A widespread lack of protocols for mobile employee access to corporate networks among SMBs may not be too surprising a survey finding. However, according to a new survey from Citrix Systems, there is also a somewhat surprising lack of awareness about mobile employee access to corporate networks among SMBs.
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SMBs Lack Mobile Awareness Amid BYOD Tablet Craze
Posted November 30th, 2011 by Dan Berthiaume
Citrix GoTo Developer Center: Integration for Collaboration
Posted November 23rd, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Citrix Systems has developed a new solution that lets you integrate your services and applications with Citrix GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToTraning business collaboration products. The new Citrix solution is called the Citrix GoTo Developer Center, and it’s free for current Citrix users.
RES Launches Service Provider Program for Hosted Virtual Desktops
Posted November 7th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
RES Software, which develops Windows Desktop management software, has launched a service provider program to assist partners with hosted virtual desktops. The RES Service Provider (RSP) program is for partners that participate in Microsoft’s SPLA (Service Provider License Agreement) program and the Citrix Service Provider (CSP) program. The addition of RES Software allows service providers to track application licenses in real-time and only pay for actual end-user usage, RES claims.
Splashtop Pro: Remote Desktop Management for SMBs?
Posted November 1st, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Splashtop, which develops a remote desktop management solution, is extending beyond the consumer market into the SMB sector. The company has released Splashtop Pro specifically for SMBs, and Splashtop Chief Marketing Officer Cliff Miller says the company already has SMB customers ready to use the solution. The big question: Can Splashtop differentiate from well-known publicly held companies like LogMeIn and Citrix Systems?
Virtual Computer NxTop 4: A Smarter Approach to VDI?
Posted August 29th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Virtual Computer, which develops distributed desktop virtualization software, has launched NxTop 4. The virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software will allow channel partners and IT departments to more effectively manage VMs.
DataCore Adds Storage Hypervisor to Speed Storage Virtualization
Posted August 24th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
DataCore Software, which specializes in storage virtualization and iSCSI SAN software, has launched the DataCore Storage Hypervisor. The move builds upon DataCore’s auto-tiering offering, according to President, CEO and Co-Founder George Teixeira. DataCore says channel partners are embracing the company’s software to (1) head off storage-related obstacles that stall virtualization deals, (2) speed adoption and standardization of virtual infrastructure and (3) increase share of wallet across storage and virtualization.
MSPmentor 250: Chris Andreozzi’s Vision for the Future of MSPs
Posted August 17th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
KnowledgeCentrix President Chris Andreozzi, an MSPmentor 250 member, was working for a Fortune 10 organization in Southern California when he noticed the company outsourced everything they weren’t good at. All of that business was going somewhere, and he wanted a piece of that outsourcing pie. His vision? To create an all-in-one instant IT department for small-to-medium sized companies.
RES Software Grows Windows Management, Virtualization Business
Posted August 4th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
RES Software, which develops Windows desktop management and virtualization software, is gaining momentum in several target markets. Indeed, the company says license sales over the past year have grown 185 percent in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Nordics regions. Next up, the company is investing to further accelerate momentum in New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas, the company says.
Citrix Offers Free GoToManage iPad Application
Posted May 27th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Citrix Systems is offering a free version of its new Citrix Online GoToManage iPad application through the Apple iStore. The news surfaced this week at Citrix Summit 2011 in San Francisco, Calif. Users of the application can troubleshoot and handle a computer’s technical users from anywhere using their iPad. Citrix VP and General Manager of IT Services Elizabeth Cholawsky and Citrix Senior Product Director of IT Services Brian de Haaff offered some additional insights.
BDR and Virtualization: A Required Combo for MSPs?
Posted May 26th, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
Within the backup and disaster (BDR) market, MSPmentor is hearing more and more buzz about virtualization. The latest example involves Quorum Software Inc. (QuorumSoft),which will begin promoting virtualized BDR solutions to managed services providers (MSPs) on June 1. In some ways, the effort sounds a bit similar to Doyenz, which has recruited scores of VARs and MSPs into its virtualized cloud BDR service.
Vertical Market Managed Services: Thinsolutions Makes Moves
Posted April 29th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Thinsolutions, a managed services provider in Cleveland, Ohio, is going vertical. Indeed, the MSPmentor 100 company has launched a Vertical Chief Information Officer (VCIO) strategy to tackle industry-specific vertical markets. Here’s how.
Citrix Targets MSSPs, Cloud Partners with App Firewall
Posted March 4th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Managed security service providers and cloud vendors for about the past year have been broadening their offerings to include application firewalls. Against this backdrop, Citrix Systems Inc. this week rolled out a line of application firewalls, targeting MSSPs and cloud providers as well as enterprise customers. Here’s some background.
Citrix Makes Hosting and SaaS Pitch to MSPs
Posted January 19th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Citrix Systems is reaching out to its channel partners and sharing some timely views on the managed services market. Now here’s the twist: As a result of market pressures and commoditization, Citrix says the smartest MSPs are “beginning to show signs of revenues through hosting not one or two applications, but the entire suite of office productivity applications.” Translation: the line between MSP and SaaS specialist is fading fast. Here’s why.
Recap: Seven Trends From Managed Services Summit
Posted May 21st, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
The MSPAlliance held its Managed Services Summit earlier this week in Framingham, Mass. Although I didn’t attend the event, I interviewed a few attendees and vendors to get a feel for their top priorities in the months ahead. Here are seven key trends I heard about:
