Industrial 3D printers set for 2017 growth

After consecutive years of unit-shipment declines, industrial 3D printers are set for growth in 2017, with the second half of the year expected to be strong thanks to both newcomers and familiar brands alike. This is according to market research firm Context. “We saw...

It’s time for information management

Picture all those boxes of historical archives shoved into your company’s warehouse or the storage closet in marketing or the empty office down the passage. The space is probably filled with hundreds of documents, papers, snapshots, financial reports – some tattered,...

New workplaces should be smart, slick and safe

 Office printers have long been the poster-child for workspace frustrations. Scenes depicting the wrath of an office worker destroying the office printer at their all-time low are familiar to most of us. By Afrika Tau, chief sales officer at Nashua And why shouldn’t...

Innovative and forward thinking security

There’s only one thing we can say with any certainty about cyber security, and that is that cyber criminals are always one step ahead of security vendors.  By Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Intact Software Distribution They are innovating more quickly than businesses are...
Meet the product managers

Meet the product managers

Invariably stuck between the rock that is vendors and the hard place that is the reseller sector, distribution Product Managers seldom get the recognition they deserve for doing what is arguably one of the most difficult jobs in the channel. But as has become...

People, technology key to business success

The world is changing as digitalisation, driven by cloud-everywhere, takes over the business environment. Underpinning the new business models is an IT infrastructure that is pervasive, intelligent, managed and connected. And this is enabling organisations to do more,...

The journey to smart cities

The network is rapidly becoming the enabler for digitalisation, as edge-to-cloud connectivity and manageability start to make the connected world a reality. One of the areas where this pervasive connectivity is going to start making a huge difference to everyone is in...

Making the digital workplace a reality

There’s an opportunity to fire your business up to the next level, but it’s really not a choice. If you don’t innovate the way you work and connect, you risk being left behind, and that includes being abandoned by customers and business partners. You may also drag...