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Tech Data has announced a pan-European distribution agreement with Panduit, a global provider of network infrastructure solutions, building upon its existing agreement with Panduit covering the USA. With this partnership, Tech Data claims that it is reinforcing its commitment to fill the gap between IT and operational technology. Panduit’s Internet of Things (IoT) offering incorporates the physical infrastructure required to build a complete solution for smart manufacturing, enabling customers to deploy end-to-end IoT solutions, including wireless sensors at the edge, on-premise or cloud infrastructure, and data aggregation and analytics.
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Exertis adds three new accessories brands
Distributor Exertis has added three new brands to its accessories range. The distributor’s extensive channel customer base will now have access to connectivity solutions from J5, mobile phone accessories from Tzumi and travel accessories from Travel Blue. Matthew Balcombe, Exertis Unlimited, commercial director said: “The accessories market continues to grow as consumers look to gain extra value from their devices. With improved connectivity, end customers have even greater options to use accessories anytime and anywhere.”
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Distributor Exertis has announced a UK distribution agreement with Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company. Ruckus is a leading provider in high-performance network infrastructure solutions. Exertis will provide resellers with Ruckus’ complete range of wired and wireless access network and ICX switching products.
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Tech Data connects with iPass in Europe
Distributor Tech Data has announced a pan-European agreement with NASDAQ-quoted iPass, a provider of global mobile connectivity. Tech Data will distribute iPass’ intelligent connection management and Wi-Fi service offerings. The iPass SmartConnect service delivers simple, secure, unlimited Wi-Fi access on any mobile device, powered by the world’s largest Wi-Fi network.
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SonicWall signs LinkQuest in Pakistan
Security solutions provider SonicWall has re-entered the Pakistan market through a tie-up with in-country distributor LinkQuest. As an authorised distributor LinkQuest will offer SonicWall’s security products and solutions to its channel partners and customers. Shahnawaz Sheikh, sales and channel director for SonicWall META & CEE, said: "Pakistan has always been a key market for us, but unfortunately during our acquisition period with Dell, we had to realign certain territories and had to let Pakistan go to APAC region. Now, as we emerge out of Dell merger, we took a conscious decision to bring Pakistan back to Middle East region and support it from Dubai.”
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Tech Data forms UK credit solutions team
Distributor Tech Data has formed a specialist credit and finance solutions team to place renewed focus on helping SMB resellers increase their business. The company has transformed what used to be its credit services team into the new UK department and will be placing the emphasis firmly on the services and business enablement. Tech Data’s credit line to the UK & Ireland channel currently exceeds £1 billion (US$1.39 billion).
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StarLink extends Centrify distribution deal to Europe
Security solutions vendor Centrify has signed a new distribution deal in Europe with StarLink, one of the fastest growing value-added distributors (VADs) in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. StarLink has been supporting Centrify’s business growth in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) including South Africa for the past year, and its role now expands to cover the entire EMEA region.
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Tech Data adds AWS to StreamOne in more countries
Distributor Tech Data has announced it has expanded the availability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) on its StreamOne enterprise solutions platform to Spain, Portugal and the Nordics. “By expanding our cloud offering to include AWS on our StreamOne enterprise solutions platform in Spain, Portugal and the Nordics, we are offering our partners more choice to help their customers excel in the transition of their businesses to a cloud model,” said Reza Honarmand, VP cloud Europe at Tech Data.
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Ingram Micro launches IoT unit in META region
Distributor Ingram Micro has launched an IoT (Internet of Things) business unit in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. Over the last 24 months, Ingram Micro has launched several solutions-based business units including ones for cloud technology, cybersecurity and physical security. These centres of excellence have positioned the company to become a leader in these high growth segments, supporting the channel in the region and beyond.
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Tech Data adds Cisco Spark and Umbrella to StreamOne
Distributor Tech Data has announced the availability of Cisco Spark collaboration software and Cisco Umbrella cloud security on its StreamOne cloud marketplace, making it easier for resellers across Europe, the US and Canada to offer both solutions to their customers via the cloud. Cisco Spark and Cisco Umbrella are designed for highly secure, cloud-based collaboration in the modern workplace.
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