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technolog y reseller.co.uk 13 NEWS : VENDORS ERP specialist Purpose Software, a supplier of business management software to managed services providers, has added an ERP sales specialist to its management team. In his new role as Sales Manager, Howard Clark will be responsible for spearheading all sales and marketing activities for FORZA, the company’s SAP Business One- based ERP platform. Clark was previously a senior ERP sales consultant at Oracle. www.purposesoftware.co.uk Ideagen makes its first acquisition in US Nottingham-based software company Ideagen has made its first acquisition in America as part of its global growth strategy. The $8.7m acquisition of Medforce Technologies, a growing developer of enterprise information management, workflow and compliance software for the healthcare sector, adds a strong client base and an established suite of intellectual property to Ideagen’s global operations. Medforce’s flagship CommandCenter suite is used by over 300 customers including CVS Caremark, McKesson, Lincare Holdings Inc, Rotech Healthcare Inc and Mayo Clinic. It has operations near New York and in Kansas. ConnectWise extends ‘single panel of glass’ management to cloud applications ConnectWise has launched a new cloud monitoring, management and billing solution that gives managed services providers the ability to manage a broad range of cloud-based solutions through a single pane of glass and in their own currency. Announcing ConnectWise Unite at the company’s annual IT Nation Europe conference in London, CEO Arnie Bellini said: “Technology teams typically take advantage of a broad range of cloud solutions to meet their customers’ unique needs. What we’ve done with ConnectWise Unite is give our partners the ability to access these disparate solutions from a single pane of glass and greatly simplify the complexity that comes from dealing with the growing number of solutions they use.” ConnectWise Unite already integrates with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco Meraki, Cisco Spark, Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud, Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365. Additional vendor solutions will be added based on partner needs. Future developments include the introduction of the ConnectWise Advanced Security Dashboard, developed with Cisco and slated for a September launch. Incorporating endpoint security, network security, edge and application security, testing and reporting, this tool gives MSPs the ability to monitor a client’s multiple security solutions from a single pane of glass. www.ConnectWise.com 39 petabytes and growing As it celebrates its 15th anniversary, Acronis has reported growing demand for its cloud-based storage, backup and disaster recovery services. Driven by a 200% year-on-year increase in the number of protected devices and a 151% year-on-year rise in the number of protected corporate clients, Acronis’ cloud storage consumption now totals 39 petabytes. In the last year, Acronis has added more than 2,000 service providers that now can now offer backup, disaster recovery and file sync and share services using the Acronis Data Cloud platform. Key selling points for service providers include obligation-free trials, single installation, a multi-tenant/multi-tier architecture and native integration with PSA and RMM tools. Zero upfront investment, flexible licensing models and different deployment models (Acronis hosted, hybrid or service provider-hosted) mean that Acronis Data Cloud can be easily integrated into a service provider’s existing infrastructure and service delivery model. www.acronis.com    Kaseya merges with Unitrends Hot on the heels of the merger of Datto and Autotask, Kaseya, another leading provider of complete IT management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs) and mid-market enterprises (MME), has announced that it is to merge with Unitrends, a provider of all- in-one enterprise backup and continuity solutions. Combining Unitrends’ business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) technologies with Kaseya’s IT Complete suite of management solutions will give MSPs and MMEs a single solution for all their IT needs, including remote monitoring and management (RMM), endpoint management, network monitoring and management (NMM), professional services automation (PSA), IT service desk, security, and backup and disaster recovery. Commenting on the merger with Unitrends, with which Kaseya already had a successful OEM relationship, Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola said: “The decision to merge with Unitrends was a no-brainer for us. Over a year ago, we embarked on a journey to provide our customers with the best BCDR solution for their needs. After working with Unitrends to launch the Kaseya Unified Backup offering to our MSP customers, as well as introducing the core Unitrends product to our enterprise customer base, we witnessed the explosive adoption of these solutions and decided that it just made sense to further our relationship and to bring our two companies together. “ He added: “The powerful combination of our IT Complete platform with Unitrends’ industry leading BCDR solutions means we can now bring unparalleled innovation to market and open up new markets for our MSPs to meet the increasingly complex requirements of larger customers and deliver enterprise-class disaster recovery as-a-service.” Unitrends will continue to provide BCDR and DRaaS solutions for medium to large enterprises through existing distribution and channel partners, with Unitrends MSP developing versions customised to the need of MSPs. Both Kaseya and Unitrends will continue to operate under their respective brands. www.kaseya.com Howard Clark Arnie Bellini Alaris name change Kodak Alaris Information Management division has updated its website, logo and social media presence, after changing its name to Alaris, a Kodak Alaris business. The parent company remains Kodak Alaris. www.alarisworld.com