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Arrow Electronics announces it has entered into a Europe-wide agreement with digital workplace platform provider Omnissa. Under the agreement, Arrow will provide resellers across Europe with access to Omnissa's AI-driven digital work platform. Omnissa, formerly VMware EUC (End User Computing), was acquired from Broadcom by private equity firm KKR in July. The company serves over 26,000 customers globally, providing unified endpoint management, virtual apps and desktops, digital employee experience, and security and compliance solutions. Efficient work environments The Omnissa platform is an autonomous digital workspace solution, featuring self-configuring and self-securing capabilities. The AI-driven platform continuously adapts to the way people work, delivering personalised experiences while optimising security, IT operations, and costs. "Omnissa's advanced digital workspace solutions are aligned with our efforts to support our customers in delivering modern, efficient work environments," said Mike Worby, EMEA head of strategic alliances for Arrow's enterprise computing solutions business. "The digital workplace market is expected to grow over the next several years, driven by the increasing demand for remote work solutions and enhanced employee experiences. By adding Omnissa's advanced solutions to our portfolio, we are enabling our channel partners to meet the evolving needs of modern enterprises and deliver smarter, more efficient work environments." Robust partner ecosystem Al Irizarry, head of partner sales at Omnissa, said, "A robust partner ecosystem is essential to our strategy for delivering more value to customers.” “We have been a leader in the digital workspace market for many years, and now that Omnissa is a standalone business, we can offer a simplified approach that focuses solely on helping our channel partners capitalise on the growing opportunity in digital workspace solutions and services." Omnissa is available now in the following countries: Austria, Baltics, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Cloudbrink, the personal SASE provider, has named Graphene Networks as a distribution partner for North America. North Carolina-based Graphene Networks, a specialist in managed WAN edge services, will supply the Cloudbrink service to technology service distributors (TSDs) as a VPN replacement and high-performance alternative to ZTNA. Traditional SD-WAN solutions Cloudbrink provides fast, secure access to SaaS, cloud, and on-prem applications. Graphene sells managed network services and supports pioneering platforms such as VMware, Palo Alto, and others with a focus on SD-WAN.  Traditional SD-WAN solutions are premises-based, but users are increasingly transient posing security and manageability challenges for IT pioneers, particularly in the network last-mile. The Cloudbrink service closes this gap with ultra-low-latency connectivity, edge-native security, and end-to-end visibility for IT teams. Easy-to-manage work-from-anywhere solution Prakash Mana, CEO of Cloudbrink, said, "Graphene brings a wealth of SD-WAN experience, which will be invaluable when customers either want to extend traditional SD-WAN deployments to the edge or deploy Cloudbrink on its own as a powerful, easy-to-manage work-from-anywhere solution." Dwight Wilhelm, CEO of Graphene Networks, said, "In the hybrid work era users are demanding secure and reliable office-grade connectivity, but you can’t put SD-WAN everywhere." Software agent-based, edge-native solution Dwight Wilhelm adds, "Cloudbrink provides a software agent-based, edge-native solution that significantly enhances user experience, improves overall security, and also makes life simple for the IT team with no hardware to deploy and everything configured and managed centrally." Graphene Networks is targeting customers in industries with large populations of hybrid or mobile workers, such as healthcare where clinicians are increasingly doing remote consults over video links, and insurance, where road-bound agents need reliable access to customer-facing applications.

LiveAction, a pioneering provider in end-to-end network security and performance visibility, has announced pivotal appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The strategic hires of Ian Gallagher as Regional Sales Director for Northern Europe, Guntram Allfen as Regional Sales Director for Central Europe, and Sebastien Texier as Regional Sales Director for France, underscore LiveAction's commitment to accelerating growth and customer success across the European region. Strengthening LiveAction's connection Gallagher brings a wealth of expertise in networking and security from his enterprise roles With over two decades of selling experience in enterprise and global markets, Ian Gallagher brings a wealth of expertise in networking and security from his enterprise roles at VMware, Extreme Networks and Brocade. Guntram Allfen, who previously led sales for the DACH region at Avi Networks (acquired by VMware in 2019), has a deep understanding of network and security offerings, coupled with his experience at NetIQ, NetScout, and Riverbed.  Sebastien Texier, an accomplished veteran with over 25 years of experience in networks, analytics, and cloud computing, joins LiveAction after a successful stint at ThousandEyes, a Cisco company, further strengthening LiveAction's connection to the Cisco ecosystem. Unparalleled network intelligence “Ian, Guntram, and Sebastien are exceptional sales pioneers with proven success in delivering value to customers and partners in the European market," said Carlos Ferro, Senior Vice President and General Manager of International at LiveAction.  “Their appointments strengthen our commitment to providing unparalleled network intelligence and support to enterprises across the region as they navigate increasingly complex networking and security challenges.” Comprehensive network visibility As enterprises embrace digital transformation and adopt hybrid cloud architectures, the need for comprehensive network visibility and performance management has become paramount. LiveAction's industry-pioneering solutions empower organisations to gain end-to-end visibility and unified control over their networks, applications, and security posture.  With a growing presence and deep expertise in the European market, LiveAction is well-positioned to support enterprises in optimising their network infrastructures and ensuring business continuity.