Distribution Central has announced the appointment of Mark Hill to lead its ACT branch. “Distribution Central has grown significantly since its inception in 2004 and our ACT branch is an important part of ensuring that we continue to provide our unique channel services – professional services, pre-sales support, and custom-designed and built Software-as-a-Services solutions – direct to our Canberra-based channel partners,” said Nick Verykios, Managing Director of Distribution Central. Mark Hill was most recently Regional Manager ACT for Wilson Security, managing key accounts, the operations of the ACT branch and growing the business through new customer acquisition. He has also run his own businesses and experienced first-hand the business needs of end users.

Aruba Networks, Inc. announced the availability of the AP-93H, an indoor 802.11n access point (AP) that provides secure wired and wireless network connectivity in school and university dormitories, school classrooms, hotels, hospitals and other multitenant environments. The AP-93H attaches securely to any standard network wall plate, where it provides both wired and wireless network access at data rates up to 300 Mbps.

Infoblox Inc. announced availability of the industry’s first reporting and analysis product for mission-critical IP address management (IPAM) network services. Infoblox Trinzic Reporting provides network usage trends and identifies potential future concerns by gathering and performing analysis of valuable network data that would normally take IT countless hours to collect.

Extreme Networks' latest switch, the BlackDiamond X8, billed as the "fastest Ethernet switch in the world", went on general release this month with shipments expected to go out during the first half of February.

Riverbed Technology, the IT performance company, announced that it has purchased certain assets of Expand Networks, including its intellectual property, out of liquidation in Israel. Riverbed®did not purchase the corporate entity of Expand Networks and has not assumed any of Expand’s liabilities, obligations or contracts.