News Zambia

New distributor enters SA market
2010-09-03
South Africa : InoVatio Distribution has been accredited as a new distributor for Autodesk's products. The brand new company will be supplying and supporting the range of Autodesk products, including AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Raster Design, Autodesk Navisworks, Autodesk SketchBook Pro and Autodesk 3ds Max Design, into sub-Saharan Africa. Based in Midrand, InoVatio Distrbution is staffed by an experienced team promoting the products to architects, engineers, designers and draftsmen among others. It is managed by Richard Smedley-Williams (source : IT-Online South Africa).

Avnet strengthens down under
2010-09-02
Australia : American multispecialist Avnet has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of VAD itX Group Limited (itX), in an all cash merger valued at €52.5m. The acquisition is subject to the approval of itX's shareholders, Australian court approval and other customary conditions for a transaction of this type. itX distributes software, hardware and services from the world's leading suppliers including Oracle, IBM, HP, VMware, Apple, Citrix, Red Hat, and Trend Micro. In addition, itX includes Briell Marketing, a distributor of specialized printers and media for personal identification and security cards, medical and photographic imaging; Sydmed, a distributor of medical devices; and ICO, which provides IT hosting solutions. With approximately 150 employees, itX has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide. For fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, itX generated revenue of approximately €100m.

Rebranded SDG plans acquisitions
2010-08-27
United Kingdom : value-added broadliner SCH has united its distribution brands (ETC, Interchange, Interface Solutions and IQ Sys) under the SDG banner, in a move it claims will allow it to retain its specialist edge following its acquisition spree. SDG head Paul Eccleston also said the distributor, in order to keep a chance to survive on the long term, given the grip the major American distributors (Ingram, Tech Data, Avnet and Arrow) exert in Europe (source : Computer Reseller News United Kingdom).

SolarWinds signs Comstor as distributor
2010-08-26
Africa : IT management vendor SolarWinds and South-Africa based Cisco VAD Comstor have unveiled a distribution agreement designed to support expanded availability and access to SolarWinds’ full scope of products in the African market.

Trinity targets channel expansion
2010-08-24
Middle East : PC components and peripheral specialist Trinity Middle East has appointed Anwar Al Atyani as its new sales and marketing director for the region. His main objective is to help Trinity expand its business in the MEA region by identifying new channels and enlarging its sub-distribution network. He will also explore new vendor opportunities (source : ITP Middle East).