A SYETEMS developer has been recognised in the One4all Rewards Spotlight Awards, which recognises exemplary employees across a number of different categories and sectors.

Sev Manassian, a Systems Developer at Southport’s Fletchers Solicitors, was nominated by colleague Dan Taylor for proving himself to be an outstanding asset to the business who often goes above and beyond his role within his department. Sev has not only has been announced as Professional Services Employee of the Year and also crowned the overall Employee of the Year.

The judges felt Sev was “an exemplary employee and were impressed by how appreciated he was by his employer, the significant impact he has had on the company, and how he continuously goes over and above to deliver outstanding results and performance.”

Commenting on his win Sev said: “I’m really humbled to have not only been selected as the winner of the Professional Services Employee of the Year award but to also be the winner of the overall Employee of the Year award too. I count myself lucky to work within a team who produce such excellent work and allow me to constantly develop not only as an employee, but as a person. I want to say thank you to everyone who voted for me and to Fletchers for their ongoing support.”

The judging panel included a number of well-respected industry experts and insiders including journalists from the rewards, HR and benefits sector. As part of her win, Susan will receive a £200 One4all Gift Card, which can be spent in over 22,000 stores throughout the UK.

Declan Byrne, managing director at One4all Rewards said: “Huge congratulations to Sev he is a very deserving individual for Employee of the Year. Sev has continued to go above and beyond his role to deliver outstanding results for his company. Workers like Sev are the exact reason we launched the One4all Rewards Spotlight Awards – to recognise those employees who continuously go above and beyond in their role and recognise their efforts.

“We are thrilled that, via the Spotlight Awards, we have enabled so many small to medium sized businesses to recognise and give something tangible back to their most exceptional employees – saying thank you in a tangible way can do wonders for increasing staff retention, improving employee engagement and increasing the productivity of the workforce.”

The full list of winners can be viewed at: http://spotlightawards.one4allrewards.co.uk/winners

One4all Rewards are industry experts in benefits and rewards. Working with over 6,000 businesses of all sizes nationwide, One4all Rewards helps to transform customer and employee relationships through successful rewards and incentive schemes.

For more information, please visit www.spotlightawards.one4allrewards.co.uk/

Quiptel Hong Kong Limited, the video streaming technology company, is pleased to announce it has agreed terms to be acquired by Falcon Acquisitions Plc (LSE: FAL), the LSE listed investment company which is strategically focused on the over-the-top (“OTT”) market.

Sandip Sarda, Chief Executive Officer of Quiptel HK Ltd, said: “We are delighted to have agreed terms with Falcon Acquisitions at this exciting stage in our growth; the global OTT market has exploded in recent years, and we find that our vision and experience strongly resonates with the strategic objectives of Falcon. We now look forward to working with Gert Rieder and his team to build a truly innovative global OTT broadcast platform business.”

Gert Rieder, Falcon’s Executive Chairman, said: “Securing a foundation investment that enables us to build a scalable business in the rapidly growing OTT market has remained our primary focus. With its dynamic video streamlining technology and foothold in the Asian OTT market, we are delighted to be acquiring Quiptel, which has demonstrated its potential to generate considerable value in a market that is transforming the way we access media content. In due course we intend to re-apply for admission to the Official List and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange”.

About Quiptel
Established in 2008 in Hong Kong, Quiptel has invested significantly in research and development with successful deployments around the world. Quiptel has also achieved multiple patents for its advanced intelligent Adaptive Transfer Rate™ (ATR™) technology and is now a leader of the dynamic and fast growing OTT streaming sector.

You can learn more about Quiptel’s technology by visiting the website: http://www.quiptel.com/our-technology/.

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For more information, visit www.quiptel.com or any enquiries to Geof Todd:

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7 September 2016

Nuvias acquires value-added distribution business in Dubai

London, UK: 7/9/16: 8.00 hrs BST – Specialist EMEA distributor, the Nuvias Group, announces it has added a fourth region, MEA, to its regional EMEA structure. The other three Nuvias Group regions are Northern, Central and Southern Europe.

Nuvias has acquired SCD, a distributor operating out of Dubai. The new office will now act as a hub for Nuvias’ MEA activities, covering all parts of the Gulf Co-operation Council (1) (GCC) area, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

This is the latest development in the strong growth and development plans of Nuvias, which was established in July 2016. Nuvias is building an EMEA-wide, high-value, specialist distribution business, with a common proposition and consistent delivery. The strategy is to redefine value distribution to the channel, enabling the channel and vendor community to deliver exceptional business value to their customers and creating new standards of channel success.

Also being announced today is the setting up of the Nuvias Cyber Security Practice at the Dubai office, which includes vendors Unitrends (cloud empowered continuity solutions), Malwarebytes (advanced malware prevention and remediation), Black Duck (open source security and management) and Netskope (cloud data loss prevention).

Other recent vendor signings for Nuvias in the MEA region include JetNEXUS (load balancing), Lifesize (videoconferencing) and Tintri (VM-aware storage for virtualisation and the cloud).

Nuvias has already recruited several new staff for the MEA office bringing the current total up to 16. These include recent recruit Muneeb Anjum, the new sales director. Anjum has twelve years’ experience in the IT sector, with a proven track record in managing channel partners across the Middle East and extensive experience in successfully introducing new solutions to market.

Paul Eccleston, head of Nuvias Group, commented: “We are delighted to be announcing today the opening of our Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, completing our regional coverage of EMEA. MEA is a very important part of the region and a significant opportunity for us, our vendor partners and our customers.

“We have been working hard to bring the cyber security, advanced networking and unified comms capability of Wick Hill and Zycko to this region. With the acquisition of the business in Dubai, operating across the region, and the recruitment of Muneeb Anjum, which will be followed by further additions to the team very soon, this is an exciting development for Nuvias and we look forward to bringing more capability and vendors to the region quickly.”

Alasdair Kilgour, regional VP MEA for Nuvias, commented: “It’s both exciting and a privilege to be part of the Nuvias team and I look forward to leading the growth of the business across MEA and beyond. We will do this firstly by enabling our vendor partners locally to experience the same high standard of value-added service they already receive from the Group across Europe; secondly by expanding our channel partner community through our solution distribution philosophy; and thirdly by geographic expansion. We are exhibiting at Gitex in October at the Dubai World Trade Centre, which will give us a great platform to show the industry what Nuvias in the MEA region can offer.”

About Nuvias Group

Nuvias Group is the pan-EMEA, high value distribution business being built by Rigby Private Equity (RPE), to redefine international, specialist value distribution in IT. The Group provides a common proposition and consistent delivery across EMEA, allowing channel and vendor communities to deliver exceptional business value to customers, and enabling new standards of channel success.

The Group today consists of Wick Hill, an award-winning, value-added distributor with a strong specialisation in security; and Zycko, an award-winning, specialist EMEA distributor, with a focus on advanced networking. Both companies have proven experience at providing innovative technology solutions from world-class vendors, and delivering market growth for vendor and reseller partners alike. The Group has fourteen regional offices across EMEA and turnover is in excess of US$ 300 million.

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1. Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)
A regional, political organisation consisting of six middle eastern countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.

For further press information, please contact Annabelle Brown on +44 (0) 1326 318212, email [email protected]. Wick Hill https://www.wickhill.com Zycko http://www.zycko.com

Kemp Little announces the appointment of Mark Lewis as a partner in its IP & Technology Disputes Group.

Mark’s appointment boosts the firm’s dispute resolution capability following the appointment of technology disputes specialist partner Vicky Cooper in December 2015. The 11 strong team works closely with the firm’s market-leading commercial technology group.

Mark specialises in outsourcing, IP and technology disputes and acts for both suppliers and buyers. He has been involved in disputes relating to some of the largest and most complex IT projects in the world.

Mark said “I’m delighted to be joining Kemp Little where outsourcing and technology are at the core of the practice. They are recognised for their excellence in those areas and they embrace providing legal services in new and innovative ways.”

Paul Garland, head of the IP and Technology Disputes team at Kemp Little said “Mark’s arrival, further strengthening the IP & Technology disputes group, is fantastic news and we are excited to add his deep expertise and undoubted quality to the growing team. Helping our clients resolve IT & IP related disputes is a core part of the firm’s strategy to support its clients in all areas where technology increasingly has a major impact”.

Mark joins from Penningtons Manches, where he was Head of the Technology Disputes Group.

 

 

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Kemp Little is recognised as the leading technology and digital media law firm. The firm acts for leading organisations across the range of technology and communications industries and in sectors where technology transforms how business operates including financial services, media, travel, retail, professional services, healthcare and the public sector. Its clients range from the largest global public companies and organisations to early stage ventures with exciting new technologies. Clients include over 10% of the FTSE 100, 15 Fortune Global 500 and six of the Sunday Times Tech Fast Track companies.

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– Acquisition marks successful exit for developer of Android mobile app with 3.5 million installs

Vienna, 30th August 2016 –  Appsbuyout (appsbuyout.vc), the destination for successful Android developers looking to sell their apps, has acquired leading caller ID and spam block Android mobile app True Contact from Israel based developer Eugene Hanikblum. The deal represents a noteworthy cash-out for an app in the mid-sized Android app segment.

True Contact is a significant app in the Caller ID space, with 3.5 million installs and a 4.1 Google Play rating, placing it in the top-1% of Google Play apps1. In addition to the user-base, True Contact brings Appsbuyout a 500-million item phone data base.

“We see huge potential in True Contact, which perfectly complements our app portfolio. It adds both a significant user base and valuable data,” says Claudia Dreier-Poepperl, CEO & founder of Appsbuyout. “We’re also very excited to provide the best possible exit opportunity for ‘appreneurs’ like Eugene, who have built a large user base but would like to cash in on their efforts. We’re actively looking to do the same for other successful developers going forward, as we build up a strong and varied app portfolio.”

For True Contact developer Eugene Hanikblum, dealing with Appsbuyout was straightforward and positive: “The personal attention I received from the Appsbuyout team was remarkable. They listened to what I had to say and walked me through the selling process thoroughly,” he says. “They were exceptionally reliable in time commitments and overall consistent in meeting my expectations.”

True Contact provides users with an impressive number of call-and-contacts management features. In addition to smart caller ID, including the caller’s name, address and picture, users can save resolved contacts to their phone book and keep existing contacts’ details up to date. The SPAM Blocker feature enables unwanted calls to be blocked with a single click.

Appsbuyout is actively looking to acquire additional Android mobile apps. It is interested in apps that are popular with users, recently updated and have achieved at least 50,000 installs on their latest version. The apps do not have to be profitable and since Appsbuyout is not a marketplace, sellers pay no commission. An easy-to-use app valuation tool provides further details for potential sellers at appsbuyout.vc.

Notes: 1: According to Pew Research, less than 1% of Google Play Apps have more than 1 million installs. Source: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/11/10/an-analysis-of-apps-in-the-google-play-store/

30 August 2016

– Permanent vacancies show 0.2% growth year-on-year

– Contract vacancies dip by 2%

– Contract vacancies within financial services jump 21%

– Engineering vacancies fall by 9%

– Average salaries dip by 0.8%

Professional recruitment firms reported that vacancy numbers remained stable in the month following the EU Referendum with 0.2% year-on-year growth in July 2016 according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This is in line with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which reported in August that the overall employment rate was 74.5% in the three months to June 2016 – with 23.22 million people working full-time, 374,000 more than a year earlier.

The latest data from APSCo reveals notable variations between the trade association’s core sector groups in terms of hiring activity. While permanent vacancies across both financial services and marketing, for example, have increased (6% and 16% respectively), IT and engineering have both recorded dips (7% and 9% respectively).

Contract vacancies within financial services jump 21%

Following a steady increase in demand pre-Brexit, temporary and contract vacancies dipped across the professional staffing market in July, with opportunities softening by 2% year-on-year. The clear exception is the finance and accounting sector where vacancies increased by 21% in July. Most likely due to a reluctance to bring on board talent on a permanent basis until there is greater clarity around what Britain’s relationship with Europe will look like post Article 50 – and how this will impact the operations of multi-national financial institutions moving forwards.

Engineering vacancies dip

Permanent vacancies within the engineering sector dipped by 9% year-on-year in July. This is in line with recent reports from the CBI which found that the UK’s manufacturing output eased back in the three months to August with 34% of businesses reporting a rise in output and 23% reporting a fall. This represents a balance of +11%, which is down from +16% reported in July.

This fall in confidence may be in response to anticipation of a post-Brexit funding gap, with a large proportion of research and development spend in the sector currently coming from the EU. However, this dip in demand is juxtaposed with a simultaneous increase in average salaries with both manufacturing and engineering recording uplifts of 3.4% and 2.3% as ongoing skills gaps, created by a steep retirement cliff, continue to impact the supply of professional talent.

Average salaries dip

APSCo’s figures also reveal that median salaries across all professional sectors dipped by 0.8% year-on-year. This figure is characterised by notable fluctuations in terms of sector, with financial services, for example, recording an uplift of 3.6%. Average salaries within the professional sectors fall short of the national increase in pay as reported by the ONS which found that average earnings grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the three months to June 2016.

Ann Swain, Chief Executive of APSCo comments:

“Pre-Brexit, it was widely hypothesised that market confidence and the UK economy would spin into freefall if Britain was to leave the European Union. However, so far, these fears have proved unfounded. Data shows that both retail sales and the labour market performed strongly in July and August’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reported that Eurozone activity was at its highest for seven months.”

“It is interesting that demand for contractors within financial services remains strong despite widespread volatility in the sector. Lloyds Banking Group, for example, said in July it would axe 3,000 jobs and close 200 branches to cushion against a more testing economic environment caused by Britain’s vote to quit the EU. Similarly, European banks including HSBC and Deutsche Bank have also gone on record to say they may have to move people or activities to France and Germany if rules around passporting rights change post Article 50. It seems that an increasingly flexible workforce is being utilised to keep the wheels in motion until there is greater certainty around what the UK’s future relationship with the EU will look like. Until then, the professional recruitment sector will continue to provide talent to firms’ immediate and short-term needs.”

Adam Pode, Director of Research for Staffing Industry Analysts, which compiles the report for APSCo, comments:

“The drop in the demand in the engineering sector comes as no surprise. The oil industry, which makes up an important part of the sector has seen revenues tumbled 96% from 2014-15 to just £60m in 2015-16, according to Government figures. Last year the number of jobs supported by the UK’s oil and gas industry fell by an estimated 84,000 and are forecast to fall by a further 40,000 this year. Separately concerns about commercial construction are also having a negative impact.”

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Combination Creates Game-Changing Consumer Cyber-Security Platform

London, 16th August 2016: BullGuard, Europe’s #1 rated consumer security company, today announced it has acquired Dojo Labs, the pioneering innovator in consumer internet of things security. Together, the companies will redefine how security is delivered for consumers and small businesses. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Named a cool vendor in the connected home by Gartner earlier this year (“Cool Vendors in the Connected Home, 2016”), Israel-based Dojo Labs has developed a highly innovative offering that includes powerful home network security technologies, managed through an easy-to-use mobile app, coupled with a cloud-based platform that utilizes proprietary machine learning algorithms to detect and block threats and anomalies.

“More than 4 billion consumer devices are connected to the internet today, and this number is growing exponentially. Until now, the security and privacy of these devices has been essentially non-existent, leaving our most precious data and possessions exposed,” said Paul Lipman, CEO at BullGuard. “BullGuard and Dojo share a common vision for solving this critical market need, and for delivering the products our customers need to keep them safe”.

The Internet of Things has moved rapidly from an early adopter market into the mainstream, but in doing so has introduced a range of new security concerns for consumers. Recent BullGuard research highlighted the scale of the problem and the concerns that many people have about the security of their connected devices. 66% of UK survey respondents said they are highly concerned about the security of connected devices, while 72% do not know how to secure them properly. In the US, 58% expressed security concerns while 61% said they don’t know how to secure their IoT devices.

“The transformative promise of smart homes can only be truly realized once the security problem has been solved,” said Yossi Atias, Dojo Labs co-founder. “I am delighted to be combining forces with BullGuard at this pivotal juncture in the evolution of our industry.”

“BullGuard’s promise to our customers is that we keep it simple and we keep you safe, for which we’ve been recognized in our recent sweep of prestigious national awards” continued Lipman. “With the acquisition of Dojo Labs we look forward to delivering the highest level of protection to our customers across their entire connected lives.”

About BullGuard
BullGuard is a fast growing antimalware and mobile security brand. Its award-winning product portfolio includes internet security solutions, mobile security, 24/7 identity protection, and social media protection for both home and small business users, including BullGuard Premium Protection – a unique suite that goes beyond the PC to safeguard personal and financial information by continually monitoring the web, social networks, as well as the dark web for stolen and compromised data sources. BullGuard is also a pioneer in Internet of Things and connected device security for consumers, releasing the world’s first vulnerability checker and actively researching and advising on issues surrounding IoT security.

For more information visit BullGuard.

About Dojo-Labs
Dojo-Labs is dedicated to defining the security of things for the connected home. The company’s first product, Dojo, is an intelligent security device that connects to the home network and acts as the essential layer between connected devices and any threats to their security or privacy. The Dojo-Labs team is comprised of cyber-security experts with the highest level of hacking and security-related big data analytics experience

Heidrick & Struggles Acquires Distinguished London-based JCA Group

JCA Group has premium reputation in Boardrooms; will serve as catalyst for growth in premium,
senior-level executive search and advisory services for Heidrick & Struggles in UK

CHICAGO and LONDON, August 4, 2016 — Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping worldwide, announced today that it has acquired JCA Group, a London-based executive search advisory firm.

JCA Group is led by Founding Partners Jan Hall and Emma Fallon, and has 40 employees, including eight partners.

“JCA Group is the preeminent Board and CEO recruiting boutique in the UK with an outstanding reputation as a senior talent and leadership advisor— especially among the FTSE 100 and 250,” said Tracy R. Wolstencroft, Heidrick & Struggles’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “This acquisition further accelerates the growth of our global business and immediately enhances our brand in the boardrooms and C-suites across the UK.”

“Jan is a dynamic leader who has surrounded herself with the most diverse and talented consultant team in the UK,” Wolstencroft said. “She has instilled a client focus within the JCA Group that is highly consultative and advisory, and a culture that is open, collaborative and very team-oriented.”

Hall becomes Chairman in the UK for the newly combined Heidrick & Struggles/JCA Group. In this capacity, she will lead the CEO & Board Practice in the UK and serve as co-head of the firm’s CEO & Board Practice in Europe, with Sylvain Dhenin.

“All the JCA Partners are thrilled with this opportunity to continue to pursue our passion of serving clients in the Boardroom while expanding our market impact as part of the global Heidrick & Struggles platform,” Hall said.

“We look forward to bringing a broader suite of leadership consulting and culture shaping services to our existing clients, while also serving new clients as they seek transformational leaders in these complex and uncertain times.”

The United Kingdom is second only to the United States as a market for executive search globally, according to 2015 data collected by the Association of Executive Search Consultants. Heidrick & Struggles expects demand in the UK for the most senior levels of executive search―Board directors and C-suite executives―to remain strong, despite the recent vote by the UK to leave the European Union. “In uncertain operating environments, the need for senior leadership is greater than ever,” said Wolstencroft.

JCA Group has been a leader in addressing gender disparity among Boards, as a policy advocate and in placing women on Boards in both non-executive and executive roles. One in three of JCA Group’s recent appointments to FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Boards have been female.

About Heidrick & Struggles:
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) serves the executive talent and leadership needs of the world’s top organizations as a premier provider of leadership consulting, culture shaping and senior-level executive search services. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 60 years ago. Today, the firm serves as a trusted advisor, providing integrated leadership solutions and helping its clients change the world, one leadership team at a time. www.heidrick.com

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Woodside Capital Partners (WCP) proudly announces that Red Hat has acquired our client 3scale. WCP served as 3scale’s exclusive sell-side advisor throughout the transaction, which closed on June 24th, 2016. Given 3scale’s position as a leader in providing API management technology, the acquisition enhances Red Hat’s ability to enable the API economy with simplified cloud integration and micro-services-based architectures.

About 3scale
3scale makes it easy to open, secure, distribute, control and monetize APIs. Powerful, secure and Web scalable, 3scale is the API Management Platform built with performance, customer control and excellent time-to-value in mind. Powering more than 700 customer APIs, 3scale enables distribution of company data, content or services to multiple devices or mobile/Web applications, and makes it easy to productize APIs. No other solution gives API providers so much power, ease and flexibility in such a cost effective way. Customers span the Fortune 500, government, academia and startups, including Coldwell Banker, Johnson Controls, SITA, CrunchBase, UC Berkeley and Campbell’s Soup. 3scale also powers the API Strategy & Practice Conference and APIs.io, the first open source API search engine. Unlock the power of your APIs with www.3scale.net.

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.

About Woodside Capital Partners
Woodside Capital Partners is a global, independent investment bank that delivers world-class strategic and financial advice to emerging growth companies in the technology sectors, as well as institutional technology research services marketed as techView. With a strong track record in M&A, strategic partnerships and private placements, Woodside Capital Partners has been providing worldwide investment banking services since 2001 with leading domain experience in software, Internet services, electronic communications and materials. Securities transactions are offered through Woodside Capital Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA (www.finra.org) and SIPC (www.sipc.org), and through Woodside Capital Partners UK LLP, a financial services firm authorized and regulated by the FSA (www.fsa.gov.uk). Woodside Capital Partners International LLC, Woodside Capital Securities LLC, and Woodside Capital Partners UK LLP are affiliated companies. More info is available at www.woodsidecap.com.

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Wick Hill and Zycko will now be known as ‘Wick Hill, a Nuvias group company’ and ‘Zycko, a Nuvias group company.’

London, England: 4/7/16: 13.00 hrs BST – Rigby Private Equity (RPE) announces the formation of Nuvias Group, a holding company for the pan-EMEA high value distribution business being built by RPE, to redefine specialist value distribution. Wick Hill and Zycko now become part of Nuvias Group and will be known as –

Wick Hill, a Nuvias group company

Zycko, a Nuvias group company

Nuvias strategy
With Nuvias, RPE is building an EMEA-wide, high-value, specialist distribution business, with a common proposition and consistent delivery. The strategy is to redefine value distribution to the channel, enabling the channel and vendor community to deliver exceptional business value to their customers and creating new standards of channel success.

Nuvias will provide a consistent quality of service, with best-in-class technologies, giving reseller partners local access to the best international services and solutions. Local expertise is backed up by a consistent operating platform, offering the highest level of value-added services and flexibility. For vendor partners and solution providers, Nuvias will deliver accelerated growth at all stages of the business and product growth lifecycle, enabling rapid expansion throughout EMEA.

Paul Eccleston, head of RPE, also now becomes CEO of Nuvias. He commented: “Zycko and Wick Hill form the foundations of Nuvias, a new type of international distribution company. We’re building a distributor to meet the evolving demands of the channel. As of today, Nuvias is already serving 40 vendors and 5,000 resellers in thirteen countries. Moving forward, we will be covering all major territories in EMEA, offering a common value proposition, consistently executed. This will give any vendor or reseller best in class distribution services, no matter in which country.”

Wick Hill and Zycko
Wick Hill and Zycko were the first acquisitions for RPE and now are the first high value, specialist distributors in Nuvias Group. Both companies are strong brands, with an exceptional reputation and a commitment to excellence. They both provide high value added services, with best-of-breed solutions that give channel partners good margins and consultancy opportunities. These philosophies and values are also core to Nuvias and will be fundamental as Nuvias continues to grow.

As far as vendors and resellers are concerned, there will be no changes, but there will certainly be additional opportunities for growth. Both Wick Hill and Zycko will carry on operating from their current sites, with existing staff, and headed up by Ian Kilpatrick, Wick Hill chairman, and David Galton-Fenzi, Zycko CEO.

Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, commented: “This is an exciting move in the growth and evolution of Wick Hill and Zycko. Having us operating separately under the Nuvias banner builds on the strength and reputation of both companies while providing us with a common identity for our expansion in EMEA.”

David Galton-Fenzi, CEO of Zycko, said: “There is a growing level of excitement and anticipation amongst our staff, customers and vendor partners, largely due to the growth and development possibilities that will arise in the future with Nuvias. For Zycko and Wick Hill staff, the creation of Nuvias will bring a new wave of opportunities that will create strong, medium and long term career paths for our people across EMEA. This, coupled with the speed of our expected growth, makes Nuvias a great place to build a successful career for the future.”

The new name acknowledges that in future there will be more high value-add, specialist distributor acquisitions, more countries added to the geographical scope, more services provided, as well as new vendor and reseller partner needs. So it makes sense to bring them all together under one joint Group name.

Today, the Nuvias product portfolio encompasses networking, infrastructure, security, communications, storage, continuity, recovery, access, performance, monitoring and management. Turnover is over US$ 300 million. Recently, Nuvias became a pan-EMEA distributor for vendors Unitrends and Malwarebytes. In January 2015, the first joint Wick Hill/Zycko office was opened in Vienna, Austria.

New board appointments
Ian Kilpatrick, David Galton-Fenzi, Lee Driscoll, Zycko’s chief sales officer, and Helge Scherff, managing director of Wick Hill Germany, all join the Nuvias board.

INFORMATION FOR EDITORS

Regional structure
The current geographical structure of Nuvias is divided into three regions, with offices in thirteen countries.
Northern
UK, Nordics and Benelux. This region is headed up by Lee Driscoll.

Central
DACH and Central Europe. This region is headed up by Helge Scherff.

Southern
France, Iberia, Italy and the Mediterranean. This region is headed up by David Galton-Fenzi, on an interim basis.