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PCR speaks with PCR Awards shortlisted company, TD SYNNEX – Endpoint Solutions, UK and Ireland, Managing Director, James Reed about current opportunities and challenges facing the channel What sort of a year has it been for TD SYNNEX? For the whole IT industry it’s been a good year in some …

Last year in HP’s Sustainable Impact Report, the company announced its agenda to become one of the most sustainable IT Companies. In the report, HP’s President and CEO, Enrique Lores announced its ambitious plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, with a 50% reduction in absolute emissions by …

PPDS has let loose on Philips S-Line series of stretched digital signage displays with the release of the brand new 37” Philips 37BDL3050S. With an ultra-wide 32:9 aspect ratio (928.5 x 282.3 x 48.7 mm) it is equipped with a powerful 700cd/m² high-brightness (1920×540) and narrow bezel frame (12.4mm T/B, …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., has unveiled the company’s first consumer PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid state drive (SSD) – the Samsung SSD 980 PRO. Optimised for handling data-intensive applications, the 980 PRO is ideal for consumers and professionals who work with 4K and 8K contents, and play graphics-heavy games. All the …

Acer has taken its first jaunt into the world of Chromebook gaming with the release of the cloud optimised Chromebook 516 GE. This latest release gives instant access to full PC and console games powered by the cloud. Under the hood you will find 12th Gen Intel Core processors, a …

ServiceNow alongside Northeastern University London plan to train 250 new learners through a Skills Bootcamps – part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee. Professor Scott Wildman, Academic Dean from Northeastern University London said, “we recognise the importance of ensuring those searching for a new role, or wishing to improve their skills, …

In a roundtable with Pluralsight’s Aleksandra Majkic, Alice Meredith, Cecilia LeJeune and Shelley Benhoff we explore the complexities that hybrid working brings to the home/work/life balance. For more than two years, employees around the world have seen dramatic changes to how they work – from being forced to work remotely, …

AGON by AOC has launched the AGON AGM600 gaming mouse, especially designed for esports enthusiasts and hardcore gamers of FPS and action titles. Feature highlights include an ergonomic, comfortable design with a textured thumb rest and grippy surface, 10 customisable buttons and RGB integration. The AGM600 mouse is also certified …

ConnectWise has appointed Raghu Ram Bongula as its new Chief Technology Officer. Bongula brings two decades of leadership with a focus on digital/cloud transformation, building new platforms, and modernising legacy platforms. Prior to joining ConnectWise, Bongula served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Global Payments, where he led a team …

N-able, Inc. shared 9 partner award winners from its annual Empower partner conference at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. The awards recognise industry-leading MSPs that play a critical role to support, manage, and secure IT environments around the world to help protect their customers and ensure business continuity. “In my …

 Malwarebytes has launched Malwarebytes Managed Detection and Response (MDR). This adds a critical security component and extends organisations’ security teams with  security analysts as well as third-party intelligence and tools. The Malwarebytes MDR analysts are constantly monitoring and triaging alerts, hunting for hidden threats, and either directly remediate or provide …

Bosch has announced plans to expand its UK cybersecurity procurement platform, Bosch CyberCompare. Bosch CyberCompare supports companies and the public sector when purchasing cybersecurity for enterprise IT, Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) used in production or products. The platform enables customers to procure security services as well …