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Cobweb targets resellers with its Vuzion cloud aggregation vehicle
Effort is being led by ex-Microsoft SMB Managed Reseller 'cloud first' executive
Nearly 1m schoolchildren will start receiving BBC’s micro:bit computer today
In a ‘landmark moment’, the BBC’s micro:bit coding computer launches for Year 7 and 8 pupils across the UK as part of digital literacy initiative
Microsoft offers up to $100,000 bonuses for selling cloud Office and CRM
Partners have until the end of June to cash in
European data protection regulation set to catch out cloud users
Spiceworks research shows EMEA firms aren't ready for it as they continue to focus on price, not compliance
Cloud: Ingram Micro helps partners see wood from the trees
Distie holds heap big cloud pow wow in Center Parcs forest
Research: Channel should prepare for digital refreshes across firms
There's still a lot more to come from Windows 10 going by the wait and see game of UK CIOs
Microsoft makes Office 365 and Azure more secure
A host of new products and services have been announced to shore up Redmond's cloud protection
Microsoft offers cloud storage partners new Office collaboration, iOS integrations
Microsoft’s cloud storage partners such as Box and Dropbox can now take advantage of real-time collaboration, easy attachments and iOS integration
Microsoft to warn users about personal online government hacks
The move could put the company in conflict with the UK government over its latest surveillance efforts
Claranet SOHO adds Office 365 to SMB offering
Company takes advantage of ISP heritage to offer enterprise class cloud connectivity
Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month
On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers
Zynstra teams with Phoenix for school IT offering
Zynstra’s hybrid cloud technology is designed to meet the demands of modern day students
Cobweb offers SMEs cloud-based backup service
A Disaster Recovery Study from IDC says 70 percent of the UK’s 5.2m SMEs do not currently have sufficient data protection
Meeting Zone expands UC channel team
Scott Somenthal has joined MeetingZone’s Skype For Business team as channel manager while Darren Anderson has come on board as a pre-sales consultant
Worldwide CRM market jumps over 13 percent to $23.2bn says Gartner
'Large CRM vendors leveraged their acquisitions to extend their position in new markets and to enrich the depth of their current feature sets'
UK workers say they are more productive out of the office
The Microsoft research asked over 1,000 employees of SMBs up and down the country about creativity, productivity and where they were when they had their best ever work-related idea.
UK cloud adoption rate now at 84 percent says Cloud Industry Forum
With the end of Microsoft support for Windows Server 2003 later this year, the industry body anticipates the adoption rate of cloud services will show further large increases over the course of this year
Outsourcery expands Lync cloud offering with call recording
The introduction of Microsoft Lync Call Recording will enable Outsourcery to expand its cloud sales footprint into new markets, said the CSP.
Adaptiva gets ready for Windows 10 deployments
OneSite 5.0 is specifically designed to help accelerate massive global scale enterprise deployments of the newest Microsoft OS
Crayon draws on expertise to become Microsoft cloud partner
Crayon will be providing enhanced support to enable sales and deployment of Microsoft Office 365, Windows Intune and the EMS suite
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
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
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
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
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
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
MeetingZone offers Lync UC as-a-service to partners
The hosted service gives organisations an effective way to integrate their Microsoft communications without incurring capital expenditure
Cobweb hosts cloud meet after joining Cloud Industry Forum
The Cloud Industry Forum aims to improve standards and education in the cloud industry, and Cobweb is hosting a London event on 26 February
