Channel technologies

Chesapeake Systems, a technology systems & digital media solutions provider, acquires government systems integrator & IT consulting firm StorExcel.

UiPath-ServiceNow integration may further boost robotic process automation (RPA) and IT service management (ITSM). Will MSPs gain enhanced service desks?

Commvault files data protection & cloud lawsuit against faster-growing rivals Cohesity & Rubrik. Cohesity says suit is without merit. Rubrik declines comment.

Axcient Anchor file sync & sharing gains Zoom & RingCentral meeting backup tools, ConnectWise Automate RMM integration. Work From Home (WFH) fuels MSP demand.

McAfee hires Apple veteran Kathleen Curry as channel chief. CEO Peter Leav settles in. New cybersecurity services like MDR (managed detection & response) emerge.

BCM One, backed by private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners, acquires nexVortex for managed network SIP trunking.

CentriLogic, backed by private equity firms TriSpan Opportunities Fund and Long Point Capital, acquires Microsoft Azure cloud partner ObjectSharp.