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Gekko Field Marketing’s MD, Daniel Todaro, discusses whether the Coronavirus will present the opportunity to re-appraise the retail experience and increase communities’ appreciation of the high street. So here we are amidst the most bizarre of situations that no one in their lifetime has experienced. There’s never been a global …

With many employees continuing to work from home during the lockdown, a new service from bluedog Security Monitoring promises a “fast and low-cost way for companies to monitor remote devices and manage their cybersecurity”. The Microsoft Office 365 monitoring service can detect risks ranging from suspicious account logins and data …

Martin Kent, Territory Manager at HANNspree UK, walks us through five pieces of technology that have shaped his personal and working life. ZOOM Move over Skype! A new way of communicating with friends, family and work colleagues has rocketed up the application charts. I have only recently embraced the benefits …

Intel has introduced its new 10th Gen Intel Core vPro processors, built to “power the next generation of business computing innovation for the increasingly remote workforce”. The new mobile and desktop PC processors deliver increased productivity improvements, connectivity, security features, and remote manageability. “Built for business, the Intel vPro platform …

Tech Data is presenting Citrix partners in the UK with the opportunity to increase their profits and drive sales with its 2020 Run Rate promotion – offering them a special rebate when they achieve pre-set sales goals. The distributor is also offering additional support to Citrix partners to ensure that they …

Acer for Education has partnered with learning tools platform developer Skooler, to enrich its offer for the education market. Thanks to this partnership, Acer for Education will enhance its portfolio dedicated to schools and education organisations with a complete solution that brings together Acer devices, Office 365 for Education suite …

Elodie Arbey, PNY EMEA Marketing Product Manager, highlights why the latest and greatest tech is needed to help flourish innovation and grow the esports industry. The UK’s gaming industry is worth an estimated £3.86 billion. Courses and schools that help those who will support this multi-billion-dollar industry in the future …

Brigantia has announced a strategic partnership CloudOak, which will see the value-add distributor add the channel solution provider’s Plan4Continuity service to its portfolio. With the current COVID-19 crisis, Brigantia has identified a need in the market for a cloud-based business continuity solution and believes that Plan4Continuity offers exactly what its …

ADATA Technology has launched a new campaign, ‘Build to Create’, to showcase an array of products that are ideally suited for content creators, including internal and external solid state drives, an external hard disk drive, a DRAM module, and memory cards.   “Through this campaign we hope to reach out to …

Leanne Wellings has joined the Agent42 team as an account director, managing a range of high-profile accounts across the marketing agent’s client base, working on digital media planning, PR, events, influencer activity and promotional staff training. This is Welling’s first move into the agency world following long careers at Jarvis …

A new report by SimilarWeb has named online marketplace OnBuy as the ‘fastest-growing company in the UK’. The report shows OnBuy as having seen over three million monthly visitors in April alone, ranking as the fastest-growing company in the UK when considering companies with more than 250,000 monthly visitors. In …

DCC Technology has announced the appointment of Clive Fitzharris as the managing director of Exertis International. Fitzharris has been head of group strategy and development for DCC plc since 2017 and also a board member of DCC Technology. He joined the company in 2009 as head of development for its …