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That Will Do Nicely – BT Launch Credit Card |
29/06/07 |
BT announced that it has launched a unique credit card for BT customers. The new BT Credit Card is BT’s first ever move into the credit card market. It not only offers co... Read More |
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THUS Reach Ethernet Milestone |
29/06/07 |
| THUS plc today demonstrated increased demand for its Ethernet service by announcing that it has now provided 5,000 circuits to customers across the UK, a 150 per cent inc... Read More |
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BT Brings 21CB Trial to Close |
29/06/07 |
| Following the migration of the first live customers onto BT's 21st Century Network (21CN) in South Wales, BT is to close the 21CN voice trial network which made communica... Read More |
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Cisco Pass Customer 1000 for WAN Optimisation |
29/06/07 |
| Cisco has announced that it has passed another milestone in the rapidly evolving wide area network (WAN) optimization market with the deployment of its 1000th customer. S... Read More |
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Carrier Ethernet is Ready for Prime Time |
29/06/07 |
| The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has announced the first group of providers to offer services certified for service quality and performance. Until now, every program in the... Read More |
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Nortel to Appoint New Chief Information Officer |
28/06/07 |
| Nortel President and CEO Mike Zafirovski has announced that Steven J. Bandrowczak will be appointed Nortel’s new chief information officer (CIO), effective July 16, 2007.... Read More |
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Computerlinks Launches New Network Health Check Service |
28/06/07 |
| Distributor of IT security and Internet technology solutions Computerlinks has announced the availability of a new network vulnerability scanning service designed to help... Read More |
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Polycom Launches Programme for Ecosystem Partners |
28/06/07 |
| Unified collaborative communications solutions provider Polycom has announced Polycom Arena, an ecosystem programme enabling software applications providers, hardware dev... Read More |
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Executel Lays The Foundations with McInerney Deal |
28/06/07 |
| The relocation of one of the UK’s largest property developers into a £2.35m purpose-built headquarters on Rainton Bridge Business Park in Houghton-le-Spring has sparked f... Read More |
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Paul Reynolds leaves BT to becomes CEO of Telecom New Zealand |
28/06/07 |
| Dr Paul Reynolds will be leaving BT in September to take up the position of CEO of Telecom New Zealand. Paul joined BT in 1983 after leaving University and joined the boa... Read More |
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Mitel Sues ShoreTel for Patent Infringement |
28/06/07 |
| Mitel Networks has filed a lawsuit against ShoreTel Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of four Mitel patents.
“Mi... Read More |
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New Market Opportunities Say Nimans |
28/06/07 |
| More and more businesses can benefit from call recording following a new product launch from NEC which opens up significant market opportunities for dealers, according to... Read More |
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BT Launches Comprehensive Web Services for Channel |
27/06/07 |
| BT Business has launched to the channel a comprehensive new range of web design, hosting and marketing services, including a free service allowing any business to build a... Read More |
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Digitalk Selected by Interoute to Power Prepaid Enterprise Voice Services |
27/06/07 |
| Interoute, operator of one of Europe’s largest and most advanced networks, is to use the Digitalk Application Server to support prepaid converged VoIP service for enterpr... Read More |
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Retell Makes Sense |
27/06/07 |
| Call recording specialist Retell is launching Sense, a new call recording system aimed at the expanding SME market and up to 60 channels of ISDN. The call recording circu... Read More |
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Unicom Continue Recruitment Drive |
27/06/07 |
| Telecom service provider Unicom, which specialises in business-to-business connections, has appointed Sam Sadreddini from Northenden and Lee McEvoy from Fallowfield to th... Read More |
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EU Regulation Decimating Telecoms Investment |
27/06/07 |
| In their Regulatory Scorecard Investment Report telecoms industry body ECTA concludes that investment in telecommunications in Europe’s 15 leading economies could have be... Read More |
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Alcatel-Lucent Extends Distribution Agreement With Sphinx |
27/06/07 |
| Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has signed a new channel agreement with Sphinx to distribute its data solutions in the UK. By adding Alcatel-Lucent's full data port... Read More |
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GN Appoints New Managing Director For UK & Ireland |
26/06/07 |
| Headset solutions vendor GN has announced the appointment of Dale Peters as Regional Managing Director for GN UK and Ireland. Dale will be responsible for building on GN... Read More |
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Tim Gain – Man on a Mission |
26/06/07 |
| Midlands businessman and accredited Voicenet Solutions dealer, Tim Gain, proved he really is a ‘Man on a Mission’ scooping two awards at the annual Switched On Business A... Read More |
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Telrad Goes Back to Iridiacom |
26/06/07 |
| Alan Doyle, managing director of Hertfordshire based distributor Iridiacom, has announced that following a management restructure at IP PBX vendor Telrad by new company o... Read More |
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Shoretel Introduces Technology Partner Program |
26/06/07 |
| IP telephony provider Shoretel has announced the Shoretel Technology Partner Program to offer an ecosystem of technology partners whose complementary products extend the ... Read More |
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Affiniti Gains Microsoft Certified Partner Status |
26/06/07 |
| Communications integrator, Affiniti today announced that it has gained certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme, recognising its expertise and total impact in ... Read More |
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TMS Offers Channel Partners WLR3 Capability |
26/06/07 |
| TMS has become one of the first WLR3 resellers in the UK. Dealers and resellers can now partner with TMS to offer their customers the full benefits of WLR3, without the c... Read More |
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The Future is Serene with Trust Distribution |
25/06/07 |
| Serenity by name, serenely dealer friendly by nature. UK dealers are already singing the virtues of Tru Serenity, the new Music on Hold unit from Trust Distribution that’... Read More |
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Happy Birthday to the Telegraph |
25/06/07 |
| The birth of the electric telegraph, often referred to as the ‘Victorian Internet’ is being celebrated this month by BT Heritage. It is 170 years since the first signal w... Read More |
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Envox Powers Advanced Automated Speech Attendant |
25/06/07 |
| Envox Worldwide, a global provider of IP-based voice solutions, today announced that its Envox Communications Development Platform was used by Quentris, one of Europe's ... Read More |
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MTV Telecom Offer Exclusive Siemens Training |
25/06/07 |
| Neil Coulthard, Pre Sales Consultant for MTV Telecom, is the only qualified Siemens HiPath 2000 trainer in the vendor’s distribution channel and is delivering technical t... Read More |
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Mitel Kicks Off Forum 2007 in Las Vegas |
25/06/07 |
| Mitel has kicked off their Forum 2007 event at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, with product and channel program announcements aimed at increasing its leadersh... Read More |
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All Bark and Not Much Bite when IT comes to Going Green |
25/06/07 |
| Nearly 70% of UK businesses have no target to reduce their carbon footprint research by the Green Technology Initiative reveals today, yet over 90% of respondents to the ... Read More |
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Uniworld Recruits New Marketing Team |
25/06/07 |
| Uniworld Communications, the specialist telecoms service provider, has announced two new appointments. Michael Thornton takes on the role of Sales and Marketing Director ... Read More |
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2e2 Report Profits Rise |
25/06/07 |
| Reseller group 2e2 has reported their financial results for 2006 which show operating profits increased by 41% to £7.8m from £5.6m. The report highlights the acquisition ... Read More |
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Building an IVR Solution Just Got Simpler |
25/06/07 |
| TeleWare, the provider of intelligent hosted and customer premises communication solutions to businesses and service providers, has announced new web based interfaces to ... Read More |
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Redstone Offers Prevention Not Painkillers |
25/06/07 |
| Provider of converged IP solutions Redstone Converged Solutions, has launched RedReach, a voice and data network support service focused on proactive prevention of networ... Read More |
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Call Cadman for Trust Tech Support |
22/06/07 |
| The familiar face of Simon Cadman has returned to the telecoms fold in the guise of Technical Support Manager for Trust Distribution. With Telecoms Distributors, Connect ... Read More |
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Carter Takes the Helm at Datasharp |
22/06/07 |
| Roy Carter has been appointed Managing Director of Truro based Datasharp following the departure of Peter Moseley last week.
Carter, who has been with the communicatio... Read More |
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United Utilities To Sell Off Shares in THUS |
22/06/07 |
| United Untilities (UU) is to sell off all its shares in network services company Thus PLC. UU owns 22.63 pct in Thus as a result of Thus purchasing Your Communications fr... Read More |
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Differentiating Distributors: Focus is the Key say Sphinx |
22/06/07 |
| Mark Hatton, managing director at Alcatel-Lucent voice distributor Sphinx, argues that in order for distributors to differentiate their offering it is actually better for... Read More |
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Node4 Educating the Industry at Premier Venue |
22/06/07 |
| The communications market is changing. With technologies such as SIP predicted to replace ISDN, numerous hosted telephony solutions appearing and the on-going challenge o... Read More |
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Summer Charity Drive at Rocom |
22/06/07 |
| Distributor Rocom is engaging in a number of charity initiatives this summer including a campaign with Brother UK where the two companies are working together to raise mo... Read More |
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MTV Lowers the Drawbridge on Swyx |
21/06/07 |
| Leading UK Swyx Distributor MTV Telecom chose the 800 year old New Hall in Sutton Coldfield – the oldest moated manor house in England, as the venue for their Swyx resell... Read More |
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Vosky Technologies Gain Gold Membership in Avaya DeveloperConnection Program |
21/06/07 |
| Vosky Technologies has announced it has been selected by Avaya for Gold membership in the Avaya DeveloperConnection program.
Vosky is the developer of Vosky Exchange,... Read More |
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Chess CEO Wins Technology Award |
21/06/07 |
| David Pollock, Chief Executive of Alderley Edge based Business Telecoms Company, Chess plc, has been named Ernst & Young’s Northern Region Technology & Communication Entr... Read More |
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Daisy CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award |
21/06/07 |
| Daisy CEO Matthew Riley has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Northern region by Ernst & Young at a ceremony at the Manchester Hilton this week.
The 33... Read More |
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Telecoms Trio Raise Over £1,000 for Kidney Charity |
21/06/07 |
| Three employees from Corporate Telecommunications in Leigh, together with a colleague from a supplier company, successfully completed the BUPA Great Manchester Run on May... Read More |
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Pinnacle Telecom Announces Three-Year Sponsorship with Binnie Motorsports |
21/06/07 |
| Alan Bonner, Managing Director of Pinnacle Telecom PLC, recently acquired by AIM listed Glen Group plc, today announced a 3-year sponsorship deal with Scottish racing tea... Read More |
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CMA and BCS Plan to Join Forces |
21/06/07 |
| The CMA (Communications Management Association) is consulting with its membership about joining forces with BCS (The British Computer Society). The purpose is to strength... Read More |
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CMA Offers Home to CITA Members Following CITA Closure |
21/06/07 |
| The Communications Management Association (CMA) has expressed its regret that CITA (formally TIA – Telecoms Industry Association) has closed down. CITA counted amongst i... Read More |
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BT Business Helps Small Companies Understand VoIP |
21/06/07 |
| As part of its campaign to educate small businesses about the benefits of the latest technology, BT Business has launched a free guide to VoIP.
The guide comes in resp... Read More |
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Managing the Next Generation |
20/06/07 |
| David Brunnen, Leader of the Network Services Group at the Communications Management Association (CMA) has reported back on two events he chaired this month.
“Network ... Read More |
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Mitel & Sun Deliver Converged Voice and Data Applications |
20/06/07 |
| Sun Microsystems and Mitel Networks have announced they have entered into a global OEM agreement that will help drive the use of converged voice and data applications in ... Read More |
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Old Meets the New at Historic Coombe Abbey |
20/06/07 |
| Dealers were wined and dined as part of an exclusive 24-hour VIP event hosted by distributor Nimans which showcased the future of global mobility communications from Eric... Read More |
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VegaStream Extends Benefits of VanillaIP Service |
20/06/07 |
| Telephony media gateway vendor VegaStream has announced successful compatibility with VanillaIP that will allow the independent provider of hosted telephony and applicati... Read More |
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Alcatel-Lucent Opts for VoiceFlex SIP Trunks |
20/06/07 |
| Alcatel-Lucent has announced that its IP PBX phone systems now support VoiceFlex Session Initial Protocol (SIP) trunks from Frontier Systems, giving businesses of all siz... Read More |
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Titan Rocks |
20/06/07 |
| Telephony solutions provider Titan Technology will be rocking and rolling at this year’s music festivals after being appointed to work with Wireless Events Ltd during the... Read More |
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Inclarity Hiring Spree Continues with Appointment of CFO |
20/06/07 |
| Inclarity has announced a further addition to its management team in the form of a new Chief Financial Officer appointment. Ian Evans will be responsible for overseeing a... Read More |
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NEC Infrontia Enhances Systems with MyCalls Call Recorder |
19/06/07 |
| MyCalls Call Recorder has been added to the NEC Infrontia Aspire and XN120 PBX systems.
“Resellers and their customers can no longer afford to ignore call recording,” ... Read More |
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Maximum Power Protection, Minimum ‘Carbon’ Footprint |
19/06/07 |
| Riello UPS say their new Multi Plus uninterruptible power supply provides distinct advantages at a time when energy costs are rising and there is a growing desire to redu... Read More |
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ONI Announces its Expansion into London |
19/06/07 |
| Comms Business Awards winner ONI, a leading Unified Communications specialist, has announced that it will be expanding its office base into London.
The new office in ... Read More |
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New Director at Chess |
19/06/07 |
| Stephen Dracup, former Head of Technology at Chess plc has been promoted to Technology Director.
The promotion was announced at Chess’ summer conference last week as t... Read More |
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Watch this Space |
19/06/07 |
| Vyke Pro, according to supplier Vyke Communications is set to radically reduce the cost of sending text messages for UK consumers.
The company says most UK consumers t... Read More |
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Unicom Appoints New Board Director |
19/06/07 |
| Manchester-based telecom service provider Unicom, which specialises in business-to-business connections, has appointed Janette Palmer to the board as Customer Relations D... Read More |
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Gamma Launch Third Generation of Hosted IP Telephony |
18/06/07 |
| Services and applications provider Gamma Telecom has launched version 3.0 of its hosted IP Telephony solution, FeaturePlus. The solution has been upgraded to enable Gamma... Read More |
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Airbus Takes Off with Cisco Unified Communications |
18/06/07 |
| Cisco has announced that Airbus has completed deployment of a Cisco Unified Communications system to help improve collaboration, increase productivity and simplify its co... Read More |
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Thus Expands and Deepens Roots in the North West |
18/06/07 |
| Thus has expanded in the North West with the opening of a new office housing more than 300 employees. The communications solutions company which provides data, telecoms a... Read More |
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Nimans Expands Ericsson Experience |
18/06/07 |
| Ericsson dealers can experience enhanced levels of service from distributor Nimans following the arrival of new Business Manager Chris Birchall and its launch of a dedica... Read More |
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Audit Trails are More Important than Working Relationships |
18/06/07 |
| Nine in ten office workers use email over other communication methods in order to secure an audit trail, according to research carried out by Inter-Tel, the provider of v... Read More |
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UK Management Needs to Stop Making Excuses and Modernise |
18/06/07 |
| “UK business needs to come out of the dark ages and realise that it cannot continue to use working practices that originate from the 19th century” say Work Wise UK who in... Read More |
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