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According to Fastly research there has been a Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) hiring boom in the last 12 months, with over twice as many more UK companies now having a CISO than in 2021. This means that 55% of UK businesses now have a CISO, compared to only a …

Beyond Now is integrating its Infonova Digital Business Platform (DBP) with Amazon’s Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) warehousing and distribution solutions. The integration aims to provide Communication Service Providers with new ways of quickly generating revenues from both the B2B and B2C sectors. Infonova DBP provides an interface for CSPs to complete …

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics has been awarded ‘Distributor of the Year’ at Check Point’s virtual annual EMEA expo, CPX360, held in Munich on 14th – 16th March. Alexis Brabant, vice president sales of Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business in EMEA, said, “Security continues to be high on the boardroom …

BT Wholesale  has announced that, following successful partner trials, members of its Partner Plus programme can now exclusively sell EE SIMs. The latest addition to BT Wholesale’s channel portfolio, called Complete Mobile, marks the first time that EE connectivity will be available to enterprise resellers via a direct channel model …

Boost.ai, the leading conversational AI platform, has today announced an updated business strategy as it seeks to expand its presence in the UK market. The Norwegian-headquartered business will now prioritise the channel as its key route-to-market in the UK, with the ambition of achieving 70% of its revenue through its …

Aryaka has been named by Gartner in the latest Emerging Technologies report. The research, titled ‘Emerging Tech: Leverage Cloud Connect Infrastructure to Improve Connectivity Experience of Cloud Workloads for SASE Solutions’, highlights the importance of user-to-cloud workload connectivity and the implications for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions. The report, …

HP has announced several new partner benefits and program enhancements at the recent Amplify Partner Conference.  As of November 1, 2023, all HP products, solutions and distribution across its portfolio will be integrated into the HP Amplify Program, delivering one global platform as the foundation for partner engagement. “The HP …

Snow Software has released Snow SaaS Management, a new version of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) management solution to support IT leaders’ need to take control of their sprawl, manage surprise SaaS costs, mitigate compliance and security risks, and optimise overall spend. Leveraging Snow’s significant experience in managing SaaS and available exclusively …

Logitech International has launched Zone Learn, wired headsets designed for K-12 learners. Zone Learn features comfort optimised for younger learners with smaller heads, durable architecture and replaceable ear pads and cables. These new headsets, designed with a scalable fit, were built for a deeper, more sustained focus and long-term use …

 Civo has launched the Civo Navigate Europe 2023 conference, taking place on September 5th and 6th in London. It follows the success of Civo Navigate North America 2023, Civo’s first US conference, held in February 2023 in Tampa, Florida.   Navigate Europe 2023 will be held in The Brewery. This …

Veeam Software has announced the winners of the Veeam ProPartner Awards for 2022 in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK&I). The awards are held annually to reward the outstanding success and commitment of Veeam ProPartner Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners. As a partner-centric organisation, …

C2 has launched its C2 Partner Programme to support and drive growth for its channel partners. Designed to revolutionise the way C2 goes to market, the new programme will enable and incentivise partners to sell C2 as the company moves to a channel-first model. It will include the recruitment of …