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CMS Distribution has acquired Avesta, a French distributor based in the outskirts of Paris. Avesta specialises in distributing mobile solutions and high-tech products. Focused on the French market, it employs 32 people. CMS says this acquisition further strengthens its position as one of Europe’s leading IT specialist distributor. “We are …

Gaming hardware brand Mad Catz has announced the European shipping of its new R.A.T.AIR wireless mouse. The new mouse promises “uncompromising wireless gameplay”, thanks to cutting-edge electrical capacitor technology resulting in no lag, no batteries and peerless performance. Available to purchase across select European territories, the R.A.T.AIR is designed for …

The next issue of PCR, which hits desks at the beginning of November, will be covering topics surrounding diversity in the UK tech channel. We’ll be featuring opinions and analysis around the subject and revealing this year’s Top Women in Tech. We’ll also be rounding up the best Christmas tech …

Exertis has appointed Phillip Turner to the newly created position of global head of voice of the customer (VoC), reporting to Neal Johnston, Exertis’ MD of global operations. Turner will be responsible for developing the voice of the customer vision and strategy, as well as taking ownership of the entire …

WatchGuard Technologies has released its new Firebox T35-R industrially hardened, network security appliance. The T35-R allows midmarket businesses, distributed enterprises and the managed service providers to extend WatchGuard’s security services and performance beyond traditional office and data centre settings to protect against malware, intrusions and other threats in the harshest environments. “As cyber criminals set their sights on the …

Kodak and UK managed-office services supplier ASL Group have announced a reseller agreement under which ASL will become a key supplier of Kodak Nexpress Digital Presses. Complementing Kodak’s existing sales team, ASL will offer Kodak Nexpress Presses to its commercial print customers through its network of 11 locations across the …

In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation, or as most of us know it as, GDPR, came into effect. Ahead of its implementation, businesses and consumers were somewhat bombarded with warnings about its importance, the severe implications on businesses if they weren’t GDPR compliant, and a promise to consumers …

Check out some of the most powerful machines, PC builds, cases and components for every kind of gamer. Razer Blade Pro 17 Specs: Windows 10 Home – 64-Bit, 9th generation Intel Core i7-9750H 6-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q Design, 512GB PCIe NVMe upgradeable to 2TB SSD, HD webcam …

Brother UK and specialist dealer Advanced Labelling Ltd (Labelzone) are celebrating three decades as partners in delivering label print solutions to businesses across the UK. The Poole-based firm, established in 1985 as a local dealer, is Brother UK’s oldest partner in the market and stocked the company’s first label solution, launched …

Last week, Microsoft announced a number of new products within its Surface range of consumer devices. Alongside new iterations of its laptops and tablets, the tech giant unveiled two new foldable devices – the Surface Neo and the Surface Duo. The Neo comprises of two 9-inch screens, meaning users have …

Dynabook Europe GmbH has announced the latest addition to its Tecra range of laptops with the new A40-E. A highly portable but highly connected and secure business laptop, the device has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the modern mobile worker. The product completes dynabook’s A-Series family, alongside …

A new cybersecurity service bluedog Security Monitoring is promising to “bring professional 24-hour monitoring within reach of SMEs for the very first time”. Launched by Freeparking.com founder Paul Lomax and cybersecurity expert Tim Thurlings, bluedog allows resellers, MSPs and MSSPs to offer smaller firms the type of managed detection and …