Vivanco gets an interest in the Mac
Accessories vendor and distributor Vivanco has inked a pan-european distribution partnership with iPod, iPhone and Mac accessories vendor Macally, whose products it will distribute through its offices in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom and other European countries through local partners.
Acronis expands to Sweden
Sweden : thanks to a first partnership with CDG in Finland, utility editor Acronis has decided expanded its business with the VAD to Sweden, which is authorized to distribute TrueImage backup tools in the country (source : IT-Branschen Sverige).
Telcom phones with Motorola
Spain : telecom specialist Telcom has added Motorola consumer mobile phones to its catalog (source : Channel Insider España).
Ingram continues to invest on Poland
Poland : while not being physically present in the country since many years, German subsidiary of broadliner Ingram Micro is investing more and more in Poland. After hiring a dedicated sales manager a few months ago, the company has now launched a local version of its online superstore. The company seems also to be in discussions with MCI about the purchase of ABC Data (source : Computer Reseller News Polska).
VXL and Technoscan announce thin client distribution deal
Norway : thing computing vendor VXL Instruments has signed distribution agreement with EDM and storage VAD Technoscan to supply VXL equipment throughout the country. Technoscan will offer VXL’s entire range including the new Itona series of desktop thin client devices, the thin client notebook range and the XLmanage suite of remote management software.
WebSpy appoints ADAOX as Middle East distributor
Middle East : security VAD ADAOX Middle East has signed a distribution partnership with WebSpy for the Middle East region. According to the terms of the agreement, ADAOX will promote and distribute WebSpy’s range of Internet, Email and network monitoring software across markets such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Kuwait, Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. ADAOX was previously working with Webspy in Greece since a couple of years.
Barracuda to expand its wings in India
India : US-based security solution vendor Barracuda Networks recently appointed Allied CNT as its national distributor, in addition to Mumbai-based RoundRobin Tech Services. The vendor believes in exclusive partnership on the basis of product portfolio or market segment (source : ChannelTimes India).
VoIPon adds 3CX to portfolio
United Kingdom : voice distributor VoIPon Solutions takes on vendor’s SIP-based VoIP technology and aims to establish the 3CX Phone System for Windows as a key contender in the UK VoIP market. Beside UK, VoIPon is able to export to most European countries (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).
A new sales manager for Avnet
Germany : multispecialist Avnet has promoted Bärbel Egeling, who was working for it since 1995, to component sales manager (source : Computer Reseller News Deutschland).
Tech Data gets virtual
Germany : broadliner Tech Data is expanding its offer with Parallels virtualization products, with which it will target SMB resellers.
