Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 31 | Page 56

MARKET MOVEMENT HCL Technologies and Broadcom expand their global preferred services partnership HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has announced an expansion of the preferred services partnership signed in 2018 with Broadcom, a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. HCL will broaden its professional services offerings to include Symantec Enterprise Division (SED) consulting services, which was part of Broadcom’s enterprise security solutions. As part of the partnership, the majority of Broadcom’s Symantec enterprise consulting team will transition to HCL. This includes expertise across endpoint security, web security services, cloud security and data loss prevention. Symantec enterprise consulting employees will join HCL’s Enterprise Studio, which provides professional services for Broadcom Enterprise Software solutions. The Symantec US Federal Consulting Services and Cyber Threat Analysis Programmes will remain with the Symantec Enterprise Division of Broadcom. “The enhanced partnership with Broadcom combined with HCL’s rich legacy in cybersecurity will help our customers establish a secure environment to further explore and pursue their enterprise growth objectives,” said Abhishek Shankar, Senior Vice President, HCL Technologies. “This is the next phase of a successful relationship between our two companies, built on HCL’s proven professional services model and its Enterprise Studio offering,” said Art Gilliland, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Symantec Enterprise Division, Broadcom. “This agreement will provide Broadcom customers the expertise and services needed to ensure their mission-critical infrastructure software needs are met.” ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Cradlepoint undergoes rapid expansion into Europe Cradlepoint, a global leader in clouddelivered LTE and 5G wireless network Edge solutions, has announced its rapid expansion into Europe with senior hires, investment in new teams and new product offerings. With a strong heritage in the US to build upon, a clear addressable wireless WAN market in Europe and the emergence of 5G networks, the company is ready to truly ‘go global’ in 2020, winning more customers across northern, central and southern Europe. Evert Suur, previously Head of Channels for Northern Europe at Forescout, joins Cradlepoint as Area Director for Northern Europe. He brings to the role 25+ years of experience in the IT and networking industries and will be responsible for driving forward Cradlepoint’s ‘go-to-market’ strategy in the Netherlands, Belgium and the Nordics. Lorenzo Ruggiero also joins the company as Area Director for Southern Europe. Based in Milan, Lorenzo will lead customer satisfaction initiatives, partner relationships and revenue growth across Italy, Spain, France and Portugal. Lorenzo joins from Vodafone and previously worked at French software company, Infovista, where he was in charge of leading the enterprise market proposition. There will be expansion and new hire announcements for central Europe, in the coming months. In each region, a sales and support team will be built throughout 2020, with team leaders, sales engineers and business development executives being hired. 56