EMC provides Velocity distribution partners worldwide with new assembly services capability
2012-09-17
Storage vendor EMC has enabled EMC Velocity distributors worldwide with the skills and resources required to assemble multi-vendor solutions that feature EMC's award-winning unified storage systems and next-generation backup solutions. Distributors worldwide will be provided with the technical training, proven methodologies and the backing of EMC's Global Services organization so they may assemble EMC VSPEX Proven Infrastructure and other solutions for their reseller Partners. By receiving a pre-assembled, proven solution on-site that has been customized to meet the customer's specific business needs, reseller Partners can immediately focus on accelerating the installation and implementation so that its customers can realize the benefits of the solution faster.

The new assembly capability for distributors builds on EMC's commitment to provide choice for how Partners assemble multi-vendor solutions. It also enables Partners to accelerate their profitability by focusing on value-added services to more quickly deploy the solution to meet specific customer needs. This announcement follows a string of other new EMC initiatives developed to help channel partners worldwide accelerate their customers' journey to the cloud. These include VSPEX Proven Infrastructure, as well as Velocity Cloud Practices – Cloud Builder and Cloud Provider – and EMC Cooperative Services, which were announced at the first annual Global Partner Summit held at EMC World in May.

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Servodata gets a new main shareholder
2011-09-23
Storage VAD Servodata, which is present in Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia and which owns software specialist Abakus Distribution in Czech Republic and Slovakia, has welcomed the investment fund Genesis Capital as its new main shareholder. The goal of Genesis Capital is to help Servodata to grow in Europe.

Bakotech gets out of Ukraine
2011-06-08
Ukrainian software VAD Bakotech has opened its first subsidiary abroad. For this expansion, the distribution has chosen Prag, to cover both Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company will focus also on software, albeit it is yet unknown with which vendors this office will have official partnerships. Bakotech has not unveiled either its goals in terms of turnover in this region. Bakotech manager in Prag is Jan Romančenko, who has previously worked for Servodata or DNS in the country.

Servodata reviews its management
2011-02-23
Czech Republic : storage VAD Servodata has appointed Iveta Babulenková as managing director of its Solutia division (which focuses on sales and support of opensource and Adobe solutions), and Tomáš Šilar as managing director of its Disti division (in charge of EMC infrastructure products). Both divisions were previously managed by Martin Malý, who as commercial director will focus on other axes of development.

Avnet to acquire the HP division of Servodata
2010-03-23
Czech Republic : multispecialist Avnet has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of value-added distributor Servodata a.s. The acquired assets will be integrated into the local operations of Avnet Technology Solutions. This acquisition brings Avnet’s reseller partners in the local market a broader product offering and additional technical expertise enabling resellers to expand their value and grow faster. Through this acquisition Avnet will be able to provide servers, storage systems, software and services of HP to resellers in the Czech Republic and builds on Avnet's expansion strategy in Central Europe as well as extending its successful partnership with HP. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010.