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Networking and Telecommunications

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  BT Wholesale and IDNet move to beat PSTN switch-off

  Comms player reminds channel partners of the need to talk about IP solutions ahead of changes coming in just a few years

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Juniper to spend millions on the channel

  Juniper Networks uses partner conference to talk about bold moves to increase investment in the channel and take market share

• November 09, 2020 09 Nov'20

  Softcat: Coronavirus impacting customer tech priorities

  Firm’s research shines a light on where enterprise users are looking to shore up their IT capabilities

• November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20

  Computacenter completes Pivot and BT Services France deals

  Channel player starts the month with both deals wrapped up and in a position to start contributing to the firm’s performance

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Cisco CEO outlines channel relationship in cloud-first era

  Cisco and partners must ‘think differently’ about how to coexist, says Chuck Robbins

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  5G offers the channel a chance to challenge networking status quo

  A serious alternative to the existing approach to connectivity is coming in the form of 5G, which should result in channel opportunities

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Canalys: A profitable year for the channel

  The channel has managed to navigate one of the most challenging years so far in a positive way

• October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20

  Channel leaders cautiously optimistic about 2021

  Challenges lie ahead, but the importance of technology is clear and steady, according to those responsible for supplying it to customers

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Sabio adds more CX muscle with Anana

  Customer experience specialist Sabio makes its fourth acquisition this year as it continues to back its ambition to become a major European player in the CX market

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Virgin Media Wholesale shows commitment to the channel

  The decision by Virgin to establish its wholesale business shows positive signs of its belief that it can grow with partners

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Pandemic sparks revenue climbs in unified comms and collaboration

  IDC has shared its views of what happened in the market in the second quarter, with the shift to home working having a clear impact on demand

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Government looks to open up telecoms networks supply chain

  Former BT CEO charged with driving more diversification in the firms that can supply infrastructure

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  Extreme Networks arming partners with more flexibility

  Supplier uses its Connect event to flag a couple of major product releases and underline the importance of the channel in delivering them to customers

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  Silver Peak launches certified deployment programme

  SD-WAN specialist looking to get more global partners in a position to deliver the networking technology

• September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Maintel progresses with cloud and managed services transformation

  Channel player releases H1 numbers that show impact of Covid-19 but also reveal progress made in changing revenue sources

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Avaya extends channel coverage with Telarus

  Comms player builds on existing relationship with North American master agent to work with the channel player to reach resellers in the UK

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Add network-as-a-service to list of ‘new normal’ opportunities

  Research from Aruba signals a shift in customer appetite for more subscription-based services

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Ricoh adds AV expertise with German partner acquisition

  Vendor continues with its policy of buying expertise in a bid to enhance its AV and collaboration offering across Europe

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Jackson marks anniversary at 8x8 with solid channel progress

  8x8’s EMEA channel boss, Keith Jackson, has spent his first 12 months building a channel base to use as a platform for future growth

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  RingCentral sings praises of master agency model

  Cloud comms player is the latest to voice support of an approach that is starting to gain more ground in the UK

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Channel eyes opportunities around hybrid working

  There is a fresh two-word contender to challenge digital transformation for dominance in every channel conversation

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Confusion surrounds SD-WAN and SASE pitches

  Research from Accelerate reveals the problems that resellers are having when they go out to talk to customers about their networking options

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Nuvias ushers in XaaS division Konekt

  Distributor Nuvias develops standalone unit focusing on cloud and anything-as-a-service options

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Cato makes senior channel hire and rolls out support accreditation

  Cato aims to keep channel momentum going with addition of global partner executive and technical support programme

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Resellers overcoming resistance to agent model

  Avaya has seen its channel partners change their position on the master agent model as the vendor has led more of them through the process

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Channel key to driving Avaya’s UCaaS offering

  Comms player cuts the ribbon on its unified comms-as-a-service product with the channel front and centre of its plans

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Consolidation continues with Q Associates buying and Radius Connect emerging

  Getting bigger is still a maxim being followed by some in the channel, with a couple of examples to add to the ever-expanding acquisitions list

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Nuvias adds collaboration options with Zoom

  Distributor Nuvia is given master agent status by video comms platform player Zoom as both look to grow the business via the channel

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  ISDN switch-off and 5G are clear opportunities for BT channel

  Comms specialist has seen a response from customers to the lockdown, with many reaching out for higher-speed digital solutions

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  Dell and Rackspace strengthen edge pitch

  Vendors launch fresh products and services to make sure the channel has the answers that customers are increasingly looking for

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Schneider Electric increases support for partners selling at the Edge

  Firm provides channel with pre-configured designs that can be taken out to customers

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  SonicWall channel can boost revenues through networking play

  Last week’s launch of switches and branch solution gives some resellers the chance to multiply the money they can make with the vendor

• June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20

  Westcon named ‘master agent’ for Avaya UCaaS offering

  Westcon will help take Avaya’s first joint offering with RingCentral to the channel in Europe

• June 11, 2020 11 Jun'20

  SonicWall takes threat protection to the branch level

  SonicWall’s launch of a switch and SD-Branch management solution should provoke interest from channel partners looking to offer wider levels of protection

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Juniper filling up Enterprise+ ranks

  Networking player Juniper is not far off completing its recruitment process to get partners signed up for its enterprise targeting scheme

• June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20

  Coronavirus exposes security and networking issues

  Research from NTT and a product launch from 8x8 indicate some of the areas where the channel should be focusing

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  Avaya readying channel for latest UCaaS offering

  Comms player is working towards an end-of-month launch of its Cloud Office product, with current efforts focused on readying the channel for its release

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Highlight views channel as key to revenue expansion goals

  Network monitoring player makes key hire with a brief to work with partners to significantly increase revenues

• April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20

  Olive Communications steps up support for Teams

  Comms specialist is making its suite of services available to firms looking for help in adding more flexibility to their existing infrastructure

• April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20

  Channel needs to get creative to solve remote working problems

  The channel is being urged to get into a position to help solve customer remote working challenges

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Cato Networks signs Nuvias as first pan-European distributor

  SD-WAN player Cato Networks looks to get its product in the hands of more resellers with distributor signing of Nuvias

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  DataSolutions to step up reseller training and recruitment in UK

  Irish firm DataSolutions looks to increase growth in the UK and build on the foothold it has already established in Surrey

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: BT’s response to maintain service levels

  Telecoms player is taking steps to arm partners with more support and minimise risks for those still working in the field

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Vonage EMEA channel boss on a growth mission

  The recently appointed channel leader for EMEA at cloud communications specialist Vonage shares his plans for the rest of 2020

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Coronavirus sparks innovation

  Super spreaders to be isolated by CCA, essential workers get an essential network from NetFoundry and the IoT creates a faecal recognition system to combat the Covid-19 virus

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Computacenter buying and Tech Data fighting in France

  There is plenty going on over the other side of the Channel at the moment as Computacenter looks to expand and Tech Data and Ingram counter fines dished out by the French authorities

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Coronavirus sparks remote working demand

  The channel is in a prime position to help customers keep going through the coronavirus crisis by enabling more flexible working methods

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Giacom, Renewtrak and Apstra reach out to partners

  Activity to reach out to partners continues as distributors and vendors look to extend market influence

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Riverbed refocuses on its roots

  Vendor returns to the core business that made its reputation, with partners being encouraged to embrace performance and visibility strategy

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Developing 5G proposition carries on with or without MWC

  The chances of Mobile World Congress happening later this month hang on a decision being made at the end of the week, but for World Wide Technology the lack of a show will not slow efforts to discuss the future of 5G

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Avaya ‘all-in’ with growth plans

  Avaya CEO outlines investment plans in cloud and says it “won’t be shaken easily”

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Maintel boss confident of transforming the business

  After a few months in the hot seat, Ioan MacRae believes channel player Maintel has the weapons in its armoury to drive future growth

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Avaya kicks off partner recruitment for UCaaS launch

  Avaya previews first unified communications-as-a-service product Cloud Office following partnership with RingCentral

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  CAE delivers solid first year after its MBO

  Infrastructure specialist CAE has delivered a strong set of numbers for 2019 under the leadership of its CEO and COO

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Avaya appoints former channel boss to UK&I MD role

  The comms specialist has turned to its former European channel chief to help continue its drive into the cloud

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Ingram Micro Cloud and Cloud Distribution both enjoy strong 2019

  Distributors Ingram Micro Cloud and Cloud Distribution share details on how they fared on the revenue front in 2019, with it proving to be a positive time for the big players

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Extreme Networks hands resellers the solution to go after retailers

  Vendor is giving partners the option to take a number of options out to retailers that want automated and easy connectivity

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  CES sets an agenda around AI and 5G

  The organisers of the first major show of the year have predicted some of the technologies that will dominate the decade

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Wavenet snaps up Microsoft Teams player VIA

  Deal has been struck in a move by Wavenet to increase the expertise it can offer around Teams

• January 03, 2020 03 Jan'20

  Enghouse Systems strengthens software side with Dialogic buy

  The unified comms specialist will have more tools to offer partners after it seals a deal to pick up Dialogic

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Motherhood is the necessity of invention, says Mellanox channel boss

  Mellanox vice-president Yael Asseraf Shenhav talks about how her employer has enabled her to thrive in a male-dominated industry and sheds light on how we can all better manage our time

• December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19

  Radius Payment Solutions buys again to strengthen telecom arm

  The firm has made several acquisitions in the past few weeks to add extra muscle to its telecom operation

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  Circle IT secures major university deal

  The Welsh managed services specialist has won the opportunity to help its local university deliver a network fit for the demands of the 21st century

• December 03, 2019 03 Dec'19

  CounterPath preparing for UCC battle in SME space

  The unified comms specialist is competing in a crowded SME market and the expectation is that customer segment will continue to be fought over

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Aryaka looks to services to make the difference

  SD-WAN specialist rolls out a number of services that the channel can sell individually or as a package

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Silver Peak cautions against sitting on the fence over SD-WAN

  The market is reaching a tipping point and those resellers that have not yet got involved with SD-WAN need to make a decision soon

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Customer experience driving collaboration investments

  Improving customer experience is one of the main factors behind the decision by users to invest in unified comms and collaboration tools

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Microsoft channel needs to be talking about Business Voice

  A perfect storm of market conditions are making it the right time for partners to approach customers about their unified comms and collaboration plans

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  Counterpath ramping up channel efforts to get UCC to SME base

  Unified comms player has identified the channel as the best route to a small business customer base that is currently missing out on the benefits of UCC

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  Telstra looking for channel growth after turning purple

  The recent launch of Telstra Purple will give the comms specialist the opportunity to provide the channel with more support

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  Extreme Networks bringing Aerohive partners into unified programme

  Plans to bring Aerohive partners into a unified programme are close to being made public by Extreme Networks

• September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19

  Lifesize outlines channel commitment

  Lifesize talks channel investment after breaking through the $100 million mark in bookings

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  Genesys: Aggressive Avaya partner campaign paying off

  Genesys ramps up efforts to lure Avaya and Alcatel partners away with its cloud portfolio

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  LogMeIn looking for channel to support UCC suite

  Firm is looking to get partners behind its latest product releases as it increases the focus its on comms and collaboration suite

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  CenturyLink expands channel programme across EMEA

  Firm is looking for resellers to sign up after it rolls out a major expansion in the area covered by its channel programme

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  Olive Communications talks of growth after solid fiscal year

  Comms specialist has seen its cloud and managed services business improve over the last fiscal year

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  HPE working with the channel on SME networking opportunities

  Vendor has seen growth in the SME space for its Aruba services and has plans to deliver more customer offerings via the channel

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Channel advice: How to spend the holiday weeks

  Staff might be coming and going topping up their tans but there is still plenty that the channel can do both internally and crucially externally with customers

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Olive CTO talks 5G and the importance of providing a good customer experience

  Recently appointed CTO is looking to help the mobile and cloud player build on its legacy and support more global customers

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Cisco increasing channel digital marketing support

  Vendor brings together various marketing initiatives under one umbrella to help the channel reach out to customers more effectively

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Customers are ready for the SD-WAN pitch

  IDC is expecting strong growth and Masergy is stressing this is no longer just on the radar but a technology being widely adopted

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Huawei points partners towards campus networks opportunity

  The vendor has been highlighting the possibilities its latest campus network switches have for the channel

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  WatchGuard adds Purdicom to distribution line-up

  Security player looks to cover more networking and cloud resellers via latest distribution appointment

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  Aryaka looking at two-tier model

  SD-WAN specialist is keen to sign up distribution partners in the UK before the end of the year

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  Connect Managed Services and G3 Comms merge

  Customer Experience and Unified Comms players bought together to form a £55m revenue business

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Extreme Networks rolls out the welcome mat to Aerohive partners

  Vendor makes it clear that there will be opportunities in a unified partner programme after its acquisition is completed

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Myths around SD-WAN holding back wider adoption

  Cogeco Peer 1 finds that customers are putting off deployment because of some concerns that could be addressed by the channel

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Cloud IT infrastructure revenues rising despite spending drops

  An analysis of the IT infrastructure market from IDC shows that spending will slow this year but vendors do not look like missing out on revenues

• June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19

  Modular channel approach working at Avaya

  The unified comms specialist has seen the channel engage with its blocks approach with many getting behind numerous specialisations

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  Cisco bringing networking pros and software developers together

  Vendor wants to increase levels of network automation and is rolling out certifications and training to unify the channel's networking and software expertise

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Goodbye Daisy Partner Services and hello Allvotec

  Daisy Partner Services is to be rebranded and given more independence as voice and data specialist Allvotec

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  GCI beefs up Microsoft skills with Modality buy

  The firm has made its first acquisition since it gained access to a sizable M&A war chest last May

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Second suitor emerges for KCOM

  With a couple of days to go before the first offer got rubber stamped a higher value bid has come in for the telco specialist

• May 17, 2019 17 May'19

  Recarta acquisition extends vendor relationships and infrastructure expertise

  The IBM partner joins the growing list of resellers that have struck acquisitions this year after picking up Möbius Business Technologies

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Oncore IT and Node4 hit the acquisition trail

  Both firms bolster their activities through purchases that will deliver unified comms for Oncore IT and SaaS skills for Node4

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Millions generated and thousands of jobs the Huawei UK contribution

  Partners assembling for the vendor's event in London told that the firm is making a major contribution to the UK economy

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Open Systems charting a channel course

  SD-WAN specialist has decided that the time is right to become a channel first company and make a push into the UK market

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Masergy boasts of channel growth

  SD-WAN player looking for channel growth after doubling its revenue generating partner base

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  Twilio aiming to build channel momentum

  Comms specialist has been on a partner recruitment drive and is looking to keep its indirect business moving forward over the course of this year

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  Daisy combines and rebrands channel operation

  IT and telco player combines existing channel facing operations into a single entity to make life easier for partners