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Swedish mobile case manufacturer Krusell has signed a partner contract with Samsung to join their global Samsung Mobile Accessory Partner Program (SMAPP). The agreement opens up opportunities for Krusell and Samsung to design and market a line of Krusell products under the co-branding of ‘Designed for Samsung’. Ulf Sandberg, CEO at Krusell, said: “We are very happy to announce this co-operation. The partnership will not only be beneficial for both parties through a widened portfolio of products, it will also open new doors in terms of distribution of Krusell’s cases and covers for Samsung Galaxy devices.”
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Arrow Electronics appointed as Densify distributor for EMEA
Arrow Electronics has been appointed as an EMEA distributor for Densify, the developer of machine learning cloud optimisation service, Cloe. Arrow adds Densify to its broad portfolio of best-of-breed solutions designed to help businesses grow faster, operate efficiently and transform in a dynamic market. Alexis Brabant, VP of sales for Arrow`s enterprise computing solutions business unit in EMEA, said: “Through this collaboration, Densify recognises the power of Arrow`s EMEA channel to leverage cloud adoption.”
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Ingram Micro wins Dell EMC global distributor award
Ingram Micro picked up the 2018 Dell EMC Global Distributor of the Year Award. This marks the second consecutive year Ingram Micro has received this prestigious recognition from Dell EMC. Ingram Micro received the accolade among a global field of Dell EMC partners based on a combination of metrics, including sales performance and significant investment and commitment to the Dell EMC business.
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Badgy confirms Ingram Micro distribution deal
Ingram Micro, a leading global technology distributor, and Evolis, a leader in plastic card personalisation systems, have confirmed a new distribution agreement. Ingram Micro has started distributing Badgy card printers to its broad reseller network across EMEA. Badgy is an all-in-one solution allowing the end-user to create and print personalised plastic cards within a few minutes.
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Asbis’ category growth recognised by Intel
Emerging markets distributor Asbis picked up two awards at Intel’s recent partner connect conference held in Prague, Czech Republic. Intel picked up an award for the highest year-on-year growth in server sales in 2017 in EMEA. The distributor was also recognised for the highest year-on-year growth in SSD sales in 2017 in EMEA.
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Mobile device vendor HMD Global - the home of Nokia phones - has raised an additional US$100m from multiple investors to scale business operations and fund the company’s growth in its second year. In 2018, the company plans to aggressively expand its portfolio of Nokia smartphones and double down on expanding channel reach in strategic markets.
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Kaspersky breaks 1000 MSP barrier
Launched in April 2017, Kaspersky Lab’s dedicated managed service provider (MSP) partner programme has reached 1000 registered partners. Cybersecurity is a fast-growing part of a service provider’s offering and this landmark indicates a continued and strong focus on endpoint protection services in the industry. In total, 95% of Kaspersky’s MSP partners are in Europe.
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Tom Turner, CEO and President, BitSight, explores common blind spots associated with vendor risk management (VRM).
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Smart toy revenues to hit US$18 billion in 2023
A new report from Juniper Research claims that smart yoys will represent an US$18 billion hardware and software market by 2023, up from an estimated $6 billion in 2018. This increase will primarily be driven by the growing popularity of smartphone‑connected toys and related in-app purchases, which are projected to grow by 69% annually over the next five years.
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Peter Olive, CEO, Vortex 6, explores whether vendors are adapting quickly enough to the fundamental changes redefining the reseller landscape.
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