Bytes Technology Group is a reseller of computer software in

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, England. It is listed on the

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and is a constituent of the

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History

The business was established in a shop in

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in 1982. It was acquired by Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron), a company led by the entrepreneur, Bill Venter, in 1998. The company was demerged from Altron and was subject to an

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on the

in December 2020. In February 2024, the CEO, Neil Murphy, resigned abruptly after the board became aware of some previously undisclosed trades in the company's shares.

Operations

The company is a reseller of computer software, principally of products made by

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, but also of cloud storage, computer security and computer asset management software. It was the largest reseller of Microsoft's

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cloud computing software product in the UK during the year ended 30 June 2019.

References

External links

Official site
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