Supplier News

1. How Will AIDC Consolidation Affect Your Business In 2013?
   1/4/2013

   I remember sitting on a shuttle about four years ago during a distributor partner conference, talking about the industry with the person sitting next to me. “Intermec will be sold within a year,” he told me, hinting at trouble at the Everett, WA-based company. Regardless of whether or not Intermec was truly in any trouble back then, a sale within the year didn’t happen. But, the conversation did mark the first of many times people hinted to me that Intermec was soon to be sold. Those voices echoed in my head when Intermec announced last June that the company was reducing headcount.

2. Axis Launches First-Ever IP Camera That Features Both Dynamic Capture WDR And Lightfinder Technologies
   8/21/2012

   Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, recently introduced AXIS P3384-V/-VE Fixed Dome Network Cameras, which feature its two latest imaging technologies in the same camera for the first time: wide dynamic range (WDR) with ‘dynamic capture’ for environments with strong variations in light and Lightfinder technology to produce color video even in the lowest of light.

3. Board Of Directors Appoint Kyle Turner To President & CEO Of CognitiveTPG
   7/24/2012

   CognitiveTPG’s board of directors recently announced that Kyle Turner has been appointed to President & CEO. Turner will have full responsibility for all functions including sales, marketing, operations, engineering, and administration.

4. Growth Of Cloud Computing Brings Change And Disruption To IT Practices And Roles, New CompTIA Study Reveals
   7/24/2012

   The increasingly integral role of cloud computing in IT operations is accompanied by significant change and disruption for cloud users, their IT staffs and their technology providers, new research released recently by CompTIA, the leading non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry, reveals.

5. ENGINEXML For Fast Timeclock Integration
   7/13/2012

   Integrating timeclocks with workforce management software can take months. Engine_XML from Accu‐Time Systems cuts that time to mere days. The newly released Engine_XML software is a power‐packed terminal management and integration application. It packages much of the functionality that software developers spend months writing.

6. Tigerpaw Software Launches New Tigerpaw Business Academy
   7/10/2012

   Tigerpaw Software Inc., a leading developer of business automation and service management software announced a new venture, the Tigerpaw Business Academy, in conjunction with the Technology Assurance Group (TAG).

7. Beyond Virtual™: Enterprise-Class Data Protection For Every Business
   6/12/2012

   Unitrends, the #1 all-in-one backup, archiving, instant recovery, and disaster recovery physical appliances, recently announced a new software-only product, Unitrends Enterprise Backup, that protects virtual and physical environments both locally and in the cloud.

8. OKI Data Americas Announces Availability Of Total Managed Print Solution In Canada, Continues Expansion Of Successful Managed Print Services Offering
   4/26/2012

   OKI Data Americas announces the availability of its managed print services (MPS) offering, Total Managed Print (TMP), within the Canadian market. 

9. Quest Software's PacketTrap MSP Version 6.2 Includes PSA Integration, VoIP Monitoring
   4/26/2012

   Quest Software released its PacketTrap MSP 6.2, which is the latest version of its RMM platform for MSPs. By using PacketTrap MSP 6.2, MSPs can now access a single console to manage – and simplify – business processes including job scheduling, technician management, CRM, service requests and billing and invoicing.

10. BlueStar Named To Motorola Solutions’ Empower Circle
    4/23/2012

    BlueStar, a leading global distributor of ADC, Mobility, Point-of-Sale, RFID, Digital Signage, and Security technology solutions, has been named a Motorola Solutions Empower Circle winner for 2011.