Distributor news stories - Page 2

One of the largest distributors in Australia and New Zealand has cancelled its distribution contract with Russian based cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

Australian pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, recently automated operations at its Perth and Brisbane distribution centers with technology from Dematic.

Wavelink announced today that it was named Fortinet's 2021 APAC Distributor of the Year, recognising the dedication Wavelink has put into the partnership.

Paul Batchelor of Allied Telessis fame, is launching a new specialist telecommunications distributor based in Wellington.

Dicker Data has announced it has entered into a conditional BSA to acquire the Security and Information Technology distribution division of Hills in Australia.

The new commerce experience adds per-seat based offers for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365 users. 

Kaspersky and Leader have struck a new partnership across Australia and New Zealand, commencing February 2022.

"We’re excited to empower a broader range of distributors, resellers, integrators, consultants and alliance partners to bring data discovery, classification and remediation to their customers while expanding their services."

Paul Bay has been named the new global chief executive at Ingram Micro, replacing Alain Monié, who has transitioned to the role of executive chairman.

“The idea isn’t constant tracking of your child, but rather providing a layer of assurance for those times when a child might test the limits of their freedom."

The technology gifted to St John includes Jabra headsets, Yealink and Poly conference phones, and Logitech keyboard and mouse sets, worth over $8,000. 

“We are delighted to announce Dicker Data as a new, highly valued distributor of Dahua products in the NZ market," says Dahua country manager.

The partnership is designed to enable Attivo Networks to accelerate its overall business growth and meet regional demand among large and mid-market public and private sector enterprises, according to a statement.

"Any vulnerable device can potentially become a bot for an attacker, however, IoT devices are especially at risk because New Zealand is at a very early stage in terms of IoT maturity."

“With businesses reopening and needing to deploy collaboration solutions to support their hybrid work arrangements, we see no signs of demand slowing in this segment.”

The new Splunk Partnerverse Program is designed to enable the company’s network of more than 2,200 partners to expand technical expertise, demonstrate core competencies and showcase customer success.

"The combination of Sophos’ solutions and our aggregated security services and solutions – spanning consulting to delivery – will meet the needs and opportunities in the market.”

According to Sektor Australia’s general manager Cameron Arnold, Armis is a strong addition to the company’s portfolio.

"VMware is broadening its portfolio as technology needs have changed. These new areas are perhaps VMware's best kept secret," says Adam Saunders.

"We are delighted to honour these exceptional partners, who have weathered a very challenging year yet still delivered service excellence to customers."

The premier multi-cloud event is just around the corner. VMworld is back for 2021, and this year it’s online once again.

The range includes the traditional desktop, mobile and kiosk form factors but also now full Point of Sale terminals with integrated PCI Payment capability.

"You asked and we listened. This latest offering is integral to cutting down on the time and money our partners spend on tedious channel revenue management processes."

“The new model was a significant step towards enabling channel autonomy and that both distributors will service the Australian and New Zealand markets."