Technology Reseller - v15 2018

01732 759725 08 NEWS : DISTRIBUTORS Value-added distributor Westcon-Comstor has invested more than $1 million in a new facility in Bracknell. Complementing the company’s existing Gatwick office, the new offices are home to Westcon’s growing specialist cyber security and professional services teams, as well as its existing account, customer service and training teams. The modern, flexible workspace, with space for 120 mobile and office- based staff, is kitted out with the latest security, collaboration and infrastructure technologies and includes dedicated Westcon Academy training rooms, team collaboration spaces and fully equipped meeting rooms. Westcon UK&I MD Antony Byford said: “Westcon now has two very modern, well-connected facilities in Gatwick and Bracknell. Our investment in modern, collaborative workspaces and technologies allow us to work smarter, more responsively and considerably raise our service levels. We are already more productive and able to bring initiatives and innovations to market more quickly.” n Westcon EMEA has won Extreme Networks’ Global Distributor of the Year award in recognition of its contribution to the company’s growth. The award was accepted by Rene Klein, SVP Westcon Europe, at Extreme’s global partner conference in Prague. He said: “We are delighted to see the result of our investment in our teams and support services recognised in this way: we became the only distributor to be an Extreme Authorised Training Centre across EMEA; we invested significantly in our renewals and refresh services; and we delivered impactful partner marketing strategies.” WestconComstor.com New Bracknell facility for Westcon-Comstor Exertis Express best reward programme Exertis is celebrating its success at the recent CIPD People Management Awards where it won ‘Best reward or recognition initiative’ for the Exertis Express programme. Exertis Express recognises outstanding employee performance or behaviour and is open to employee nominations from any area of the business. Winners enjoy an ‘all expenses paid’ trip to destinations that have included Dubai, Croatia and Barcelona. Lyndsey Rathor, Exertis Head of Talent and Engagement, said: “We are ecstatic to have won this award from the leading professional body in HR. The judges were impressed by the innovation demonstrated in the Exertis Express programme and the benefits it has brought to the business in terms of building strong relationships amongst employees from different areas and locations.” https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=BQtAr5iNgLo intY partners with Nulia Cloud services distributor intY is partnering with bespoke training provider Nulia so that partners can help their customers adopt more of the functionalities within Office 365 through a combination of QuickStart educational sessions and custom- designed training solutions. Craig Joseph, intY CEO, said: “Nulia is an exciting offering for our partners. Its bespoke training allows partners and their customers to drive adoption of a modern workplace and take full advantage of the Office 365 suite of products. There is so much more to Office 365 than email, and through digital enablement we can help customers realise the huge benefits of other services that often get neglected, such as Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint.” www.inty.com Four in a row for Daisy Wholesale For the fourth year in a row, Daisy Wholesale was named Best Wholesale Service Provider (over £10m turnover) at the Comms National Awards held at The Hilton on Park Lane on October 11. The wholesale branch of Daisy Group also won the award for Best Business Growth (Supplier) and was highly commended in the Best Partner Portal category. Terry O’Brien, Daisy Wholesale MD, said: “To be named the Best Wholesale Service Provider for the fourth year and also to win the award for Best Business Growth is incredible. It’s a great motivation and a fantastic way to reward all the hard work that goes into making Daisy Wholesale such a success.” Tech Data puts its weight behind Extreme Networks As end-to-end networking vendor Extreme Networks rolls out a new channel programme, Tech Data is promoting the benefits of being an Extreme partner to resellers. The Extreme Partner Network (EPN) programme delivers new initiatives and incentives that reward partner performance, provide greater differentiation and fuel business growth. To encourage resellers to get on board, Tech Data has put in place a team of Advanced Solutions sales and technical specialists; is offering a fast-track on-boarding process to the programme; and will provide enablement training, pre-sales support, access to demo equipment and PoC funding. As an added incentive, it has launched a trade-in promotion that enables resellers in the UK and Ireland to offer their customers up to 30% off the price of new Extreme Networks solutions. The promotion covering switching, routing and wireless products runs until January 30, 2019 www.ranplanwireless.com Wellbeing investment Specialist audio visual and document solutions distributor Midwich is addressing the wellbeing of employees with the appointment of two qualified ‘Mental Health First Aiders’ in its head office. Lesa Orford, Midwich HR Manager, and Simon Evetts, Head of UK Facilities & Health and Safety, have both been trained to spot the early signs of a mental health problem, to provide initial support and to advise on treatment and sources of help. www.midwich.com Antony Byford Lyndsey Rathor