PCR Tech and IT retail, distribution and vendor news

Paul Jarrett, Founder and Managing Director of digital product agency Sonin, looks at how remote working presents a valuable opportunity for businesses to evaluate existing operations. Offices up and down the UK remain deserted as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the world. Despite an outstanding effort from people all …

Established by memory and storage manufacturer ADATA Technology in 2008, XPG is a brand that has been steadily growing in the gaming sector. Making an impact in the UK market over the past few years with its range of high-performance memory and SSD products aimed at gamers, esports pros, and …

Exertis has announced a consolidation of its services businesses to “provide an end-to-end integrated portfolio” designed to cover the whole technology lifecycle. The range of services encompass six key areas: Consult: Professional Services to identify business improvements Deploy: Configuration and installation solutions Maintain: 24×7 in-life support solutions Manage: 24×7 fully managed and proactive monitoring …

Both the augmented reality and virtual reality markets are big business for tech companies. With potential application for both consumer and business use, the world of augmented, virtual and mixed reality, also known as XR, is constantly growing. Delving deeper into the VR sector, Research and Markets recently revealed that …

AV and IT distributor Northamber has signed a new partnership agreement with Lifesize, a global innovator of video collaboration and meeting productivity solutions. The agreement will see Northamber promote and distribute Lifesize’s range of video conferencing solutions in the UK. Lifesize combines cloud-based video conferencing services and apps with integrated hardware …

The Wi-Fi networking brand’s Retail Sales Director talks about how its new routers are supporting gamers, what it was like to win a PCR Award, and how TP-Link is handling the current working from home situation. Tell us a bit about your current role at TP-Link. I’m currently sales director …

Richard Brandon, VP of Marketing at RtBrick, discusses why broadband is a critical resource, especially in the midst of the current pandemic. Since the days of sending digital photographs to one another to our more recent passion for streaming our favourite TV shows online, we have found more and more …

Tech Data is launching its new Trusted Advisor campaign to make its customers aware of the full range of services and support available to “enhance their efficiency, drive sales and achieve business objectives”. “The campaign aims to bring to partners’ attention the whole range of services and resources – from …

In partnership with Age UK, Dixons Carphone has provided free tablets, connectivity and a dedicated technology support phone line to help hundreds of vulnerable older people from feeling lonely and isolated during the pandemic. The technology retailer, which owns Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, is working with its charity …

Ingram Micro UK has announced the appointment of Gary Lomas as its new UK sales director. In his remit, Lomas has responsibility for sales performance across Ingram Micro UK and Comms-care, its UK channel-only services specialist arm, bringing strategic guidance to its sales teams. With three decades of experience in IT, …

Regardless of how much you or your business is directly involved in esports, the chances are you’ve heard the tech industry bang on about the growing sector for a fair few years now. Looking back just five years, PCR was covering the news that London was about to get a …

Joining from Cisco, Lynne Doherty has been hired as McAfee’s executive vice president of global sales and marketing for the Enterprise business. Doherty’s immediate focus will be to ensure that McAfee’s Enterprise teams and products continue to deliver a premium experience to customers, even during a rapidly changing business landscape. …