MSPmentor

The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is gaining traction among businesses now, according to a new report from secure mobile device management technology provider Zenprise.  Zenprise concludes that companies are not only embracing the BYOD trend, they are beginning to implement the strategies and applications to optimize their mobile businesses, while blacklisting other apps like Facebook and Angry Birds. Here’s the scoop.

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Hosting provider SherWeb, has updated its SkyNox business backup service to extend beyond just desktops and workstations. The SkyNox service now includes backup support for businesses with one or more servers as well.  It’s been a rapid evolution for the service which made its debut in January.

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Voice quality and network monitoring and management software provider Tone Software Corp is taking its ReliaTel VoIP and UC Service Assurance solution to the cloud. The service will now be offered as a cloud-based management service and Tone Software is pitching it to MSPs as a way to deliver a remote monitoring and management (RMM) service to a broader range of clients, especially small to mid-size businesses. Here’s the scoop.

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Windows-based storage performance software provider Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corp.) has named networking technology channel veteran Nick Tidd (pictured) to the job of senior vice president of global sales.  Tidd brings decades of networking technology channel experience to the company, having served as North America president at D-Link and channel chief at 3Com before 3Com was acquired by HP.

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“Trust me.” We’ve all said it. Trust is one of the most coveted and critical aspects of all relationships, personal and business. Think about it – when you ask someone to trust you, you’re asking for their complete confidence and surety in what you say and do. It’s the handshake of handshakes… the promise of promises… the pinky-swear of pinky-swears… the… well, you get the point.

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Bradford Networks recently announced the closing of $3 million in Series C funding, which will be used to expand the company into new markets and support growing demand for the company’s network access control (NAC) solution. For those of you who are unaware, NAC has emerged as a comprehensive security approach for the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend.

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You may remember the story MSPmentor covered in March regarding MobileIron‘s bring your own device (BYOD) solutions for one of Scotland’s oldest commercial law firms.  Well now the company has announced that Structured, an information technology and systems integrator of secure and scalable IT solutions and services company has entered a value-added reseller (VAR) partnership with MobileIron, the leader in security and management for mobile apps, data and devices.

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As Facebook prepares for a potential IPO (initial public offering) this week, niche social media offerings continue to pop up in the IT market. One recent example: ManageEngine, best-known for its IT management software, is beta testing a private social network designed specifically for IT teams. Called ITPulse, the private social media platform brings a Facebook-style, multi-threaded cascading wall to IT, ManageEngine says.

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Your business has an image. In the “real” world you protect your company’s image as best as possible, but do you do the same on the various social media platforms available to us? Do you pay attention to what goes live on your Facebook page? Do you constantly follow your company’s tweets? If not, you’re setting your brand up for failure.

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Cortado recently announced its Cortado Corporate Server 6.0, which, according to the company, is an entirely new generation of mobile device management (MDM) for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry smartphones. With Cortado’s solution, MDM is combined with network access, as well as full desktop functionality, including file access.

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Kaspersky Lab, the endpoint security software company, has quietly beta tested a managed services partner program with seven channel partners. Now, Kaspersky is opening up the MSP partner program to VARs and MSPs that attended this week’s 2012 North American Partner Conference in the Bahamas. Here’s what’s next.

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