Brightpoint fires its EMEA chef
Telephony specialist Brightpoint has dismissed Michael Køehn Milland, who was its President for EMEA region. Michael Køehn Milland was Brightpoint EMEA CEO since its merge with Dangaard Telecom in 2007. New EMEA boss is now Anthony W. Boor, who continues to act as Executive Vice President and CFO of the company. Reasons of Milland departures have not been made official, but one may guess they are due to disagreements in strategy, as the company is relocating some of its EMEA activities from its headquarter in Denmark to its offices in Spain, resulting in layoffs in Denmark (source : ComputerWorld Danmark).
Deltalink Consulting appointed as regional distributor of PSIGEN Software’s advanced capture solutions
South Africa : EDM VAD Deltalink Consulting has been appointed by Psigen Software, a specialist in advanced capture solutions, as its local distributor.
Mobile accessories for QCT
Netherlands : consumer electronics specialist QCP has started to import Maloperro cases and mobility accessories in the country (source : Digitailing Nederland).
Deltaco in partnership with Kingston
Sweden : peripheral specialist Deltaco has been chosen by Kingston as new distributor, in order to expand its consumer distribution network in the country (source : IT Branschen Sverige).
Extreme Networks enhances its distribution capabilities in Italy by expanding its global partnership with Westcon Group
Italy : Extreme Networks and network VAD Westcon have extended their distribution agreement to Italy. The extension of the agreement provides for the non-exclusive distribution of Extreme Networks’ solutions across the country. Westcon Group is already one of Extreme Networks’ leading distributors in Europe and is well positioned to help Extreme Networks become more profitable in the Italian market. Westcon Group launched its Westcon Convergence business in Italy last November.
ITway monitors networks with IPswitch
France : network and security VAD ITway has added Whatsup Gold network monitoring tool from IPswitch to its catalog.
MIP pampers mice
Poland : mobility and consumer electronics specialist MIP (Multimedia Intelligent Products) has added high-end, gaming mouse pads from Swedish vendor QPAD to its offer (source : Computer Reseller News Polska).
A third distributor for Norman
Spain : Norwegian antivirus editor Norman has completed its distribution network (previously limited to SC Cuadrado and Abox) with broadliner Infostock (source : Channel Insider España).
Arthur parts ways with ETC
United Kingdom : ETC head Andy Arthur is departing the firm after a number of years with the broadliner> (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).
LXE under a Blue Star
Rugged devices and computers LXE has reached a distribution partnership with POS specialist BlueStar, covering the whole DACH region.
