01732 759725 8 BULLETIN Merger approved Integra Business Solutions and Office Friendly have announced their merger and formation of the BLOC Group has been officially approved by shareholders. Integra’s CEO Aidan McDonough will take on the role of Chairman and office Friendly’s Jeanette Caswell will be Managing Director. McDonough said: “It’s a pleasure to be able to confirm the coming together of Integra and Office Friendly and the beginning of a new exciting chapter as the BLOC Group. This is a bold step forward in creating a stronger, more agile organisation that’s better positioned to serve our members and key partners in an evolving marketplace.” The merger brings together two highly respected organisations with a shared vision to empower independent dealers through diversification, collaboration, and unparalleled services and support. www.bloc-group.co.uk UK distribution partner Certes, a global provider of datacentric cybersecurity and post-quantum protection, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with a UK-based distributor Kompingo. This distribution agreement marks a major milestone in Certes’ growth strategy, as the company continues to expand its channel ecosystem and deliver data-first protection at a time when perimeter security is no longer enough. The partnership with Kompingo will bring Certes’ differentiated approach to data protection to a wider network, enabling specialist resellers to address urgent market needs such as regulatory compliance (GDPR, DORA, NIS2), ransomware resilience, and postquantum data protection. Dan Panesar, CRO at Certes said: “We are excited to partner with Kompingo to bring our unique approach to data protection to the channel. Traditional security models focus on protecting the network perimeter, but attackers aren’t trying to steal the network – they’re after the data itself. With this partnership, UK channel partners servicing government and enterprise customers can now access our Quantum Safe DPRM data protection risk mitigation solution that ensures data remains protected, untampered, and useless to attackers, even in the event of a data breach. “Our channel partners can immediately benefit from delivering critical outcomes such as customer key ownership, data integrity assurance, and post-quantum readiness. These are not just technical features, they’re board-level risk mitigators that unlock margin‑rich opportunities for the channel.” https://certes.ai/ TD SYNNEX (has been appointed as a distributor in the UK and Ireland for Ciena, a provider of high-speed optical networking, routing systems and automation. The TD SYNNEX team is ready to support partners with on-boarding and extended technical and professional services along with the positioning of Ciena solutions with end-user customers. In addition, partners will benefit from the value-added services and extensive tools and resources that TD SYNNEX provides, including pre-sales technical consultancy, training and knowledge development and enablement and business development programmes. Simon Bennett, Managing Director, Advanced Solutions, UK and Ireland, TD SYNNEX, said: “Today’s dataintensive and AI-driven solutions are placing increasing demands on hybrid network infrastructures. TD SYNNEX is ready to support partners in addressing the tremendous opportunity that this agreement CrowdStrike and Ignition Technology expand partnership CrowdStrike has expanded its European distribution agreement with Ignition Technology, bringing the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform to Ignition’s partner base in six strategic markets - Benelux, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. The new agreement builds on CrowdStrike and Ignition’s success in the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, addressing growing demand throughout the European region to stop breaches and consolidate cybersecurity tools with the Falcon platform. The expanded partnership addresses growing demand for a unified platform that reduces operational complexity, replaces disjointed point products, and delivers real-world security outcomes. “Our partnership with Ignition continues to deliver what matters most: protecting customers and stopping breaches,” said Dan Danielli, Vice President of global distribution at CrowdStrike. “By expanding our partnership in key European markets, we’re doubling down on our partner-first strategy, enabling more partners to drive consolidation, reduce risk and deliver real results with the power of the Falcon platform.” Peter Ledger, CEO of Ignition Technology added: “Our success with CrowdStrike has been transformational. The Falcon platform is fast becoming the cybersecurity standard for our customers, who see clear value in consolidating onto a single platform. As demand grows, our partnership continues to expand – enabling partners to deliver outcome-driven security and real business value to organisations of all sizes.” www.crowdstrike.com, www.ignitiontechnology.com brings for partners to provide the exceptional high performance that Ciena’s networking solutions deliver.” https://uk.tdsynnex.com/ Dan Panesar Simon Bennett TD SYNNEX signs agreement with Ciena Peter Ledger
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