DISTRIBUTOR NEWS technologyreseller.co.uk 07 Tim Griffin, CEO of Exertis IT, said: “Group 8’s principles and business approach not only significantly add value to the capabilities we’re proud to offer our new and existing customers, but having them on board also aligns with the execution of our ‘second life’ strategy and our wider sustainability efforts. I look forward to a successful partnership.” www.exertis.co.uk … Climb and Unframe sign global distribution partnership Climb Channel Solutions UK, an international specialty technology distributor and wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions, Inc., has signed a new global distribution agreement with Unframe, the all-in-one turnkey AI platform. Unframe enables businesses to bring enterprise-grade AI solutions to life in hours, without the typical barriers of complexity, cost or risk. The platform integrates securely with any SaaS, API, database or file and operates within a company’s existing environment, ensuring full compliance and control. With outcome-based pricing and zero lock-in, organisations can experience and evolve AI solutions risk-free and at speed. Following a recent funding round, which raised £40 million to support platform innovation, sales growth and global expansion, Unframe’s partnership with Climb will give the distributor’s global partner network, including resellers in the UK&I, access to the company’s platform, strengthening its focus on AI. Gerard Brophy, CRO of Climb Channel Solutions UK, said: “We are very excited to welcome Unframe to our growing roster of innovative technology companies with a focus on AI. What makes Unframe so unique is the way its platform opens a huge number of opportunities by enabling organisations to solve all their AI use cases in one platform. We firmly believe this can be a gamechanger for our partners.” In addition to a growing AI vendor portfolio, including VAST, GigIO, Cloudian, HCL Software, Canonical and now Unframe, Climb is helping partners capitalise on the opportunities in AI through a new partner programme built around a six-step framework. The Skyward Project supports partners at every stage, from education and training to identifying use cases and go-to-market execution, with a focus on enablement, collaboration, and real-world impact. Climb will be hosting its Climb Partner Summit in the UK on 7th May in London. www.climbcs.com/uk Synaxon helps raise £555 for Sponsored Breaks Synaxon UK, the channel services company for resellers, MSPs, retailers, web stores and office products dealers, has raised £555 for Sponsored Breaks at a recent partner event at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. The local charity provides campervan holidays for families from the armed forces and emergency services. Mike Barron, Managing Director of SYNAXON UK, said: “Thank you to everyone who donated a prize or purchased a ticket for the raffle held at the Molineux event. We managed to raise a fantastic £555, which is enough to send a deserving family on a nice weekend break in the campervan.” Midwich Ignite invests in AV innovators Midwich Ignite, the corporate venture capital arm of the Midwich Group, is advancing its mission to foster innovation in the AV industry with investment in two ground-breaking companies: NetSpeek, creator of a generative AI platform for operating multi-vendor networks of unified communications and pro-AV technologies; and IDUN audio, a Danish company pioneering cutting-edge advancements in spatial audio technology. Using generative AI’s autonomy and reasoning capabilities, NetSpeek’s Lena platform reduces the time and effort required to setup and configure complex AV and UC installations with step-by-step guidance and improves operation and troubleshooting by detecting and addressing potential issues before they escalate. Alex Kemanes, Managing Director at Midwich Ignite, said: “Investing in NetSpeek represents an exciting step for Midwich Ignite as we continue to back technologies that drive real innovation. NetSpeek is revolutionising network maintenance with its intelligent, real-time diagnostics and proactive alerts helping AV and IT customers minimise downtime while giving end users peace of mind. Through Midwich’s extensive network with market-leading AV manufacturers and systems integrators, we see significant opportunities for NetSpeek to scale and integrate across a wide range of professional AV environments.” IDUN audio, based in Copenhagen, is a manufacturer of audio software for headsets. Its technology provides more natural three-dimensional sound through dynamic spatial audio software that improves speech intelligibility, reduces listener fatigue and optimises performance in diverse applications including professional AV settings, where sound quality is critical to effective communication and engagement. Will Fenby, Investment Manager at Midwich Ignite, said: “We are delighted to be investing in IDUN audio, whose patented technology represents the next major revolution in audio. With IDUN’s decades of research-led spatial audio development and Midwich’s global leadership position in professional audio, we believe this partnership is perfectly positioned to drive innovation and adoption of this unique technology.” https://www.midwichignite.com/ Altnets partners with CommScope Altnets is looking to accelerate the rollout of fibre across the UK through a partnership with network infrastructure solutions provider CommScope. The Brighton-based FTTX distributor will use its market position and logistical expertise to offer CommScope’s central office fibre optic and broadband solutions throughout the UK, giving network operators and ISPs access to the scalable, high-quality infrastructure needed to satisfy increasing demand for ultra-fast broadband connectivity. This includes advanced fibre networks with GPON, XGS-PON and high-density fibre solutions, alongside high-capacity 5G and wireless deployments for fronthaul, backhaul and small cells. Altnets says CommScope products will help network operators roll out FTTX networks and expand into high-processing Central Offices needed to accommodate the growing demand for data consumption. Paul Britnell, Co-Founder of Altnets, said: “We’re incredibly excited to support CommScope’s initiative to further support the UK telecoms sector, helping ISPs build faster and more resilient networks for the digital future. We are delivering high-density fibre connectivity solutions that are instrumental in FttX networks. Altnets is proud to play a key role in advancing the UK’s digital infrastructure.” www.altnets.co.uk (l-r) Simon Love, Sponsored Breaks and Mike Barron, SYNAXON UK outside Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton
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