Events Business opportunities WORLD EVENTS Exertis Plug In


VWE: Virtual Workplace Evolution 19 – 12 April 2019


Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin Germany The Virtual Workplace Evolution is largest industry gathering where SME and SMB decision makers from all major industries bring together technologies, applications, processes and solutions & integration approaches to create a unique mix of case studies and discussion formats on how to transform IT workplaces change. Be a part of this exclusive platform that explores the business and use cases behind the transformation of IT workplaces, presents the latest projects directly from the field, discusses requirements, needs and implementation concepts, and identifies opportunities, hidden opportunities and best solutions to your challenges. PLASA Focus Leeds 14-15 May 2019


Royal Armouries Museum Leeds UK


With the show floor selling out, 120 brands – representing each sector of the indus- try – will span across two halls. Many of which will use the show as a UK launch pad for new products, fresh from debuts at the international shows. Visitors can expect to see lighting giants such as Elation, Robe and Philips alongside audio masters such as d&b audiotechnik, Funktion-One and Shure. Additionally, there will be plenty of rigging, staging and production specialists with Area Four Industries, Gerriets, Hawthorn and J&C Joel.


The wide range of exhibitors guarantees the show’s appeal to professionals working across live events, concert touring, production, performing arts and installation. Furthermore, the show welcomes several new exhibitors for 2019 including Wharf- dale Pro Audio, known for their powerful loudspeakers and Cambridge Sound Man- agement from the USA, offering bespoke sound masking solutions. UC Expo


15-16 May 2019


Excel London United Kingdom Who is UC EXPO for? You! If you’re in UC or a customer contact centre superstar. We’ve built a reputation as Europe’s largest event for unified communications and new for 2019 we have added Customer Contact X, to deliver you even more val- ue. But now we want you to tell your colleagues working across cloud, network, AI, security, and customer contact projects who are collaborating across all of these departments that UC EXPO is definitely for them too!


If you go to one event this year make it UC EXPO – it really does have something for everyone! Plug-In To Exertis 16 May 2019 Silverstone Circuit Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 8TN Last year, Plug In To Exertis, welcomed a record number of 1,100 attendees with almost 700 resellers and retailers in attendance and 116 vendors exhibiting. Resellers and retailers can register at www.exertis.co.uk/plugin where information on the event is being regularly updated. Digital Signage Expo 26-29 March 2019 Las Vegas Convention Centre United States


No matter what business you’re in or where you are on the adoption curve, Digi- tal Signage Expo brings together every aspect of today’s interactive digital world, equipping you to create a memorable branded environment, control your messaging in real time and deliver multisensory experiences that engage audiences, improve operations and drive sales. RetailEXPO 1-2 May 2019


Olympia London United Kingdom


RetailEXPO connects you with all the possibilities of the new retail era. Running at Olympia, London from 1+2 May 2019, it’s your chance to discover how you can break new boundaries, move with the changes and create customer experiences beyond current imagining. For the first time, RetailEXPO unites the UKs three leading retail shows — Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE), Retail Design Expo (RDE) and Retail Digital Signage Expo (RDSE) — to give you one incredible, multi-dimensional experience.


Combining three success stories into one is our response to indepth research with the industry. The stand-out insight from our research with 150+ leading retailers and brands is that customers need and expect a joined-up experience — tech, design and digital signage are all part of the same big idea. So welcome to the big one — RetailEXPO. Now you can get one ticket to cover the show, conference and networking right across tech, design and digital signage.


Plug-In To Exertis to be held on 16th May at Silverstone Circuit.


Customers will have


access to four dedicated exhi- bition areas: Business, AV, En- terprise and Consumer. Exertis, a leading distributor of technology products for the B2B, mobile and retail mar- kets has announced details for its third channel event. Plug In To Exertis will be held on Thursday 16th May at the Sil- verstone Circuit. Resellers and retailers will have the opportu- nity to spend a day immersed in technology, with four dedi- cated exhibition areas focused on business, AV, enterprise and consumer solutions.


In addi-


tion, Plug In To Exertis will feature a seminar programme, guest speakers and a host of show-floor features designed to inform, educate and provide opportunities for customers to increase their sales into exist- ing clients, or start conversa- tions with prospective ones. “We have significantly added


to our vendor portfolio and ex- pertise in a number of key areas through acquisition and inte-


to run for the third time


gration. For instance, our enter- prise business and our resellers have benefited from the Exertis Hammer integration with more solutions in key areas such as HCI, edge computing, cyberse- curity and collaboration.” “Our newly named Exertis Pro


AV Solutions division has ben- efited from the acquisitions of Stampede and Jam, and can provide a true end-to-end AV solution that can also incorpo- rate other key elements such as networking, UC and security. For our retailers, we have also added expertise and further services from Kondor to a con- sumer division that is already highly regarded in gaming, Smart Tech, pro audio and TV as well as for computing, gam- ing and mobile accessories.” “On top of that, we have a great computing and mobile offering, a dedicated print divi- sion and a components portfo- lio that has also been boosted with the addition of Hypertec. So, some very good reasons to find out more by joining us at Plug In To Exertis,” said Paul Bryan, Exertis UK & I, manag-


UC Expo: spot on for timing!


UC Expo id the highly focused event impeccably timed to coincide with interests of the corporate buyer. Next month, we have a full preview, but for now here are some highlights and dates for your diary. UC Expo 15 -16 May 2019 ExCel


Agile working is the hot topic in the corporate market right now. It’s win – win: companies save money on maintaining infrequently used office space. Employees enjoy the flex- ibility of working where and how they want. Corporates reap some of the advantages in their investment in technology.


UC Expo exhibitor RingCentral has identified the up trends this year for the digital work- place:


The rise of social, mobile, data and cloud technology has transformed every aspect of our personal and business lives, making them increasingly connected and digital. We live in what is known as the digital era. One area that has seen deep transformation is the workplace. Indeed, gone are the days when the workplace was a physical space employee occupied during regular office hours. Today’s always connected instant access environment has blurred the lines be- tween the physical office and the place where work actually happens. To accurately reflect changing work experience and employee’s expectations, leading organisations have be- gun to implement a completely new working environment, the digital workplace.


1.It’s all about the cloud


Everyone talks about cloud constantly and cloud is the underlying technology powering most of the digital workplace. A majority of businesses have adopted cloud for systems like their productivity suite, emails, storage and CRM. 2019 will be the year more busi- nesses move their communication and col- laboration systems to the cloud. According to Gartner, 90% of IT leaders will not purchase new premises-based UC infrastructure — up from 50% today — because future cloud UC offerings will be far ahead in terms of features, functions, portals, analytics and dashboards. Organisations looking to re- main competitive in a fast-changing digital marketplace view on-premise solutions as clunky, outdated and an obstacle to a truly digital workplace. Cloud communication and collaboration are key to shaping a successful digital workplace and will bring numerous benefits including flexibility, mobility and the ability to work and communicate from pretty much anywhere on the globe.


2.Supporting mobility


Recent years have seen the rise of the mobile worker with 1.6 million employees in the UK regularly working from home, and most staff


working flexibly at least some of the time in two-fifths of businesses internationally. Mod- ern technology has freed them from the office and enabled them to work from wherever they choose, whenever they choose. Employees are no longer bound to their desks, where they are expected to adapt their specific needs to a one-size-fits-all, legacy IT system.


3.Expanding collaboration


Relationships have more of an impact on your workforce than you’d think. In fact, one study found that out of 1,000 employees, 66% felt that the relationships they had with colleagues made them more focused and productive. Another 40% said that the rela- tionships they had with their team members were what they loved most about their career.


4.Streamlining workflows


Today’s workplace requires a toolbelt of apps and programmes in order to work efficiently and effectively. While apps provide some ef- ficiency through increased connectivity, they also add chaos to workflows and produc- tivity. According to a recent global study by


RingCentral and Cite Research, ‘more than two-thirds of workers say they waste up to 60 minutes at work navigating between apps, while 17 percent waste even more’.


5.Supporting global locations


As businesses are becoming increasingly digital, they are equally becoming increas- ingly global. Consistent access to the inter- net, smart technology and the cloud mean that we’re all more connected today than ever before. The lines between geographic bound- aries are blurring and organisations can eas- ily spread from one country to another. The key to success in globalisation isn’t just making sure that people around the world can access the same services. Effective scaling comes from a strategy that maintains quality, reli- ability and performance standards regard- less of where your business moves to next. The world is evolving; cloud communica- tions means that your business can trans- form to evolve with it. You can see the latest solutions and services and draw your own conclusions at UC Expo, ExCel from the 15 – 16 May 2019.


The Silverstone circuit hosts the third Exertis trade event. ing director. “What’s more, we want to that


ensure our customers,


whether they are retailers or re- sellers, are aware of how they can take advantage of the wide range of services that we can offer to support and comple- ment their business. Building


long term relationships is how we can grow profitably together and Plug In to Exertis is a great way to achieve that through a fantastic one day event for the channel where we can all meet and find mutual opportunity,” added Bryan.


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