disguise is hoping to empower the global deployment of immersive productions, studios and installations by acquiring creative studio Meptik. Meptik specialises in creating dynamic virtual worlds and its clients range from film studios to lifestyle brands, Fortune 500s, musical artists, and more. While both companies will continue to operate as…
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Business as usual at Nuvias UC following the sale of Nuvias
Nuvias UC, the unified communications business, will continue as a separate entity under the ownership of Rigby Group following Infinigate's acquisition of Nuvias. Infinigate Group, the pan-European value-added distributor (VAD) of cyber security solutions, expects the acquisition of Nuvias Group’s cyber security and secure networking business to boost its revenue to…
Kinly named Logitech EMEA Services Partner of the Year
Kinly's UK business has picked up its second major international industry award this month, after being named ‘Service Partner of the Year’ by Logitech. Announced at Logitech’s inaugural ‘Channel Champions 22’ event in Montenegro, the award recognises Kinly UK – an aligned Logitech Premier Partner – for its outstanding performance…
Absen reaches 1,000 global channel partner landmark
Absen's global partnership network expansion has now reached the 1,000 channel partner mark. The company already operates in over 130 regions, covering domestic and overseas markets with a team of over 2,000 employees and representatives who are responsible for the completion of over 50,000 projects to date. Laura Luo, Absen's head…
Stadium and arena experts launch AV and acoustics agency
Two professionals with extensive international experience of stadium and arena projects have teamed up with global architectural design firm Populous to launch a specialist AV and acoustics design agency. Mark Murphy and Kevin Luckhurst have launched Experience Studios, which will design and deliver technical systems and creative content for the…
AVI-SPL shortlisted for Microsoft Surface Hub Partner award
AVI-SPL has been named a finalist for the 2022 Microsoft Surface Hub Partner of the Year Award, for demonstrating excellence in the innovation and implementation of customer solutions. The company holds Gold-level competencies for cloud productivity, communications, collaboration and content, and project and portfolio management. It is also a Microsoft…
Live events coalition launches The Power of Events brand
A coalition of event industry organisations has been rebranded as The Power of Events Formed in July 2020 by Rick Stainton of Smyle and Simon Hughes of the Business Visits and Events Partnership, One Industry One Voice brought together seven core events industry sectors: business and consumer brand experiences, live…
Midwich joins Zoom Master Agent Referral Partner Program
Midwich has joined the Zoom Master Agent Referral Program in the UK and Ireland with further Midwich Group territories to be announced soon. As part of the Master Agency agreement, Midwich will gain access to partner benefits and operational efficiencies including: Access to representing Zoom’s entire product suite. Ongoing commission on…
Barco updates projector and IP partnerships in UK&I
Barco has announced updated UK and Ireland distribution arrangements, with the Midwich Group sole distributor for projectors and LANG UK and Midwich/PSCo now sharing distribution rights for image processing products. Barco has been working for three years with the Midwich Group and for four years with LANG, which also offers…
Kinly’s UK team scoops Pexip’s Greatest Retention Award
Kinly's UK team was presented with the Greatest Retention Award at the Pexip EMEA Partner Community Summit 2022 for its “outstanding” performance and devotion to customer support, while adapting quickly to challenging market conditions. The systems integrator achieved Pexip’s highest client retention rate across the EMEA region last year, with…