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Hammer Distribution has added Swedish AI infrastructure specialist Eggsplain to the Hammer Portfolio, giving channel partners access to private, sovereign and hybrid AI as data sovereignty becomes a priority for businesses across EMEA. The agreement enables organisations to decide where their AI runs, where their data resides and how their …

Cato Networks has introduced Cato AI Endpoint, a lightweight client designed to help channel partners and enterprise IT teams govern employee use of artificial intelligence across browsers, desktop applications and local agents. The tool aims to close visibility gaps created as AI adoption moves beyond browser‑based interfaces and into native …

Zyxel Networks has partnered with Bitdefender to link its USG FLEX H series firewalls with Bitdefender GravityZone, giving channel retailers, resellers and MSPs a clearer view of network and endpoint protection from a single dashboard. The native integration requires no custom development and allows admins to activate a Bitdefender trial …

Demand for digitisation and AI-led workflow automation is rising sharply as organisations look for measurable improvements in productivity, security and sustainability. Quocirca’s Managed Print Services Landscape 2026 reports that managed print services (MPS) must progress beyond hardware optimisation and cost control to support wider workplace and infrastructure modernisation. Customers now …

Westcon-Comstor has launched the Partner Growth Circle, a joint initiative with Palo Alto Networks designed to help selected channel partners across EMEA build and scale their Palo Alto Networks business through structured planning, enablement and coordinated growth support. The programme provides participating partners with joint business planning aligned to priority …

Check Point Software Technologies has introduced a Firewall‑as‑a‑Subscription programme that gives organisations of all sizes access to its AI Network Firewall and threat‑prevention capabilities without an upfront hardware purchase. The subscription provides Force Firewalls sized by threat‑prevention throughput, AI‑powered protection, Live Updates and agentic management through Smart‑1 Cloud. The launch …

Despite growing industry momentum behind passwordless authentication, passkeys remain a minority sign‑in method across major technology, ecommerce and payment platforms, according to new research from credential security firm Dashlane. The 2026 Passkey Power 20, published during Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that passkeys account for 28% of measured Google logins, …

ThreatLocker has introduced its Zero Trust AI Control (ZTAIC) platform, giving organisations a way to deploy agentic AI without losing command of their environments. The company says ZTAIC lets security teams grant AI agents only the access required to complete tasks, blocking everything else — even when agents invoke additional …

Hammer Distribution has formed a strategic partnership with Acronis to expand the cybersecurity, AI and MSP operations capabilities available to its UK channel partners. The agreement brings Acronis’s integrated cyber protection platform into Hammer’s portfolio, giving resellers and MSPs access to a single stack covering security, infrastructure, GenAI services and …

Zyxel Networks has introduced the NWA50BE MAX and NWA90BE MAX, two tri‑band WiFi 7 access points aimed at small businesses, home offices and professional users looking for faster wireless performance without added cost or complexity. The APs are designed to ease bandwidth pressure from customer devices, POS terminals and IoT …

Zyxel Networks has named Euro Options as a specialist distributor to increase availability and support for its networking portfolio among UK SME and MSP partners. The agreement gives partners immediate access to the full range of multi‑gigabit switches, WiFi access points, unified security gateways and 5G routers. Rachel Rothwell, Senior …

Elovade has introduced a new AI Technologies category across DACH, the UK and Ireland, the Nordics and Southern Europe, expanding its portfolio in response to rising demand for structured AI adoption in the channel. The launch adds nexos.ai and Rencore to the distributor’s line‑up, with more vendors to follow.  Elovade …