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North American News   May 2016

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Unitrends

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Unitrends

Unitrends rolls out an innovative new partner program based on a progressive engagement model! The Unitrends Partner Program gives partners the freedom to engage with Unitrends in a way that aligns with their own business needs, yet at the same time, provides them with the ability to progress through the program and unlock additional benefits. To find out more about the new Unitrends Partner Program and learn how you can grow your business with Unitrends, read our Partner Program Guide or join today.

Lifeboat Professional Services and Training

Want to keep your margin on Veeam deals? Don't lose your Veeam ProPartner Gold or Platinum status — or the additional margins you've enjoyed! With deadlines fast approaching for VMCE certification requirements, Lifeboat wants to make it easy for you to keep your Veeam ProPartner status. That's why we're offering several VMCE certification classes between now and the July 1 deadline — and an exclusive opportunity for you to earn your VMCE for free! Check the Class Schedule or email us to find out how you can earn your VMCE for free.

Lifeboat Veeam Training

New Vendor Announcements

Micro Focus

Lifeboat to Expand Its Distribution Agreement with Micro Focus! Micro Focus security products help organizations become more secure, compliant with federal and professional mandates and laws, and more effective in managing end users within the company. Lifeboat will distribute Micro Focus's product lines, Novell, NetIQ and SUSE to its network of resellers, VARs and systems integrators in the United States. For more details, contact your Lifeboat Sales Representative.

Upcoming Webinar

Learn how to identify opportunities, quote and add an additional discount to your sales of MindManager 2016 and MindManager Enterprise 2016. Mindjet has redefined the selling strategy of MindManager and MindManager Enterprise to give you more opportunities to sell! As of March 1st, Mindjet has reduced the minimum purchase quantity of MindManager Enterprise from 50 to 10 licenses — making the additional Enterprise features available to a larger audience!

Now with the MindManager 2016.1 release Enterprise customers get SharePoint integration, MindManager Reader, and expanded efficiency for organizations using cloud-based applications with our new Zapier integration, providing them the ability to send (export) to over 500 cloud-based applications. Register today!

Mindjet

Partner News and Product Updates

Bitdefender

Bitdefender Awarded 5-Star Rating in CRN's 2016 Partner Program Guide®

"Our annual Partner Program Guide and 5-Star ratings recognize the best channel programs available in the market today and serve as a valuable resource for solution providers looking for the right fit."

Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company.

"Both Bitdefender and our partners have been extremely pleased with the results of the Partner Advantage Network and it's highly gratifying to see this effectiveness recognized by a highly respected third party. Bitdefender has taken tremendous strides forward in all aspects of its business in recent years, and we are proud to say that the company's partner program is living up to a company-wide reputation for excellence."

Raluca Cosciug, Bitdefender Partner Program Manager.

If you are looking to learn more about Bitdefender's award-winning security solutions and how to join the Bitdefender Partner Advantage Network Contact Your Lifeboat Sales Representative today.

GFI

If you ever needed a reminder about the importance of email security, it's now! Ransomware has hit the headlines once again. Malware such as Locky and CryptoLocker are infecting computers around the world. Cleaning up after such an attack is complex and time-consuming. Even more, you could wind up playing into the attackers' hands by paying the ransom. Action: Keep your business spam and malware free with GFI MailEssentials. With the discontinuation of McAfee's email security and archiving products, new challenges are surfacing for customers who need to protect and archive their email infrastructure. GFI Software can help your customers with a robust and comprehensive family of communications products. Contact your Lifeboat rep to learn more about these software offerings from GFI.

Sophos

Announcing Sophos Central: Next-Gen security management for partners, admins and end users. Sophos Central is a unified security platform that enables users to manage their endpoint, mobile, server and web protection from a single console. Now you can create policies that apply to an individual and not just the device. With all your devices in a single location, you can correlate alerts to allow security decisions to be taken automatically. Read more!

TechSmith

Quickly Capture Images and Videos of Your Screen! Snagit's image and video capture is powerful, but not complex. Users are in control of everything they capture — from a drop down menu to a scrolling web page and everything in-between. They can choose whether they want to capture an image or video after they make a selection, and resize the capture area right down to the pixel. Contact your Lifeboat rep for more information!

Veeam

Veeam Software — Storage Magazine Product of the Year! The Storage magazine 2015 Products of the Year names winners in backup and DR software, backup hardware, storage management tools, storage system software, all-flash storage systems and disk/hybrid storage systems. Veeam is named as the Gold award Backup and DR software of the year. Click here for the full list.

Veeam Bootcamp — Get your sales and technical certifications now! As a ProPartner with Veeam, you must meet the minimum requirements of having Veeam Sales Professionals (VMSP) and Veeam Technical Sales Professionals (VMTSP) on staff. You can easily meet these requirements and retain your Veeam ProPartner status by attending Veeam University Bootcamps. Click here to attend a bootcamp near you!

Vision Solutions

Get Up-to-Speed on the New Double-Take SQLMove Solution.  The new Double-Take SQLMove solution has been released! SQLMove is an easy to use solution to help with Microsoft SQL Server migrations and upgrades. To find out how SQLMove can help to capture important business related to Microsoft's announced End of Support for SQL Server 2005, contact your Lifeboat Account Executive.

WinZip

The latest WinZip 20.5 Enterprise is here! Designed to meet the specific needs of corporate and government clients, WinZip 20.5 Enterprise offers the world's #1 compression software for sending and storing data with security. This latest version offers new features and high level 128 and 246 bit AES encryption, as well as FIPS 140-2 compliance, the Outlook plug-in, and 1 year maintenance for free. Ask your customer what they use for data security and contact your Lifeboat Representative for more information.

Lifeboat's Field Sales Team!

Brian Gilbertson — Vice President, Business Development and Field Sales
Tel: 800.847.7078 x7340  |  Mobile: 561.702.0210  |  e-mail »

Nils Anderson
Field Territory Manager
South East Region
Tel: 800.847.7078 x7317
Mobile: 561.756.1570
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Christian Grejsen
Field Territory Manager
NorCal / Southwest Regions
Tel: 800.847.7078 x7342
Mobile: 925.699.6698
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Michelle Boers
Field Territory Manager
Canada
Tel: 888.523.7777 x7341
Mobile: 905.518.8274
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