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Audio Visual (AV) Solutions

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Dimension Data sets out ambitious green targets

  Dimension Data is planning to save customers millions in saving energy and travel costs

• September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14

  ScanSource closes Imago Group acquisition

  In its bid to become one of the major AV and comms players in Europe ScanSource has completed its acquisition of Imago Group

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  4K display distribution prices crash in Q3 2014

  New research shows that distribution prices of Ultra-High-Def monitors dropped dramatically this quarter

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Apple Watch makes it time for the channel to talk infrastructure

  The Apple Watch might not be a product that the channel handles but the impact on networking infrastructure and security is an area that should provide revenue

• September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14

  Teachers struggling to cope with the technological classroom

  Virgin Business Media has surveyed teachers and found that a significant number are not comfortable trying to get the most out of the IT in their classrooms

• July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14

  RM PC departure hits half year revenues

  The latest RM half yearly numbers have shown the ongoing impact of making a decision to exit the PC market

• June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14

  Dixons signals consumer spending recovery

  Retailer delivers strong results with signs that consumer spending is recovering

• June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14

  Channel opportunities in wearable tech

  Resellers might not sell lots of Google Glass and iWatches but there are opportunities in supporting the move towards the use of more wearable technology

• May 23, 2014 23 May'14

  Exertis Micro-P adds Sharp to its audio visual range

  Exertis Micro-P has bolstered its audio visual line-up after signing up with Sharp

• May 16, 2014 16 May'14

  ASM Technologies identifying emerging opportunities

  ASM Technologies is reporting a decent amount of innovation in the tech development space as it looks to widen its portfolio

• May 09, 2014 09 May'14

  Dixons and Carphone tie-up close to completion

  With the deadline for an announcement over merger talks getting closer a deal to go ahead with the tie-up between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse looks like a done deal

• May 08, 2014 08 May'14

  Promethean remains optimistic despite sliding Q1 sales

  Interactive whiteboard player Promethean has struck an upbeat note despite sales going in the wrong direction in Q1

• May 01, 2014 01 May'14

  Toshiba turns to channel to drive audio-visual sales

  Toshiba offers up its AV range to partners for the first time in an attempt to offer a more complete hardware solution set to customers

• April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14

  Centerprise ICT 2015 Treasury contract guarantee of SME commitment

  HM Treasury says the awarding of a four year contract for media and wireless services to Centerprise is a clear demonstration of its commitment to sourcing ICT through UK SMEs

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 11 April 2014

  XP shutdown arrives, SME spending on the rise, and Ingram reports channel network success. Catch up on the biggest stories from the past seven days

• April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14

  Bose turns to channel with ASM Technologies

  Audio player Bose has signed up ASM Technologies as it looks to work with the channel for the first time

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  Tech Data handed Google Chromecast support deal

  Tech Data has been given a European wide support role for the Google Chromecast video streaming device

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Education player Promethean World trims losses

  Educational specialist Promethean World has trimmed losses as its product expansion starts to deliver

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Video surveillance start-up Eagle Eye alights on security VARs

  Cloud video surveillance specialist to hit up UK channel

• January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14

  Hardware recycling market facing tougher tests

  Those offering hardware recycling could find life becoming harder as legislation steps up and customer worries about data leakage increases

• January 23, 2014 23 Jan'14

  BETT: IT firms have a role to play in boosting teacher skills

  Stone Group has urged the IT industry to get involved with local schools to help teachers gain eskills

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Promethean heading in the right direction after stronger year

  Interactive whiteboard specialist Promethean World has delivered a year end trading update that sounds more positive than the last couple of years

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Ingram Micro takes on wider screen remit from LG

  Existing distribution relationship between Ingram Micro and LG is to expand to include large format screens and digital signage products

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 17 January 2013

  EMC gives sneak preview of new partner programme, distribution dragons seek out up-and-coming vendors, and Avnet gets new UK boss following reshuffle. Catch up on the biggest channel stories of last week

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  D-Link hands Routledge UK sales, marketing manager role

  Former European business development boss takes charge of UK and Ireland sales and marketing efforts

• January 03, 2014 03 Jan'14

  Mobility and high quality video set to dominate CES

  With the CES show in Las Vegas just days away it's already possible to predict the major themes of the massive consumer electronics event

• December 17, 2013 17 Dec'13

  Decent UK performance boosts Dixons

  A strong performance in the UK and Ireland has helped Dixons deliver decent H1 numbers

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  Blue Jeans Network looks for tight fit with UK channel

  Latest Silicon Valley start-up to hit UK shores pledges to turn video into a mass market proposition, and signs up big AV channel guns Imago and InterCall

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  Nimans launches channel video-as-a-service service

  Latest development in comms distie’s ‘Everything Connected’ strategy sees video-as-a-service solution pitched at convergence resellers

• September 06, 2013 06 Sep'13

  Dixons offloads loss-making Pixmania business

  Dixons has taken steps to sort out the future for its loss-making French online business Pixmania

• September 04, 2013 04 Sep'13

  D-Link teams up with Halfords in consumer security push

  D-Link’s consumer-focused surveillance camera lines are to be made available through automotive and cycling retail specialist Halfords

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  Micro-P shuffles management pack

  Micro-P has brought on new staff and made some promotions as it shuffles its management

• July 22, 2013 22 Jul'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 July 2013

  Adopting cloud could make midsized businesses more competitive; Computacenter UK sitting pretty; and Avnet and Arrow land IBM training role, in our regular look back at last week's big stories

• July 16, 2013 16 Jul'13

  Sennheiser expands ASM Technologies relationship

  Audio hardware specialist Sennheiser expands its partnership with self-styled agile distie ASM Technologies to get better access into system integrators and resellers

• May 16, 2013 16 May'13

  Demise of competitors bolsters Dixons

  The exit from the electrical retail market of Comet was one of the contributing factors that helped Dixons deliver a strong set of numbers for its fiscal year

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Mobile growth driving demand for high-end screens

  The latest research from Context has shown that the demand for greater connectivity is driving the demand for monitors with USB options

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Imago swoops on rival Touchline

  Distributor acquisition creates new force in European video-conferencing market

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Promethean revenues drop as market remains challenging

  Education market specialist Promethean World has reported a drop in first quarter revenues as the market continues to be challenging.

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  LDD Group buys into education market

  Acquisition of primary school computing specialist Compubyte latest step in LDD’s expansion plans

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  C2000 kicks off education campaign

  With the key buying period in the education market kicking off Computer 2000's public sector unit has launched a campaign to drive growth in that market

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Eizo relaunches channel using in-house distribution

  Monitor specialist Eizo has relaunched its channel 15 months after parting with Avnet and taking the decision to handle distribution itself

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  Comstor adds managed video financing options

  Westcon-owned distie is intent on helping the channel grab a larger slice of the multi-billion pound video market

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 8 March 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days as selected by MicroScope readers

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Samsung pumps $110m into Sharp

  Samsung has made an investment in Sharp as it looks to gain closer links with the thin-screen LCD manufacturer

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Comms disties join forces to host Vidyo services

  Telecoms distributor NeoWave has teamed up with some of its overseas peers to form a joint venture dedicated to offering hosted video collaboration services based on Vidyo software

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  Sluggish schools market hits Promethean revenues

  Education specialist Promethean has issued preliminary numbers of last year that show the impact of a challenging education market

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Ratcliffe leaves healthier RM, but BSF impact lingers

  With its successful restructuring now largely complete, RM chairman Martyn Ratcliffe has announced he will step down from the firm this summer

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  Avaya retains Imago's Radvision contract

  Specialist video distie Imago has revealed Avaya has renewed its contract to sell Radvision's Scopia products

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Former Comet executive joins C2000 Triade division

  A former Comet executive has joined Computer 2000's consumer electronics division as the distributor looks to bolster that side of its operations

• January 15, 2013 15 Jan'13

  HMV the latest high street casualty

  HMV has joined the ranks of Jessops and Comet as the firm called in administrators after admitting it is not going to be able to meet banking covenants at the end of the month

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 11 January 2013

  Our regular look back at the most widely read channel news stories from the past seven days

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Polycom nabs Cisco man to run EMEA marketing

  Former Cisco marketing director for collaboration Tim Stone is crossing over to video networking specialist Polycom to become vice president of its EMEA marketing operations

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Nearly New AV aims to grow brand with Norris appointment

  Nearly New AV has hired a business manager with a remit to grow the business it generates through partners as it looks to become a leading source of second-hand and ex-demo AV equipment

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  OpCapita engulfed in growing row as Comet shuts down

  With its remaining stores closing for good on 18 December, private equity backer OpCapita is under pressure over its role in the collapse of Comet

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  Nimans parent Nycomm buys Videonations

  Audio-visual reseller Videonations has been bought by Nimans parent, the Nycomm Group, for an undisclosed sum to bulk up its unified comms channel offering

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  Micro-P raids Azlan for network, comms talent

  Micro-P has appointed Azlan’s HP Networking business manager Gavin O’Shea as its new general manager of networking and communications

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  C2000 sets ambition for £3bn turnover

  Having already beaten its target of hitting the £2bn revenue mark in the UK Computer 2000 has now raised the bar higher as it looks to continue growth

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  End drawing near for Comet

  As more stores prepare for a last weekend of trading the prospect of the entire retail operation disappearing from the high street is looking more likely

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  Sharp could turn to tech giants to gain funding

  Struggling Sharp is reported to be in talks with Intel and Dell as it looks to secure their investments as it continues to look for solutions to turn around its losses

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  Dixons returns UK profit for first time in five years

  Electrical retail is not all doom and gloom with Dixons Retail delivering a solid set of interim numbers for its first half as it enjoys the benefits of a strong summer of sport and Comet's demise

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Further 125 Comet stores face the axe

  More Comet stores are set to bring down the shutters unless a firm offer can be made for the business as administrators look to cut costs further

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  Turnaround expert linked with Comet

  An entrepreneur that has a track record in turning around struggling businesses has been linked as a possible buyer for the struggling retailer Comet

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  Viewsonic appoints Carr to bolster sales

  Viewsonic has appointed former Sony staffer Richard Carr to head up its northern European sales with an expectation he will grow the business through resellers

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Imago, Vidyo team up to offer VAR cloud video service

  Video solutions VAD Imago Group says it has become the first European hosted video distributor after signing a new compact with telepresence software specialist Vidyo

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Dixons offers Comet staff yuletide lifeline

  Dixons is offering staff at the beleagured Comet stores the prospect of Christmas work as it looks to recruit 3,000 additional seasonal workers

• November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12

  Comet to fall into administration next week

  Troubled electricals and IT retailer Comet is to be placed into administrationwith around 6,000 jobs at risk across the UK

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  Comstor adds video carrier UCi2i, enhances Cisco service offering

  Comstor has signed an agreement to offer London-based video carrier UCi2i’s managed services offering to its VAR community, enhancing the services it is able to provide around its core Cisco offering

• October 10, 2012 10 Oct'12

  Avaya drops Radvision solutions into Connect programme

  Avaya Connect resellers will soon get enjoy the fruits of the unified comms vendor’s acquisition of video specialist Radvision, after Avaya announced its Scopia video solutions have now been added to the channel line-card

• October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12

  Polycom product refresh aims to 'future-proof' channel video projects

  Polycom has launched a raft of new video-conferencing solutions to help the channel grab and keep a larger slice of a market that could be worth up to $12bn (£7.5bn) by 2015

• October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12

  Maverick adds C2G reseller cable configurator

  C2000 audiovisual unit TDMaverick has added a vendor-supplied cabling configurator tool to its website as part of an ongoing drive to soup up the range of services it provides to its channel

• October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12

  Promethean World revenues dip as education cuts bite

  The financial year at interactive whiteboard specialist Promethean World continues to struggle with revenues again dropping in Q3 after a poor first half of the year

• September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12

  Hotlamps promotes anti-counterfeit message

  Distributor Hotlamps is looking to increase channel awareness about the dangers of selling copied or counterfeit projector lamps to customers

• September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12

  Apple partner Square gets new London home

  Apple Premium Reseller Square Group has moved into its new South London home, a stone's throw from the Shard

• September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12

  Dixons boosted by summer of sport

  Dixons Retail Group has seen sales figures climb in the summer better than it expected thanks to people buying TVs and tablets to watch the Olympics

• September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12

  Six Degrees buys Avaya partner Aurora

  Avaya reseller Aurora Networks Ltd is the latest firm to be picked up by buy-and-build cloud services provider Six Degrees Group, strengthening its unified communications business.

• September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 31 August 2012

  Our weekly run down of the top 10 most read stories on MicroScope.co.uk.

• August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12

  Apple partner Square gets teeth into audio-visual market

  Apple Premium Reseller Square Group has bought into the audio-visual market with the purchase of sector specialist, Digital Vision AV.

• August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12

  Sennheiser picks Rocom’s Craven for comms push

  Sennheiser has appointed former Rocom corporate sales boss Jane Craven director of sales and marketing, in the first director-level appointment for its UK Professional Telecoms division.

• August 10, 2012 10 Aug'12

  Dixons polishes off PIXmania

  Dixons Retail has bought out PIXmania founders Steve and Jean-Emile Rosenblum for €10m (£8m) in cash, taking its stake in the online retailer to 99%.

• August 09, 2012 09 Aug'12

  Education bounces back as higher ed starts spending

  The education sector could once again be fertile ground for resellers as it produced growth for the first time in a couple of years

• August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12

  Best Buy founder bids $9bn for retailer

  The original founder of the US retailer Best Buy has made an unsolicited offer to buy the company

• August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12

  Sharp set to swing the axe on 5,000 staff

  Sharp has announced plans to axe staff for the first time in 60 years after announcing major losses for its first quarter

• August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12

  Outdated views mean opportunities in videoconferencing

  Video conferencing systems used by most firms are out of date and delivering much less quality than more up-to-date technology can offer

• July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12

  Viewsonic brings in ex-Lenovo staffer to head Europe

  Viewsonic has hired a former Lenovo executive to run its European operations and grow its monitor and projector sales

• July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12

  TDMaverick extends credit on commercial displays

  Audio visual distributor TDMaverick is extending credit terms for resellers that sell commercial displays between now and the end of the year

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 27 July 2012

  The stories that got the readers clicking for the last week

• July 26, 2012 26 Jul'12

  Promethean boss walks as losses mount

  Promethean's chief executive has decided now is the time to leave as the whiteboard specialist announced a drop in revenues and significant losses for the first half

• July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12

  Imago to launch video-com recruitment agency

  Video conferencing channel specialist Imago has decided to launch its own recruitment agency to find staff with the right skills to drive the sector forward

• July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12

  Ingram takes on Sony staffer to grow AV business

  Ingram Micro has appointed a Sony executive to head up its audio visual division and grow revenues from that side of the business

• July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12

  Maverick extends Promethean cash-back offer

  A deal to tempt schools to upgrade their interactive whiteboards from Promethean has been extended until the end of the year

• July 08, 2012 08 Jul'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 6 July 2012

  Our weekly round-up of the top 10 most read stories here on MicroScope.co.uk

• July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12

  C2000 keeps focus on public sector

  Computer 2000 continues its push on the public sector arming resellers with tendering skills as it targets the education market

• May 22, 2012 22 May'12

  Maverick signs Barco deal, welcomes back old colleague

  Audio-visual solutions distie Maverick has signed a European distribution agreement with Barco, designer of visualisation solutions and developer of Click Share the ‘one-click' presentation and collaboration solution, writes Linda Endersby.