365 iTechnology In the News 27/04/10: My News Desk - UK Technology365 iTechnology: 365 iTechnology moves into managed IT security services'Let us manage all your network security needs – so you don’t have to’Basingstoke 27th April 2010: 365 iTechnology announced today the launch of its IT security managed firewall service. 365 iTechnology will manage client’s firewall infrastructure, keeping their organisation and data safe, whilst taking care of every detail of security management.
29/03/10: Zikkir Business News Digest
365 iT plc in employee recruitment mode as part of the company’s organic growth strategyBasingstoke 29th March 2010: In a move to complement 365 iT’s continued growth through acquisition, the company have announced the formation of a new division to its comprehensive group structure. The Northern Sales Division, based in Harrogate, has been established to provide customers and prospects with the full range of services available from the group’s portfolio.
18/03/10: VDI meets Unified Communications5i a UK supplier of unified communications announced the availability of BeAnywhere, a software application that integrates Citrix and Sun Ray based virtual desktop environments with Cisco’s Collaboration product set. Sun Ray is VDI solution for companies that are looking for thin client solutions. The Sun Rays offers a lower footprint than a standard desktop with power consumption as low as 4 watt.
18/03/10: UK Technology: 5i announce the availability of BeAnywhere, software to integrate virtualised desktops with the Cisco Collaboration suite
5i, a UK leader in unified communications announced today the availability of BeAnywhere, a software application for integrating Citrix and Sun Ray based virtual desktop environments with Cisco’s Collaboration product set.
12/01/10: 365 iT Receives Global Award from MessageSolution365 iTechnology is awarded MessageSolution’s Most Engaged Partner of the Year Award for 2009, for which 365 iTechnology will receive allocated MessageSolution Marketing Development Funds for participating in archiving and storage-related tradeshow events sponsored by MessageSolution in the U.K.
365 iT plc, the IT services and solutions provider, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Pieter Hooft as a non-executive Director of the Company.
4/12/09: Sale of 7 Global GroupRegent Partners is pleased to announce its latest tranaction
CRN 3/12/09:- 365 iT Bolsters Managed Services
VAR's acquisition of 7 Global this week gets its managed services plans off to a flying startAmbitious VAR 365 iT has taken a major step forward in its managed services plans with its acquisition of hosting and services specialist 7 Global Group. Liverpool-based 7 Global Group, was owned by private equity firm LMS Capital, which as a result of the deal this week has taken a 12.5 per cent equity interest in 365 iT.
Ecademy 2/12/09:- 365 iT acquires IT managed services company 7 Global7global, based in Liverpool, was originally formed in 1999 and has developed a portfolio of fully managed IT services specifically aimed at software vendors and end user organisations that wish to take advantage of Software as a Service (Saas). The acquisition strategically enhances 365 iT's capabilities in the fast evolving IT managed services sector. It also strengthens 365 iT's business relationships with key global IT providers which include Microsoft, Cisco and Citrix.
Microscope 1/12/09:- 365 iT adds 7ICT integrator 365 iT has bought support and managed services outfit 7global off investment group LMS Capital for an undisclosed sum.Liverpool-based 7global provides managed SaaS solutions and is a Microsoft Gold Partner specialising in the Dynamics CRM package. It also has relationships with Cisco, Citrix, RSA and SonicWALL, among others. Its VC backers have also taken a 12.5% stake in 365 iT.
CBR Online 1/12/09:- 365 iT acquires 7 Global Group from LMS CapitalTo enhance its capabilities in IT managed services sector365 iT has acquired the IT managed services and computer hosting specialist 7 Global Group (7global) from LMS Capital. In addition, LMS has taken a 12.5% equity interest in 365 iT.
17/9/09:- Channel covets telepresence treasure trove The telepresence sector is set to take off as business managers look to cut back on travel costs.With vendors pushing collaboration technologies and external factors predicted to fuel market growth, channel players predict demand for telepresence and conferencing could be set to explode. Analyst Frost & Sullivan recently forecast that the telepresence and videoconferencing market would swell to an annual global worth of $4.7bn (£2.7bn) by 2014. Growth will be fuelled by high-quality products, the declining cost of broadband and business chiefs’ desire to minimise travel costs, the research firm said. Gartner is another market watcher to forecast a boom in telepresence take-up. The analyst predicted that high-definition video telepresence will be responsible for the loss of 2.1 million airline seats per year, costing the travel and hospitality industry an annual $3.5bn. Immersive experienceServices specialist 5i, a 365 iT plc subsidary, runs sales training courses for resellers moving into the telepresence space. Director of training services Anna Guest claimed it was important to draw the distinction between telepresence and videoconferencing. “Telepresence is a really immersive experience and is fundamentally different to videoconferencing or web collaboration,” she said. “One of the challenges it faces comes from people who want to sell video conferencing and claim telepresence is just a fancier version.” Guest claimed the training had proved a hit and its popularity was starting to filter down to smaller VARs. “To date it has mostly been the larger integrators,” she said. “But we are now rolling out to some of the smaller players who work on a national, rather than an international, basis.”
28/7/09:- When computers filled huge rooms
WHEN it comes to storing digitised information, Kevan Smith is Mr Memory. A veteran of the computer industry in Basingstoke, he started his career after leaving the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) in 1978, joining Digital Equipment, based in Basing View. Now he is sales manger at 365iTechnology, at the Cartel Business Centre in Stroudley Road. He said: “It’s amazing how much memory storage you come into contact with in your daily life. Some mobile phones have four gigabytes of memory and some cameras can store even more.” That kind of memory would have been unimaginable when Mr Smith started out in the late 1970s. It would have required huge computer rooms in an era when data was often stored and read on paper tape or punch cards.
24/7/09:- Special truck helps take technology on the road
The virtues of virtualisation have been driven home to businesses by an IBM partner year.To help get the message across, 365iTechnology has made use of the IBM Systems Technology Truck, parked outside its Cartel Business Centre offices in Stroudley Road, this week. 27/4/09:- 365 iT plots buying spreeVAR group Impera will officially change its name to 365 iT by the summer and is on the hunt for further acquisitions.The ambitious firm snapped up unified communications specialist 5i last week for an undisclosed sum (Channelweb, 16 April) and last year bought IBM and HP VAR Dynax (CRN, 14 January 2008).
26/4/09:- M & A is having a challenging time but do not assume nothing is happeningThe recent acquisition of 5i by 365iT plc ( rebranded Impera plc ) which was backed by RBS shows that, despite the challenging financial backdrop, M & A continues.This was one of the first bank leveraged acquisitions to get away this year but it will not be the last.
22/4/09:- RBS backs acquisition of 5i 365 iT plc is acquiring 5i, a leading provider of Unified Communications (UC) solutions, thanks to a £1.15m debt package from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The purchase of 5i, which was funded by a combination of debt and equity, provides further indication that the end of the financial crisis may be in sight.
16/4/09:- Impera becomes 365 iTAcquisitive VAR group Impera has changed its name to 365 iT and is jumping on the acquisition bandwagon.The firm, which now intends to trade through its wholly owned subsidiary 365 iTechnology, acquired IBM and HP VAR Dynax last year (CRN 14 January 2008) and has this week acquired unified communications specialist 5i for an undisclosed sum.
1/4/09:- Dynax Systems wins prestigious accolade
AN IT reseller based in Basingstoke has been named IBM Business Partner of the Year. Dynax Systems, a division of 365 iTechnology won the prestigious award in recognition of its excellence in helping mid-market customers gain the most from their IT infrastructures, utilising the latest virtualisation technology.
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