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Following a multi-million pound investment expanding its network in Amsterdam, Seattle and Washington, British cloud hosting firm UKFast is upgrading its UK infrastructure to bring new levels of resilience and security to its customers. The network investment also gives the Manchester tech giant headroom to accommodate its significant growth plans. …

Novatech has partnered up with the Portsmouth Universities esports society at this year’s freshers fair. UOP esports society is an organisation run by the students of Portsmouth University, first established in November 2018. Created to give the students a chance to compete in esports events in the University Scene, it …

With so much talent in the channel, it can be difficult to sift out the freshest gear and potential tech giants of tomorrow. Stay ahead of the curve with PCR’s Crowdfunding Corner. MagicDock for iPad Pro (pictured above) With MagicDock you can use your iPad Pro like a traditional computer. …

At its recent London event, Synology has unveiled a series of hybrid cloud innovations. the company showcased a data management platform which seamlessly integrates its hardware and software infrastructure and its cloud services to “help businesses effectively manage exponential data growth”. At the core of the platform lies the new …

Print solutions provider Epson has appointed Darren Phelps as vice president of business sales within Europe. Phelps will lead the business unit and oversee the expansion of business inkjet and scan products. His appointment bolsters Epson’s continued focus on driving the shift from laser to business inkjet printing, as well …

The Nighthawk Pro Gaming Product Line Manager discusses why it’s important that gamers are aware of the many benefits of gaming routers, and NETGEAR’s plans for taking advantage of the next-gen Wi-Fi 6 standard. Tell us about your career in the industry and your current role at NETGEAR. I have …

Consumer electronic accessories distributor Kondor has announced a supplier agreement with Urban Armor Gear (UAG) for its ruggedised cases and wearables for smartphones, tablets and laptops. “UAG provides a range of innovatively designed protective cases that are rugged, yet very lightweight and drop tested to US military specifications. UAG products …

Symantec’s new Norton 360 is now available in the UK, boasting protect for consumers’ online information, devices and family. Norton 360 features integrated features including Secure VPN, PC Cloud Backup, PC SafeCam and Parental Control. “In the past year alone, nearly 17 million adults in the UK were victims of …

AOC has announced four new G2 Series gaming monitors, all with Full HD (1920×1080 pixels). Available in 27” (68.6 cm) variants 27G2U and 27G2U5, and the smaller 23.8” (60.4 cm) 24G2U and 24G2U5, all models are available with AMD FreeSync and boast a 1 ms MPRT response time to ensure …

Early Q3 has seen a healthy demand for consumer and business laser multifunction printers (MFPs), according to the latest report from Context – following the pattern that has “characterised the past few quarters”. However, volume sales of printers through West Europe’s largest distributors were down by -4.4% year-on-year in July …

PCs, workstations and server specialist Novatech has further strengthened its commitment to reducing e-waste by refurbished over 200 computers for Exmouth Community College. Exmouth Community College aims to upgrade and replace IT equipment approximately every four years and had over 200 Novatech PCs needing to be replaced. In support of …

Maverick AV Solutions has launched 18 Smart Meeting Experience Centres across Europe, US, Canada and Australia, featuring the latest in collaboration and future workplace technology. This move gives the specialist AV distributor a global network of environments to showcase display, audio, connectivity and conferencing solutions working on platforms and in standalone, …