News Ukraine

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.

Yug Kontrakt watches television with Samsung
2010-08-30
Ukraine : consumer electronics specialist Yug Kontrakt has signed a distribution partnership with Korean vendor Samsung for its full line of LCD/LED/plasma televisions (source : Computer Reseller News Ukraina).

Microworld goes East
2010-08-27
CIS : antivirus editor Microworld, known for its eScan line of products, has inked a distribution partnership with Russian security specialist Antivirus Center, to cover the whole CIS region.

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).

Two distributors for PocketBook
2010-08-26
Ukraine : consumer electronics Yug Kontrakt and PC component and peripheral specialist ERC have inked distribution partnership with ebook vendor PocketBook Global.