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the group’s mobile proposition. Handheld PCs currently partners with network operator O2, and offers a number of business apps including hosted photo-cataloguing and storage service Hand-e-pix. Darren Hilton of Handheld PCs said: “Becoming part of the Timico Group is a progressive move which will bring stability to our large customers for whom we host and manage mobile business apps.”
ADATA LAUNCHES NEW USB FLASH DRIVE Memory specialist Adata Technology has unveiled its new S007 USB flash drive. The device, which is available in capacities up to 32GB, complies with US Military standards, providing users with protection from impacts and electric shocks. The S007 is aimed at business people and those with an active lifestyle. The device can achieve a read speed of 30MB/s and a write speed of 8MB/s and comes in green or red.
INGRAM MICRO CREATES FRENCH VALUE DIVISION Ingram Micro’s French operation has launched a value division, to be headed up by new starter Michel Cohen. The independent unit will apparently focus on the “value space and address the emerging market of advanced technologies”. Cohen will report to Christian Bittebierre, Ingram’s managing director of France and vice president of Europe. He previously led Azlan’s operations in France from 1994 to 2005, and most recently was in charge of Fleet Services Group.
CONNECT ESTABLISHES NEW PARTNER PROGRAMME Connect has launched a partner scheme to help resellers generate recurring revenue by selling cloud- based business continuity services to UK-based SMEs. “Moving to the cloud for business continuity is far more effective from both a cost and performance point of view. Our new channel programme is designed to enable resellers of all sizes to profit from helping their customers make the transition by delivering a reliable service that is easy to install and is competitively priced,” said Mark MacGregor, chief executive of Connect.
TIMICO BUYS HANDHELD PCS Business internet service provider Timico has acquired Slough-based mobile applications firm Handheld PCs in a deal designed to develop
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SOFTWARE FIRM SERIF BROADENS ITS HORIZONS Serif is now working with WinSoft International to launch its software into new territories across EMEA, Asia and Latin America. The new partnership will see PagePlus, WebPlusand PhotoPlussoftware becoming available in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Swedish and Dutch, as well as the current English, French and German. WinSoft International CEO Kamel Gaddas said: “Our partnership with Serif is the right way to bring an excellent range of affordable design and publishing software to a new market, one for which support of local languages is a must.”
OP3 UNVEILS PARTNER WEBSITE OP3 Technology has created a new online portal for its B2B partners. The OP3 Partner Website provides marketing materials and information including system specification sheets, images, logos and point of sale materials. According to the company, everything can be adapted to suit individual partners’ needs. OP3, which has direct links to vendors including Asus, Kingston, Microsoft and Intel, says all its PCs are fully customisable.
The Eclipse range includes the Mobilemouse and Litetouch keyboard
Target takes on ASRock
YORKSHIRE-BASED Target Components has added ASRock to its vendor portfolio as it looks to strengthen its position in the motherboard sector. Target
Components’ senior product manager Glen Rhodes said: “We are delighted to expand our already impressive motherboard range with the addition of ASRock. “ASRock offers many
unique solutions that really complement our product range and offer our customers one of the UK’s most diverse choices. We are confident
our customers will recognise Target Components as a leader in the motherboard channel with ASRock in our portfolio.” According to ASRock's European account manager Tim Hioe, the deal will also serve to broaden the vendor’s
geographical reach. “We aim to significantly increase our share of the UK
market and we believe that the way to do so is by working in partnership with retailers and integrators. Target’s close relationship with its customers and reputation for excellent customer care make it the ideal distribution partner for ASRock,” he said.
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