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Doherty Associates has today appointed Gareth Preece as its new Managed Services Director. Gareth is responsible for Managed Services and evolving global service offerings at the company, working under Founder and Chief Executive Terry Doherty. Founder and Chief Executive at Doherty Associates Terry Doherty said: “We are thrilled to have …

Ubuntu KVM has extended its reach to AI/ML applications and graphics-intensive applications with native support for NVIDIA virtual GPU (vGPU) software products, including NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server (vCS) and NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS). Canonical has been working closely with NVIDIA to ensure frictionless integration and a best-in-class user experience. …

New Philips monitors supported by AOC include the 34B1U5600CH, 24B1U5301H, and 27B1U5601H. Some of the key features you can expect to find include:  5MP webcam with noise cancelling microphone and dual 5-watt integrated speakers for impeccable video conferencing USB 3.2 protocol for high-speed data transfer DisplayPort-out for connecting additional displays …

Tech Data is seeking additional partners to take Hitachi Vantara’s EverFlex offering to market, after completing what is thought to be the first deal for the hybrid cloud solution in Europe. Another even bigger contract is in the pipeline and as the word spreads, more opportunities are expected to emerge. Launched …

Anzu.io, and Lumen Research have revealed collective results from research carried out together across a series of mobile and PC campaigns over the past 12 months, examining the power of attention within intrinsic in-game advertising. The study used Lumen’s cutting-edge eye-tracking technology to monitor player attention levels within in-game ad …

AGON by AOC has unveiled the first monitors from its new, 5th generation series: the AG275QX/EU and the AG275QXN/EU. Featuring a 27″ (68.6cm) display size and Fast IPS (AG275QX/EU) or Fast VA panels (AG275QXN/EU), both QHD models reach a 165Hz refresh rate and offer 1ms GtG response time to display …

In PCR’s November issue we will be running a Gaming industry roundtable. We are calling for industry comment from anyone involved in the gaming sector. Please let us you your thoughts and opinions on the below questions: What are the hottest trends in gaming right now? What is the current …

CMS Distribution is now stocking Spanish based Salicru’s Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. “This relationship is a perfect fit for our growth plans within CMS and offers us a tremendous opportunity to engage across our customer base. We are looking forward to building a fantastic relationship together,” said Jonpaul Warren, …

Logitech’s new Logitech Sight, is an AI-powered tabletop camera that works with the front-of-room camera Rally Bar or Rally Bar Mini to capture the best perspective of meeting participants and track conversations as they move around the conference room. “We’re no longer all at home in equal-sized video boxes like …

Ingram Micro UK is embarking on a new distribution partnership with Opengear and will distribute Opengear’s remote management technology in the UK and Ireland. Steve Bradbury, Ingram Micro’s Business Unit Director said “Opengear’s out-of-band management solutions allow our customers to offer a higher degree of resilience to the enterprise class …

SYNAXON has launched a new service in the UK to rent hardware combined with software and managed services, without needing to make any upfront investment.  Benefits of the new service include availability on a wide range of products. These can be combined with SYNAXON Managed Services. Every Managed Workplace configuration …

LogRhythm’s new LogRhythm Axon is a cloud-native security operations platform that provides a force multiplier to defend against cyberattacks. Out of the gate, Axon provides visibility across both cloud and on-prem log sources. Key Axon benefits include: Simplified collection and enrichment of logs to boost SecOps productivity and efficiency Enhanced …