technologyreseller.co.uk If you no longer wish to receive Technology Reseller magazine please email your details to [email protected] COMMENT 03 In this month’s View from the Channel on page 30, Malek Rahimi, Managing Director of BDR Group, talks about the pride he and his team felt when BDR was named Reseller of the Year at a telecoms industry awards event. He describes the win as ‘great recognition of the quality of our team’. The hard work staff put in day-in and day-out often goes unnoticed and awards are a good way of bringing employees’ efforts to the attention of management and colleagues as well as potential customers. The impact is even greater when team members are there to accept the award in person – we have all seen the joyous, occasionally riotous, celebratory photos online, in company newsletters and in industry magazines. There are many other reasons to enter awards, some of which we mention on page 18 in the context of Technology Reseller’s own awards. I know from conversations with readers of this magazine and from the press releases I receive daily that in the last 12 months people in our industry have done amazing things that deserve wider recognition and promotion. The flexibility and creativity shown by vendors, distributors and resellers in meeting the needs of their customers at a time of real disruption caused not only by the pandemic but also by problems in the global supply chain, the skills crisis, freak weather, petrol shortages etc. have been inspirational. The accelerated roll-out of digital transformation initiatives across all industry sectors speaks volumes about the success with which the IT channel has responded to the challenges they and their customers have faced. The Technology Reseller Awards give you the opportunity to trumpet your own achievements and recognise the efforts of employees for all the hard work they have put in. For resellers and vendors, the Distributor Award categories, which are decided by votes cast, are a way to thank and support those distributors that have really impressed you with their service and support over the last year. You can find out more about how to get involved on pages 18 and 19 or by visiting www.technologyresellerawards.co.uk. This will be the last issue of 2021, though of course we will continue to publish stories online, so it just remains for me and the whole Technology Reseller team to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! James Goulding – Editor, [email protected] Technology Reseller is published by Kingswood Media Ltd., 10 Amherst House, 22 London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 2BT • Tel: 01732 759725 Email: [email protected] www.technologyreseller.co.uk No part of Technology Reseller can be reproduced without prior written permission of the publisher. © 2021 Kingswood Media Ltd. Design: Sandtiger Media www.sandtiger.co.uk 04 What’s New A selection of the month’s best new products and services 06 Distributor News Exclusive Networks allies with NightDragon to explore investment opportunities 07 Working Together A round-up of the month’s new distribution agreements 09 Reseller News Axon celebrates 20 years in business 16 Events Tech Live returns to the Business Design Centre on March 24 18 Technology Reseller Awards 2022 Four ways you can get involved in our tech industry awards 20 Distribution DCC Technology overcomes challenges to record ‘very, very pleasing’ half-year results 22 Secure email The benefits of StayPrivate secure email for end users and resellers 25 Unified communications NEC targets tech resellers with the UNIVERGE BLUE UCaaS and CCaaS platform 30 View from the Channel With Malek Rahimi, Managing Director of BDR Group 31 E-commerce Digital Space launches online marketplace 35 Predictions Tech experts pick the trends and technologies they expect to make waves in 2022 41 I couldn’t do my job without... 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