Lenovo has appointed Per Overgaard as the new general manager for ISG EMEA, stepping up from his previous role as ISO CTO EMEA ISG. Overgaard held senior roles at IBM and HP before joining Lenovo in 2015 as part of the System X acquisition from IBM. He brings his deep …

AMD has appointed James Blackman as EMEA head of VAR & SI commercial sales at AMD. Blackman brings 30 years of experience to the role, transitioning from his previous position within AMD leading HP sales across EMEA. With a strong background in sales, Blackman will focus on building a robust …

Cato Networks has appointed Karl Soderlund as the company’s global channel chief. In his role at Cato, Soderlund will be responsible for leading the global channel team and further scaling the global partner program.  With 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity and networking industries, Soderlund has a proven track …

As part of their ongoing partnership, ABB and Samsung Electronics are integrating ABB’s InSite energy management system into Samsung’s SmartThings and SmartThings Pro platforms. Building on the previous incorporation of the ABB-free@home smart home system into SmartThings, this advancement allows users to easily visualise, control, and optimise energy consumption in residential, …

Cato Networks has appointed Nicolas Warnier as VP of sales for EMEA. In his new role, Warnier will be responsible for the company’s regional strategy, driving sales growth, strengthening customer relationships, and expanding the Cato Networks community. Warnier brings over 25 years of IT experience, more than 15 years in …

Consumer electronics company, HANNspree is entering the eye care display market in 2025 with its new range of ecoVISION Paper Display (eVPD) products, featuring proprietary Reflective LCD (RLCD) technology. HANNspree is positioned to deliver innovative display products due to the R&D and manufacturing expertise of its parent company, HannStar Display Corporation. The …

TD Synnex Maverick, a specialist business of TD Synnex has appointed Bas Scheepens as the new executive leader for its business in Europe. Scheepens, who joined TD Synnex in 2008 through the acquisition of the distributor ETC, has held several key roles within the organisation, including director, Datech Solutions, Benelux …

Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Weblib, a leading vendor of intelligent Wi-Fi solutions, to cover the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The two companies have a long-standing relationship in France. Under the newly-expanded distribution agreement, Westcon-Comstor will …

Sophos has introduced nine new XGS series desktop firewall appliances for midmarket and smaller-sized businesses, as well as branch offices of larger organisations. The new XGS appliances feature a streamlined architecture that delivers double the performance of previous models, but with 50% lower energy consumption. All of the new Sophos …

Lenovo has expanded its Lenovo Neptune liquid-cooling technology to more servers with new ThinkSystem V4 designs that help businesses boost intelligence, consolidate IT and lower power consumption in the new era of AI. Powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors with P-cores, the new Lenovo ThinkSystem SC750 V4 supercomputing infrastructure combines …