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BULLETIN Tech Data partners with Armor Tech Data has formed a partnership with global cloud security and compliance company Armor, adding further strength to its growing security practice portfolio and presenting partners with the opportunity to offer all-round protection for customers across multiple public cloud platforms. Tech Data’s partner community and customers will now have access to Armor’s SaaS solutions. Armor is ideal for organisations looking to adopt multi-cloud strategies and thus aligns perfectly with Tech Data’s focus on security and cloud enablement – and its ability to support partners in both areas and other adjacent technologies, such as on-premises infrastructure and IoT. Alison Nixon, Tech Data’s Business Unit Director – Security, said: “Our partnership with Armor means the Tech Data security practice is even better-equipped to support our entire partner ecosystem, including VARs, cloud aggregators and MSPs in providing completely secure multi-cloud environments for their customers. We can offer all the skills, resources and solutions partners require to give their customers peace-of-mind and we are ready to work with Armor, to support them in taking this industry-leading solution to market.” www.techdata.com Exertis marks World Autism Awareness Week Exertis supported World Autism Awareness Week, a campaign driven by the National Autistic Society which took place 29 March – 4 April by hosting a number of awareness initiatives for its employees. The company hosted an internal webinar for employees to spread awareness of the challenges faced by people with autism; offered staff the opportunity to take part in a free autism awareness training course hosted by Training2Care; and partnered with Portfield School, a specialist school run by charity Autism Wessex, local to its Christchurch office. HR Director Jo Lawrence, said: “We’re always working to find new ways to make sure our colleagues feel valued, included, and celebrated. An inclusive and diverse workplace allows everyone an opportunity to be heard, and helps our people feel comfortable being themselves at work.” www.exertis.co.uk Distribution agreement Data Direct and Olivetti have entered into a preferred distributor agreement for supplying Olivetti spare parts and consumables to Olivetti UK dealers. Procurement Director Peter Cowan, said: “We’re super excited to be working with Olivetti. This partnership further emphasises our drive in providing dealers with a full range and one stop solution of parts and consumables, adapted to their customers’ needs. We’re thankful for the confidence that Olivetti has placed in us as the preferred distributor and we will strive to deliver, as we always do, the can- do, excellent service, secure pricing and credit facilities that our customers need to help grow their businesses.” www.data-direct.co.uk Atomos appoints Holdan Holdan, a specialist distributor to the professional video and broadcast sector and part of the Midwich Group, has announced it will be taking over the distribution of Atomos products in the UK and Ireland. Managing Director Allan Leonhardsen, said: “We are delighted and proud to have been appointed as the new UK & Ireland distributor for Atomos. We look forward to introducing the Atomos product offering to our customers within various market segments, from broadcast & cinema to photography & professional video. With the dynamic market transformation over the past decade, we also see a growing number of applications for our partners within the gaming, IT & audio-visual segments. “It is a great honour to support Atomos in their journey, and we are confident that our combined expertise will accelerate the provision of technical solutions through both the Holdan and Midwich Group reseller channel across the UK & Ireland,” he concluded. www.holdan.co.uk 01732 759725 8 Exclusive Networks reports strong FY20 performance Exclusive Networks’ 2020 financial results showed strong growth achieved amid unprecedented worldwide trading conditions. The company continued its growth momentum with a notable 8% organic uplift in sales, together with the expansion of its global footprint and skills base through three strategic acquisitions. The year also saw Exclusive Networks’ further digitalisation of back-office operations and the launch of X-OD, its on- demand, subscription-based delivery platform for vendor solutions and professional services – both of which have contributed to a record year in revenues and operating income. CEO Jesper Trolle, said: “Through all the uncertainty and constraints of 2020, the year was a story of strong resilience, resolve and results for Exclusive Networks. This fantastic performance is a huge testament to our amazing and deeply committed people based around the world, as well as our partners and customers who have all risen to the challenge of ‘business- as-unusual’.” www.exclusive-networks.com Alison Nixon Jesper Trolle HEADL INE SPONSOR www.pr int i tawards .co.uk