Interactive Ideas Ltd - Enfield - United Kingdom - IT distributors Specialist - Acronis GFI Software Magix Red Hat SolarWinds

Interactive Ideas Ltd
Address

Interactive Ideas Ltd
Units 2 & 3 - Sovereign Business Centre
Stockingswater Lane
EN3 7JX Enfield
United Kingdom
Phone : +44 (0)20 8805 1000
Fax : +44 (0)20 8805 8962
Website : http://www.interactiveideas.com
E-mail : sales@interactiveideas.com

Team

CEO : Mr Michael Trup
Deputy Executive Officer : Mr Grahame Fernback
Sales director : Mr Brett Savidge
Marketing director : Mr Andrew Miles
Marketing director : Mr Michael Breeze
Logistics director : Mr Dilip Desai
Purchase director : Mrs Lorna Summerfield

Information

Creation year : 1994
Company registration number : 02813432
Annual turnover
2011 : 37,90 M€
2010 : 27,64 M€
2009 : 18,08 M€
2008 : 17,87 M€
2007 : 14,61 M€
Active resellers : 700
Indirect turnover : 100%
National/regional/export split : 95/0/5
Export : Ireland
Specialist : Home entertainment and consumer electronics, security, software
Main brands : Acronis, GFI Software, Magix, Red Hat, SolarWinds
Clients : Corporate resellers (15%), e-commerce (50%), outlets (10%), specialized retailers (10%), VAR (15%)
Employees : 58 people

Products

Accessories
Batteries for digital camcorders
CTA Digital
Batteries for digital cameras
CTA Digital
Batteries for others kind of materials
Acme, CTA Digital, Trust
Batteries for portable PCs
Acme, Sweex
Battery chargers
Acme, CTA Digital, Sweex, Trust
Carry cases
Acme, Disney Consumer Products, Rainbow, Sweex, Thrustmaster, Trust, Urban Factory
Headphones and microphones
Acme, Cirkuit Planet, Disney Consumer Products, Madcatz, Rainbow, Sandberg, SteelSeries, Sweex, Thrustmaster, Trust, Turtle Beach, Urban Factory
Media storage
Acme
Mousepads
Acme, Disney Consumer Products, SteelSeries
S-ATA cases
Sandberg
Screen filters
Urban Factory
USB cases
Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex


Cabling and connectivity
Antennas and cables
Sitecom, Sweex
AV cables and connectivity
Acme, Sitecom, Trust, Turtle Beach
Docking stations and port replicators
Urban Factory
Firewire cables and connectivity
Acme, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
IDE and S-ATA cables and connectivity
Sandberg, Sitecom
KVM
Sitecom
Network cables and connectivity
Acme, Sitecom, Sweex
Optical cables and connectivity
Sitecom
Parallel cables and connectivity
Sandberg, Sitecom
Peripherals cables and connectivity
Sitecom
Phone cables and connectivity
Sitecom
Power cables and connectivity
Acme, CTA Digital, Trust
SCSI cables and connectivity
Sitecom
Serial cables and connectivity
Sandberg, Sitecom
Specific cables and connectivity
Rainbow
USB cables and connectivity
Acme, Cirkuit Planet, CTA Digital, Rainbow, Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust, Urban Factory
VGA, DVI and HDMI cables and connectivity
Acme, CTA Digital, Pair & Go, Sitecom, Trust


Computer components
PC cases
Cirkuit Planet, Sweex
Power supplies
Cirkuit Planet, Sweex, Trust
Sound cards
Sandberg, Sweex, Trust, Turtle Beach
Tuning
Sweex


Computers
Portable PCs
Acme, Hercules


Digital photography
Digital cameras
Digital Blue, Sweex
Digital photography accessories
Acme, Urban Factory


EDM (Electronic Document Management)
EDM capture software
Abbyy
EDM workflow software
Abbyy


Electric protection
Electric protection accessories
Sweex, Trust
Line-interactive UPS
Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
Off-line UPS
Sweex, Trust
Surge protectors
Acme, CTA Digital, Sweex, Trust


Games
Console games
Focus Home Interactive
Game accessories
Acme, CTA Digital, Hercules, Hubb, Madcatz, Pair & Go, Saitek, Sandberg, Snakebyte, SteelSeries, Sweex, Thrustmaster, Trust
Game joysticks
Acme, CTA Digital, Fanatec, Madcatz, Pair & Go, Rainbow, Saitek, SteelSeries, Sweex, Thrustmaster, Trust, Zero G
Windows games
Avanquest Software, Focus Home Interactive


Home entertainment and consumer electronics
Digital frames
CTA Digital, Pair & Go, Sweex
Home ultra-portable projectors (less than 3 kg)
CTA Digital
LCD televisions
CTA Digital
Lifestyle products
Digital Blue, Sweex
MP3 players
Acme, Digital Blue, Rainbow, Sweex
Portable DVD/DiVX/MP4 players
Acme, Digital Blue, Sweex
Remote controls
CTA Digital, Sweex
Speakers
Acme, Cirkuit Planet, Disney Consumer Products, Hercules, Rainbow, Saitek, Sandberg, Sweex, Thrustmaster, Trust, Urban Factory
Standalone radio/TV/DVB-T and DVB-S tuners
Avermedia, CTA Digital, Sweex


Memory
Packaged DIMM DDR
Patriot
Packaged DIMM DDR2
Patriot
Packaged DIMM SDR
Patriot
Packaged SODIMM DDR
Patriot
Packaged SODIMM SDR
Patriot


Mobility
Mobility accessories
Acme, CTA Digital, Hercules, Sweex, Trust, Urban Factory
Mobility software
Avanquest Software
PDA and tablets
Acme


Music and sound processing
Midi products
Hercules, Turtle Beach
Music and sound processing software
Magix, Turtle Beach
Music sequencers
Magix
Music synthesisers
Magix
Other music and sound processing hardware
Hercules


Networks
Analog modems
Sitecom, Sweex
Audio and video servers
Avermedia, Sitecom
Bandwidth management
Cyberoam
Bridges, gateways and routers
Hercules, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
DSL modems
Hercules, Sitecom, Sweex
Emulation and virtualization software
Novell
IP cameras
Sitecom
Load balancing
Cyberoam
Management and supervision software and hardware
Athena Security, Cyberoam, InContinuum Software, Novell, Seanodes, SolarWinds, Sothin
Network adapters
Sitecom, Sweex
Powerline communications
Hercules, Sitecom, Sweex
Print servers
Sitecom, Sweex
RNIS adapters
Sitecom, Sweex
Switches
Sitecom, Sweex
Wireless access points
Hercules, Sitecom, Sweex
Wireless network adapters
Hercules, Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex


Peripherals
Bluetooth adapters
Acme, Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust, Urban Factory
DVB-S/satellite products
Avermedia
Firewire controllers
Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
Flatbed scanners
Trust
Home video editing hardware
Avermedia, Turtle Beach
Keyboards
Acme, Cherry, Cirkuit Planet, Disney Consumer Products, Rainbow, Saitek, Sandberg, SteelSeries, Sweex, Trust, Urban Factory
Mice, trackpads and trackpoints
Acme, Cherry, Cirkuit Planet, CTA Digital, Disney Consumer Products, Rainbow, Saitek, Sandberg, SteelSeries, Sweex, Trust, Urban Factory
Numeric keyboards
Cherry, CTA Digital, Trust, Urban Factory
Pen tablets
Rainbow, Trust
TV/DVB-T and radio tuners for PC
Avermedia
USB and Firewire controllers
Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
USB controllers
Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
Webcams
Acme, Avermedia, Cirkuit Planet, Disney Consumer Products, Hercules, Rainbow, Saitek, Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust


Professional video
Professional video software
Magix
Visualisers
Avermedia


Security
Antispam
Bitdefender, Cyberoam, F-Secure, GFI Software
Antispyware
Bitdefender, Cyberoam, F-Secure, GFI Software
Antivirus
Bitdefender, Cyberoam, F-Secure, GFI Software
Authentication
Novell, Rainbow
Biometry
Novell
Content filtering
Bitdefender, Cyberoam, GFI Software
Encryption
Befine Solutions, Rainbow
Firewalls
Bitdefender, Cyberoam, F-Secure, GFI Software, Kerio Technologies, Novell
Intrusion protection
Bitdefender
Log analysis
Novell
Secure mail
Kerio Technologies
Security appliances (UTM)
Cyberoam
Security cable locks
Trust, Urban Factory
Virtual Private Networks
Cyberoam, Novell
Vulnerability management
GFI Software


Services
Training
Abbyy, Cyberoam, Kerio Technologies, Novell, SolarWinds


Software
Access infrastructure solutions
Novell
Application servers
Novell
Business and finance software
Avanquest Software
Clustering software
Novell
Communication software
Avanquest Software, Laplink, Novell, Sothin
DBMS and associated tools
Avanquest Software, EnterpriseDB, Ingres, Novell
Graphics software
Abbyy, Avanquest Software, Magix
Home and reference software
Ancestry.com, Avanquest Software, Berlitz, Infinite Skills, Mediaroots
Mail and groupware software
Kerio Technologies, Novell, VMware-Zimbra
Management software
Novell, Sothin
Office application software
Abbyy, Novell
Operating systems
SuSE
Other types of software
Avanquest Software, Novell
Programming software
Avanquest Software
Test tools
Novell
Translation software
Avanquest Software
Utility software
Abbyy, Appsmaker, Avanquest Software, Stellar Information Systems
Web servers
Kerio Technologies, Novell
Web services
Novell


Storage
Backup software
Acronis, Avanquest Software, GFI Software, SEP
Data management software
Acronis, Appsmaker, Avanquest Software, GFI Software, O&O, Seanodes
Flash card readers
Acme, Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex, Trust
NAS servers
Sandberg
Raid controllers
Sandberg
S-ATA controllers
Sandberg, Sitecom
USB harddisks
Sandberg, Sitecom, Sweex
USB keys
Rainbow, Sweex


Supplies
CD-R and CD-RW
Acme, Rainbow
Cleaning products and supplies
Acme, CTA Digital
DVD+-R and DVD+-RW
Acme, Rainbow
MultiMediaCard cards
Sweex
Stationery
Acme


Telecommunications
Phone and voice-over-IP
Sitecom, Sweex, Trust


Telephony
Telephony accessories
Acme, Sweex
Walkie-talkies
Digital Blue


Thin clients
Thin client software
Novell, Sothin





 

News


Interactive Ideas appointed as a distributor for Sitecom
2012-03-22
United Kingdom : software and consumer electronic distributor Interactive Ideas has signed a distribution contract with Sitecom, a specialist in network and connectivity products. This further strengthens Interactive Ideas portfolio of retail products. Under the agreement Interactive Ideas will market and distribute Sitecom products to online retailers throughout the country.

Interactive Ideas and Bitdefender sign distribution deal
2012-01-26
United Kingdom : software and security specialist Interactive Ideas have confirmed a partnership to distribute Bitdefender business and enterprise solutions. A key aim of the agreement is to work closely with independent system builders, VARS and MSPs dedicated to delivering cost-effective solutions for their customers. The Bitdefender portfolio has grown further with the launch of its recent solutions (cloud security for endpoints and security for virtualised environments (SVE)) that offer the most comprehensive security technology available on the market.

Interactive Ideas expand infrastructure monitoring solutions with Athena Security
2011-10-21
United Kingdom : security VAD Interactive Ideas has been named official distributor for the UK & EMEA territories for US-based software company Athena Security. Athena Security have partnered with SolarWinds to integrate Athena FirePAC with the SolarWinds Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) product to offer the most operations-friendly firewall management solution anywhere. Using these two products together provides the safety of daily backups and configuration change monitoring plus intelligence for determining the most optimal changes. The combination is more powerful, affordable and flexible than what can be done with typical firewall vendor management consoles.

Interactive expand Enterprise software solutions with Cryptshare
2011-08-19
After one year with its competitor Softek, German editor Befine has appointed British VAD Interactive Ideas as its distributor for its Cryptshare products in the UK and Ireland.

Interactive Ideas strengthens its retail offer
2011-08-18
United Kingdom : in the last months, software and consumer electronics specialist Interactive Ideas has quietly but surely strengthened its retail portfolio. It is now offering to its retailer network accessories and small peripherals from Lithuanian vendor/distributor Acme Baltija, small peripherals from Spanish vendor Cirkuit Planet (either CKP or Disney-branded), Sweex soho networking products and mobility accessories from French vendor Urban Factory.