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Peachtree Audio and Lenbrook International have entered a global partnership that will bring the BluOS streaming platform to Peachtree Audio products. “We have looked seriously at various options to enter the growing multi-room audio category,” stated Andrew Clark, Peachtree Audio’s President. “After some initial attempts along the way, a full review …

Steve Joyner, Managing Director – UK & Ireland, Avaya offers his views on remote working and the way to implement a robust infrastructure.  Whilst no-one could have predicted a global pandemic that dominated the headlines day after day and month after month, many had planned for a year of digital …

Exertis has become distributor to French audio specialists, Triangle Hi-Fi, focusing on the manufacturer’s Borea range of speakers. Richard Booth, Commercial Brand Manager, Premium Audio, Exertis, said: “We’re thrilled to be appointed distributor for Triangle, and we are looking forward to establishing the brand as a major player in the …

 McAfee and Ingram Micro Inc., have entered a worldwide  partnership to offer McAfee products and solutions across Ingram Micro’s global distribution network, including its regional Cloud Marketplaces. McAfee launched its SaaS portfolio on the U.S. Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace in late 2020, and plans to expand its footprint on Ingram …

Anzu has raised $9 million in new funding to grow the company and fuel sales and marketing activities on a global scale. Anzu points out that the gaming industry is now larger than the music and film industries combined and is expected to reach approximately $257 billion by 2025. As …

As the pandemic continues and schools experience renewed closures or pursue a hybrid model of learning (in-person and remote), the educational sector continues to attract the attention of cybercriminals on the Internet. From July to December 2020, 270,171 users encountered various threats disguised as popular learning platforms – an increase …

Northamber is joining with authentication solutions provider, FEITIAN Technologies in a multi-factor authentication solution partnership. “Feitian enables us to meet the increasing demand from our partners for strong authentication solutions, at an extremely competitive price point,” said Tony Price, Director of Northamber Solutions “It fits perfectly in our range of …

Epsilon has been selected by Lifeway Singapore (LWS) to provide colocation, remote peering and data centre interconnection services to power its global 5G Cyber Range solution. “5G deployments are accelerating around the world and that requires robust testing environments to ensure security, viability and optimal performance. We’re excited to support …

Tech Data has promoted David Watts to the role of senior vice president, UK and Ireland. Watts will extend his current role as operational leader of Tech Data’s UK and Ireland business to assume the strategic development responsibilities previously held by Andy Gass. Gass continues in Tech Data’s European leadership …

Redis Labs has named Taimur Rashid as the company’s Chief Business Development Officer. Rashid brings to the company nearly two decades of experience in incubating new market opportunities and expanding the market reach for iconic enterprise software companies, the past 15 years being with leading cloud service providers. Rashid will be responsible …

ESET researchers are reported to have discovered Kobalos, a malware that has been attacking supercomputers – high performance computer (HPC) clusters. ESET has worked with the CERN Computer Security Team and other organisations involved in mitigating attacks on these scientific research networks. Among other targets was a large Asian ISP, …

Atos SE and RingCentral, Inc. have jointly released Unify Office (UO) in the United Kingdom, a Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS). “As all organisations try to navigate the acute challenges of a third UK lockdown, the importance of long-term communication and collaboration plans are becoming clear. Unify Office by RingCentral brings leading …