Target Components has been named official UK distributor for Sea Sonic, giving the Yorkshire‑based firm access to the full catalogue of Seasonic PC power supplies, including the PrimeTX range for high‑end gaming and workstation builds and refreshed lines such as the CoreGX Series. Sea Sonic is widely recognised for electrical …
Read More »AMD has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Oxford to support open academic frontier AI research at the British Open‑ended Learning and Discovery Lab (BOLD). The agreement outlines plans to expand compute access for researchers and deepen collaboration across software optimisation, model development and open‑source tooling. Under …
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VIP has been confirmed as sponsor of the Reseller category at this year’s PCR Awards. In a statement, the company said: “VIP is proud to sponsor the Reseller category. As one of the three key pillars of the IT channel alongside vendors and distributors, resellers play a vital role in …
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PCR has unveiled the shortlist for the PCR Awards 2026, celebrating standout achievements across the UK IT channel. The annual ceremony recognises excellence among retailers, resellers, distributors, vendors and MSPs, highlighting the individuals and teams driving innovation, service quality and commercial success throughout the sector. This year’s finalists span the …
Read More »CMS Distribution has agreed a new UK&I distribution partnership with BigPanda, the vendor behind the context layer for Agentic ITOps, as demand grows for AI‑driven automation across enterprise operations. The deal enables CMS Distribution’s channel partners to offer BigPanda’s Agentic ITOps platform to enterprises looking to move away from manual, …
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Kanishka Narayan as the UK’s first Minister for Artificial Intelligence, creating a dedicated ministerial role for AI at the centre of government. Narayan was appointed on 20 July as Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence), serving jointly in the Cabinet Office and the …
Read More »Cato Networks has partnered with CrowdStrike to combine network and endpoint telemetry across their respective platforms, aiming to simplify investigations and improve detection accuracy for security teams. The collaboration links the Cato SASE Platform with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, giving organisations a unified operational view that removes the gaps typically …
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Westcoast has been confirmed as sponsor of the Retailer categories at the PCR Awards, reinforcing its support for the UK channel and its longstanding reseller partners. Mike Botto, Components Director at Westcoast, said the company was pleased to continue its involvement in the event: “I’m delighted we’re sponsoring the reseller …
Read More »TD Synnex has signed a pan‑European distribution agreement with Vawlt Technologies, bringing the vendor’s secure, sovereign and cost‑optimised multicloud storage portfolio to partners across the region. The agreement gives resellers and service providers access to Vawlt’s full suite of storage capabilities, enabling them to expand customer offerings with solutions designed …
Read More »Huntress has strengthened its EMEA channel ecosystem through new distribution agreements with Giacom in the UK and MSP Nordics across the Nordic region, aiming to make enterprise‑grade cybersecurity more accessible to MSPs and their customers. The partnerships give Huntress greater local‑market reach while enabling MSPs to access the Huntress Agentic …
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