Nuvias Group joins
HID Advantage Partner
Program
Nuvias Group has become a member of the
HID Advantage Partner Program.
The pan-EMEA high value IT distributor will
offer the full range of IAM Solutions (Identity and
Access Management), including HID Global’s
ActivID Authentication Solutions and ActivID
Credential Management System and will work
closely with HID Global to enhance end-user value.
Ian Kilpatrick, EVP cyber security, Nuvias Group
said: “HID Global has a uniquely valuable brand
in the IAM Solutions market, which provides
resellers with a great opportunity to diversify their
offerings. The partnership complements our other
recent pan-EMEA Nuvias Group collaborations,
including those with Malwarebytes and Nokia. It’s
a growing recognition of Nuvias’ ability to deliver
specialist value distribution across EMEA.”
BULLETIN
PRINT
IT
RESELLER.UK
15
Apogee establishes new
base in Ireland
Limerick, Dublin and Galway-based Hibernian
Business Equipment, is the latest company to
be acquired by Apogee.
Hibernian provides print technology and
services to both the public and private sector and
has an installed base of over 3,000 networked
devices which it supports through its own in-house
service operations.
Jason Collins, Apogee Joint CEO said: “Apogee
already has a number of Irish clients who historically
we supported through our mainland-based
resources and partners, but through this acquisition
we now have a new operational base in Ireland.”
Gerald Wall, who founded the Hibernian
business 25 years ago, will lead the new Apogee
business in Ireland as it is integrated into the
Apogee Group.
Apogee secured a significant investment from
private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe in
September 2016 to help it target growth through
further acquisitions in the UK and Europe. This
year has seen the group complete acquisitions in
Scotland, Wales and Germany.
Enterprise partner
recruitment drive
Exertis held a channel partner event with
global technology leader Huawei to rapidly
grow the strategic Huawei Enterprise
partner community. The Exertis and Huawei
Enterprise Solutions customer event featured
strategy updates from Exertis and Huawei
senior managers, showcased the full range
of Huawei technology solutions, details of its
partner programme and Exertis’ value-add
services and support.
Huawei’s Enterprise business grew 45%
globally in 2015 and is set to continue as it
achieves its ambition of becoming a market
leading ICT vendor. Operating a 100% indirect
business, the company has invested considerably
in enabling the channel through new sales
and marketing tools, training and supply chain
initiatives and with Exertis, is cultivating an
ecosystem of resellers, SIs, services partners, ISVs
and vertical specialists, to serve the market better
and generate more opportunities for partners.
in brief...
Charity golfers raise over £1,500
United Carlton hosted its annual golf
day in September at Close House to
raise funds for Sunderland AFC charity
Foundation of Light.
Dubbed 'Whack to the Future' the event
saw 72 golfers taking on the Lee Westwood
[Filly] course at Close House, which has been
chosen as the official venue of the British
Masters in 2017.
Sales Director Mark Bryce said: “Our annual
golf day is always a fantastic occasion and all
our golfers really enjoyed themselves. We are
delighted the day raised so much money for such
a worthy charity, one of many we are proud to
support through our extensive corporate social
responsibility strategy.”
Antalis supports Breast Cancer Now
Antalis has championed Breast Cancer
Now’s ‘wear it pink’ nationwide charity
day for over ten years. This year, as well
as dressing in pink and fancy dress,
staff took part in numerous fundraising
activities and managed to raise an
impressive £3,000 for the UK’s largest
breast cancer charity.
Antalis Communication Manager, Samantha
Brown said: “Antalis has supported Breast
Cancer Now for a number of years, as so many
of us are touched by the disease in one way
or another. The whole team really got into the
fun spirit of things at our ‘wear it pink’ event
this year and I’d like to thank everyone for their
efforts and generosity. I’m really pleased we
were able to raise over £3,000 and hope it goes
some way to help fight this devastating disease.”
•
Ian Kilpatrick,
EVP Cyber
Security,
Nuvias Group
Recommended for TFL
International POS printer manufacturer
Star Micronics’ SM-L200 mobile printer
has been selected as the approved printer
for card payment solutions available to
London’s licensed taxi drivers. Following the
announcement by Transport for London that
all licensed taxi drivers must accept credit and
debit card payments, including contactless,
Star has stepped up to the mark by providing
a mobile printer that meets the demands of a
busy taxi environment.
