Delivering in-depth knowledge for everything you need to know about automating the business of the futureLondon, 16 January 2015: Automic, a leader in business automation, today launches a must-attend webinar series for those interested in learning the critical tools for automating the “business of the future”. Thought leaders and practitioners from Automic, industry analysts and end-user enterprises including Bosch, Adidas, TASC and Genworth will discuss best practices to drive business value and agility across your organization. In 2013 Gartner discussed the importance of implementing a business automation, strategy arguing “Consolidating workload automation tools across all the platforms (such as mainframe,…
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Leading Vendors, Solution and Service Providers to meet in London in September 2015[London, 15 January 2015] IT Europa and Angel Business Communications announced today that they will jointly be staging the fifth annual UK Managed Services & Hosting Summit on 17 September 2015. The event will bring leading hardware and software vendors, hosting providers, telecommunications companies, mobile operators and web services providers involved in managed services and hosting together with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and resellers, integrators and service providers migrating to, or developing their own managed services portfolio and sales of hosted solutions.All indicators are pointing to the continued…
BRACKNELL, UK. 15th JANUARY 2015 – Panasonic and NetMotion Wireless have partnered to improve productivity for enterprise mobile workers by offering better connectivity and security for Toughbook and Toughpad users through NetMotion’s Mobility and Locality software. NetMotion’s software will be available as an option on all Panasonic’s Toughbook and Toughpad tablet devices across Europe under the ProServices solution offerings.NetMotion Mobility is the most trusted connectivity software solution for improving productivity, security and control of a mobile workforce. More than just a VPN, Mobility can dynamically maintain access to applications through changing network conditions, allowing mobile workers to remain productive anywhere…
Largest IBM® Power Cloud partner expands Actifio-powered service offerings; cites stability, ease, and application recovery speed in doubling technology investment 14 January, London – Today Blue Chip, an award winning provider of both cloud & on -premise infrastructure solutions and services, announced that strong customer demand for its next-generation business resiliency, business agility, and cloud mobility services has triggered a significant increase in their investments in Actifio’s copy data virtualization platform. Blue Chip today uses Actifio’s copy data virtualization platform to power multiple cloud service offerings, including:Application Recovery Assurance – Business continuity in the cloud with testing automationInnovative Application Vaulting…
Largest independent backup storage provider continues momentum with double-digit, year-over-year growth and record revenuesLondon, Jan. 13, 2015 – Revolutionary backup storage provider ExaGrid Systems announced today that it had double-digit growth from 2013 to 2014, earning record bookings for its fourth quarter revenue and year. ExaGrid was also both cash and P&L positive for all four quarters in 2014 and for the year. The company consistently ranked ‘best at disk-based backup storage with deduplication’ by leading experts is positioned for a successful year in 2015.The only vendor with a unique landing zone and scale-out architecture, ExaGrid offers the industry’s fastest…
Server Clustering Extends Perforce’s Industry-Leading Scalability and Brings High Availability to Global Development TeamsKey Points:New capabilities in the Perforce versioning engine, P4D, enable support for tens of thousands of concurrent users in a single data center, adding a high availability option with automated failoverA new cluster management utility, P4CMGR, simplifies setup and ongoing maintenanceWOKINGHAM, UK (January 13, 2015) – Perforce Software today announced the addition of powerful server clustering capabilities for its version management engine, further extending the performance and scalability of the Perforce version management platform. Introducing a more reliable and horizontally scalable architecture for global collaboration, the latest…
International POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics announces the launch of its new free of charge digital receipting service, offering the retailer a low cost and fast route to providing the customer with a digital copy of the printed receipt as well as access to analytics, an in-store customer survey and device management tools. Star’s digital receipting eliminates the issues typically associated with email receipting including spam, taking a high quality photo of the receipt and privacy issues. The immediate advantage perceived by the customer is the choice to remain anonymous and yet still receive a digital copy of the receipt.Star’s…
European event brings together the biggest names in retail and eCommerce, including Sir Charles Dunstone, Sir Stuart Rose and John RobertsLondon, UK, 9 January 2015 – The MetaPack Group, the leading provider of eCommerce technology for delivery services, today confirmed the agenda for the sixth annual Delivery Conference, taking place on 3rd February 2015 at the Westminster Park Plaza in London. View the full agenda here: http://www.thedeliveryconference.com/?page_id=920. The event will showcase how retailers can use delivery to generate repeat purchase and customer loyalty through industry collaboration and investment in providing a better customer experience. Delivering choice in a customer centric…
Spreadsheet add-in from decision analysis experts visualises ideas or big data through dynamic mind mapsLondon, UK – 8 January 2015 – Palisade Corporation, a leader in decision and risk analysis solutions, today announced the release of its latest product, BigPicture for Microsoft Excel. A diagramming, mind mapping and data visualisation tool, BigPicture will appeal to strategic planners, data analysts, human resources professionals, and others. BigPicture is currently available for download in beta version, and is the first and only mind mapping tool on the market based completely in Excel. With BigPicture, decision makers can organise thoughts and ideas, or create…
Skyscape Cloud Services becomes the first cloud provider and one of only three organisations in England to achieve N3 aggregator statusLondon – January 8th 2015 – Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, the easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to leave cloud services company, has been awarded aggregator status for the N3 network by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). N3 is the NHS national network, which provides hospitals, medical centres and GP practices with access to broadband, collaboration and voice services. In addition to its infrastructure role, the N3 network also securely delivers innovative third-party software solutions,…
New cloud services use Copy Data Virtualisation to deliver enterprise-class SLAs at consumer-grade pricingLondon, UK – 7th January, 2015 – Today Versutus IT, a leading cloud service provider, announced a new portfolio of Actifio-powered data protection and recovery services called the Versutus vCloud. The new suite of data management services, which is fully integrated with Versutus’ data centre infrastructure, helps clients ensure application availability and instant data access. The Versutus vCloud portfolio uses Actifio’s copy data virtualisation platform to deliver efficient and secure new business resiliency services including:Backup as a Service (Vaulting) – Protect Your Vital Business VMs and AppsRecovery…
Newly Implemented Security Standards Bring the Power of Hybrid Cloud Storage to the Federal GovernmentPITTSBURGH, PA – January 6, 2015 – Avere Systems, a leading provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud, today announced that its FXT Edge Filers are now officially compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2. FIPS is a U.S. federal government computer security standard, used by many agencies that deal with sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information. Many highly regulated industries also leverage FIPS encryption standards, including healthcare and financial services.Avere’s FXT Edge Filers are simple to install and manage, provide best-in-class NAS functionality (including…
Enhanced portfolio of digital LED A4 Mono printers and MFPs, deliver fast print speeds and outstanding eco-friendly, cost efficient performance for any size of business Egham, 5th January 2015 – OKI Europe Ltd has refreshed its portfolio of mono printers and multifunctional devices with the launch of the B412dn, B432dn and B512dn single function printers and the MB472dnw, MB492dn and MB562dnw multifunction printers (MFPs) offering businesses of any size the choice and flexibility to suit their needs and budget. Backed by OKI Europe’s unique 3 year extended warranty, these printers and MFPs are the perfect addition to any business.Cost efficient…
Handwritten Christmas Cards and Thank You Letters Beat Social Media Say UK TeenagersSlough, UK: 23rd December 2014: 13 to 17 year olds are choosing traditional greetings over digital alternatives this festive season with 77% putting pen-to-paper to deliver a handwritten Christmas card, more than double those sending Christmas wishes via social media sites. That’s according to the initial findings from Logicalis’ seventh Realtime Generation Survey, an annual UK-wide survey of 1000 teenagers.The traditional handwritten thank you letter is also the most popular way for this digital-savvy generation to say thanks for their gifts; 52% plan to write and send a…
19th December 2014, London UK – The average cost of Christmas for SMEs is upwards of £20,000 according to new research released today from TalkTalk Business. The survey of 1000 SME business decision makers discovered that festive treats such as the office Christmas party, staff bonuses and closure during the holidays remain high priorities. It revealed that 37 per cent cited the office Christmas party and staff bonuses (25 per cent) as two of the biggest financial spends to the business at Christmas, emphasising the SME community’s commitment to working culture and team morale. However, as a result, two thirds…
Outstanding 341 percent revenue growth down to new products and servicesLondon, UK – Mimecast has been ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2014, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years. Mimecast grew 341 percent during this period.Peter Bauer, Mimecast’s CEO and co-founder, credits the 341 percent revenue growth over the past five years to the proven success of the company’s focus to make email safer and easier to manage in the cloud. He said, “Maintaining spectacular growth as your business continues to scale is…
The Association For Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) has responded to reports that the date for the abolition of the paper counterpart to the current driving licence has been delayed. In their view the delay is irrelevant as the time for many fleets to change their processes is now. This reflects a recognition by the Association that some corporate fleet users are concerned that even when the current alternative proposed by the DVLA becomes available it might not address all their business compliance and operational requirements for fleets of 20 or more. As an alternative approach and a call to action,…
…And More than One in Five UK Consumers will have looked on Facebook for Information on Gifts to Buy this ChristmasLondon, 15th December, 2014 – 61 % of UK shoppers will have found gift ideas from researching the web site of online retailer, Amazon, this Christmas, with 50% getting ideas from searching on Google, according to new research by Searchmetrics, the leading global search experience optimisation platform. 38% will have used eBay. The findings demonstrate how the battle to be the number one in shopping search is intensifying.The survey*, which polled 1,000 UK adults about their online shopping preferences, also…
Disruptive companies are being held back by HR projects taking twice the time, at twice the cost – says Adam Hale, CEOFairsail white paper shows businesses how to implement a new HRMS in 90 daysFairsail, global cloud HRMS vendor, today laid down the gauntlet to the technology industry to better support disruptive businesses in this period of rapid growth. While many large SaaS based HR software suppliers are quoting 18-24 month implementation periods, Fairsail is dedicated to delivering in 90 days, demonstrated by its project with technology and services company SDL.Fairsail warns that, at a time where businesses need to…
New SwannOne smart home and CVR products to be showcased at CES 2015Cambridge, UK and Santa Fe Springs, California, US, 11 December 2014, Intelligent sound sensing leader Audio Analytic (www.audioanalytic.com) today announced that Swann, the world’s no.1 brand in DIY surveillance, will incorporate its patented sound sensing and classification technology in its forthcoming SwannOne Smart Home Security Solution (www.swannOne.com) and Cloud Video Recording (CVR) products. This will enable the products to automatically detect the sound of smoke alarms and glass breaking, triggering warnings to consumers via smartphones and tablets, along with the option to extend capabilities to sense baby cries,…