Nolan has supplied mid-market business systems and custom developed software applications for over 25 years, and now wants to serve potential cloud clients
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TelecityGroup now in the middle of a takeover battle
TelecityGroup has confirmed that US company Equinix is trying to buy the company and sink the planned merger between itself and Dutch firm Interxion
Accenture acquires leading Salesforce partner Tquila
The addition of over 100 Salesforce skilled staff from Tquila will more than double the number of Accenture’s Salesforce specialists in the UK
Cloud security services market reaches $7.2bn
Infonetics' 2015 Cloud and CPE Managed Security Services report forecasts cloud- and customer premises equipment (CPE)-based security services delivered to firms
Claranet expands cloud offering with VMware
VMware will provide Claranet with technical expertise to assist with service design, deployment and support for Claranet’s customer offerings
Viatel continues European expansion with new points of presense
London and Paris sites are key access points and enable customers to take advantage of Viatel’s connectivity, voice, data centre and cloud services portfolio
CentriLogic improves its cloud hosting links for London firms
The upgrade supports direct peering for unified communications, including CentriLogic’s partnership which serves the UK Alcatel-Lucent enterprise channel community
Accenture and Oracle join forces for the cloud
Accenture and Oracle will deliver industry-specific solutions built on the Oracle Cloud to help clients 'realise the benefits of the cloud faster and with reduced risk'
VMware resells HyTrust encryption and key management
HyTrust’s solution enables VMware customers to secure data across wide-ranging virtual workloads in private and hybrid clouds
Elastica and Cisco partner on cloud app security
Elastica will offer Cisco customers the CloudSOC portfolio, a new breed of cloud app security designed to help enterprises eliminate exposure of sensitive and regulated data
Splunk Cloud goes global with Amazon Web Services
Customers in nine of AWS’ global regions will be able to use Splunk to support IT operations, application delivery, security and compliance
Telefónica brings in NEC as global cloud integrator for SMBs
NEC will work on operations, integration and support for the software as a service (SaaS) platforms and services that Telefónica offers
Sage unveils next generation ERP platform
The new version of Sage 200 is available both on-premise and online, giving firms the choice of software on their servers or via the cloud
Lenovo unveils cloud and MSP partner programme
The Service Provider Program delivers a streamlined channel engagement process and offers 'competitive prices and unique financing plans'
AppSense hires new marketing chief to push channel growth
Jed Ayres has over 20 years of IT sales and marketing experience and joins AppSense from $300 million turnover solutions provider MCPc
Acronis unveils new global partner programme
The programme is progression-based to distinguish and reward a partner’s sales performance, certification commitment and marketing efforts
The Bunker launches cloud service offering to VARs
The Bunker's data centres are former MOD nuclear bunkers, with upgraded networking infrastructure, fire suppression, power and cooling
Resellers offered new Cube52 white label cloud service
Cube52’s technology is centred on its self-service cloud portal that provides a single point of access, configuration and 24x7 control
Service management firms ignore M2M at their peril
The worldwide M2M technology market is forecast to grow to £30 billion by 2018 and is set to revolutionise the service management industry
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”
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
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
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
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
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
