Fujitsu intros select programme
In an attempt to woo channel partners for its premium IT products, Fujitsu will debut its global Select Partners programme in India in mid-August, says ChannelTimes.
The move is aimed at replicating the company's global success in India.
P Raghuraman, GM of channel and volume business, Fujitsu India, said: "Under the programme, we will divide our entire channel gamut into three grades: Fujitsu Partners, Select Partners and Select Experts."
Hope for Syrian channel
US trade laws have banned the likes of Microsoft and Cisco from operating in Syria for a number of years, starving local distributors and resellers of access to the kind of resources their counterparts in neighbouring countries take for granted, states ITP.net.
Syrian channel players are now pondering what the prospect of such vendors receiving the green light to address the market might mean for them, although they're unlikely to get getting over-excited for the time being.
As many will point out, the market has lived with trade embargoes for so long that they have almost become second nature. Resellers may face complexities when it comes to sourcing certain products, but the proximity of markets such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia - not to mention Dubai - means the latest technology has always been readily sold through the Syrian channel.
McAfee adds SaaS security vendor
McAfee has added a shiny new piece to its budding SaaS portfolio by acquiring MX Logic, a privately owned Englewood, Colorado-based security vendor, according to ChannelWeb.
The deal is expected to close in the third quarter and will consist of about $140 million in cash, but MX Logic could get an additional $30 million if it reaches certain performance targets.
MX Logic is known as a channel-friendly company, but at least one solution provider partner doesn't like how McAfee has handled the channel integration of previous acquisitions and is worried that this one will follow the same course.
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