FD Insights Issue 4 | Page 6

News First Distribution News Some of the latest developments concerning the distributor. Events Online First Distribution unveils its new online events portal A s South Africa’s leading distributor for datacentre and enterprise solutions, First Distribution is involved in many events, from both an organisational and partnering perspective. And with multiple vendors on its books, there are often many different events happening at any given time. To make things easier for both the company and its partners and customers, First Distribution has unveiled an online events portal where prospective attendees can not only get a broad overview of which events are happening and when, but obtain further information regarding specific events and register online too. Attendees can even use a button on the website to setup calendar reminders for the events which they wish to attend. To visit the portal, log onto events.firstdistribution.net or click on the ‘Events and Training’ menu at the top of the First Distribution homepage. First Distribution Wins Award at Huawei’s Annual Channel Summit irst Distribution won the award for ‘Best Distributor for the Mid-Market for 2012’ at Huawei’s Annual Channel Summit held at the Glenburn Lodge Country Estate on 12 September 2013. F First Distribution Huawei Brand Manager Pieter Nel received the award from John Whiting for posting the best performance by a distributor in the mid-market sector and commented that “It’s an honour and a privilege to receive this award from Huawei. It validates the hard work and dedicated service which we have put into servicing the channel lately, and we will continue to do our utmost to provide great value to our mid-market customers.” Huawei Enterprise’s Channel Manager, John Whiting, said “We are proud to present this award to First Distribution for their stellar achievement in this category. We look forward to further success in our co-operation with our channel partners to achieve win-win business outcomes and value creation for our customers.” 04 | www.firstdistribution.co.za Pieter Nel, First Distribution’s Huawei Brand Manager, receives the award from John Whiting, Huawei Enterprise Channel Manager