Cyber security company, F-Secure, said that the company aims to have around 500 partners by the end of 2016 and will continue to focus on the SMB market. The company is making a transformational change in its cyber security vision and believes that it can partner with channels that have the skills to deliver protection to customers amidst a rapid changing threat environment. F Secure believes in creation and development of channels as a critical differentiating factor as part of its core strategy of going to market. The new channel...
Endpoint security solutions company Trend Micro is actively looking for channel partners, specialized in the technology domain, such as Cloud, Mobility and Defence in India. The company, which is largely focused on its Enterprise and SMB business in the country, recently hired a distributor for its offerings in the SOHO segment. Talking to Channel Times, Nilesh Jain, Country Manager, (India and SAARC), Trend Micro said that the company is actively looking to work with channel partners who are specialized in specific technologies and industries. “Trend Micro has been the channel...
Astrum Holdings, an IT periphery company, has revamped its brand by adding newer product segments giving wider basket of offerings to its partners and customers. The new additions to the Astrum range of products are Mobile accessories, Smart lifestyle products, IT Peripherals, cables for IT, Audio, Video, Mobile segment and LED lights. According to the company this brand revamping represents its future direction and celebrates its journey of the last four years in IT peripherals segment. “It’s been a fantastic journey, started off as just a peripherals company and revamping...
Festivals are always a boon for vendors, E Commerce players and the channel. The festive season is an ideal period to boost sales and introduce new offerings in the market in order to get higher traction. Consumers are usually ready to loosen their pockets during the festive season and it gives immense space for sellers to pull prospective buyers to their respective marketplaces. Due to handsome discounts and offers, people are more inclined towards online shopping, however, the traditional offline channel has also geared up to give more value addition...
GST Amendments Evoke Positive Reactions From IT Channel Channel partners have welcomed the historic GST Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Channel partners said that the bill, which proposes uniform taxation across the states, will bring ease of doing business and resolve various challenges in the current indirect tax landscape. Read More Cyber War Is Real & We Are Preparing For It: Kiran Rijiju The government of India has taken a very serious note of the growing incidence of cyber-attacks on various institutions in recent months. Union Minister of...
Channel partners have welcomed the historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Channel partners said that the bill, which proposes uniform taxation across the states, will bring ease of doing business and resolve various challenges in the current indirect tax landscape. Partners said that GST would facilitate hassle free movement of goods and services across the region and benefit both dealers as well as end users. The much awaited GST bill finally got approval in the Rajya Sabha as the government pacified opposition’s...
K L Lalani, Managing Director of Kolkata-based Lalani Infotech, who has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian IT Associations (CIITA), an association representing channel partners from Eastern region, sought better collaboration between association members to make the organization more effective. In a brief chat with Channel Times, Lalani said, “As president of the association, I am looking for perfect coordination between members and the office bearers while seeking solutions for their challenges. This is the only way CIITA can effectively explore new opportunities in the region and...
Zebra Technologies Corporation, a US-based provider of hardware and software solutions and services, announced a global independent software vendor (ISV) initiative designed to increase collaboration with its vendor partners while also expanding their engagement with the wider developer community. Commenting on the launch of the new initiative Bill Cate, Vice President, Channel Strategy and Operations, Zebra said, “This launch demonstrates Zebra’s commitment to the channel and its recognition of the importance of the ISV partner and developer communities.” Read Also:Zebra Technologies Launches New Channel Program Zebra also announced the appointment...
Sundar Balasubramanian Senior Director of General Business (Commercial Sales & Partners), VMware VMware’s EUC portfolio has experienced rapid innovation in...