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SOFTCAT
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
has named Softcat as a supplier on its
Technology Products and Associated
Services framework (TePAS). The
framework is pan-government, will
deliver a four-lot agreement and is
available to the entire UK public sector
to provide technology hardware,
software and associated services for
the next four years.
3%
Professional salaries in the UK are
expected to increase by at least 3%
in 2020 – following two years of pay
freezes.
PHISHING
Cyber security data breach reports
continued to fl ood in to the Information
Commissioner’s Offi ce (ICO) last year,
with phishing proving to be the top
cause of breaches, according to new
analysis of ICO data between 2017 to
2019.
FIBRE
New internet service provider Jurassic
Fibre and South West Communications
Group (swcomms) will offi cially launch
an ultrafast fi bre internet service to
businesses in the south west this month.
Wavenet boosts MS Teams
capability with VIA acquisition
WAVENET, BACKED BY Beech Tree Private Equity, is boosting its
Microsoft Teams platform, TeamsLink, by adding the experience of VIA
into its solution and service portfolio. This acquisition will signifi cantly
strengthen Wavenet Group’s expertise in Offi ce 365 and Microsoft
Teams. This expertise, in combination with Wavenet’s recently
launched TeamsLink service, enables Wavenet to provide businesses
with a Teams Calling solution.
Philip Grannum, CCO of Wavenet said: “VIA is an exciting addition
to the Wavenet Group that brings highly valuable expertise and a
passion for innovation that we are always looking for. Its combination
with the wider Wavenet Group will accelerate our growth in our
fl agship TeamsLink product.
VIA has been extremely successful in building the platform and
management portal for their Microsoft Teams services and we are
looking forward to integrating their brilliant platform into ours to the
benefi t of all our customers & partners.”
Alex Tebbs, Co-founder & Sales Director of VIA said: “Since starting
VIA in 2012 it has been incredibly exciting, driving the business
through several years of Microsoft UC evolution, from Lync to Skype
for Business and now Teams.
TELCOSWITCH
ACQUIRES CPAAS
PROVIDER ZIRON
TELCOSWITCH HAS
COMPLETED the acquisition
of Ziron, a wholesale
Communications Platform
as a Service (CPaaS)
provider. The deal adds new
skills, capabilities and
solutions to the TelcoSwitch
portfolio, as well as bringing
new talent to the
management team.
Founded in 2011, Londonbased
Ziron provides
application program
interfaces for voice, SMS,
and subscriber intelligence
on a fl exible “no
commitment” basis,
allowing developers to
quickly integrate
telecommunications
services into their
applications without capital
outlay, or expensive
long-term contracts.
“The Ziron acquisition is
highly strategic to our
mission to help comms and
IT resellers unlock new
revenues from nextgeneration
services”, said
Russell Lux (pictured),
TelcoSwitch CEO. “As a long
standing Ziron customer,
we recognised signifi cant
synergies with its reliable,
innovative voice and
messaging products,
including its unique
FlexiChannels offering. The
acquisition will enable
TelcoSwitch to move further
into the CPaaS space and
Ziron’s partnerships and
experience outside of the
UK will help accelerate our
next stage of international
growth.”
FANVIL SIGNS
WITH PROVU
PROVU HAS KICKED off the New
Year with a new partnership
announcement with established
VoIP desk phone manufacturer,
Fanvil. Expanding Fanvil’s UK
distribution system, the new
agreement will see ProVu
offering the popular H series
of Hotel phones alongside the
X series of desk phones, all of
which are now in stock and
available for next day delivery.
Darren Garland (pictured), MD
at ProVu said, “Fanvil is a brand
that has been on our radar for
some time, over the last year
we’ve seen demand really gain
momentum from our partners –
we are delighted to now be able
to fulfi l this demand with our new
distribution agreement!
“We welcome Fanvil to the
ProVu portfolio and look forward
to kicking off 2020 with them.”
Craig Graham, Managing
Director, at Fanvil UK commented
“ProVu are one of the most
respected Value Added
Distributors in the UK, offering
exceptional services to their
reseller base. We are therefore
very
pleased to announce that
ProVu has become an offi cial
distributor as of January 2020
and look forward to a long and
successful relationship.”
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