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A new brand for SSD Distribution
2010-09-02
Netherlands : storage specialist SSD Distribution has expanded its portfolio with Hana Micron products.

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.

EET stores on Hive
2010-08-31
Broadliner and sparepart specialist EET has added Hive external hard drives to its portfolio. It will push it in whole Europe through its offices in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Ready trains on Stonesoft
2010-08-27
Italy : already a Stonesoft distributor, network and security VAD Ready Informatica has been selected as official training center by the security vendor (source : Top Trade Informatica).

Diskeeper appoints activeSphere
2010-08-27
Germany : defragmentation specialist Diskeeper has signed a European distribution deal with Frankfurt-based software specialist activeSphere Distribution. Beside Germany, the contract covers Switzerland and Italy and will enable IT consultants to help businesses on the continent introduce efficiencies in IT by preventing and eliminating disk fragmentation.