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technologyreseller.co.uk WORKING TOGETHER 07 Marianne Nickenig, Westcon Working together This month’s round-up of new distribution agreements Westcon , the Extreme Networks Global Distributor of the Year, is to supply the company’s ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management solution throughout EMEA. ExtremeCloud IQ is claimed to be the first end-to-end cloud management application to leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to gain insight, visibility, control and automation of an organisation’s entire network. Its combination of microservices, third-generation cloud technology and tools acquired from Aerohive Networks, a pioneer in cloud-managed networking, enables organisations to automate end- to-end, edge-to-DC network operations, unlock new analytics, scale faster and secure and optimise the end user and application experience. Marianne Nickenig, Vice President of Westcon Collaboration & Networking, EMEA, said: “Extreme Networks’ acquisition of Aerohive adds critical cloud management and edge capabilities to Extreme’s portfolio of end- to-end, edge-to-cloud, software-driven networking solutions, and we look forward to supporting our partners in supplying this.” As part of its service, Westcon will provide partners with certified training at its Accredited Training Centre. WestconComstor.com Exertis has announced the availability of the Epson Print365 managed print solution for its UK and Ireland resellers. Each Epson Print365 package includes a productive, low energy Workforce Pro business inkjet printer, automated supply delivery and full on-site service and support. Exertis Print General Manager Al Coyne said: “The Epson Print365 proposition provides a simple solution for resellers that want to offer their customers cost-effective printing and support with a fixed, all-inclusive monthly fee.” The Epson Workforce Pro range is suitable for small-to-medium or medium-to-large workgroups and includes WorkForce RIPS devices that come with enough ink for up to 86,000 pages. www.exertis.co.uk Following an agreement between the two companies, Tech Data has become the only distributor of edgeNEXUS next- generation application delivery, load balancing and web application firewall (WAF) solutions in the UK and Ireland. Tony Nevill, Tech Data’s Director of Cisco and Enterprise Networking, UK, said: “The application delivery and WAF market is experiencing significant growth and the edgeNEXUS approach is both distinct and disruptive. It makes advanced load balancing and WAF technology competitive, innovative, future-proofed and exceptionally easy to use. With increasing security and regulatory pressure to secure applications, this is a significant addition to our portfolio.” Each edgeNEXUS solution is available as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance or via the cloud, with one-click migration and an embedded App Store offering access to pre-configuration templates, server health monitors and traffic management rules. An integrated microservices platform allows vendors and customers to build and run containerised applications on edge devices. www.techdata.com Varlink has added Durabook laptops and tablets to its rugged devices portfolio after signing a distribution agreement with Twinhead International Corporation of Taiwan. Twinhead, a major supplier of computing devices for more than 35 years, introduced the Durabook brand in 2002 after manufacturing its first military-grade rugged laptop in 2000. Durabook rugged devices are durable, customisable and competitively priced. store.varlink.co.uk/durabook_range Following a new distribution agreement with Fanvil , specialist VoIP distributor ProVu is offering next-day delivery of the Chinese VoIP desk phone manufacturer’s H series hotel phones and X series desk phones. Craig Graham, Managing Director of Fanvil UK, said: “ProVu are one of the most respected Value Added Distributors in the UK, offering exceptional services to their reseller base. We are very pleased to announce that ProVu has become an official distributor as of January 2020 and look forward to a long and successful relationship.” https://www.provu.co.uk/fanvil Crayon , a global IT advisory firm specialising in digital transformation services, and CloudJumper , a Microsoft Preferred Solution Provider for Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), have signed a distribution agreement to provide MSPs with Microsoft WVD powered by CloudJumper’s Cloud Workspace Management Suite (CWMS). CloudJumper CWMS for VDI and RDS workloads gives organisations greater flexibility in their choice of management and security options and the ability to build their own value-add services on top of managed desktops leveraging WVD. The automation and orchestration solution also makes it possible to deploy, configure and manage WVD in real-time and at cloud scale, funnelling hundreds of WVD setup options into a few key questions and then orchestrating and deploying a customised environment to thousands of new WVD VMs in minutes. JD Helms, president of CloudJumper, said: “The advent of WVD and the partnership with a respected industry leader like Crayon extends the reach of our combined solutions globally. Customers are demanding choice and flexibility in their managed workspace providers and CloudJumper is uniquely positioned to do just that.” https://cloudjumper.com Exxact Corporation , a provider of customisable, scalable and fully integrated High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions, has joined the Panasas Accelerate Channel Partner Program as a distributor and integrator of Panasas ActiveStor Ultra HPC data storage solutions. ActiveStor Ultra includes the new generation Panasas PanFS parallel file system, which is integrated with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware to deliver the fastest parallel file system at any price point. Jason Chen, Vice President, Exxact Corporation, said: “By partnering with Panasas, an industry leader in HPC storage, we are able to offer our customers a top tier, fully integrated and turnkey HPC storage solution. ActiveStor Ultra’s focus on HPC performance, while also offering reliability and simplicity in a single package, gives our customers an HPC storage solution that’s easy to deploy and manage”. www.exxactcorp.com/Panasas-Storage- Solutions