HOME Tinglobal, the parent company behind international refurbished high-end IT kit dealer Tindirect, has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up Powercore International and French operation Powercore SAS for an undisclosed sum. Tindirect works in the global business-to-business market for refurbished and reconfigured midrange computer equipment, including servers, storage, parts and associated services and networking infrastructure.
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The hunt is on across Europe for Raymond Nevitt, the one time components dealer turned supercar-driving playboy fraudster from Manchester, UK. International arrest warrants have been issued for Nevitt, 43, after he was found guilty of defrauding firms - including IBM Global Financing - to the tune of US$6m following an 11-week trial.
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HP names SPS as Saudi wide receiver
HP has confirmed the appointment of Samir Photpgraphic Supplies (SPS) as its exclusive partner in Saudi Arabia for industrial printing solutions. SPS will offer super-wide format printing throughout the Kingdom and will manage all in-country sales of HP’s Scitex industrial solutions.
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Sun Microsystems has boosted its channel-to-market with the appointment of Advanced Business Consulting (ABC) as a partner to serve customers on Qatar. ABC is a stakeholder and affiliate of regional IT colossus Mideeast Data Systems (MDS).
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Oracle reseller PDG Consulting has formed a strategic partnership with UK-based document and imaging software solutions provider Version One. PDG Consulting, which is an Oracle certified eBusiness suite partner, reckons that the new relationship will help it satisfy the increased demand for document management technology from Oracle eBusiness suite users.
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Top Layer targets Middle East channel
Intrusion prevention solutions supplier Top Layer Networks has reiterated its commitment to the Middle East market, and announced its intention to expand its presence through the addition of new channel partners in the region.
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Cumulus IT joins Procera partner ranks
Norwegian integrator Cumulus IT has become a member of Procera Networks’ ProceraPro channel partner programme. Cumulus will resell Procera’s advanced deep packet inspection solutions to companies throughout Norway.
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Streamline adds SiCortex to portfolio
UK-based high performance computing (HPC) systems and software reseller Streamline has added SiCortex to its solutions portfolio. SiCortex offers compact, low power Linux clusters. Under the terms of the reseller agreement, Streamline will sell SiCortex’s family of ultra compact, high performance Linux systems in the UK.
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Cisco addresses MEA channel skills shortage
Networking giant Cisco has unveiled a new partner talent portal for the emerging markets of Africa and the Middle East. The new portal links channel partners in the region with local Cisco Networking Academy graduates. Cisco channel partners can browse through the CV and profile of the graduates on the new portal.
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All eyes on HP’s channel vision
The channel changes occurring in the US have a habit of eventually filtering through to the EMEA region. Bearing this in mind, ChannelEMEA takes a closer look at some of the announcements that grabbed the headlines during HP’s Americas Partner Conference this week.
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