The value-added ICT distributor’s Chief Marketing Officer, Paul Cunningham, explains the two sides of the Westcon-Comstor business, its recent partnership with RingCentral and discusses its plans for the year ahead and beyond. Tell us about your career in the industry and your current role. I came back to Westcon in …
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The UK tech sector has seen its weakest performance since Q2 2012, according to KPMG’s quarterly survey. Measuring the strength of business activity across UK technology sector companies, KPMG found that the sector’s performance was “in limbo”, with staff hiring declining and new business activity flat-lining. UK tech companies reported …
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QBS Distribution is the latest company to be announced as a sponsor for the PCR Awards 2020, supporting the annual show as the Dining Room Partner to showcase their consumer software division. QBS has been trading over 33 years with six offices across Europe and 75 employees specialising in software. Publishers …
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Northamber has signed a new distribution agreement with Vivitek, which will see the UK AV and IT distributor offer the brand’s range of visual display and presentation products in the UK. Vivitek’s extensive lineup of award-winning digital projectors, collaboration solutions, and digital signage devices aim at coordinating teams and ensuring …
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This month, Tech For Techs’ members discuss their thoughts on pirated software and how it has affected their businesses. RICH FORTH, PHASE 4 COMPUTERS “Piracy is definitely an issue for us. On a daily basis we see customers questioning our prices for software, for instance Windows 10 Home, we sell …
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With so much talent in the channel, it can be difficult to sift out the freshest gear and potential tech giants of tomorrow. Stay ahead of the curve with PCR’s Crowdfunding Corner. Peakago 7-inch Laptop The Peakago (pictured above) claims to be the world’s first 4G network integrated 7-inch laptop …
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While most corporates have invested in protecting against the outside threat of cybercrime, Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager at VIPRE SafeSend, looks at why they should also be addressing the risk of breaches from insider threats. Cybercrime has rapidly become the world’s fastest growing form of criminal activity, and is …
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From home users to large businesses, the team at Dolphin Computer Upgrades reveals how it makes every customer’s computing experience as stress free as possible. Who makes up the Dolphin Computer Upgrades team? Dolphin’s core is made up of three directors, each with their own unique skill set. Everyday repairs …
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Whenever I get to cover topics such as the cloud and artificial intelligence, it can be tempting to get sucked into a futuristic world of robotic shop assistants, or even worse – some Skynet-style super self-aware intelligence system that will no doubt turn on all of us once it has …
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Online marketplace OnBuy has secured £3 million in VC funding after finalising a private investment round earlier this month. The UK-founded marketplace has received investment from London-based VC fund Fuel Ventures after receiving numerous investment offers. The funding will facilitate the launch into more than 20 countries by the end …
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Whether your customers’ properties are large institutions, retail spaces or individual homes, there’s one thing they all have in common: they all need protecting. Swann, one of the world’s leading innovators in smart security products, has a comprehensive range of solutions to protect any property from danger. If you sell …
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IT hardware support company Cameo has announced its Project-One initiative. Focusing on three main target areas “culture, attitude, and focus”, Cameo’s Project-One aims to promote a formative aligned mindset, with “everybody across the company approaching work with one shared attitude, focus, and standard”. The initiative aims to form a community-based …
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