Paladion appoints Roy to EMEA role

Cyber security outfit Paladion has appointed Amit Roy as its new executive VP and regional head for EMEA. Amit is one of the founding members for Paladion’s operations in the Middle East and has been with the company for over 12 years. Roy will now head company’s business operations across EMEA, and will be responsible for continuing Paladion’s growth, overseeing sales operations and increasing the company’s presence across the region. Read full story

Arrow and Oracle aim to accelerate channel cloud sales

Distributor Arrow Electronics and Oracle have rolled out a series of initiatives across EMEA and North America aimed at accelerating channel cloud sales by providing resellers and solution providers with comprehensive expertise and support to help their end-user customers migrate to the cloud. Steve Robinson, VP of Arrow’s global cloud solutions sales, said: “Arrow understands that today’s solution providers are much more than simple product resellers —they are trusted advisers helping end-users navigate the often-complex migration to the cloud.” Read full story

TechAccess gains Huawei CSP status in UAE

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) VAD outfit TechAccess has gained certified service partner (CSP) status from Huawei for the UAE. TechAccess began its relationship with Huawei earlier in the year and is the vendor’s only GCC-wide distributor. TechAccess has assigned a dedicated team to cover several countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read full story

AVG set to expand APAC channel reach

Security solutions vendor AVG will leverage its participation at this November’s DISTREE Asia-Pacific (APAC) event to further accelerate its channel expansion across the region. As a highly focused channel event, DISTREE APAC gives all exhibitors the chance to hold a series of pre-scheduled meetings with senior executives from top distributors, retailers and e-tailers from across the region. Read full story

DISTREE Brazil delivers new retail channel opportunities

The sixth annual DISTREE Brazil 2016 ended yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. By uniting consumer technology brands from around the world with senior executives from Brazil’s leading e-tailers, retailers and distributors, the event unlocked multiple new business opportunities for exhibitors and delegates. Frederic Simard, Event Director for DISTREE Brazil, commented: “We want to thank all of this year’s sponsors, event partners and delegates for their support of DISTREE Brazil 2016. The event is firmly established as Brazil’s premier annual event for the consumer technology retail channel." Read full feature

DISTREE Brazil welcomes consumer tech retailers to annual channel showcase event

The sixth annual DISTREE Brazil 2016 (www.distree-brasil.com) starts today in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The focused two-day event provides a powerful opportunity for consumer technology brands to hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with senior executives and buyers from Brazil’s top channel partners, including retailers, e-tailers and distributors. Read full feature