Australian distributor Leader has inked a strategic partnership with cyber security and compliance provider ViCyber.

Celebrated during a black-tie event at Doltone House at Darling Island in Sydney on 14 November, the awards brought together more than 570 members of Australia’s channel community.

From uni start-up to industry leader, Theo Kristoris discussed with CRN at the 2024 Leader Expo in Brisbane how Leader continues to empower resellers with complete solutions. By maintaining strategic stock levels and supporting growth, they are the partner for progress.

Lachlan Eyers from Sophos shared his insights with CRN Australia at the 2024 Leader Expo in Brisbane about their fresh entry into the Leader ecosystem. Engaging with such a dynamic partner base is just the beginning of this thrilling journey. Dive into Sophos’ journey and see why this community is special.

Leader’s Diego Torre speaking at the 2024 Leader Expo in Brisbane emphasises a unique channel-only strategy for Breeze Connect. By offering partners exclusive wholesale access, MSPs can enhance their service portfolio and secure market dominance.

Speaking at the 2024 Leader Expo in Brisbane, Chris Sutherland emphasised solutions for corporate budget challenges. “Ubiquiti matches the enterprise needs without the hassle of licensing fees,” he explained. Dive into the future of cost-effective enterprise tech with Ubiquiti’s forward-thinking solutions.

Adelaide based Leader has inked a distribution deal with well-known security brand Avast, part of Gen, to provide advanced endpoint solutions tailored for small businesses.

LEADER, a trusted partner for the IT industry, has launched a new device as a service (DaaS) offering, which allows IT resellers to provide their customers with hardware, software, and services in a flexible and affordable subscription model.

Leader Systems’ telecommunications arm, Breeze Connect, has officially launched National Broadband Network (NBN) services to its partner network.

Strengthening Leader’s cybersecurity portfolio and extending Sophos’ national reach. Cyber security vendor Sophos has added Leader to its distribution roster.

Distributor Leader has hired former Access4 partner growth manager Diego Torre as business manager for its telco and unified communications (UC) division Breeze Connect.

Leader has announced a distribution agreement with “AI-powered” IT management platform Atera, which includes Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM), helpdesk, ticketing and reporting capabilities.

Leader has announced plans to bring managed service provider (MSP) platform HaloPSA to Australian partners.

Leader has signed on Grandstream to its vendor portfolio, bolstering its offering for VoIP, networking and IP solutions.

Adelaide-based Leader held its Expo 2023, one of Australia’s largest ICT tradeshows for IT resellers and service providers, in Sydney’s Commbank Stadium last week.

Leader has signed a distribution agreement with Taiwanese computer hardware and accessory vendor G.Skill, gaining access to its whole portfolio, including its memory products.

The Leader Expo in Perth was just shy of 1000 attendees, marking it as one the busiest shows ever with the venue at capacity. New vendors including Cradlepoint, SNOM, Gskill and Grandstream showcased new and exciting technologies. Key sponsors included Microsoft, Intel, Ubiquiti, Asus, Yealink and Lenovo. Keynotes during the day focused on the future of AI and more than $10,000 in prizes were given away.

Wireless networking vendor Cradlepoint has appointed Leader as its newest distributor for Australia.

Adelaide headquartered distributor Leader has struck a multi-million dollar deal to acquire unified communications distributor and manufacturer of networking and communication equipment, Alloy Computer Products.

Leader has scored the designation of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and full packaged product (FPP) direct distributor from Microsoft, increasing its portfolio of solutions from the tech giant.

Leader will have access to a range of APC IT solutions and EcoStruxure IT software.

Adelaide-headquartered distributor Leader has picked up a deal to offer Inno3D’s graphics hardware to Australian partners.

IT distributor Leader Computers has launched a cloud-based phone system for Australian channel partners, released under its telco service provider division Breeze Connect.

National IT distributor Leader Computers has upgraded its Sydney warehouse with an automated solution using Dematic’s AutoStore technology.

Hundreds of resellers and MSPs attended Leader’s Melbourne expo at Caulfield Racecourse last Thursday.

Lenovo’s data centre business Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (Lenovo ISG) has appointed Leader to distribute its unified cloud-based software management platform, servers, storage and edge solutions in Australia.

Leader has snagged exclusive distribution rights for ViewSonic products in Australia.

Leader will look to showcase 50 of its vendor partners to its 5000 resellers across the country in this year’s Leader Expo National Roadshow.

Leader has inked a deal to distribute the full range of MSI gaming and business laptops for Australia.

Leader has joined AI and computer vision (CV) vendor Luxonis in an agreement to bring its high‑resolution depth vision cameras with on‑chip machine learning to the Australian market.

Leader has signed a distribution deal with business communications and IT support and management platform GoTo for Australia.

Leader has expanded its ongoing relationship with Microsoft to become a direct electronic software delivery (ESD) distributor for Australia.

South Australia-headquartered Leader has signed a distribution agreement with video surveillance vendor Milesight.

Leader has bolstered its VoIP portfolio in the form of Singaporean PBX appliance manufacturer and unified communications vendor Call4tel.

Finland-founded virtual and augmented reality vendor Varjo has stamped a sales footprint in A/NZ via a distribution deal with Leader.

Leader has signed a deal with US-based data storage hardware maker PNY Technologies, adding components and services to its Australian portfolio.

National distributor Leader has tapped platform provider Syncro to widen its toolkit for managed service providers (MSPs) in its cloud marketplace.

Adelaide-based IT distributor Leader has signed a deal with Dropbox, adding its collaboration and e-signature solutions to its portfolio.

Adelaide-based IT distributor Leader has added Poly to its Australian portfolio, giving it another leg up the unified communications ladder.

Local distributor Leader has signed a deal with German software vendor Avira covering its portfolio of cyber security products.

Adelaide-based IT distributor Leader has added smart home and surveillance vendor Ezviz to its Australian portfolio.

Local IT distributor Leader has inked what it claims is an exclusive Australian distribution agreement with Austrian cabling system vendor PatchBox.