CMS Distribution now addresses customers in Scandinavia through partnership with Swedish distributorDecember 6th, London – CMS Distribution Ltd, the value added distributor has built on its partnership with Scandinavian distributor Newgen Distribution AB by acquiring a majority stake in the business. Newgen’s founder shareholders Axel Diurson and Max Ellberg will stay on with the business as joint managing directors, and retain the remaining share capital. Newgen supplies key retailers in the region with a range of products. Sales in 2016 are expected to exceed SEK 130 million (£11.3m) up 100% on the previous year. CMS Distribution acquired a minority stake…
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DECEMBER 5th 2016 – LONDON: The multi award winning ORIIUM will offer through the distribution agreement CX:Protect powered by Commvault, an on-premise, hybrid and cloud data management system along with CX:inSync powered by Druva, a born in the cloud end point protection solution.With this agreement, ORIIUM’s range of products and services through CMS Distribution will not only help resellers and their end customers easily prepare for the new GDPR directive, but will also provide Channel partners with access to technical pre-sales, recurring business opportunities and cost effective data management solutions.ORIIUM MD Chris Kiaie said “I’m delighted we are partnering with…
Broadband Forum invites non-member service providers to help define an industry wide framework for automated introduction, integration and delivery of virtualized servicesFremont, California, December 1, 2016: The Broadband Forum today announced the first steps have been taken to form a new industry connectivity and virtualization committee of global service providers which will resolve how connectivity and virtualization are bought and sold by service providers worldwide. Founded by the Forum’s Service Provider Action Council (SPAC) – an international autonomous committee of service providers – the new steering group has been created with the initial purpose of creating the committee rules and…
Sopra Steria and CodeClan work together to plug Scotland’s digital skill shortageEdinburgh, 1 December 2016 – Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, has today announced that it has become the first specialist in Consultancy Systems Integration to hire a recruit from CodeClan, Scotland’s dedicated software skills academy. CodeClan is a digital skills academy for web and software development supported by the Scottish Government and ScotlandIS, Scotland’s digital technologies trade body. It is also the first UK digital skills academy to be approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Sopra Steria has a long-term presence in the region and…
CHIPPENHAM, December: MDS Technologies, the Chippenham-based enterprise and digital platform service provider, has been named as the Southwest’s fastest-growing private tech company in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table. The table ranks Britain’s top 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over the last three years. MDS sales revenue has grown from £1.6m in 2013 to £7m in 2016.From its headquarters in Chippenham, MDS designs, builds and manages the platforms that underpin high-profile digital and enterprise services, and is one of the top-50 suppliers (out of more than 1200) on the Government’s G-Cloud procurement framework.…
Oracle Platinum Partner Certus Solutions [www.certus-solutions.com] has appointed Richard Summerfield as a Non-Executive Director. Richard is currently the Group HR Director at global telecoms provider JT [Jersey Telecom], an Oracle HCM customer of Certus-Solutions since 2015. JT is also currently using Certus-Solutions’ ‘engage® Business Support Services’.Richard has over 20 years of corporate HR leadership experience, the last six as a member of JT’s management board. Previously, he has worked at Ogier, Standard Bank, Zurich and Barclays. He was also a guest speaker at Oracle Openworld 2015 where he gave a customer view of the implementation of cloud HR products through…
London, UK, 30 November 2016 – Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Financial Services Competency status. This designation recognises Sopra Steria for delivery of effective solutions and providing deep expertise to help organisations manage critical issues pertaining to the industry, such as digital transformation, core systems implementation, migration, data management, navigating compliance requirements and risk management.Achieving the AWS Financial Services Competency differentiates Sopra Steria as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member that has demonstrated relevant technical proficiency and proven customer success, delivering solutions seamlessly in the AWS Cloud…
Springworks’ Connected Car platform ‘SPARK’ launches with first customer, Telia Company, enabling the operator to deliver subscription-based connected car services to car owners in SwedenSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Wednesday 23 November 2016 – Springworks AB has announced that its cloud-based Connected Car platform SPARK, for mobile operators and service providers in the automotive industry, has gone live with Nordic and Baltics mobile network operator, Telia Company. The platform allows Telia Company and its automotive Service Provider partners to launch a host of new subscription-based connected car services for drivers in Sweden. Car services will include amongst others: 4G, in-car Wi-Fi, service…
Global connectivity supplier HUBER+SUHNER will be exhibiting its comprehensive portfolio of products for the rail industry at SmartRail Asia 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, December 1-2. Illustrating the Switzerland-based company’s commitment to creating the future of railway communications, HUBER+SUHNER will demonstrate a wide-ranging collection of highly efficient and robust solutions for on-board, train-to-ground, and trackside communications. “Passengers have developed a certain expectation when travelling by train, and with the mounting pressure on operators to deliver the most comfortable experience for passengers, it is extremely vital that customers have confidence in their rolling stock and wayside infrastructure,” said Amos Goek, Sales &…
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – November 21st, 2016 – Collibra, a leader in data governance software solutions for business users, has announced it has won the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award in the “Best Software” category. The award confirms Collibra as one of Europe’s fastest growing technology companies. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award honours companies headquartered in Belgium that have experienced substantial revenue growth over the last four years. For Collibra, its rapid growth has been driven by its consumerized approach to data governance. The company enables business users to “shop” for and find data in much the same way they…