01732 759725 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS new opportunities for resellers and customers throughout the region.” Ian Harbar, Sales Manager – Enterprise B2B at Ci Distribution, added: “Plustek’s portfolio is recognised worldwide for its quality, innovation and reliability, making it a valuable addition to our product offering. We look forward to helping partners address the growing demand for document digitisation, workflow automation and professional imaging solutions.” https://www.cidistribution.com/vendors/ plustek/ … TD SYNNEX expands IBM distribution to 50-plus countries TD SYNNEX has expanded its 30-year-plus relationship with IBM and added 20 nations to its IBM distribution footprint in Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific, bringing the total number of countries covered to more than 50. The expanded footprint gives more partners access to TD SYNNEX’s Select Blue initiative created with IBM to help partners move from opportunity to execution faster through SaaS and consumption-based models and specialisation in high-growth areas like AI, data and automation. Partners also benefit from TD SYNNEX’s end-toend capabilities spanning enablement, financing, pre-sales support and go-to-market execution. https://www.tdsynnex.com/na/us/ibm/ select-blue/ … CMS Distribution to distribute eSentire in UK&I CMS Distribution is partnering with eSentire to bring the latter’s multi-signal Managed Detection and Response (MDR) capabilities, 24/7 Security Operations Centre expertise, threat hunting, incident handling and response services to resellers, MSPs and MSSPs in the UK and Ireland. Protecting more than 2,000 organisations worldwide, eSentire combines agentic AI, engineered human-judgement controls and experienced security analysts to detect, contain and neutralise cyber threats at speed. Huw Jones, Chief Business Officer at CMS Distribution, said: “Cybersecurity has become a board-level priority for organisations of every size, and partners need proven solutions that are simple to position, easy to adopt and trusted to deliver outcomes. Our partnership with eSentire expands the capabilities available to our channel community and helps partners address one of the most urgent customer challenges in the market.” … Tenex.AI partners with Infinigate for EMEA push TENEX.AI, a fully agentic, human-led security operations provider, has appointed Infinigate Group as its first distributor in UK&I, ahead of further expansion in EMEA, as it looks to accelerate growth across the region following a $250 million Series B funding round. APFN expands Aquila offering with addition of SOGEA service and its own full fibre network AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) has expanded services available to wholesale customers via its Aquila platform with the additions of its own full-fibre network and a new SOGEA offering that enables partners to migrate customers away from traditional landline-based services ahead of the PSTN switch-off in January 2027 without having to wait for full fibre availability. APFN’s own fibre network, now available on the Aquila platform alongside existing wholesale options from Openreach, CityFibre, BT Wholesale and Sky Business Wholesale, covers 370,000 consumer premises in areas previously under-served by full fibre, including Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire. It offers symmetrical speeds, integrated ordering, automated provisioning and full in-life service management. APFN Chief Commercial Officer Nisreen El‑Kaloush said: “Our network was built for getting full fibre out to more homes, through partners who know how to sell it. Bringing it onto Aquila means we can do that at speed, without adding any complexity for the partners already using the platform. It’s available through the same platform, the same ordering journey and the same commercial model as everything else on Aquila.” APFN’s second new service, a SoGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access) offering, gives APFN partners a single-order route to connect customers in areas where full fibre has not yet been built, bringing a further 9.3 million UK premises within reach of the connectivity wholesaler’s Aquila platform. Combined with FTTP, it expands Aquila’s footprint to 32.9 million premises. Designed for simple, largely remote activation, the SOGEA service has already been successfully trialled with partners including Meraki, Triangle, F One Technologies and Nu Fibre. Alongside these new additions to Aquila, APFN has opened early access to Aquila Pulse, a new visibility tool that allows partners on the Aquila platform to check network and service status without having to contact APFN directly. allpointsfibre.uk … Ci Distribution adds Plustek scanners to portfolio Specialist technology distributor Ci Distribution has added Plustek document, book, film, mobile and network scanning solutions to its product portfolio after being appointed the scanner manufacturer’s distribution partner for the UK and Ireland. The strategic partnership strengthens Plustek‘s channel presence in UK&I and gives resellers, retailers and system integrators expanded access to Plustek professional scanning and imaging solutions, backed by enhanced product availability, local expertise and dedicated channel support. Shooping Lin, UK Sales Director at Plustek UK, said: “Ci Distribution’s strong channel relationships, market expertise and customer-focused approach align perfectly with Plustek’s commitment to delivering exceptional solutions and support to our partners. We look forward to working closely together to expand our presence and create 04 Midwich to host Kramer roadshow On October 8, Midwich is hosting a Kramer Roadshow at the Midwich AV Hub in Edinburgh, giving AV professionals the opportunity to explore practical approaches to creating smarter, more manageable AV environments. The Kramer Roadshow will include interactive demonstrations, workshops and real-world discussions focused on the technologies and challenges shaping today’s professional AV deployments. Mike McHale, UK and Ireland Country Manager for Kramer, said: “We want to create a relaxed, practical environment where integrators, consultants and technology professionals can explore new ideas, discuss the challenges they are facing on real projects and see how the latest Kramer technologies can make AV systems simpler to design, deploy and manage.” The event will showcase Kramer’s extensive product offering including 1G and 10G AV over IP solutions; signal management technologies (matrices, switchers, extenders and distribution amplifiers); connectivity, including the latest USB-C and HDMI cables; collaboration solutions; Kramer’s Panta Rhei platform for centralised AV management, monitoring and automation; and Ashton Bentley by Kramer integrated AV technology, furniture and room designs. For the full agenda, event details and registration, visit the Kramer events page. https://www.kramerav.com/about/events/ Nisreen El-Kaloush
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