Aptec launches TDME in Pakistan after Cisco deal
Pakistan : Middle East IT distributor Aptec Holdings has launched operations in Pakistan under its TDME brand where it plans to serve the reseller channel through sales offices in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Its entrance into the Pakistani market, where it intends to primarily focus on the SMB segment, has been facilitated by an authorised contract with networking vendor Cisco. TDME Pakistan will be headquartered out of its Karachi office and managed by Rizwan Ahmed. In addition to Cisco, TDME Pakistan will carry products from Belkin, ISS, McAfee, NetApp and Symantec (source : ITP Middle East).
Sharp commits to AV channel
United Kingdom : Sharp has moved its commerical a-v business away from the IT channel to specialist AV distributors. Midwich will be among the major beneficiaries of this decision, as Sharp has decided to use its subsidiaries True Colours Distribution to address the digital signage and AV integration markets, and Owl Visual Systems to concentrate on the leisure AV channel (source : AV Interactive United Kingdom).
Ingram invests in digital signage
France : broadliner Ingram Micro has signed a distribution partnership with digital signage vendor Innes, whose software tool enables users to prepare very easily ready-to-use digital signage content.
Riverbed drops Audema
Spain : WAN acceleration vendor Riverbed has decided to streamline its distribution network by dropping Audema and keeping Magirus and Zycko, officially because of more potential synergies with other of their suppliers (source : Channel Insider España).
Some UTM for Ireo
Spain : network and security VAD Ireo has expanded its offer with Cyberoam line of UTM (source : Channel Insider España).
Prosynfo signs with Listan
France : broadliner Prosynfo has signed a distribution partnership with Listan for its BeQuiet power supplies and Revoltec cases and small peripherals.
Callacher heads up Bell security arm
United Kingdom : distributor Bell Micro has handed the reins of its security division to networking divisional manager Ed Callacher (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).
Azlan prints thin
Germany : VAD Azlan has added ThinPrint solutions to its offer (source : IT-Business Deutschland).
New name for Senatek
France : officially closed at the beginning of last year, PC component specialist Senatek has been reborn as Lagotek. Same team, same products, same address, same phone number, almost same website (with the same spelling mistakes) : resellers will not be lost !
A fourth distributor for Trend Micro
Spain : network and security VAD Mambo has been appointed by Trend Micro as its fourth distributor in the country, beside Diode, Itway and Ingram Micro (source : Channel Insider España).
