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e92plus has announced a partnership with Ericom to help grow its UK partner community and bring a simplified approach to Zero Trust to the market. It will empower its extensive partner community to take the Ericom solutions to market, bringing to the channel solutions that help address the changing business …
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Resellers and distributors in the channel want a better relationship with the vendors they are partnered with, new research from Kaspersky has revealed. An independent survey has highlighted that 65% of UK resellers and distributors wished their relationships with vendors was stronger, while 69% said they would like more personal …
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SentryBay is recruiting new partners for its Authorised Reseller Programme to help it meet a sharp rise in demand for its proactive endpoint protection. The company, which has a broad range of specialist enterprise, data monitoring, ID theft protection and OEM products, is actively seeking resellers with security software experience, …
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