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AXIS
Ingram Micro U.K. & Ireland have
announced the partnership with Axis
Communications, a new Physical
Security business unit within the newly
formed Specialty Solutions business
unit at Ingram Micro.
IPA
Cobalt Iron has announced IronClad
Partner Advantage (IPA). The
programme offers a complete business
ecosystem to help VARS, VADs, MSPs
compete in the multicloud, nextgeneration
data protection world
MSSD
Exclusive Networks has launched its
‘MSSD’, a platform for delivering a
suite of 100% channel-only managed
security services that wrap around
core Exclusive Networks vendor
offerings and allow partners to increase
customer lifetime value and tap into a
market opportunity growing twice as
fast as traditional cybersecurity.
WAVENET WHOLESALE’S
TEAMSLINK package
streamlines the adoption of
Microsoft’s Teams Calling
features by introducing a
bundled service that combines
Microsoft’s Direct Routing and
Calling Plan services with
unlimited talk-time and
Wavenet’s comprehensive
technical support and migration
experience.
With TeamsLink, businesses
can easily take/make calls
directly from/to landline
phones from their computers
as well as phones, tablets,
headsets and handsets from
within the Microsoft Teams
application, without the
headache of procuring
Microsoft Direct Routing
licences and corresponding
Calling Plans for each member
of staff. Additional bundles are
available separately for
international calls and audio
conferencing.
Antony Black (pictured),
Director of Wholesale, said
“Wavenet has recognised the
growing demand for businessready
solutions that fill the
modern requisites for a
streamlined workflow, remote
access & calling, as well as
simplified budgeting. A robust
connection and TeamsLink is all
a business may need to ensure
a reliable telephony services as
we move into the new decade.”
40% of new Enterprise
telephony purchases are
expected to be cloud based by
2023. Wavenet has designed its
TeamsLink proposition to be
easily scalable and
implemented.
Ofcom fines Onestream
£35,000 for ‘slamming’
OFCOM HAS FINED communications provider Onestream £35,000
after an investigation found the company took over the telephone
services of more than a hundred people without their permission.
This practice – known as ‘slamming’ – is a particularly aggressive
form of mis-selling. It involves customers being switched from one
company to another without their consent or knowledge.
The investigation found that three quarters of people slammed
by Onestream were elderly or vulnerable. We also discovered that,
in many cases, even when customers cancelled Onestream’s order
to take over their landline telephone service, the company made
repeated attempts to transfer them across regardless.
Ofcom has therefore imposed a penalty of £35,000 on
Onestream, which has admitted its failings and agreed to settle
the case. Ofcom has also required Onestream to release affected
customers from their contracts without charge, and refund those
who had already switched away and paid early termination fees.
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Acronis picks up 5nine
to boost Azure
business
ACRONIS HAS ANNOUNCED the
acquisition of 5nine, a global
provider of Microsoft Hyper-V
and Azure cloud management
and security solutions. As part
of the agreement, 5nine will
become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Acronis.
Acronis will integrate 5nine’s
technology into the Acronis
Cyber Platform, making new
services available through the
Acronis Cyber Cloud Solutions
portal. 5nine’s solutions will
enable managed service
providers (MSPs) and IT
organisations to simplify cloud
service orchestration, create
new business, and manage
their customers’ needs.
“By combining with Acronis,
we will be able to accelerate
product innovation, expand
our distribution channel, and
leverage our existing
technology to meet customer
requirements,” said Karen
Armor, Chief Executive Officer
at 5nine.“
Acronis sees the value in
offering 5nine’s services to its
community of 50,000 partners
in the IT channel, enabling MSPs
and cloud service providers to
better manage their hybrid
infrastructure workloads.
“By adding 5nine’s solutions
to our portfolio of cyber
protection products and
services, we’re giving our
partners and customers an
easy way to adopt the
Microsoft hybrid cloud
platform. With a combined
solution, organisations will be
able to migrate all or select
workloads to the cloud and
then manage both on-premises
and cloud virtual machines
with a single interface.” said
Serguei Beloussov, Acronis
Founder and CEO.
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