Channel Partners New Sponsors & Exhibitors, A-K
These are the companies either making their first appearance, or their first showing in a long time, at CP Expo.
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Washington, D.C.
Booth E2
Adlumin is a patented security and compliance automation platform. It is built to discover threats, malfunctions and IT operations failures in real-time. In seconds, customers can comply with industry regulations using exclusive reporting features, the company says.
Huntsville, AL
Booth 352
Adtran says it develops innovative technologies that make communications simpler and more affordable for people everywhere. Its business networking solutions include a full line of products and services that address the unique connectivity needs for businesses of all sizes. ADTRAN routers, switches, IP business gateways and business Wi-Fi are backed by support and warranties. These solutions can scale from SMB to fully distributed enterprises, quickly and cost-effectively, all while delivering the power and performance needed for bandwidth-intensive applications, the company says.
Milford, IA
Booth E10
Akative provides data connectivity solutions, monitoring and multicarrier 4G/5G services to customers throughout the United States and has over 30-million hours of 4G/5G uptime. Its mission is to help businesses stay online by delivering simple, robust Autonomous Broadband Connectivity solutions. iStatus, a cornerstone Akative product, is a patented and patent-pending connectivity monitoring platform processing nearly 1 billion web requests annually. Akative products are designed to help businesses work toward zero downtime.
Akative provides connectivity solutions for various industry sectors with specialized solutions for point-of-sale (retail), convenience stores, restaurants, government, healthcare, IoT, manufacturing, and education.
AlefEdge (signature sponsor)
New York, NY
Alef Edge offers a private edge platform that allows developers and businesses to build and connect “with a purpose.” As a developer-first company, Alef says it simplifies the complexity of 5G and edge computing by arming creators, programmers and developers with APIs that unleash the massive power of the edge economy. This allows companies, institutions and people to build on the “art of the possibility” regardless of geography, status or financial resources.
Athens, TX
Booth 234
Alpha|Stack touts a software platform that “does everything you need.” The company says you can say goodbye to multiple licenses and subscription services. There’s sales, billing, scheduling, inventory, monitoring, ticketing and HR all right out of the box.
Scottsdale, AZ
MSP Summit Tabletop
Alveo claims to increase partner annual revenue growth by 50%. It works with your existing team to address the foundational components of a revenue strategy and aims to fix the issues impacting scalable and sustainable growth. The company quickens delivery time by cutting out the corporate BS and “getting sh*t done.” Alveo has worked with several IT channel companies ranging from SMB service providers to Fortune 100 IT distributors.
Richardson, TX
Booth 577 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Armor is a global cloud security company that claims to make cybersecurity and compliance simple, achievable and manageable for MSPs and their customers across endpoint, network, server, and cloud environments. Armor provides insight into threats to help partners respond quickly and effectively. Armor has partnered with leading MSPs to secure more than 1,500 customers in over 40 countries.
Jersey City, NJ
Booth E3
AvePoint claims to be the largest Microsoft 365 data management solutions provider. The company migrates, manages and protects data to secure Microsoft cloud and SharePoint collaboration. More than 8 million cloud users have trusted AvePoint, the company says.
Austin, TX
Kronologic says it sends tailored and timely calendar invites to qualified leads from your reps’ calendars. When meeting invites are sent at the right time, with the right message … leads one-click “accept” and reps just show up.
Scottsdale, AZ
Booth E18
BlueInk was established in 2014. It helps individuals and teams track, manage, and complete legally binding documents electronically and securely for what it claims is 50% less the cost of DocuSign.
Austin, TX
Booth 1455
Boom video-enables remote workers, huddle rooms, classrooms and conference rooms with its professional video and audio portfolio. Boom says its solutions offer clear and vivid images and excellent sound quality to achieve the best remote meeting experience. Founded in 2020, this startup develops hardware solutions for today’s meeting environments. With a focus on quality design and simplicity paired with excellent video and audio technology, Boom Collaboration says it’s on a mission to make meetings better.
Gilbert, AZ
Booth 674
BuzzTheory is a full-service B2B marketing agency specializing in digital marketing, branding, design, media, PR and more for channel companies.
Bannockburn, IL
Booth 1748
Byline Financial Group (BFG) is the equipment leasing and financing division of Byline Bank, a Chicago based banking organization originally founded over 100 years ago.
Cato Networks (featured sponsor)
Tel Aviv, Israel
MSP Summit Tabletop
Cato touts itself as the world’s first SASE platform, converging SD-WAN and network security into a global, cloud-native service. Cato optimizes and secures application access for all users and locations. Using Cato, the company says customers can easily migrate from MPLS to SD-WAN, optimize connectivity to on-premises and cloud applications, enable secure branch internet access everywhere, and seamlessly integrate cloud data centers and mobile users into the network with a zero-trust architecture.
Chicago, IL
Keeper Security says it transforms the way organizations and individuals protect their passwords and sensitive digital assets to significantly reduce cybertheft and data breaches. Keeper is a provider of zero-knowledge security and encryption software covering enterprise password management, role-based access control, event tracking, dark web monitoring, secure file storage, secrets management and encrypted messaging. Keeper is SOC-2, FIPS 140-2 and ISO 27001 Certified. The company protects businesses of all sizes across every major industry sector.
Findlay, OH
Booth 1135
CentraComm says its customers trust it to secure and manage their digital infrastructure across the globe. The company offers data analysis tools and claims its data hosting security mimics that of a military bunker.
Check Point Software (signature sponsor)
San Carlos, CA
MSP Summit Tabletop
Check Point is a provider of cybersecurity solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally. Check Point Infinitys portfolio of solutions protects enterprises and public organizations from fifth-generation cyberattacks. Infinity comprises three core pillars delivering security and generation V threat prevention across enterprise environments: Check Point Harmony, for remote users; Check Point CloudGuard, to automatically secure clouds; and Check Point Quantum, to protect network perimeters and data centers, all controlled by a comprehensive, intuitive unified security management. Check Point protects more than 100,000 organizations of all sizes.
Cisco (signature sponsor)
San Jose, CA
Booth 1232 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Cisco leverages technology to build the bridge to possible and offers MSPs what it calls a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of fast-to-deploy, easy-to-manage, quickly scalable, and secure solutions. Its mission is to help get MSPs out of the vendor management business and put time back in their day to focus on growing their practices. Cisco’s new Provider Elevate Program builds a community for MSPs around the world to leverage the company’s end-to-end solutions IT and networking brand that specializes in switches, routers, cybersecurity, cloud and IoT. Brands in its SMB portfolio of solutions include Meraki, Duo, Umbrella, Secure End Point, WebEx and more.
Irvine, CA
Booth 959
CloudBlue helps organizations accelerate their business growth and expand offerings for the as-a-service economy. It says its solutions enhance operational efficiency and increase agility, thus turbocharging time to market. CloudBlue helps to automate, centralize and streamline multiple products, catalog, vendor and channel management processes. The CloudBlue network and the extensibility of its solutions enable you to build a thriving self-sustaining ecosystem and grow market share and revenue, CloudBlue says. It serves more than 180 companies around the globe and powers the world’s largest cloud B2B marketplaces, which represent nearly 30 million B2B cloud subscriptions.
Newark, DE
Booth 1361
Founded in 1996, CloudScale365 says it empowers organizations to reach new heights by aligning business goals with the right technology. The company’s consultative approach to cloud migration, security, disaster recovery and business continuity enables organizations to work more efficiently, in a secure environment, anytime, anywhere. A Tier 1 Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider with 24/7 U.S.-based support, CloudScale365 considers itself a trusted partner for planning, migrating, deploying and managing an entire IT ecosystem.
Tempe, AZ
Booth 1768
Since 1994, CWI says it has offered warranted, high-quality IT asset recovery and remarketing services to companies of all sizes. Computer Wholesalers says its services help businesses get the maximum possible value for IT assets which are aging out of their needs.
Greenlawn, NY
Booth 467
Saying that HIPAA shouldn’t be hard, confusing or expensive, Compliancy Group touts software and live coaching for simplified compliance.
West Chester, PA
Comstar seeks to be its clients’ unified communications, security and IT services integration partner. The company serves to maximize its customers’ profitability, catalyze growth and mitigate risk.
Miramar, FL
Conquest is a cybersecurity force that protects our nation’s defense and critical infrastructure sectors, including health care, energy, finance and manufacturing. Conquest says it removes the complexity and simplifies the end-user experience through its Strategic Cyber Operations (SCyOp) and Adaptive Risk Management Executive Dashboard (ARME) software solutions. The company configures clients’ environments to fully integrate the latest detection and response solutions, which allows for the detection of malicious activities and other breach indicators. It configures all new attack vectors and protocols. In turn, it’s able to detect potential incidents in clients’ technology ecosystems. Conquest’s software combines unique, patent-pending professional services and technology that supports, enhances and adds to Microsoft Security Solutions and Sentinel.
Los Angeles, CA
Booth 752
eFax Corporate, a Consensus Cloud Solutions product, is a digital cloud faxing solution, with more than 11 million customers worldwide. As the first major cloud fax solution to achieve HITRUST CSF certification, eFax Corporate says it replaces antiquated analog fax machines and paper-based faxing with an interoperable online document transfer service that is highly secure. Faxes can be securely sent and received by email, from any desktop, tablet or smartphone or via APIs – helping organizations boost productivity, enhance regulatory compliance and eliminate on-site fax hardware.
Bracknell, UK
Booth 1556
Content Guru delivers cloud communications solutions that aim to help organizations provide the best customer engagement and experience. It features an omnichannel cloud contact center solution and bespoke integration systems. The company says it uses cutting-edge tech to transform communications and make mass personalization a reality.
Coral Springs, FL
Booth E4
Converge IoT is a national sales partner for T-Mobile. The company’s role is to support T-Mobile business customers with partners that supply LTE equipment, software and professional services to connect their wireless solution. Its partners’ expertise covers a wide range including LTE routers, mobile device management, new and certified pre-owned tablets and handsets, hotspots, laptops, USB modems, connected cameras, push to talk, VoIP/hosted PBX, external antennas, cellular boosters and installation services.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Booth 870 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Corel says its products enable millions of connected knowledge workers around the world to do great work faster. Offering some of the industry’s best-known software brands, Corel gives individuals and teams the power to create, collaborate and deliver results. Its broad portfolio of innovative applications include CorelDRAW, MindManager, Parallels and WinZip. Corel is a B2B and B2C company with creativity and productivity solutions. Corel partners get access to a partner portal offering free enablement training, marketing tools and resources, collaborative joint-marketing initiatives, a variety of sales and technical tools, and a premier support team.
New York, NY
Booth 1754 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Coronet says it empowers organizations to protect against malware, ransomware, phishing and botnets — across devices, users and cloud applications. Coronet offers coverage, reliability and support for 5,000 businesses.
Dallas, TX
Booth 659
DataBank says it enables the world’s largest enterprises, technology and content providers to consistently deploy and manage their infrastructure, applications and data on the right platform, at the right time, in the right place. The company’s colocation and edge infrastructure footprint consists of more than 60 data centers and 20 interconnection hubs in 29 markets, on-ramps to an ecosystem of cloud providers, and a modular edge data center platform with virtually unlimited reach. DataBank combines these platforms with contract portability, managed security, compliance enablement, hands-on support, and a guarantee of 100% uptime availability, to give its customers absolute confidence in their IT infrastructure and the power to create a limitless digital future for their business.
Portland, ME
Booth 1236
Defendify says it is pioneering cybersecurity for organizations without security teams. Delivering multiple layers of protection, Defendify provides cybersecurity expertise and support through an all-in-one platform designed to continuously strengthen cybersecurity across people, process and technology. Defendify streamlines cybersecurity assessments, testing, policies, training, detection and response in one consolidated and cost-effective cybersecurity solution.
Atlanta, GA
Digital Agent provides end-to-den phone, internet and IT solutions for growing businesses. Its experienced staff creates customized game plans for its clients and its customer support is key to helping businesses grow and strengthen their business technology.
Seattle, WA
Digital Fortress is a multitenant and wholesale data center provider offering colocation, network and cloud access services to large and midsize enterprises. It operates nine SSAE SOC I and II, PCI and HIPAA-compliant facilities in five states.
Houston, TX
Booth 1571
Dyopath, an MSP, was founded to empower organizations by delivering trusted IT solutions grounded in accountability. Dyopath helps clients focus on what they do best by providing support and services. No matter the industry, from education and energy to federal agencies, Dyopath helps organizations use the power of their “business first” approach, resulting in what it says are efficiency gains and satisfied clients. Dyopath has a U.S.-based network operations xenter (NOC), service desk, and provides services including: advanced security, cloud, connectivity, education, IT outsourcing, managed and professional services.
Washington, DC
Emspire empowers and inspires organizational growth by providing practical expert advice and cultivating trusted relationships. The managing partners of Emspire have spent their careers working in telecommunications, finance, information technology and legal services industries. Its goal: to grow and enhance organizational value by applying new insights and approaches to foundational management, operational and legal matters.
Old Saybrook, CT
Booth 971
Established upon the former successful joint venture between audio specialist Sennheiser and hearing technology group Demant, EPOS designs, manufactures and sells high-end audio and video solutions for business professionals and serious gamers. Crafted with advanced engineering and pioneering technologies, EPOS offers audio and video connectivity that enable business professionals to better communicate and collaborate – anytime, anywhere and on any device. EPOS says its audio is reliable, easy to use and designed for ultimate comfort. Owned by the Demant Group and with headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, EPOS builds on more than 115 years’ audio expertise and operates in a global market with offices and partners in more than 60 countries.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Booth 1673
eSentire provides managed detection and response, protecting the critical data and applications of more than 1,000 organizations in more than 70 countries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events. Combining machine learning XDR technology, 24/7 threat hunting and security operations leadership, eSentire mitigates business risk and enables security at scale. eSentire provides managed risk, managed detection and response, and incident response services.
Irving, TX
Meeting Room 1
Evoque Data Center Solutions, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, offers enterprises a full range of services, ranging from local, regional and global connectivity to secure space in highly available and redundant environments across four continents. The company supports a diversified base of Fortune 1000 customers across multiple segments, including financial services, health care, SaaS, public sector, energy and communications. Evoque Data Center Solutions is a portfolio company of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, a global infrastructure asset manager that owns and operates high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, midstream and data sectors across North and South America, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Minneapolis, MN
Booth 1458 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Field Nation’s integrated platform helps companies solve a critical challenge all service leaders worry about: accessing skilled labor. Unlike staffing companies, Field Nation is built for short-term, high-volume, onsite work. Businesses can grow their service offerings by building and deploying a flexible field services workforce in geographies across the U.S. and Canada, and technicians can find work that fits their schedule and skill set. Field Nation’s mission is to match every technician with the right job and connect every service delivery team to professionals who care about the work as much as they do.
Akron, OH
Meeting Room 5
Founded in 1998, FirstComm is a technology solutions provider offering hybrid network services, cloud communications and managed security nationwide with over 35,000 customers. FirstComm has a 24x7x365 network management center in Chicago, and is dedicated to pairing effective customer communications with next-generation technology. It creates solutions to align with customers’ business objectives, while its built-in scalability accommodates for the future.
Genesys Cloud Services (featured sponsor)
Daly City, CA
Booth 1459
Through the power of its cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize what Genesys calls “Experience as a Service,” its vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. Genesys says organizations working with it have the power to deliver proactive, predictive and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine, Genesys says it enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty.
GNS Network Services dba CaaB
Israel
CaaB offers a variety of cloud products that include high-performance virtual machines, dedicated custom firewall and load balancers. The company works with large and small MSPs, VARs, telecom, ISPs and technology resellers worldwide.
Elmhurst, IL
Booth 267
Founded in 2001, GoExceed provides wireless xpense management (WEM) solutions to clients ranging from midsize businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The company services over 1.5 million enterprise wireless devices per year and its customers average between 20% and 40% monthly savings on their wireless accounts. Mobil(X), GoExceed’s automated WEM solution, has changed the way companies manage their wireless accounts, devices, users, costs, data, cost centers, contracts, policies and more. Utilizing its real-time tools, reporting and analytics, GoExceed says businesses are able to seamlessly excel in their current mobility landscape without overextending their budgets, staff and resources.
Austin, TX
Booth 1472
Gravity Systems provides outsourced help desk services to organizations that have internal IT but need someone to take care of the help desk so the IT team can focus on projects and other priorities. Its more than 25 years of experience with help desk and servicing end-users enables it to provide a turnkey, “white glove” help desk experience for IT teams. The company supports traditional IT teams, and also developer teams and software developers who need help with ends-user issues. Gravity is looking for channel partners with a proven track record of success in MB and enterprise sales who would like to help their client base succeed with outsourced help desk.
Salt Lake City, UT
Booth 258
Heyday Now is a performance management with gamification tool. The company’s solution focuses on the key metrics that bring leadership, mid-level management and team members together for a winning culture. With its tool, HeydayNow says customers can focus their whole organization on what moves their business with personalized KPIs that are relevant to all members of the team. Clients can join in on team challenges, leadership challenges and individual challenges that build camaraderie and fun.
West Fargo, ND
Booth 653
High Point Networks noticed that too many technology companies were focused on how much they could sell, and that did not seem right. The company hase always been more interested in solving problems. HPN is built on the foundation of supporting partners through its technology pillars to help supplement in areas where you cannot be the expert. Its commitment is to provide a memorable experience, even if there are challenges on the way, to achieve a successful outcome.
Greenville, SC
Booth 471 & MSP Summit Tabletop
Hook Security says it creates security awareness training that employees love.
Lake Elsinore, CA
Booth 773
IGEN Networks Corp. and its operating subsidiaries create software services for the consumer automotive and asset management industries. The company works with wireless carriers and specialized IoT hardware suppliers to create solutions for their customers to better manage and protect their automotive and commercial assets.
South Jordan, UT
Booth 931
Impartner says it unlocks the potential of indirect sales by helping clients manage, optimize and accelerate every step of the partner journey. It offers partner relationship management and through channel marketing automation solutions.
INAP (featured sponsor)
Reston, VA
INAP is a global provider of performance-driven, secure, hybrid infrastructure solutions, which the company says enable technology leaders to simplify their infrastructure journeys and accelerate innovation. INAP’s expansive suite of bare metal cloud, modern data center, performance IP and Shield Security solutions aim to help businesses flexibly and reliably move workloads to the right destination at the right time — reducing risk and maximizing value.
College Park, MD
Booth 1752
INKY is a cloud-based email security platform that works on Microsoft 365, Exchange, or Google Workspace. The company says it’s an anti-phishing solution that adds a thin but powerful layer that blocks threats, empowers users and protects organizations. INKY’s use of machine learning, cluster analysis, visual computing and social graphing prevent dangerous threats from reaching the inbox. Dynamic banners educate employees and allow users to “Report this Email” from any device. INKY is installed in line, making it easy to deploy with no client software installation or MX changes required, the company says. Built as a multitenant solution from the ground up, INKY says it gives admins flexibility to manage clients with ease, and the Admin Control Panel puts the entire phishing landscape at one’s fingertips.
Spokane Valley, WA
MSP Summit Tabletop
Intrinium is a managed service provider specializing in all types of businesses from health care to finance, to retail businesses in the U.S.
Spokane Valley, WA
MSP Summit Tabletop
Intrinium is a managed service provider specializing in all types of businesses from health care to finance, to retail businesses in the U.S.
The Channel Partners Conference & Expo has reached 300 sponsors and exhibitors for the first time in its history.
Coming off of a difficult year-and-a-half where people have had few chances to get together, partners and the suppliers who serve them are looking forward en masse to getting together at next week’s event, Nov. 1-4, in Las Vegas. Co-located with the first-ever MSP Summit, CP Expo will feature more than 100 first-time sponsors and exhibitors. Many offer new technology or are new entrants into some of the hottest technologies in the channel.
We compiled two galleries for you to get to know these companies and what they offer. We’ve included booth numbers where applicable so you know right where to find them.
The slideshow above features companies A-K that are newbies to our show. We define those companies as either first-timers or those who haven’t participated in at least three years.
When done, be sure to check out companies L-Z.
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