HOME INTERVIEW: Marco Andresen, Lenovo
Vendor giant Lenovo remains strongly committed to indirect channels as it pursues its three-wave strategy to lead in core business areas, grow in key segments and invest in emerging technologies. With its new Engage partner programme up and running, Lenovo wants to simplify how it works with channel partners across EMEA. Last month at CES, Channel EMEA caught up with Marco Andresen, EMEA COO, VP EMEA Channel at Lenovo, to get the inside track on the vendor’s regional channel priorities and objectives.
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Archos launches cryptocurrency hardware wallet
Archos will offer cryptocurrency enthusiasts a hardware wallet to secure their bitcoins and other currencies, to ensure cold storage of private keys and to prevent hacking attempts. The Archos Safe-T mini will be available starting June 2018, at €49.99 (US$61.53). The Archos Safe-T mini is the first development of the Archos research and development team in this field. The team provided its expertise in securing cold storage data, and in designing and developing the Archos Safe-T mini. To ensure the process traceability, the device will be manufactured in France.
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DISTREE EMEA 2018 Diamond Award winners confirmed after live vote by channel partners
The global DISTREE Diamonds award series for consumer technology brands continued at DISTREE EMEA 2018 earlier this month. The recipients of DISTREE Diamond Awards were determined by live voting from distributors and channel partners during the Gala Dinner at this year’s DISTREE EMEA consumer tech channel hosted buyer event in Monaco from February 6th to 9th.
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Tech Data announces European storage deal with Samsung
Distribution giant Tech Data has announced that global computing components (GCC), a specialised solution business within Tech Data, has entered into a pan-European agreement with Samsung’s semiconductors division to distribute its enterprise flash storage and DRAM memory products. Through the agreement, customers across Tech Data’s entire European footprint now have access to Samsung’s range of storage and memory solutions, including enterprise and datacentre SSD and DRAM modules.
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Nuvias appointed EMEA distributor for BlueJeans Network
VAD Nuvias has signed a pan-EMEA distribution agreement with BlueJeans Network, a cloud service to connect desktops, mobile devices and room systems in one video meeting. BlueJeans brings video, audio and web conferencing together with the collaboration tools people use every day. Nuvias will be bundling the BlueJeans’ platform with videoconferencing devices from Polycom to provide solutions which scale from SMEs up to large enterprises.
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DISTREE EMEA 2018 concludes in Monaco
The 16th annual DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) consumer tech regional channel event finished last Friday in Monaco. Hundreds of tech brands were represented at this year’s event, holding pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with senior executives and buyers from the region’s leading distributors, retailers and channel partners. DISTREE EMEA 2018 took place at the Fairmont Hotel, running from February 6th to 9th.
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Ewent Eminent eyes channel expansion at DISTREE EMEA
Ewent Eminent will highlight the breadth of its technology portfolio to hundreds of tech distributors and retailers at this week’s DISTREE EMEA hosted buyer channel event in Monaco. The company will look to strengthen its brand equity and focus on the strength of its channel support, the quality of its products and their ease of use for customers.
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DISTREE EMEA 2018 gets underway in Monaco
The 16th annual DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) consumer tech regional channel event starts today in Monaco. Hundreds of tech brands are represented at this year’s event, holding pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with senior executives and buyers from the region’s leading distributors, retailers and channel partners. DISTREE EMEA 2018 takes place at the Fairmont Hotel, running from February 6th to 9th.
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GNR has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with U-Reach, a leader in data duplication and sanitisation with a broad product range and advanced firmware. The company has led the market for over ten years and is trusted by many of the world’s leading content distribution companies and critical content security agencies.
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Projection and audio products brand Optoma has formed a new partnership with major distributor Arena to expand its activities in Turkey. Effective immediately, the channel agreement with Arena will increase the presence of Optoma’s cost-effective business and IT range of projectors across the country. Based in Istanbul, Arena is a leading supplier of supply chain management services for technology products in Turkey.
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