New Symantec CEO Enrique Salem Reaches Out to Partners
The John Thompson era is over at Symantec, and new CEO Enrique Salem (pictured) is striving to give channel partners peace of mind as Symantec marches forward. With that goal in mind, Salem has dispatched a letter to partners. The letter contains trusted IT advisor jargon — verbiage The VAR Guy typically avoids. But, let’s give Salem credit here. He is wise to show some love to Symantec’s channel. Take a look.
Within moments of taking the stage at the Symantec Partner Engage conference this morning, Chief Operating Officer Enrique Salem answered the unspoken question on The VAR Guy’s mind. Here’s what Salem said, along with five themes from his keynote.
The VAR Guy just downed his third Latte in six hours. He’s gearing up for extensive briefings at today’s Symantec Partner Engage in Washington, D.C. The theme: Partners, Symantec says, are the heartbeat of the company. It’s a strange moment in The VAR Guy’s online life: He’s surrounded by Symantec PR as he writes this.
The VAR Guy intends to keep a close eye on Symantec Partner Engage — a channel event scheduled for Oct. 15 to 17 in Washington, D.C. The conference is an ideal setting for Symantec to break bread with any partners that are worried about the company’s channel commitment. However, here’s something curious:
