Elmarc expands to Scandinavia
Denmark : Dutch consumer electronics specialist Elmarc has acquired bankrupt Frontier Scandinavia and will pursue most of its activities, especially Neovo distribution. Thanks to this acquisition, Elmarc will start to distribute Akai and Pure Acoustics products on Scandinavian markets. The new company, named Elmarc Nordic, will be managed by former Frontier Scandinavia manager, Jørgen Abildgaard, and his team (source : Computer Reseller News Danmark).
Micro-P dongles broadband carrot for resellers
United Kingdom : broadliner Micro Peripherals has teamed up with carrier 3 to offer its reseller base a free broadband dongle. While stocks last, the Altham-based distributor is giving away a pay-as-you-go broadband dongle to resellers that apply online. According to Simon Woodman, business development director at Micro-P, this programme is designed to increase the awareness of mobile broadband within the IT reseller community (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).
A Red Hat for 8soft
Germany : in the same time it signed its first anniversary, software VAD 8Soft has secured a distribution partnership with Red Hat for most of its products, including JBoss development tools (source : Computer Reseller News Deutschland).
More monitors for Tech Data
France : monitor vendor Iiyama is getting back on the offensive. After signing regional distributors to better cover French Caribbean islands and Réunion, it has further expanded its distribution network in the country by signing with the main local distributor, broadliner Tech Data.
LWP takes over distribution of Stratus Avance
Germany : thin computing and networking VAD LWP has been appointed official distributor for Stratus Avance high availability software solution.
Megasur watches TV with Samsung
Spain : broadliner Informática Megasur has added the latest Samsung LED televisor sets to its catalog (source : Channel Insider España).
InstallFree enters Italy
Italy : thin computing and networking VAD Ready Informatica has started the importation of InstallFree virtualization tools in the country (source : Channel Insider Italia).
An Ability for Actebis
Netherlands : broadliner Actebis has expanded its offer with Ability office application suite (source : ChannelWorld Nederland).
Fortune to distribute Norton product line-up
India : security vendor Symantec has announced an alliance with Delhi-based distributor Fortune Marketing to distribute the entire Norton product line-up across India. With its network of over 2,500 resellers, system integrators and retail partners across the country, Fortune Marketing will boost Symantec’s existing strong distribution network and increase outreach in the home, SOHO and SMB segments (source : ChannelTimes India).
RRC visiting the Doctor
Ukraine : multispecialist RRC has expanded its security offer with Doctor Web products.
