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The 15th annual DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), which takes place in Monaco from February 21-24th 2017, will include an extensive workshop programme for delegates. The group sessions are designed to bring vendor and distributor executives up to speed on some of the latest trends and market developments influencing the consumer tech channel. Confirmed speakers include representatives from Choice in eCommerce, CONTEXT, EHA, Game Advisor, GfK, Quadmark, Red Dolphin and Regent.
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Sandberg: three brothers, one vision
Offering a wide range of consumer tech products and accessories, Sandberg is a unique company based on one simple vision: making the channel and users happy today creates a good tomorrow. Sandberg is a family business founded in 1985 by brothers Martin Hollerup and Erling Hoff Petersen, who today form the management of the company alongside younger brother Anders Partida Petersen. Ahead of Sandberg’s participation at this month’s DISTREE EMEA channel event, Channel EMEA caught up with the brothers behind Sandberg to find out more about the company.
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INTERVIEW: Toni Hannott, snakebyte
Toni Hannott is CEO of snakebyte and has worked for the company since 2014. Established in 1997, with offices in Germany, Shenzhen, the US and Hong Kong, Snakebyte develops and distributes a wide selection of gaming hardware as well as well as branded consumer electronics. snakebyte is a Gold Sponsor at channel event DISTREE EMEA 2017 in Monaco this month. Channel EMEA caught up with Hannott to get the inside track on the company’s plans.
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INTERVIEW: Klemens Dittrich, Dittrich Design
Form has most definitely met function with the ALLDOCK universal charging stations from Dittrich Design. The company will be showcasing its products at DISTREE EMEA in Monaco from February 21-24th. The event allows exhibitors to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with product distributors from across the region. Channel EMEA caught up with Klemens Dittrich, CEO and designer at Dittrich Design to lerarn more about the company’s goals for 2017.
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Ambi Climate to recruit distributors at DISTREE EMEA
Regional channel event DISTREE EMEA is the perfect stage for technology brands looking to scale up their market reach and appoint distributors. Ambi Climate, which offers a smart add-on device for air conditioners, will participate at this month’s DISTREE EMEA in Monaco. Julian Lee, founder at Ambi Climate, said: “Being a completely new brand and just starting to build our distribution network, our main goal is to get in touch with major distributors from the EMEA region. The one-on-one meetings will allow us to present the product features to key decision makers...”
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Fortinet announces 2016 partners of the year
Cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet has announced the winners of its 2016 partner of the year awards. Fortinet’s awards recognised outstanding cybersecurity sales, customer experience, collaboration, and marketing achievements from the company’s distributors and resellers around the world. Global partner of the year was Santa Monica Networks in Finland, with France’s Orange Cyberdefence named EMEA partner of the year.
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Kaymera launches secured Pixel smartphone
Kaymera, a leader in mobile security for enterprises and government organisations, has today announced the launch of the Kaymera Secured Pixel, a unique fully-hardened and secured version of Google’s flagship smartphone. Kaymera’s secured version of the Pixel phone uses the original Google device’s purpose-built hardware and retains all of the Pixel’s features and ergonomics, including the fingerprint scanner.
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Badgy eyes Middle East channel expansion
Plastic card printer brand Badgy, part of the Evolis Group, is ready to expand its channel reach into the Middle East in 2017. Badgy will attend DISTREE EMEA, which takes place in Monaco on February 21-24th, gathering hundreds of senior executives from distributors across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) theatre. Olivier Chevance, EMEA business manager at Badgy, believes the event will provide a range of business development opportunities that Badgy can take full advantage of in 2017.
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INTERVIEW: Karsten Micke, Hotsplots
It is not just consumer tech product vendors that take advantage of the powerful regional channel audience that gathers at DISTREE EMEA each year. The event is also an opportunity for a range of service and solution providers to harness the huge international channel reach that the delegate base can offer companies. One company looking to capitalise on the opportunity is Hotsplots, a provider of wireless hotspot solutions. Channel EMEA caught up with Karsten Micke, head of international sales at Hotsplots, to get the lowdown on the company’s plans for next month’s DISTREE EMEA in Monaco.
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Online voting now open in distributor categories for ‘EMEA Channel Academy: 2017 Awards’
The 15th annual DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) channel event, which takes place in Monaco from February 21-24th 2017, will host the ‘EMEA Channel Academy: 2017 Awards’. Taking place for the ninth consecutive year in 2017, the distributor awards recognise excellence in the regional consumer technology channel. Voting is now open for vendors and channel customers to select the ‘Consumer Tech Distributor of the Year’ across 11 separate regions.
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