Rashi Peripherals conducts GST awareness campaign

Indian distributor Rashi Peripherals recently concluded its unique goods and services tax (GST) PC campaign for partners. The ‘R U GST Ready’ campaign aimed at creating GST awareness among partners and assisting them in smooth transition to the new tax regime. Under the campaign, over 300 Champions of Rashi Peripherals spread across the country reached out to over 1000 outlets and assisted partners in upgrading their existing IT hardware to comply with GST requirements. Rashi Peripherals claims that it was the only distributor in India to start GST billing from July 1st. Read full story

Tuncmatik wins DISTREE Diamond Award for Power Solutions

Energy products vendor Tuncmatik was awarded the DISTREE Diamond Award for Charging & Power Solutions. This latest accolade was based on the company’s successful participation at regional consumer tech channel event DISTREE EMEA 2017, which gathered together 300-plus distributors from across the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region earlier this year. Read full story

Kingston and Marvell celebrate 6 million milestone

Kingston has announced that more than 6 million SSD units have shipped worldwide featuring Marvell controllers. The 6 million units includes both Kingston and HyperX product lines. The feat was accomplished in just over two years, as the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD in February 2015 was the company’s first SSD to ship utilising a Marvell controller. Marvell’s 88SS9293 controller provides fast, next generation SSD performance, making HyperX’s Predator PCIe SSD appealing to system builders and enthusiasts. Read full story

Hubbard joins mobile unit at Exertis

Distributor Exertis has appointed Rik Hubbard as commercial and services director for its mobile division, reporting to Simon Woodman, Exertis mobile director. In this role, Hubbard will be working with the sales and purchasing teams to maximise performance of the division’s vendors. His remit will include building on the opportunity to launch a range of device-focused services from trade-in, repair and refurbishment to finance and service contracts, following Exertis’ recent announcement that it had acquired MTR Group. Read full story

DISTREE Middle East 2018 consumer tech channel event scheduled for April 22-24 in UAE

DISTREE Middle East 2018 will take place on April 22-24th in the UAE. The three-day channel event unites consumer technology brands and distributors with senior executives and buyers from the region’s leading retailers and e-tailers. Exhibitors pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with retailers and e-tailers attending the event, enabling them to target specific markets or channels for their product portfolio. Read full feature

DISTREE Events opens ‘Call for Speakers’ for upcoming consumer tech channel events in APAC & EMEA

DISTREE Events has announced its ‘Call for Speakers’ for the next two regional consumer tech channel events in its global calendar. DISTREE Asia-Pacific (APAC) takes place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 8th to 10th November 2017. The 16th annual DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) event will take place at the luxurious Fairmont Hotel in Monaco on 6th to 9th February 2018. Read full feature