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Doug Smith, director of product marketing, retail and distribution, Epicor, explores how e-commerce is changing the way distributors do business.
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Wistiki to expand channels at DISTREE APAC 2017
France-based Wistiki has established a strong position in the market for trackers. Positioned as a premium tracker brand with an emphasis on high-quality design, Wistiki is now planning to expand its channel reach within Asia Pacific (APAC). Wistiki will attend DISTREE APAC in Singapore this November to meet senior executives from hundreds of top consumer tech distributors from across the region.
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Hypercel targets Russian CE channels
Annual channel event DISTREE Russia gives technology brands a highly efficient platform for launching, building or managing routes-to-market within the country. Hypercel, which offers a wide range of consumer electronics and mobile accessories, will use this week’s DISTREE Russia to meet the country’s leading distributors, retailers and resellers. The event allows exhibitors to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with channel partners, creating clear business benefits for all attendees.
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HRmaps to extend Russian market coverage
Annual channel event DISTREE Russia provides solution providers with the opportunity to meet senior business-to-business channel executives from a wide selection of resellers. Human resources (HR) solutions provider HRmaps will use the event as an opportunity to further develop its business in Russia. Jeanne Nechaeva, regional manager Russia & CIS at HRmaps, said: “This is our first participation at DISTREE Russia and is an opportunity to discuss our HR solutions with delegates.”
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GAMDIAS enters fast-growing gaming chair segment
Gaming brand GAMDIAS has unveiled new gaming peripherals and announced its entry into the fast-growing gaming chair category. GAMDIAS will sell game chairs under the Achilles brand with two models: P1 and M1. The Achilles P1 and M1 both have two designs each, five colours and are available in small and large sizes.
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Panasonic expands rugged notebook market share in Europe
Panasonic has cemented its position as Europe’s leading rugged mobile computing manufacturer in the latest market analysis from VDC Research. With its Panasonic Toughbook range, the company extended its market-leading share of the European rugged notebook market with a 67% revenue share of sales in 2016. The Panasonic Toughpad tablet range continued to lead the rugged tablet market with a 56% revenue share of sales and the company’s expansion into the rugged handheld market accelerated with year-on-year growth of 176%.
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INTERVIEW: Emmanuel Le Cottier, Lexibook
Leisure electronics company Lexibook is ready to make its mark in Russia. Lexibook, which designs and markets a wide range of products under multiple brand licences, is participating at DISTREE Russia 2017 on 21-23rd June 2017 in Moscow. The event will give Lexibook access to top executioves from Russia’s leading e-tailers, retailers and distributors. Channel EMEA caught up with Emmanuel Le Cottier, general manager at Lexibook, to get the inside track on the company’s plans.
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Ixia and Arrow expand relationship to EMEA
Ixia, a provider of network testing, visibility, and security solutions, has expanded its current relationship with Arrow Electronics, the global distributor of products, services, and solutions, enabling Arrow to distribute the full portfolio of Ixia solutions in EMEA, in addition to North and Latin America.
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Nuvias bags WatchGuard channel accolade
VAD outfit Nuvias (incorporating Wick Hill) has won the WatchGuard distributor of the year 2017 award for Germany. This is the second WatchGuard distributor of the year award that Nuvias has won in 2017, having already taken the distributor of the year award for the UK.
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Dojo by BullGuard offers smart device security
Consumer cybersecurity company BullGuard has announced the official launch of Dojo by BullGuard, a smart home cybersecurity solution. The company claims that Dojo is an enterprise-grade, network security service for the smart home. Dojo by BullGuard is built to protect IoT devices including. smart alarms, thermostats, baby monitors, smart appliances, lighting, locks and more.
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