The worldwide M2M technology market is forecast to grow to £30 billion by 2018 and is set to revolutionise the service management industry
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Arrow UK rated as best Check Point trainer in the world
Arrow has 25 classrooms located across five education centres in London, Reading, Manchester, Nottingham and Harrogate
Polycom offers collaboration range for Skype for Business
The first device in the new offering is the Polycom RoundTable 100, an “affordable and easy-to-use” video solution for “huddle rooms”
Nimble Storage unveils global channel rewards programme
The new programme features the introduction of certification levels, incentives and sales enablement tools to support flash storage sales
Microsoft providers offered rapid cloud on-boarding platform
AppDirect Express delivers a fast and effective way to sell Microsoft cloud solutions, like Microsoft Office 365, to businesses of all sizes
Juniper Networks and Mirantis form cloud OpenStack alliance
Mirantis OpenStack is designed to be easy to install and operate at cloud scales and will now interoperate with Juniper Contrail Networking
Pitney Bowes extends strategic alliance with HP
The new collaboration extends the solutions portfolio around products such as the Pitney Bowes IntelliJet Printing System
Kodak Alaris adds new networked scanners to range
The Kodak Scan Station 710 is for general office use, and the Kodak Scan Station 730EX is specifically designed for SIs and ISVs
ZyXEL unveils new way of rewarding its telecoms resellers
The new European-wide partner programme uses a purchase frequency based approach for resellers, instead of a focus on revenue tiers
Surf Telecoms creates UK-wide network with SSE
SSE's Project Edge offering gives Surf Telecoms connectivity options to create a true national Ethernet service to match its growth
Millgate signs distribution deal with Truphone
Truphone’s global VoIP mobile service gives businesses an international presence that reduces roaming costs for voice and data
D-Link offers resellers new cloud revenue streams
The Central WiFiManager controller software enables channel partners to easily and effectively manage multiple networks through the cloud
Dimension Data made an Elite Skype for Business partner
Microsoft's next version of its communications and collaboration tool will be ready for sale in the first half of 2015, says Redmond
Most IT pros admit they can’t control unauthorised cloud apps
Around 40 percent of IT managers said that between 10-20 percent of cloud services are now being purchased outside of IT departments
NTT America brings in Advantage for global sales reach
The Advantage Communications Group is the first announced partner of NTT America’s Global Solutions Channel Partner Program since launch
Lenovo refreshes ThinkVision monitors
The T2424p, T2324p, T2224p, T2454p and T2224z monitors all offer enhanced connectivity with USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2
Exclusive Networks launches ‘disruptive tech’ division
The new division will have a dedicated team of product managers, pre sales specialists, telemarketers and a marketing manager
Azzurri partners with Sorrento to serve telcos
Azzurri customers will be able to source Sorrento Networks' CWDM, DWDM and ROADM products to help expand their optical networks
Channel offered care-free Microsoft cloud deployment option
SaaSplaza supports Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV and GP ERP workloads in any Microsoft Azure data centre across the world without the headaches
EMC appoints new UK and Ireland boss
Ross Fraser joined EMC 16 years ago from Data General. He ran EMC’s Scotland region, then UK's North region before leaving for EMEA
Brother enhances desktop scanner range
The ADS-2100e and ADS-2600We scanners are designed for small- to medium-sized businesses that are scanning up to 1,500 pages a day
Sharp seeks managed print growth with new manager jobs
The three new managers will have responsibility for developing, taking to market and growing managed print and document management services
Cisco and Microsoft make it easier to sell cloud services
Cisco and Microsoft are launching the Cisco Cloud Architecture for the Microsoft Cloud Platform and 16 CSPs have joined the Cisco ecosystem
Blue Coat Systems to go public again after $2.4bn sale
Blue Coat says its customers include 80 percent of the Fortune 500, and it has recently made a number of strategic acquisitions
Holland’s CRM Partners invited into UK by Microsoft
CRM Partners has a specific focus on the three sectors of agriculture, finance and membership organisations, like trade unions and charities
Dell unveils security suite for all endpoint devices
The Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite delivers threat protection, authentication and data encryption through a single console
Virgin partners with Outsourcery for startup unified comms
Virgin Media Business’ Multi-Tenant Lync can be easily scaled up or down each month so growing businesses have the flexibility they require
Service provider Mirus IT chooses Datto backup for customers
Mirus IT embarked on upgrading its backup and disaster recovery services for its Milton Keynes, Bucks, Northants, Beds and London customers
Ingram Micro joins Microsoft cloud channel support effort
The programme enables channel partners to provision, bundle, invoice, manage and support Microsoft cloud offerings, including Office 365
Quorum rapidly expands partnerships for DRaaS platform
Disaster recovery as a service (DraaS) is gaining much traction among an increasing number of enterprises
