Veritas Technologies has named David Noy as VP of Product Management. He will oversee product management for the Veritas Software-Defined Storage (SDS) and Appliances portfolios as well as the appliances support, manufacturing and supply-chain functions.

Leeds-based Firstnet and Manchester company Select Data Centres have merged to form a new business under the name of Firstnet Group. The deal combines Select's focus on data centre design and construction with Firstnet's expertise in connectivity, networks, managed IT, cloud platforms, system co-location and disaster recovery.

Liquid Voice has appointed Matthew Hicks and Andrew Brunt as Channel Development Managers responsible for building the company's EMEA reseller channels.

E-commerce IT heavyweight Terra Computer has signed the first e-learning partnership deal with Fidelity Group.

The midlands-based channel-only company will now roll out the solution to its 700 strong partner base.

Solar has extended its regional reach with the acquisition of Cardiff-based TWL, adding to its existing offices in Chippenham, Harlow and Manchester. TWL founder and MD Andrew Nicholson will remain with the business. Solar CEO John Whitty said: "This latest addition to the Solar Group follows the purchase and integration of our two acquisitions in 2016.

Salford-based cloud service provider DataCentred has gone into administration despite some notable client wins, according to the administrators, who are trying to sell the business as a going concern.

Last year, DataCentred won a contract to provide UK tax body HMRC with an OpenStack-based public cloud to support its multi-channel digital tax platform (MDTP).

Mark McHale has been promoted as the new VP of Arrow's Enterprise Computing Solutions business in the UK and Ireland.

McHale was previously MD for Arrow's Data Centre Solutions division.

McHale succeeds Jesper Trolle who has been promoted to president Americas of Arrow's Enterprise Computing Solutions business.

Juniper Networks has appointed Kristian Kerr as EMEA channel chief responsible for charting all aspects of channel and partner strategy, planning and operations in the region.

Open source infrastructure solutions provider SUSE has named Dublin-based Securelinx as its first Solution Partner for the UK and Ireland. 

Red Hat's partner ecosystem has 'deepened', according to Petra Heinrich, VP channels EMEA.

"We've been engaging more deeply with partners and solutions developers, aiming to help them with the complete portfolio and not dilute our channel."