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NEWS : DISTRIBUTORS 01732 759725 14 Specialist printer and supplies distributor DMC Distribution has rebranded as Go2 Distribution, following investment in new premises, warehousing and a new ERP back-office system. Go2 Sales Director Damian Kelly said: “We want to continually improve and build on our position as one of the UK’s most experienced print and copier supplies distributors. Moving into new premises with 10,000 sq. ft of specialised warehousing allows us to further grow our product offering and improve efficiency and logistics. Our new ERP system will streamline the order processing cycle and provide resellers with EDI ordering and real-time stock information.” With almost 30 years of trading experience, Go2 supplies UK and European resellers with HP, Brother and Kyocera printer supplies, as well as its own planitgreen toner range and recently acquired Eco compatible range of toners. www.go2distribution.co.uk DMC Distribution rebrands as Go2 Maverick opens Smart Meeting Experience Centres Maverick AV Solutions, a specialised solution business of Tech Data, has opened Smart Meeting Experience Centres in eighteen locations across the globe, including in the UK. The demonstration suites feature the latest collaboration technologies from Microsoft, Barco, Logitech, Avocor, Zoom, Vision, Huddly and other smart meeting brands and can be booked for exclusive demonstrations or training. They will also be used to host events and manufacturer one-to-ones to give integrators the chance to test products and experience how smart meetings will develop in the future. Every room features a newly launched Microsoft Surface Hub 2S, complete with Steelcase mobile stand and APC battery, as well as Windows Collaboration Displays (WCD) from Sharp and Avocor and Microsoft Teams Room (MTR) technology from Logitech, Lenovo and HP. www.tdmaverick.eu Nuvias has become the first independent distributor signed by Dropbox for the Northern European markets. Dropbox, with its ability to bring together all of a team’s content, complements the communications and collaboration solutions already available from Nuvias Unified Communications (UC). Nuvias UC CEO Steve Harris said: “Nuvias Unified Communications is always looking for innovative and disruptive technologies to add to our channel offering. We are excited about the new partnership with Dropbox, which demonstrates our continued commitment to help our channel partners tap into new revenue streams and strengthen existing customer relationships.” He added: “We have been avid users of Dropbox since our company was founded in 2009 and are in an ideal position to support channel partners from a technical perspective to integrate this new offering with other products within their portfolios.” www.nuvias.com/dropbox Value-add distributor Exertis Hammer is to add Micron NVMe and SATA SSDs to its portfolio after signing a pan-European distribution agreement with the memory and storage vendor. Micron’s range includes enterprise, client, industrial and automotive offerings and features the industry’s first four bits per cell QLC SSD. Exertis Hammer General Manager Nick Powling said: “Micron is recognised as having leading products within the enterprise market with its SATA and NVMe products. Adding these to our portfolio enhances our ability to provide customers with the right solutions to meet their ever changing needs and expand our customer base across Europe.” www.exertishammer.com Midwich has entered into an exclusive UK and Ireland distribution partnership with ROOMZ , a provider of next generation wireless room management solutions. The ROOMZ wireless room booking system is easy to install, connect to a wireless network and control via easy-to-use features such as ‘spontaneous booking’ and ‘free the room’. Kondor , a global channel partner and distributor of consumer electronic accessories into high street retail, online, mass merchant and B2C, has expanded its product offering with the iRing smartphone accessory. The kickstand, with 180°swivel and 360° rotation, can be used to hold a smartphone securely, for wall-mounting or for docking on a vehicle dashboard. StarLink has entered into an agreement to distribute the Vembu BDR Suite through its network of Value Added Resellers, System Integrators and Solution Providers in North America, Europe and South Africa. Backup and disaster recovery specialist Vembu’s flagship product is an all-inclusive backup solution for virtual (VMware, Hyper-V), physical (Windows, Linux & Mac) and SaaS (Office 365 & G Suite) environments. Duncan Hume, Vice President of StarLink North America, said: “Today’s blended environments of cloud, VM and physical servers potentially introduces complexity into effective and secure backup. Vembu offers a solution that is powerfully simple to implement, while offering granularity and control regardless of location and environment. Working with Vembu will give our partners the ability to provide their clients with impressive one-touch backup solutions essential in today’s increasingly complex architectures.” Sonos has signed a UK distribution agreement with Midwich to help increase installations of its premium In-Ceiling and In-Wall architectural speakers within commercial spaces, such as boutique retail, hotels and corporate boardrooms. Midwich’s dedicated technical audio team will be available to help Commercial & Pro-Av customers, integrators and end-users. www.midwich.com Working together This month’s round-up of new distribution agreements