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Comms Companies Set to Ride Out Economic Storm 15/01/08
The UK economy is set for a rocky year ahead, but three quarters of telecommunications services companies look surprisingly well placed to benefit, according to leading m... Read More
2ergo Launches Interactive Mobile Campaigns for O2 15/01/08
2ergo, the AIM listed provider of convergent mobile communication solutions, has been awarded a five year contract with O2 for the provision of mobile marketing services,... Read More
Thus Chief Buys More Shares 15/01/08
Network services company Thus has confirmed its chief executive William Allen recently bought 8,719 shares in the company at 1.1344 stg per share, lifting his stake to 15... Read More
C2000 Strengthens Licensing Team 15/01/08
Computer 2000, the UK arm of Tech Data, has appointed Steve Vear to the post of Software Licensing Manager and is planning to make further investments that will underline... Read More
Stonesoft Partners with VoIP Specialist Vibe Communications 15/01/08
Reading based Stonesoft, a provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, has entered a partnership with Vibe Communications to provide the te... Read More
SAS Group says Don’t Rely on IPT Technical Features 15/01/08
The SAS Group, an international provider of IP-based network and communication infrastructure services, is advising businesses to broaden their horizons when it comes to ... Read More
Bailey Teswaine Acquires s2s 15/01/08
Comms company Bailey Teswaine has announced the formal acquisition of s2s, a security focussed managed services provider and a holder of Cisco Gold partner status. The ac... Read More
Mobile VoIP Provider Vyke Wins Award 15/01/08
Vyke Communications plc has won Technology Marketing Corporations’ Internet Telephony ‘Product of the Year’ award 2007 for its Vyke Pro free mobile community messaging se... Read More
FPB Urges Government to Give Small Firms Greater Influence 15/01/08
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging the Government to follow through on plans to give small firms greater influence over its enterprise policy, following the la... Read More
NEC Philips Win Alzheimer’s Society UC Order 15/01/08
The Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers, is trialling Unified Communications technology pr... Read More
Clinkard Deal is No Mean ‘Feet’ for Executel 15/01/08
North East communications firm Executel has put its best foot forward and secured a major £40K contract with nationwide footwear retailer, The Clinkard Group. Gateshea... Read More
Messagemanager 2007-R2 upgrade is available in the UK from ICON 15/01/08
Icon the UK distributor of Messagemanager confirmed today that the latest version of Messagemanager is now available and that subscribers to its Messagemanager software s... Read More
Conferencing: The PBX is the SP say Siemens 15/01/08
Dave Dyer, channel marketing manager for the indirect channel at Siemens Enterprise Communications makes a valid case for using the PBX as the conference ‘services provid... Read More
Viatel adds ScanSafe WebControl to Security Portfolio 14/01/08
Viatel today announced the launch of its new security product WebContol, in partnership with ScanSafe. WebControl protects companies from spyware, web viruses, phishing, ... Read More
Support Included say NMS 14/01/08
Phill McGowan, Managing Director of CTI vendor New Media Software has marked the start of the New Year with a major revision of his pricing and product support strategy w... Read More
VCOMM Launch VCOMM Online e-commerce Resource for Partners 14/01/08
After much internal testing and development, Newbury based distributor VCOMM has introduced an online ordering service which is available to account holding customers wit... Read More
Freedom Awarded 4 out of 4 OGCbuying.solutions 14/01/08
Reseller Freedom Communications has been awarded framework agreements within four categories of OGCbuying.solutions’1 new Telecom Networks framework. The Telecom Networks... Read More
Huawei Reaches No.1 Position in Global IP DSLAM Market 14/01/08
According to a report published in the third quarter of 2007 by the leading industry consulting firm Gartner, Huawei is currently in the Number1 position in the global IP... Read More
Avaya Pushes in to Retail Sector with Product Launches 14/01/08
Avaya has introduced two new customer service applications which they say enable customers to get the information they need, when they need it, to drive dramatic improvem... Read More
Tiscali and Gradwell Un-bundle for the SME 14/01/08
VoIP provider Gradwell Dot Com is to work in partnership to promote and deliver Tiscali’s Voice Ready Broadband and Unbundled phone services (WLVA) to the UK’s SoHo and S... Read More
TelNG add SIP Trunking to Contrex 14/01/08
London based vendor TelNG whose Contrex b2b telephony platform can be deployed as a Centrex solution or as a PABX now supports SIP Trunking. The company says that distrib... Read More
Nortel First in UK’s Government Gateway Alliance Programme 14/01/08
Nortel is the first telecommunications equipment and services company to achieve Approved Partner status in the UK’s Government Gateway Alliance Programme (GGAP). The All... Read More
OTA Reports No Commitment Yet from Openreach on WLR3 14/01/08
Peter Black of the Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator has reported that there are now 3.748 million unbundled LLU lines in the UK and the indications are that demand rema... Read More
NewNet to Sponsor Formula Palmer Audi 14/01/08
ISP NewNet is supporting British Motorsport by sponsoring the Formula Palmer Audi Championship in 2008. The new deal is NewNet’s third – and largest – Motorsport spons... Read More
Space Age Collaboration 14/01/08
Advanced Digital Institute (ADI) has been awarded a research and development contract by the Telematics & Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN) research division of the Electr... Read More
Node4 Promises Huge Hosted Telephony Benefits 14/01/08
A new year sees the launch of Node4’s latest hosted telephony solution which the company says is set to bring a range of business benefits to SME’s across the country. ... Read More
VoIP Security – Learn the Lessons from the Past 14/01/08
Dave Gladwin, VP Product Marketing at Newport Networks says predictions about the ever increasing number of security threats are nothing new in the technology world. ... Read More
User Returns on Conferencing are Quick say Nimans 14/01/08
Nimans’ Conferencing Business Manager, Chris Smith, says there are three main players in the UK - Polycom, Konftel and ClearOne. Each offers a wide product range which is... Read More
Shoretel MD Identifies 3 Trends for 2008 11/01/08
Mark Swendsen, European MD at Shoretel, is buoyant about prospects for 2008 and has identified three trends to look out for. “Firstly I see 2008 as being the Year of V... Read More
Over Half Of UK Businesses Now Utilise IP Telephony 11/01/08
Extreme Networks and Data Integration today announced the results of the first annual voice and video over IP customer satisfaction survey. The survey, of UK businesses w... Read More
IP Continues Outpacing Traditional PBXs 11/01/08
IP telephony has crossed over from an emerging technology to the mainstream choice for business voice, according to market research organisation In-Stat. User accepta... Read More
Shoretel Win Three College Deals 11/01/08
Pure IP unified communications solutions, ShoreTel, has moved further into the education sector with three new customer wins. Cardiff’s largest further education colle... Read More
AVST CallXpress a Hit with Waveney District Council 11/01/08
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies Inc. (AVST), a provider of unified communications solutions, has announced the success of its flagship product, CallXpress in Waveney ... Read More
3 Wins Mirror Awful Service Award 2007 11/01/08
The Daily Mirror has awarded mobile operator 3 its' ‘Awful Service Award’ for 2007. The paper reported: It looks like 2007 will be remembered as the year that the brak... Read More
UK Businesses Keen to Maintain their IT Love Affair with India 11/01/08
The love affair between UK business leaders and Indian IT Service Providers shows no signs of waning, and nor does the popularity of India as a global sourcing destinatio... Read More
Jade Announces Partnership With DiVitas Networks 10/01/08
Merseyside based Jade Communications, a mobility solutions integrator, today announced a sales and marketing partnership with DiVitas Networks, a leader in mobilising bus... Read More
Cisco Grabs Largest IP Telephony Deal in Education Sector 10/01/08
BT and Cisco have announced one of the largest deployments of IP telephony in the education field in a multi-million pound deal with the University of Cambridge. The p... Read More
Power to the People 10/01/08
Next generation technology takes consumer power to new heights, predicts BT futurologist Consumer empowerment via new technology will see retailers fundamentally redes... Read More
BT Appoints New Media Partner 10/01/08
BT has appointed French company Publicis Groupe as its media partner following a rigorous review of all aspects of its media requirements. The single contract with the... Read More
3 announces MVNO agreement with Gamma Telecom 10/01/08
Mobile operator 3 UK has announced an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) wholesale contract with telecoms distributor Gamma Telecom. Under the deal Gamma Telecom wi... Read More
T-Mobile UK Signs First Premier Partner in IT Channel Partner Programme 10/01/08
T-Mobile UK has announced international online reseller eXpansys as the first UK Premier Partner for its new IT Channel Partner Programme. eXpansys is a retailer of wirel... Read More
MLL Telecom Get Government Nod 10/01/08
MLL Telecom, which specialises in building and operating wireless broadband networks, today announced that it has been formally approved as an official supplier by OGCbuy... Read More
Ofcom Appoints New Head of Consumer Panel 10/01/08
Ofcom announced today the appointment of Anna Bradley as Chairman of its independent Consumer Panel. The Panel advises Ofcom on the consumer interest in telecommunication... Read More
CIO’s Playing a Key Role in Mergers and Acquisitions 10/01/08
International mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming an increasingly important area of expertise for today’s senior CIOs, research from CIO Connect has reported. In ... Read More
Mayflex to Host a Second Technology Day 10/01/08
Cabling Infrastructure, Networking and Security solutions distributor Mayflex will be hosting a second technology day on Tuesday 4th March at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester... Read More
BT Announce 100 Meg Available at Ebbsfleet Valley from August 2008 10/01/08
Openreach – BT’s local access network business - today announced further details of its deployment of fibre at Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent. From August 2008, fibre-optic ca... Read More
Excell Acquire UT Networks. 10/01/08
The acquisition increases Excell’s value proposition in voice services and increases the customer base. UT Networks have been providing customers in the South East with V... Read More
Nimans Resellers Trip Light Fantastic 10/01/08
Top performing Avaya resellers will have chance to experience the spectacular Northern Lights in Norway and spend the night in a unique igloo hotel, as part of an exclusi... Read More
Avanquest Solutions Partner up for Legal Sector 10/01/08
Avanquest Solutions, provider of IT solutions to the legal sector, is partnering with integrated telecommunications specialist Legal Rapport to deliver vendor independent... Read More
Orange Thursday – 3 New Hires 10/01/08
Following the recent appointment of Tom Alexander as Chief Executive of Orange UK, Orange today bolstered its senior team, announcing three additional Executive Managemen... Read More
Psytechnics to Ensure VoIP Call Quality 09/01/08
Voice and Video Performance Management specialist Psytechnics today announces the launch of its new Experience Manager software. Experience Manager provides Voice Perfor... Read More
Polycom Rocks IT Around The Nation 09/01/08
Polycom has once again joined forces with Athena to encourage young musicians to share their musical talents via video-conferencing and online music forums/blogs. Rock IT... Read More
O2 Appoints New Head of Music 09/01/08
With the music downloads business set to skyrocket, O2 UK today announces that it has appointed Matt Ward as Head of Music for O2 UK. Matt joins O2 from Mobix Interactive... Read More
Vanco Signs Wide Area Network Agreement with DTZ 09/01/08
Vanco, the pioneering global Virtual Network Operator (VNO), is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with DTZ Holdings Plc, a leading global real estate advi... Read More
Portware Launches High Availability Solution to Deliver BC 09/01/08
Portware, an independent provider of global, broker-neutral, multi-asset trading systems today launched its real-time failover system. Portware High Availability (HA) pro... Read More
Aruba Networks to Acquire Airwave Wireless 09/01/08
Aruba Networks, a provider of user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to purchase AirWave Wireless. ... Read More
FPB Advises Small Businesses to Protect their Cash Flow 09/01/08
With many smaller firms facing financial hardship because of spiralling late payments, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) is advising members to take advantage of its pa... Read More
Five Mobile Trends for 2008 09/01/08
Bango, the company that helps businesses, brands and individuals launch a ‘mobile web’ presence, has noted 5 mobile trends for 2008 Increasing numbers of people access... Read More
Leasing Today names Grenkeleasing as Vendor of the Year 09/01/08
Leasing Life magazine has named Grenkeleasing as "Vendor of the Year" at a gala awards ceremony in Brussels. Grenkeleasing is a European market leader in IT leasing ... Read More
Ipswitch Announces Record Breaking Year 09/01/08
Network monitoring company Ipswitch has announced that revenue increased by 12% year on year in 2007; to the highest level in its 16 year history. Revenue figures were bu... Read More
Enta Technologies Extends Reseller Choice with PNY. 09/01/08
IT distributor Entatech has extended its portfolio of graphics cards, memory and Flash media by signing a UK distribution agreement with PNY. Vice President of Enta, J... Read More
NVT Partners with Inclarity for Channel Exclusivity in Scotland 09/01/08
Inclarity has signed an exclusive channel partnership agreement with IT and support specialist, NVT Group, to offer its hosted VoIP solution to the Scottish market. The n... Read More
New Board Appointment for Applegarth 09/01/08
Leeds-based Applegarth Communications Ltd has appointed Darlington man Roger Burgess to its main board after the most successful year in the company’s history. Roger B... Read More
Neil Howard Telecoms Becomes a Panasonic Business Partner 09/01/08
Neil Howard Telecoms has become a Panasonic Business Partner. Howard Jones, Managing Director at Neil Howard Telecoms, said “We are delighted to have joined forces with P... Read More
GoHello Launches UK Channel Programme 09/01/08
Web-based mobile phone system for businesses promises to replace desk-bound phones GoHello, a service which aims to rid businesses of their desk phones, launches in th... Read More
Martin Dawes Systems Wins Aircell’s Airborne Broadband Billing Deal 09/01/08
Martin Dawes Systems, an international provider of billing, customer care and revenue assurance solutions, today announced it has been chosen by Aircell, the leading prov... Read More
The UK’s Most Annoying Voicemails. 09/01/08
SpinVox, a voice-to-text services company, has used its expertise in mobile phone and voicemail etiquette to name the United Kingdom’s top ten most annoying voicemails. ... Read More
Businesses Wake up to Intelligent Infrastructure Management Benefits 09/01/08
Survey from Wadsworth shows that 65% of installers expect to deploy more intelligent systems in 2008 More and more businesses are waking up to the productivity and e... Read More
De Smedt Leave Westcon Group After Successful NOXA Integration 09/01/08
Distributor Westcon Group has announced that Harry De Smedt is leaving his post as vice president and managing director, NOXS effective January 31, 2008. De Smedt’s de... Read More
Alcatel-Lucent Manager Honoured By The DSL Forum 09/01/08
Herman Verbueken, Product Manager with Alcatel-Lucent, has been presented with the DSL Forum Circle of Excellence award in recognition of his contribution to DSL testing ... Read More
SMC Networks Launches New Enterprise Wireless AP 09/01/08
LAN hardware and broadband connectivity device vendor SMC Networks has announced the availability of its EliteConnect 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point SMC2552W-G2 for ente... Read More
MTV Telecom to Help Resellers Target Growing Call Centre Market 08/01/08
Avaya Distributor of the Year MTV Telecom is keen to help their resellers gain more business in the growing UK call centre market and has put in place a specialist course... Read More
Voicenet Solutions Appoints John Logan as Non-Executive Director 08/01/08
Hosted VoIP provider and Comms Business Awards winner Voicenet Solutions has appointed John Logan as a Non-Executive Director. Previous to joining Voicenet Solutions,... Read More
Nimans Catalogue Promotion 08/01/08
Distributor Nimans has appointed marketing professional Patricia Ritchie as Catalogue Production Manager, reinforcing its commitment to traditional sales material which c... Read More
Mobile Customer Churn Rate increases by 15% 08/01/08
Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software has released new research which found that customer defection rates within the Mobile Telecoms sector have risen from 33.4% in 2005 to 38.6%... Read More
Free Avaya Handsets from Nimans 08/01/08
Avaya resellers can take advantage of an exclusive promotion from distributor Nimans where free handsets worth up to £750 are available with IP500 system purchases. Th... Read More
Vyke Claims 1.3m IP Customers 08/01/08
Mobile VoIP provider Vyke has announced that it has continued its extended period of strong growth through the 4th Quarter ending 31st December 2007. The total number ... Read More
Mobile Music Revenues set to approach $18 billion by 2012 08/01/08
Mobile subscriptions which offer unlimited music downloads on a rental basis are expected to surge in popularity and will provide the majority of mobile revenues derived ... Read More
NMS Adaptive Suite Rated “Avaya Compliant” 08/01/08
New Media Software has announced that its Adaptive suite of products is compliant with key IP telephony solutions from Avaya. The Adaptive suite of applications increases... Read More
Wireless LAN Equipment Market up 14% in 3Q07, Cisco Asserts Strong Lead 08/01/08
Sales of wireless LAN infrastructure equipment, including WLAN switches and controllers, dependent and independent access points, wireless broadband routers, and outdoor ... Read More
2007 a ‘Great Year’ for Call Recording 07/01/08
Demand for call recording products reached an all-time high in 2007 and shows no sign of slowing in 2008. That’s according to CTI specialists Liquid Voice who report a te... Read More
Samsung Launch World’s Toughest mobile; the Solid 07/01/08
Samsung Mobile UK and O2 have today officially announced the launch of the Samsung Solid; Samsung’s first ultra durable handset. The super powered handset has strengths t... Read More
Reticence To Rip And Replace say Westell 07/01/08
Convergence gateways and broadband access solutions specialist Westell has announced the findings of its second annual Public Sector IP Migration survey, looking into res... Read More
UK Call Centre Market Grows 3% in 2007 07/01/08
A new report published by Market & Business Development says that the number of call centres in the UK is believed to have increased by 3% to 6255 in 2007, consolidating ... Read More
Ofcom Announce Board Changes 07/01/08
Colette Bowe and Tim Gardam have joined the Board of Ofcom as Non-Executive Directors from 1 January 2008 for three-year terms and that, as planned, Sara Nathan, has step... Read More
Mark Mitchell Appointed Vice-President, EMEA Channels, Avaya 07/01/08
Avaya has moved quickly to fill the position left open by the departure of Pat Hume at the end of 2007 and appointed Mark Mitchell to Vice President EMEA Channels, report... Read More
Motorola Wins BT IPTV Contract 07/01/08
BT has selected Motorola as the lead supplier of next-generation set-top boxes for its BT Vision digital TV service, it was announced today. Motorola will supply BT with... Read More
Hanover Homes in on Thus Network 07/01/08
Thus today announced that it has signed a contract with Hanover Housing Association to supply a fully managed next-generation communication network. Thus will link Hanove... Read More
Divitas Wins Another Award 07/01/08
DiVitas Networks, a leader in mobilising business applications who featured at the Comms Business Magazine Convergence Summit last October, has been chosen as one of the ... Read More
SSL VPN Gateway Revenue to More than Double 2006 to 2010 07/01/08
Worldwide network security appliance and software revenue is up 3% in 3Q07 to top $1.3 billion, following an 8% increase the previous quarter, according to Infonetics Res... Read More
Murphx Launches VoiceStream 04/01/08
murphx Innovative Solutions, the connectivity wholesaler has today announced the launch of their new connectivity product, VoiceStream. VoiceStream is dedicated to delive... Read More
Allot Acquires Esphion for Network and Subscriber Protection Solutions 04/01/08
Allot Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Esphion Limited, a developer of network protection solutions for carriers and internet s... Read More
Oak Reaffirms its Commitment to the Indirect Channel 04/01/08
Oak, one of the best-known names in call billing, logging, recording and CTI solutions is moving into 2008 with a renewed commitment to the indirect channel. The company ... Read More
Anixter to Host: “The IP Connected Enterprise” Seminar Series 04/01/08
Distributor Anixter has announced its annual Global Seminar Series, The IP Connected Enterprise. The seminar series has taken place in six cities across Europe and the Mi... Read More
WAN Optimisation Market up 20%, Enterprise Routers up 4% in 3Q07 04/01/08
Worldwide sales of WAN optimisation appliances are up 20% in 3Q07 from 2Q07, and units shipments are up 16%, says Infonetics Research in its latest Enterprise Routers and... Read More
Comvurgent to Partner China's Donjin 03/01/08
Doncaster based call recording company Comvurgent has announced its partnership with China based Shenzhen Donjin Communications Tech company. Completed on December 13... Read More
murphx acquires Innzone 03/01/08
murphx Innovative Solutions, the wholesale connectivity carrier, has announced the acquisition of the Innzone Wholesale Connectivity division in a deal worth £5million to... Read More
Top 10 Wireless Predictions for 2008 – Part 2 03/01/08
inCode, a VeriSign Company, has announced its Top 10 predictions for the game-changing events that will shape the wireless industry in 2008. The predictions cover major t... Read More
Nimans Walk in Winner 03/01/08
Nimans’ Trade Counter is playing a vital role in the success of a fast growing dealer’s business which he says could not operate without the convenient local collection s... Read More
“Perfect Storm” for Traditional Telecoms Providers Predicted by Inclarity 03/01/08
Inclarity, the UK hosted telephony provider, has today released its annual predictions for 2008. This will be the year for three major new trends in UK business telephony... Read More
Zen Plans New HQ 03/01/08
ISP Zen Internet is excited to reveal its plans to accelerate expansion and create new employment opportunities with the purchase of a prestigious new HQ building early i... Read More
VDSL Broadband Gateways up 84% in 3Q07; Broadband CPE hits $1.5B 03/01/08
Broadband CPE manufacturer revenue and port shipments are up slightly in 3Q07 from 2Q07, with worldwide revenue reaching $1.5 billion, says Infonetics Research in its lat... Read More
The Writing on the Call 02/01/08
Two of the UK’s leading contact centre software companies have joined forces to produce a more complete applications suite for the channel. New Media Software, whose A... Read More
Top 10 Wireless Predictions for 2008 – Part 1 02/01/08
inCode, a VeriSign Company, has announced its Top 10 predictions for the game-changing events that will shape the wireless industry in 2008. The predictions cover major t... Read More
Mitel Announce Inter-Tel Merger Integration Update 02/01/08
Following the completion of the Mitel merger with Inter-Tel, finalised in August last year, Graham Bevington, Managing Director of Mitel EMEA has written to his channel p... Read More
ICT Sector Riding out the Credit Crunch – so far… 02/01/08
UK businesses appear to be riding out the credit crunch, and the impact of a tougher borrowing environment has made little impression on corporate failures, according to ... Read More
Garlands to Create More Jobs in South Shields 02/01/08
Garlands Call Centres has announced the creation of 100 jobs at its new contact centre site at Market Dock North, South Shields, South Tyneside. The new positions ar... Read More
Unicom Plans To Create 100 More Jobs for 2008. 02/01/08
Manchester-based telecom service provider Unicom, which specialises in business-to-business services, is planning to create 100 new jobs in 2008 to meet the demand for it... Read More
New SME Tax Laws Unlikely to be a Problem in Q1 02/01/08
Commenting on whether new tax laws could inhibit PBX sales in Q1 2008 due to customers delaying purchase until they can gain extra tax allowances in Q2 David Dyer, Channe... Read More
Bart Delgado Appointed Judge 02/01/08
Comms Business Magazine is pleased to announce that Bart Delgado, the former Managing Director of Swan Solutions, has joined the judging panel for the Comms Business Maga... Read More
Delgado Sees New Horizons 02/01/08
Bart Delgado, who left his role as Managing Director of Swan Solutions at the end of 2007 is set to define new personal objectives in 2008. Delgado told Comms Business... Read More
ITEC Starts 2008 with Major Contract Wins 02/01/08
ITEC Intelligent Services Ltd has been awarded 2 major International contracts for deployment and support of IP Wan technologies. The first is the global deployment of Ci... Read More
DSL Port Shipments down 9% in 3Q07 02/01/08
According to Infonetics Research’s latest Broadband Aggregation Hardware and Subscribers report, worldwide DSL port shipments are down 9% in 3Q07 from the previous quarte... Read More
 
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