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Rigby Private Equity (RPE) has announced the formation of Nuvias Group, a holding company for the pan-EMEA high value distribution business being built by RPE, to redefine specialist value distribution. Wick Hill and Zycko now become part of Nuvias Group and will be known as - Wick Hill, a Nuvias group company, and Zycko, a Nuvias group company.
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New robotics and innovation store to open in Dubai
Distributor Action To Action will open a robotics and innovations store in Dubai called Innovators, which will be located at Dubai Festival City. The new retail concept is dedicated to visualising the future transformation of consumer electronics retail, according to Action To Action. The store opens to the public on July 3rd, and will feature more than one hundred innovative robotics and unique brands such as EZ Robot, Wonder Workshop, DTS Robotics, Amaryllo, Quitbit, and Sen.se, among others.
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Tech Data UK appoints Stancliffe as HP BDM
Distributor Tech Data has continued its investment in support of HP Inc. partners, naming Nick Stancliffe as its new HP business development manager (BDM) in the UK. He joins Christian Cox and Sam Trinder on the company’s new-look HP business development team. Stancliffe was previously software BDM, a role which he’d occupied for almost half of his six years in the Tech Data Software team. His appointment follows the move of Ross Turner to Tech Data’s consumer electronics team.
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Nubia signs Ronaldo as brand ambassador
Smartphone brand Nubia Technology, a business unit of ZTE, has signed global football star Cristiano Ronaldo as its brand ambassador. As part of his contract, Ronaldo will be involved in Nubia’s brand promotions and product endorsements as the company strives to enhance its international brand image. Nubia reckons that Ronaldo’s dedication, pursuit of excellence and vibrant personality perfectly aligns with Nubia’s ‘Be Yourself’ spirit.
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Aptec adds Acronis rights in MEA
Middle East and Africa distributor Aptec, which is part of Ingram Micro, has signed a distribution deal with Acronis, a global leader in hybrid cloud data protection solutions for physical, virtual, and cloud environments. With this agreement, Ingram Micro is now authorised to distribute Acronis to channel partners in United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and South Africa.
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One in two would consider sharing smart home data for cash
A worldwide survey by Intel Security has revealed that 54% of respondents would consider sharing their personal data collected from their smart home with companies in exchange for money. A whopping 70% agreed that companies should give coupons and discounts to customers in return for data about device usage, according to a survey of 9,000 global consumers sponsored by Intel Security. The survey also found that 77% of respondents believe smart homes will be as common in 2025 as smartphones are today, but 66% are also very concerned about smart home data being hacked by cybercriminals.
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Office 1 Gulf confirmed for DISTREE Middle East
This year’s DISTREE Middle East event on 10-12th May 2016 will see retailers and e-tailers from across the region gather in Abu Dhabi for three days of one-on-one meetings and professional networking with consumer technology brands. Retailer Office 1 Gulf is confirmed to attend and keen to talk to brands looking to further develop their business in the Qatari market.
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TechAccess signs Blackberry distribution deal
Middle East VAD TechAccess has signed a distribution deal with Blackberry covering the GCC, KSA, Levant, North Africa and Pakistan. TechAccess will now offer the BlackBerry enterprise software portfolio as part of its services, which includes among others the recently introduced Good Secure EMM Suites by BlackBerry, a set of mobile security, management, productivity and collaboration offerings including app security and containerisation, identity and access management and enterprise file sync and share with file level data protection.
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AEG develops new opportunities at DISTREE EMEA
AEG Power Solutions expects to form new business relationships as a result of its recent participation at regional channel event DISTREE EMEA. AEG is a global designer and provider of power electronic systems and solutions for all critical power supply needs. The company’s portfolio includes compact UPS, data and IT power solutions. During DISTREE EMEA, the AEG team held pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with channel partners from across the region.
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TechAccess hosts cloud training session
TechAccess, a VAD covering the Middle East, North Africa, Levant and Pakistan, has held its first cloud training session in collaboration with Oracle. The database-as-a-service and enterprise management enablement session was conducted for 20 sales and pre-sales staff of five new partners. The training took place at TechAccess’ Oracle authorised solutions centre.
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