API goes south
Austria : German broadliner API has opened its first subsidiary abroad, in Wiener Neustadt. This sales office is intended to better serve the needs of Austrian customers, who were previously managed from Germany. API Austria is managed by Christian Gretschi, former sales manager of COS Distribution Austrian office, which has since been closed.
ITway stores on HDS
Italy : network and security VAD ITway gets stronger in storage by being appointed official distributor by SAN vendor Hitachi Data Systems.
Datalux phones with Gigabyte
Ukraine : broadliner Datalux has expanded its catalog with Gigabyte’s G-Smart smartphones.
Pelco gets global with ADI
Video-security vendor Pelco has inked a pan-EMEA distribution partnership with physical security specialist ADI Global. ADI Global will distribute Pelco solutions through its offices in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Milcom on the phone with Toshiba
Scandinavia : Denmark-based Milcom, which also owns sales offices in Norway, Dubai and Germany, has secured an exclusivity in the region with Toshiba for its mobile phones. Through this partnership, Toshiba comes back as a mobile phone vendor in Scandinavia, after a long absence, since 2003 (source : IT-Bransjen Norge).
A new manager for Tech Data
Czech Republic : Tomáš Cígler, who was manager for Tech Data Datech division in the country, has been promoted to head of Azlan, replacing Michaela Modálková who left the company.
Oki in Action
Poland : broadliner Action has added Oki printers, multifunctions and related supplies to its catalog (source : Computer Reseller News Polska).
ETC stores on Dane-Elec
Netherlands : broadliner ETC has expanded its offer with the full line of Dane-Elec memory and storage products (source : Computer Reseller News Nederland).
Square One gets into print and imaging game
United Kingdom : Midwich’s Dublin subsidiary, Square One, has added printers, consumables, cameras and camcorders to its line-up. The distributor can now offer products from Lexmark, Kyocera, Samsung, Konica, Olympus, Casio and Kodak as well as Oki consumables (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).
Global Concept Services in networking with Draytek
France : security and telecoms Global Concept Services has expanded its catalog with the full Draytek offer. The goal behind this partnership is to reinforce its positions in the convergence market.
