security

  IBM is to acquire financial fraud specialist Trusteer, as part of a bid to boost its cloud software and services business

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Kelway announces new disaster recovery package

  ServiceWorks Assure to replicate VMware-based server workloads to Kelway’s own UK-based cloud infrastructure

• August 13, 2013 13 Aug'13

  Nexsan-based VAR programme strengthens Imation channel

  Imation builds new VAR initiative on foundations of Nexsan programme as part of a major rebrand of its recent acquisition

• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 9 August 2013

  Gartner calls for cloud security transparency, Cisco picks Avnet to supply SAP HANA on UCS, and Kelway heads up north.

• August 09, 2013 09 Aug'13

  Android malicious apps to exceed one million by year end

  The latest Trend Micro security report has identified a growing problem with the Android platform

• August 08, 2013 08 Aug'13

  Websense hires channel executive to build value approach

  Websense has brought on board a former RSA staffer to help turn its channel model from a transactional one to something built more around value add

• August 06, 2013 06 Aug'13

  Netwrix widens reseller base

  Netwrix has brought on board a handful of new resellers to combat growing demand

• August 06, 2013 06 Aug'13

  Wave Systems extends relationship with Infinigate

  Wave Systems will work with distributor Infinigate in the UK, Germany and Austria

• August 05, 2013 05 Aug'13

  Users rank security support top of wish list

  The latest Pearlfinders Q2 IT Index has revealed the technologies that are most in demand from customers

• August 02, 2013 02 Aug'13

  Vasco launch competitive trade-in offer

  Authentication specialist Vasco has announced a trade-in offer designed to attract rival customers

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  Computerlinks accept Guidance to expand portfolio

  ComputerLinks continues to expand its core security portfolio adding digital investigation specialist Guidance Software

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  Gartner calls for transparency around cloud security

  Gartner has warned there is a growing frustration among customers facing inadequate cloud security protection

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  Security complexity increases risk of breaches

  Firms have reported it is becoming increasingly difficult to fend off complex cyber attacks making breaches harder to prevent

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  UK losing cyber war

  The UK is losing the fight in the cyber war and needs to do more to make the country a less attractive target according to the Home Affairs Committee

• July 25, 2013 25 Jul'13

  IBM enhances security intelligence options

  IBM has introduced a vulnerability management tool that should allow resellers to identify customer risk points across the network

• July 25, 2013 25 Jul'13

  Blue Coat: partners buy in to strategic shift

  Two months after it bought Solera Networks and refreshed its technological strategy, Blue Coat claims its revitalised channel is benefiting from its new messaging

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Cisco buys Sourcefire to get threat prevention nous

  Major security acquisition deemed good fit with Cisco’s favourite Internet of Everything concept

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Apple takes down hacked developers site

  Apple has taken down the developers site that was subject of a hack as it promises to improve security

• July 22, 2013 22 Jul'13

  MTI awarded security services Royal Warrant

  Security reseller recognised for provision of data security services and solutions to the Queen

• July 22, 2013 22 Jul'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 July 2013

  Adopting cloud could make midsized businesses more competitive; Computacenter UK sitting pretty; and Avnet and Arrow land IBM training role, in our regular look back at last week's big stories

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Acronis warns against BYOD denial

  Acronis has urged resellers to help a significant number of customers who are in denial about the need to react to the BYOD trend

• July 17, 2013 17 Jul'13

  Barracuda hires Trend Micro’s Farmer to run EMEA channel

  Trend Micro EMEA alliance director Robert Farmer is heading to network security and storage vendor Barracuda to take up the post of EMEA channel manager

• July 17, 2013 17 Jul'13

  EveryCloud looks to double partner base for antispameurope

  Cloud security VAD stalks rival channels, ex-Webroot customers as it builds up UK partner base for German firm antispameurope

• July 15, 2013 15 Jul'13

  Corero flogs education unit Corero Business Systems to Civica

  Network security and DDoS attack specialist Corero to sell education software unit Corero Business Systems as it hunts targeted growth in its core market

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Fortinet adds managed services support, expands VAR programme

  Network security vendor promises increased support for managed services providers and announces a major expansion of its VAR programme.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  EMC bolsters cloud access security with Aveksa buy

  EMC has picked up identity management specialist Aveksa to improve the cloud access options its RSA security division can provide to users

• July 08, 2013 08 Jul'13

  McAfee seals Stonesoft deal

  McAfee has completed the acquisition of next generation firewall player Stonesoft to bolster its network security credentials

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  HP and BT back MoD cyber security efforts

  HP and BT are two of nine companies that have joined a MoD partnership to improve the defences against cyber security attacks

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Logicalis hooked up with Juniper elite security status

  Authorisation covers firewall/VPN and IDP, and policy and access control product lines as service provider widens capabilities

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Websense looks for growth with ownership change

  With the deal to take Websense into private hands closing the vendor is now looking for growth around its Triton security platform

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Security appliance market tumbles in Q1

  Combination of factors, including Cisco move to higher price range, blamed by IDC for worst security appliance performance for three years

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Insight reveals security worries surround BYOD

  The second annual Insight BYOD survey has highlighted mixed messages with greater flexibility but still a lack of official security from corporates

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Growing security market favours Accumuli

  Acquisitive security services player books increases in both sales and profits in the financial year ending 31 March

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Fraud prevention group urges more data security education

  Fraud prevention group CIFAS has called for more data security education as it revealed substantial identity theft figures

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  CentraStage teams up with Panda

  Managed services specialist CentraStage has formed a strategic partnership with Panda Security

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  WatchGuard recruits security veteran Thurber

  WatchGuard has recruited Alex Thurber who has a CV that includes spells at Tripwire, McAfee and Cisco

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  McAfee worried that SME security training lacks impact

  McAfee is worried that SMEs that have trained staff around security matters are still not seeing an improvement in attitudes towards threats

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Ramsac reveals security gap around BYOD

  Although many firms are allowing staff to bring their own devices into work not many are putting the security in place to protect the corporate network

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories of the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  MicroScope ACEs 2013: The winners

  We reveal the full list of winners in the 2013 MicroScope ACEs

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  Accumuli splashes out £2.6m for Signify Solutions

  Accumuli has made a move to add two factor authentication to its portfolio with the acquisition of Signify Solutions

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Databarracks calls for more controls to prevent data breaches

  Databarracks has called for more controls to prevent users from moving large volumes of sensitive data to laptops to avoid more breaches

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  Security newbie ThreatTrack signs OEM, hires channel chief

  GFI security spin-off ThreatTrack makes its first moves on the security software channel

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  Lacoon last piece of Cloud Distribution mobility stack

  Expansive VAD to offer zero-day malware protection for mobile devices as part of its Enterprise Mobility stack

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  Swivel sets out channel growth ambitions

  Authentication specialist Swivel Secure has set out ambitions to grow its global channel network as it looks to exploit growth in the cloud

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Virtual backup market heading for SME churn

  Research from Veeam has revealed that many customers will change their choice of virtual backup tools next year

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Symantec finds human error still behind most data breaches

  Human error still causes the most data breaches leading to calls from Symantec for more customer education

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  AhnLab takes aim at FireEye channel

  South Korean security outfit hits UK shores with all guns blazing

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Mobile data theft set to surge following 4G roll out

  Voltage Security believes the advent of 4G will increase the risk of data breaches as more and more mobile devices are plugged into the enterprise network

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  GFI Software aims to grow business and channel sales following acquisition

  GFI Software has swooped on Netherlands-based IASO, an online backup software company, to bolster its GFI MAX Remote Management business

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  Proofpoint warns against longlining phising attacks

  Security resellers have an opportunity to talk to customers about phising with the emergence of longlinging

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Solera buy heralds new directions for Blue Coat

  Web security specialist Blue Coat claims its acquisition of big data intelligence and analytics firm Solera will help partners better address the evolving security market and tackle APTs

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Cyber crime costing SMEs £785m

  The Federation of Small Businesses and the Home Office have costed the impact of cyber crime on small businesses

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 10 May 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important ICT channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  ComputerLinks bolsters BYOD options with MobileIron

  ComputerLinks has increased the mobile security options it can offer after signing up MobileIron

• May 03, 2013 03 May'13

  Security sale becoming more of a challenge

  The days of a single conversation leading to a deal being signed off are fading with resellers being urged to build more relationships at customers

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  DLP not the security silver bullet

  Vendors views on DLP gathered at a recent MicroScope roundtable indicate resellers need to change the pitch on data loss prevention

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  Cyber skills gap growing in engineering sector

  The engineering trade body has raised concerns that firms in the sector do not have the skills to keep their businesses protected from cyber attacks

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  Barracuda launches first UK education campaign

  Education customers to get up to 30% off internet security equipment through new scheme

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  EVault launches cloud disaster recovery service in EMEA

  Seagate-owned disaster recovery and backup specialist EVault has brought its Cloud Disaster Recovery (CDR) service across the Atlantic for the first time

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Computerlinks fined over Syria sanctions busting

  Distie's Dubai subsidiary allegedly shipped internet monitoring kit to Syrian state telco in defiance of US government trade embargo.