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Arrow Electronics signs Usercentrics agreement ARROW ELECTRONICS has signed a distribution agreement with Usercentrics, expanding its privacy and consent management offering for channel partners across Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The deal adds Cookiebot CMP, part of Usercentrics’ privacy portfolio, to Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business, supporting organisations as they navigate evolving privacy regulations while maintaining effective digital marketing and data-driven operations. Through the agreement, Arrow’s channel partners gain access to Usercentrics’ consent management platform, enabling customers to manage user consent and support compliance with global privacy requirements, including GDPR. The platform simplifies the deployment of privacy controls across websites and digital properties and supports major consent signal frameworks, including Google Consent Mode v2, Amazon Consent Signal, and Microsoft UET Consent Mode. It also integrates with widely used content management systems and marketing technologies, helping organisations balance regulatory obligations with marketing performance. The addition of Usercentrics enhances
Mike Worby, head of strategic alliances EMEA at Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business, said, “Privacy has gone beyond compliance to become a business imperative. Organisations need solutions that help them
meet regulatory requirements without compromising customer experience or digital marketing performance. Usercentrics gives our channel partners access to a market-leading consent management platform that supports both objectives, enabling them to help customers build trust while protecting the value of their digital investments.” Donna Dror, CEO at Usercentrics, said,
Arrow’s security, data governance and compliance portfolio, giving partners access to technologies designed to help customers build trust while maintaining visibility and control over personal data.
“Arrow’s reach, together with its expertise in supporting channel partners, makes it an excellent distributor for Usercentrics. As privacy requirements continue to evolve, organisations are looking for trusted partners that can help them implement scalable consent management solutions. Together, we will help channel partners address growing customer demand for privacy‑first digital experiences.” Usercentrics supports more than 5,000 channel partners globally and provides automated consent management technology designed to help organisations comply with regulations including GDPR, CCPA and the Digital Markets Act. Its platform offers configurable consent experiences, analytics, A/B testing capabilities and integrations with leading marketing and website technologies.
Cato Networks launches SMB
FlexPool CATO NETWORKS has introduced SMB FlexPool, a pooled-capacity licensing model designed to help MSPs deliver managed SASE services to small and midsize businesses more efficiently. The partner-led programme removes the need for per‑customer licensing transactions, enabling MSPs to provision services in seconds and accelerate onboarding. Art Nichols, CTO at Uniti Solutions, said the model allows partners to simplify operations and bring customers online faster, while Karl Soderlund, global channel chief at Cato Networks, noted that SMB FlexPool is built to eliminate deployment friction and give MSPs full control of the customer experience. SMB FlexPool provides partners with a committed pool of licences that can be allocated and reallocated across SMB customers as demand grows. MSPs can create accounts, assign capacity and activate services through a self‑service workflow, with full portability of licences and ownership of packaging, support and service delivery. The programme is powered by the Cato managed SASE (MSASE) Partner Platform and managed through the new MSASE dashboard in the Cato MSASE Business Center, giving partners a consolidated view of customer accounts, usage, orders and lifecycle activity.
Target Components appointed official Seasonic distributor
TARGET COMPONENTS has been named official UK distributor for Sea Sonic, giving the Yorkshire‑based firm access to the full catalogue of Seasonic PC power supplies, including the PrimeTX range for high‑end gaming and workstation builds and refreshed lines such as the CoreGX Series. Sea Sonic is widely recognised for electrical performance,
reliability and conservative engineering, with low RMA rates and strong adoption among system builders and professional users. The appointment follows the manufacturer’s recent achievement of the new 80 Plus Ruby certification for its Prime Enterprise RX‑1600 – the first PSU to meet the programme’s highest efficiency tier,
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including at 5% load. The standard is aimed at multi-workstation environments in sectors such as education, government and healthcare where long-term energy use is a key consideration. Kelly Coxon, Purchasing Manager at Target Components, said the
partnership strengthens the distributor’s PC building capabilities and adds another globally recognised brand to its roster. Sea Sonic’s European Territory Manager, Ray Milton, highlighted Target’s broad customer base of system builders and resellers, noting growing demand for reliable PSUs across business, home, gaming and enterprise deployments.
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