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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. DISTREE EMEA is a premium hosted buyer event, giving consumer tech brands access to 400 senior executives, representing 350 consumer tech distributors from 50-plus countries within the EMEA region.
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Barracuda teams with CMS for MSP push
Barracuda Networks, a provider of cloud-enabled security and data protection solutions, has entered into a new agreement with CMS Distribution to expand UK & Ireland channel relationships and bring more managed service providers (MSPs) into Barracuda’s partner programme. Barracuda’s MSP channel development strategy is to deliver value to managed service partners and their SMB customers through award-winning technology and 24x7 monitoring and management professional services.
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Exclusive Group acquires Fine Tec
VAD outfit Exclusive Group has acquired US-based cybersecurity VAD Fine Tec. The move places Exclusive Group at the heart of the world’s largest cybersecurity market, complementing its existing global presence throughout the EMEA and APAC regions. “This will be a major step forward for our global proposition as we harness US-based skills, resources and relationships to support the execution of worldwide deals with large systems integrator partners and to advance our unique formula into the domestic market,” said Olivier Breittmayer, CEO of Exclusive Group.
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Panasonic signs pan-EMEA deal with Nuvias
Panasonic Business has appointed Nuvias as its first pan-EMEA distributor for its range of business IP phone handsets. The initial roll-out will focus on established markets for Nuvias, including the UK, Benelux, Germany and France, along with Southern Europe and the Nordics. Nuvias will act as a high value distributor for the full range of Panasonic IP handsets. This comprises desktop phones, and both single cell and multi-cell DECT solutions, for use within cloud-based UC environments, including BroadSoft.
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AB Group bond issue raises US$20m
Central & Eastern European distributor AB Group has raised PLN75m (US$20.15m) through long-term bonds to further develop the business. Grzegorz Ochędzan, CFO at AB Group, said: “The change of the AB Group financing structure since 2014, based on long-term bonds that have replaced short-term bank loans, has provided a growth impulse for the company.”
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European distribution giant ALSO has announced that its former corporate VP Central Europe, Stefan Klinglmair, is leaving the company due to family reasons. CEO Gustavo Moeller-Hergt, said: “We thank Stefan Klinglmair for his great commitment over the last six years. He has contributed significantly to the success of these important countries and our business models. We wish him well for his future career.”
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Tech Data expands Docker rights in Europe
Distribution giant Tech Data’s technology solutions business, formerly a division of Avnet, has extended its distribution agreement with Docker, to deliver their enterprise edition (EE) offering across a wider European footprint. The extended footprint includes Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, as well as the East region countries where it operates, including Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, and the Adriatic region.
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EET Europarts snaps up Fusion Technologies
Irish audio-visual (AV) distributor Fusion Technologies has been acquired by EET Europarts. Fusion Technologies was founded in 2004, and has grown to become one of Ireland’s leading trade only distributors of AV products, working with a select group of leading AV manufacturers. "Fusion Technologies has a very strong position in the Irish market, distributing quality products to professional AV customers. It is a perfect match for us to grow the pro-AV and digital signage business area further," said John Thomas, CEO at EET Group.
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Ingram Micro adds GFI Software rights in MEA
Distributor Ingram Micro has signed a Middle East and Africa (MEA) distribution deal with secutity and communications software provider GFI Software. Building on its existing relationship with GFI Software in Turkey and Australia, this new agreement will allow Ingram Micro to distribute GFI’s complete range of IT solutions to channel partners in 17 additional countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
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Kingston appoints Brightstar in India
Memory products vendor Kingston Technology has appointed Brightstar Telecommunication as a national distributor for its flash business in India. Kingston hopes that the agreement will allow it to reinforce its current footprint in India and expand into new market segments. Brightstar has a customer base of more than 5000 channel partners in India.
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