Westcon Group

Distribution

Westcon-Comstor sees major Canada opportunity with new Oakville logistics centre

April 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Westcon-Comstor sees major Canada opportunity with new Oakville logistics centre
The move of the distributor’s facilities from Montreal to a facility of double the size in the Greater Toronto Area will enable more Canadian integration work, better SLAs for more customers, and improved co-ordination with the U.S. distribution facility in Indianapolis.

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David McNicholas, US Director of strategic business development at Comstor.
Cloud

Comstor, Presidio team on managed services

June 10, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor, Presidio team on managed services
Presidio managed services and Peak Colo IaaS offering will speed Cisco partners’ move towards cloud service, Comstor says.

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Westcon CEO Dolph Westerbos
Distribution

Westcon is latest distributor to bulk up services

April 25, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Westcon is latest distributor to bulk up services
Through the buy of Intact Integrated Services, Westcon is the latest distributor to add more professional services available to its solution providers.

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Westcon CEO Dolph Westerbos
Distribution

Westcon Gets a New Chief: Dolph Westerbos

December 5, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Westcon Gets a New Chief: Dolph Westerbos
Distributor Westcon Group announced the appointment of Dolph Westerbos as its new chief executive officer, succeeding the departing Dean Douglas.

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Geoff Fancher, senior vice president of Comstor U.S.
Cloud

Comstor Launches Cisco-Focused Cloud Business

September 16, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor Launches Cisco-Focused Cloud Business
Comstor introduces its first two cloud partners, plans a broader effort to connect the channel with Cisco-powered cloud service providers.

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New VMware global channel chief Dave O'Callaghan
Channel Programs

VMware Looks to Build Value Channel

August 26, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware Looks to Build Value Channel
VMware will roll out a new partner program between now and its Partner Exchange event early next year, introducing four tiers and a simplified approach.

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Westcon CTO Bill Hurley
Distribution

Westcon Offers BYOD-as-a-Service

May 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Westcon Offers BYOD-as-a-Service
BYODshield offer subscription-based system for VARs to manage customer’s challenges with employee-owned devices

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Bill Corbin, executive vice president of global vendor relationship at Westcon Group
Distribution

Westcon adds to security, UC portfolios with HP, Microsoft deals

September 18, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Westcon adds to security, UC portfolios with HP, Microsoft deals
Westcon Group announced the expansion of two vendor relationships that will see it increase its presence in the security and unified communications fields. The distributor announced an expansion of its pact with HP to include […]
Patty Gray, Westcon's VP of global vendor relationships
Distribution

Westcon looks to ramp up F5 business as first global distributor

July 31, 2012 Robert Dutt 1
The networking-focused VAD sees the vendor’s emerging security focus as an opportunity to grow

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Bartolo and Signore - Avaya
Featured Post

Avaya’s Sipera acquisition opens SIP doors for partners

October 4, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avaya’s Sipera acquisition opens SIP doors for partners
Session Border Controller purchase will bring carrier-class technology to SMB, vendor says

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Deskphone
Distribution

Westcon sends VARs to SIP School

May 2, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Westcon sends VARs to SIP School
Partnership with UK-based training group will help VARs get ready for the blooming standard, distributor says

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Bill Corbin Westcon Group
Distribution

Comstor adds Tandberg videoconferencing line

March 24, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Comstor adds Tandberg videoconferencing line
Cisco-focused distributor sees a huge opportunity for VARs to get into midmarket-friendly videoconferencing

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Greg Myers Tech Data
Distribution

Tech Data Canada looks to blur broadline/VAD distinction

February 14, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada looks to blur broadline/VAD distinction
New Technology Services division and revamped ATSC highlight changes

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Dan Forbes
Distribution

Cisco and Westcon bring IronPort to Canadian channel

January 12, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco and Westcon bring IronPort to Canadian channel
Westcon’s Comstor group will look to mentor solution providers in content security space

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Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada
Channel Programs

Cisco offering four Made-in-Canada partner initiatives

December 1, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco offering four Made-in-Canada partner initiatives
Canada is leading the way for innovation in the vendor’s worldwide channel programs

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Barbara Spicek
Channel Programs

Brocade aims VARs at convergence with partner program revision

November 1, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Brocade aims VARs at convergence with partner program revision
Storage and networking vendor switches from volume to value and adds Value Incentive Program

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Data Centre

Westcon invites resellers to take a LEAP

October 20, 2010 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Westcon invites resellers to take a LEAP
New facility in Colorado opens up data centre planning practice to North American VARs.

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