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BULLETIN
VOW’s product conveyor
gains momentum
Since launching in January this year, VOW’s
product conveyor is gaining momentum.
As part of the new product strategy, the
conveyor process breaks the rigidity of
the traditional merchandise and annual
catalogue cycle to offer resellers VOW’s
newest products in a timely manner.
Under the new dynamic product strategy,
resellers can benefit from products being launched
at any time during the year. Launches will be fully
supported with a clear route to market through
back office systems, reseller price files and the
OP-Dealer ecommerce platform, right through
to eye-catching reseller and end user marketing
materials.
Midshire donates printer
to charity
Midshire has donated a Lexmark printer to
Joey’s Legacy Boxer Rescue in a show of
support for their important charity work.
Entirely run by dedicated volunteers, the
organisation which was founded in 2009, rehomes
boxer dogs, bulldogs, pugs and mastiffs. Midshire
has provided the charity with a Lexmark XS748DE
device that can help them with all of their print
needs.
Founder and Chair of Joey’s Legacy Boxer
Rescue, Nicky Heeley said: “Every dog we
rehome has its own folder of paperwork, from
relinquishment forms and assessment forms, to
vet records, we also post out a lot of adoption
contracts, which amounts to a lot of printing.
“The Lexmark machine that Midshire have
given us will allow us to actually save on our ink
and paper spend, as we now have scanning to
email capability which is very helpful when every
penny counts.
“We also do a lot of promoting for our dogs at
fundraising events, so the new machine will help
massively in being able to print our own posters
and flyers, whereas we previously outsourced this
service.”
Specialist service management software
provider Vantage, has continued to see
unprecedented demand for Vantage Online
which has resulted in a record start to 2017.
Vantage’s initial focus was on the migration of
existing clients, many of which were pre-registered.
Existing users of legacy software Service Accent were
heavily involved in the scoping, planning and testing
of the new system from its inception – something
that has been instrumental in Vantage’s success.
This success has carried across to a record first
quarter in 2017, with five new business clients
ordering Vantage Online in January, seven in
February and nine in March. In addition, 26 existing
clients have ordered and booked their migrations
in the first quarter of 2017, with implementations
scheduled to take place before the end of the year.
This unprecedented demand has resulted
in Vantage bringing on board two further
implementation project managers, alongside two
additional helpdesk support staff. Three additional
developers are also in the process of being
recruited to ensure that the business is able to
further enhance its solutions to meet and exceed
clients’ ongoing requirements.
Vantage achieves record first quarter
ZenOffice
sponsors Captain
Manchester
New European distribution
partnership
Hyperconverged infrastructure vendor
Syneto, and storage solutions value-add
distributor Hammer, have entered into a
Europe-wide distribution agreement.
The agreement follows the recent launch of
Syneto’s HYPER Series 3000. Featuring built-in
instant disaster recovery capabilities and consisting
of three hybrid and one all-flash model, these
systems will significantly broaden Hammer’s
portfolio and ability to provide top-tier performance
and agility to SMBs at the right price point.
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ZenOffice is sponsoring the Forever
Manchester charity’s super hero Captain
Manchester. ZenOffice has supported the
charity for the last three years and felt the
time was right to enhance its partnership.
ZenOffice Managing Director Bruce Davie
said: “Having supported Forever Manchester for
the last three years as a corporate partner, we
wanted to get more involved and make a bigger
commitment to supporting local communities.
We believe there is a synergy between our brands
and a commitment to working across Greater
Manchester.”
Nick Massey, Chief Executive of Forever
Manchester added: “Captain Manchester is an
important part of Forever Manchester going
forward. He represents what we’re about as
a charity and we’re delighted to work with
ZenOffice to support key messages that everyone
can be kind and make a difference in their local
communities.”
Exertis creates dedicated
consumer business unit
Exertis has created a dedicated Consumer
Business Unit (CBU) to continue to drive
growth in a key area of its UK business
that contributes significant revenue
and profit for the company. The unit
will be under the responsibility of Liam
La Cumbre in the newly created role of
Consumer Commercial Director and long-
serving Mike Buley as Consumer Sales
Director. Both will report to Paul Bryan,
Exertis Managing Director.
Operating across its Basingstoke and Harlow
offices, the CBU will have over 250 employees
with fully aligned purchasing, commercial
and marketing functions. It combines several
successful areas of the business: gaming,
where Exertis is the number one UK distributor;
Smart Tech where it is the leader in this new
but increasingly important market; gadgets,
accessories and premium audio from its
specialist Exertis Unlimited division and a wide
range of market leading brands in consumer IT
and accessories.
