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Kingston Technology will release Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 CUDIMMs in late November. It is compatible with Intel’s new 800-series chipset (formerly codenamed Arrow Lake). Intel’s 800-series chipset is the first platform to utilise Clock Drivers on CUDIMMs (Clocked Unbuffered Dual Inline Memory Modules). At 6400MT/s DDR5, JEDEC mandates the inclusion …

Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, has announced an increase in profitability, alongside strong growth in cybersecurity and an acceleration in its shift to a software, services and subscription-based recurring revenue model. Posting its first-half results for the six months to 31 August 2024 (H1 FY25), the company …

Gemserv has published the findings of its latest CISO report, ‘The Future CISO’. The report has been compiled after its second annual survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) at 200 large UK & EU enterprises, across sectors including financial services, energy, retail, IT and manufacturing. Most leadership boards expect …

Arrow Electronics has entered into a Europe-wide agreement with digital workplace platform provider Omnissa. Under the agreement, Arrow will provide resellers across Europe with access to Omnissa’s AI-driven digital work platform. Omnissa, formerly VMware EUC (end user computing), was acquired from Broadcom by private equity firm KKR in July. The …

QBS Software has made two significant appointments to its leadership team, reinforcing the company’s commitment to accelerating its ambitious growth and expansion strategy. Kevin James, former CCO and UK managing director of Computacenter, has joined the QBS supervisory board as an independent non-executive director. With over 30 years of experience …

PFU (EMEA) has added the Ricoh PJ UHL3660 UST laser projector to its growing portfolio of smart meeting devices designed to create a more inclusive and lifelike meeting experience. The new ultra short throw (UST) projector delivers a premium viewing experience for every situation and in every environment, including brightly …

Midwich Group has unveiled its new brand identity, marking a new chapter in its growth and reinforcing its dedication to excellence and innovation. Built around its ‘waveform’ logo and vibrant colour palette, the new brand identity aligns with the group’s values while providing a clearer definition of its role as …

Westcon-Comstor is collaborating with UiPath, a leading enterprise automation and AI software company, to drive adoption of UiPath solutions by channel partners and their customers. The agreement, covering the UK, will see Westcon-Comstor distribute the UiPath fully automated enterprise platform and other products to its network of channel partners across …

Northamber PLC has signed up five new distribution partnerships, enhancing its cybersecurity division with the addition of Branddefence, BullWall, Censornet, Hornetsecurity and Netgear. This move reinforces Northamber’s commitment to delivering best-of-breed cybersecurity solutions to its network of resellers. With its roots firmly planted in IT distribution, Northamber has successfully diversified …

NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, has released its app for Surface Pro and other Windows devices built on ARM architecture. With this step, NordVPN becomes one of the first VPN providers to release a native VPN application built for ARM-based Windows devices. The new NordVPN app for Windows runs on …

Pax8 has announced that Commvault has joined the Pax8 marketplace. Commvault Cloud is the solution that unifies all the company’s SaaS and software offerings on one platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid organisation at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Commvault Cloud combines cloud-based data security …

TP-Link has partnered with Connect Fibre, said to be the first ISP to deploy its Wi-Fi 7 range to customers. Connect Fibre is a community-minded, full fibre network operator and broadband provider on a mission to bring the best broadband and Wi-Fi to under-served communities. The partnership comes as TP-Link …