01732 759725 BULLETIN 10 Strong first quarter for Infinigate The Infinigate Group has recorded strong revenue growth for the first quarter of the financial year 2024-2025, begun in April 2024. The revenue increase represents a +16% yearon-year rise compared to the same period last year and is particularly significant for Europe, where Infinigate’s results show a marked improvement on the previous quarter. www.infinigate.com Cisco security club TD SYNNEX has launched an updated version of the Cisco Security Club community in the UK, with additional enhancements designed to support partners in growing their business. The revised programme will provide partners with access to added business support and services and act as a focal point for all information, programmes and incentives that are available to help partners build their capabilities and customer base. The new UK Cisco Security Club builds on the success of a wider European initiative, adding further elements specific to the needs of UK partners. Organised jointly by the TD SYNNEX security practice and Cisco business unit teams, the Cisco Security Club will provide partners with a range of benefits including access to TD SYNNEX’s Cisco and security specialists, exclusive events and opportunities to learn about and discuss current security challenges, share best practices, collaborate with other partners, and accelerate Cisco security solutions sales. Partners can enter at one of three levels and will receive rewards for their achievements in the form of additional rebates and incentives. They will also be able to regular executive-level meetings and access curated, relevant, up-todate Cisco security-enablement content and business development assets. Jon Sawdon, Director – Cisco business unit, UK, TD SYNNEX said: “The Cisco Security Club is an investment by TD SYNNEX in our partners. We see a big opportunity with Cisco in security and we want to give partners access to all of our combined expertise and support them in developing healthy business practices around Cisco security.” https://uk.tdsynnex.com Westcon-Comstor adds Infoblox to AWS Marketplace Westcon-Comstor has announced a collaboration with cloud networking and security services provider Infoblox that creates new AWS Marketplace growth opportunities for channel partners and will drive adoption of the Infoblox portfolio. As the first distributor outside the US to privately list Infoblox software products and solutions in AWS Marketplace, Westcon-Comstor enables partners to respond to changes in end-user buying behaviour and benefit from the accelerated transaction times, expanded deal sizes, higher win rates and shortened sales cycles offered by AWS Marketplace. Westcon-Comstor customers can transact Infoblox solutions including BloxOne and NIOS, directly in AWS Marketplace. It delivers a complete end-to-end sales journey. David Grant, CEO at Westcon-Comstor said: “By providing partners with a simplified and streamlined way of transacting Infoblox products on AWS Marketplace, we’re empowering them to sell where their customers want to buy and opening the door for continued accelerated growth.” www.westconcomstor.com Arrow Electronics partners with Equinix Arrow Electronics has signed an EMEA distribution agreement with digital infrastructure company Equinix. The collaboration will enable Arrow channel partners to resell Equinix services, invoiced on a monthly recurring basis, as part of integrated solutions for network optimisation, hybrid multi-cloud enablement and enhanced application workload performance. Mike Worby, EMEA Head of Strategic Alliances for Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business, said: “We are excited to work with Equinix to provide our channel partners with unparalleled access to industryleading digital infrastructure solutions. This collaboration will enable businesses across EMEA to accelerate their digital initiatives, optimise network performance and achieve greater agility in their operations.” www.arrow.com Official distribution partner Accessories specialist Hama has appointed Spire Technology as its official distribution partner. The partnership aims to further strengthen Hama’s footprint within the UK market, where Spire will be distributing the full line of Hama products and will be responsible for covering all sales channels. UK distribution deal Exclaimer, the email signature management solution is aiming to drive growth in the UK through a new distribution deal with Ingram Micro. As Exclaimer’s newest distributor in the UK, Ingram Micro will leverage its vast partner base, which includes thousands of solution providers, value-added resellers and managed service providers to broaden Exclaimer’s market reach. https://exclaimer.com www.ingrammicro.com David Grant Mike Worby Jon Sawdon
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