Lemongrass, has acquired Wharfedale Technologies (WFT), a technology services company specialising in the migration and management of SAP on Microsoft Azure. Acquiring WFT gives Lemongrass the resources to accelerate its multi-Cloud strategy. “We’re already engaged with a number of companies in the US and elsewhere that want our help moving and …
Read More »Exertis Launches ‘Exertis Enterprise Totally Secure’ powered by SonicWall
Exertis’ latest service offering, Exertis Totally Secure service includes SonicWall’s latest GEN7 UTM firewall technology loaded with all Security Services and then wrapped into Exertis’ own fully managed and monitored service offering, and can include bespoke add-ons, making the bundles customisable to each need. Geoff Towns, Head of Enterprise Services …
Read More »Kramer Electronics acquires UC Workspace
Kramer Electronics Ltd. has acquired UC Workspace (UCW). UCW products include its Quicklaunch software solution which offers a platform to launch and control any meeting regardless of conferencing provider. There is also an upcoming WEAV content and interaction platform and UCCentral software, which provides insight and control of workspaces, devices …
Read More »SYNAXON UK teams up with VIP UK in latest distribution partnership
A new distribution partnership between SYNAXON UK and VIP UK, will make VIPs full portfolio of products now available through SYNAXON’s EGIS stock availability and pricing platform. VIP offers a wide range of IT systems, components, software, and peripherals from industry vendors, including ASUS, AMD, Microsoft, Razer, Corsair, Gigabyte, Nvidia, …
Read More »Modulr and Ripple partner to enable seamless payments into the UK and Europe
Modulr is partnering with Ripple, a blockchain and crypto solutions provider, to simplify payments into the UK and Europe. Trust Payments will the first customer to go live under the partnership. The partnership will enable real-time payments to be made internationally, powered by Ripple’s financial technology, RippleNet. With Modulr’s technology, …
Read More »PCR FEBRUARY ISSUE OUT NOW! Independent Retailer Special Focus
In the latest February issue of PCR we have a special focus on Independent Retailers. It goes without saying that the retail market has gone into a complete spin these past few years following the pandemic, with many major high-street brands falling victim to the effects of the lockdowns. Included …
Read More »33 vulnerabilities found in the data transfer protocol for wearable devices
Kaspersky experts have discovered that the most commonly used protocol for transferring data from wearable devices used for remote patient monitoring contained 33 vulnerabilities, including 18 “critical vulnerabilities” in 2021 alone. This is 10 more critical vulnerabilities than in 2020, and many of them remain unpatched. Some of these vulnerabilities …
Read More »Blockchain could irreversibly shake up the global payments system – for the better
Blockchain could irreversibly shake up the global payments system – for the better, predicts Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. He points out, this comes amid growing adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and a flurry of global financial innovation as central banks around the world push to develop their own …
Read More »Platform.sh appoints Ori Pekelman and Fabien Potencier as CSO and CPO
Platform.sh has announced Ori Pekelman, co-founder of the scale-up as its new Chief Strategy Officer, a newly created role for the company. Fabien Potencier also joins the management team as Chief Product Officer, following Platform.sh’s acquisition of Blackfire.io in 2021. Ori Pekelman will focus on the external development of the …
Read More »AI’s role in customer service will expand significantly this year, says TelcoSwitch
The use of AI in automated chatbot communication has become commonplace in many organisations’ customer service functions. While this technology will remain popular for the foreseeable future, there are many other areas where AI’s presence will expand this year, such as in granular call analytics, says TelcoSwitch. Research by Hubspot found …
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