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Cradlepoint signs distribution agreement with
Rectron to expand channel presence in South Africa
C
radlepoint, the global leader in cloud-
delivered LTE and 5G ready wireless
edge solutions, has signed a distribution
agreement with leading South ICT
distributor Rectron.
The agreement will see Rectron provide
Cradlepoint’s technology and services to
resellers, system integrators, managed Each Rectron branch is a fully functioning
sales, warehouse and service operation
and is automatically an extension of
Cradlepoint’s sales and technical teams.
Rectron experts are available at each branch
to ensure they can provide immediate
assistance to resellers and customers.
“We are delighted to be working with such
services providers (MSPs), e-tailers and
retailers across Southern Africa.
Cradlepoint plans to further develop
its channel presence in the region, and the
agreement with Rectron will enable both
companies to bring the benefits of LTE and
5G-ready wireless technologies to SMEs,
enterprises and the public sector.
Established in 1995, Rectron is
headquartered in Johannesburg with
regionally located branches to serve all nine
provinces of South Africa. a well-respected distribution partner, with
the experience and infrastructure we always
look for,” said Jason Wells, Vice President
and General Manager, Europe, Middle East
and Africa (EMEA) at Cradlepoint. “Rectron
is ideally placed to help build our network
of partners and service the growing base
of customers in South Africa for LTE-based
wireless edge solutions.”
Spencer Chen, Managing Director of
Rectron, said: “South African ICT resellers
are being continuously challenged to evolve
through creative thinking and continuous
development. Our partnership with
Cradlepoint will add a market-leading product
and service portfolio for our channel partners.
Collectively, we have an extremely strong
proposition to bring to our customer base.”
Spire Solutions signs with Gigamon to accelerate
incident detection and response times in Middle East
W
hile network security and monitoring
is crucial due to increasing volumes
of data and growing cybersecurity concerns,
many organisations fall short of their
network visibility goals. Based on a recent
survey from Vanson Bourne, approximately
67% of companies say that network blind
spots are one of the biggest challenges they
face when trying to protect their data.
To address customer challenges related
to visibility across all networks, tiers
and applications, ‘Disruptive Distributor’
Spire Solutions, has signed a distribution
partnership with Gigamon. The platform
provides active visibility into physical and
virtual network traffic, enabling stronger
security and superior performance.
“In today’s world, organisations are
under immense pressure to simultaneously
identify performance bottlenecks and
secure a broader potential attack surface.
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Gigamon enables organisations to run fast,
stay secure and innovate in the digital
economy by providing complete visibility and
intelligence on all data in motion.”
“Through our strategic partnership with
Spire Solutions, leveraging their expertise,
experience and coverage, we aim to help
customers in the Middle East holistically
secure their digital
domains,” said Vijay
Babber, Senior
Channel Manager,
Middle East and Africa
from Gigamon.
“The appeal of
improving network
visibility for customers
is the boost it
provides to incident
response: better
network visibility
allows you to monitor network traffic for
malicious behaviour and potential threats
more closely. By partnering with Gigamon
we can be assured that clients in the
region will gain unrivalled visibility while
potential security issues are thwarted,”
said Siddhartha Murthinty, Chief Solutions
Architect, at Spire Solutions.
Siddhartha Murthinty,
Chief Solutions Architect,
at Spire Solutions