www.managedITmag.co.uk 11 WHAT’S NEW WAN for rural, mobile and remote edge deployments. Continuum Constellation overcomes Starlink’s limitations for commercial use by adding Fixed IP, 5G Bonding, VPN Support and Full Remote Starlink Control for Enterprises, ISPs and MSPs. Comms365 CEO Mike van Bunnens said: “Starlink is a game-changer for remote internet access, but on its own it’s not enough for business continuity. Continuum Constellation adds the enterprise‑grade functionality that companies need to stay connected, secure and in control, no matter where they’re operating. It’s a perfect addition to our portfolio of Always-On connectivity.” www.comms365.com … Free extended warranty Acer is aiming to capture a greater slice of the Windows 11 upgrade pie by offering business buyers a free extended 3-year warranty worth £49.99 with purchases of select Acer TravelMate P Series laptops or Veriton N Series desktops bought from an eligible UK reseller. The Upgrade to Windows 11 with Acer & claim your Free 3-Year Warranty campaign runs from July 1 to December 31 2025, with all product registrations and warranty claims managed directly by Acer. E-commerce growth Huddersfield-headquartered software-as-a-service (SaaS) business Adventoris is celebrating a major milestone for SwiftCloud, after processing more than £2bn of orders through the B2B ecommerce solution for wholesalers and B2B retailers. Launched in 2012, SwiftCloud has grown strongly in the last three years, increasing registered users by 129% since March 2022 (to 110,000) and growing monthly order volumes by 87% over the same period. SwiftCloud clients report up to 50% bigger basket sizes and average monthly sales increases of over 25%, while their customers enjoy a 50% faster ordering process. www.swiftcloud.co.uk … Game-changer for Starlink UK-based connectivity provider Comms365 has developed a managed overlay platform that transforms Starlink’s consumergrade broadband into a fully managed, secure, business-grade after the event. Speech pattern and accent detection ensure seamless, natural communication, with translations from 16 languages into captions and transcripts in 35 languages. Launched in November 2024, DeepL Voice is already used by more than 200,000 business customers to overcome language barriers that limit their ability to do business internationally. In addition to the imminent Zoom integration, DeepL Voice for Meetings has an existing integration with Microsoft Teams, while the DeepL Voice for Conversations iOS and Android app provides instant speech translation on mobiles for dynamic face-to-face interactions. www.deepl.com/products/voice … All-in-one learning and mentoring platform Learning technology company Thrive is aiming to create the industry’s first fully integrated learning and mentoring platform with the multimillion-pound acquisition of Guider, which uses AI to match and connect colleagues with experienced leaders, mentors and coaches. The company’s first acquisition since its launch in 2019 will extend Thrive’s reach into the coaching and mentoring sector and enable it to integrate skills, mentoring, communications and knowledge management into a single all-in-one AI platform, while also running Guider as a standalone solution and continuing to develop its capabilities. With 54% year-onyear growth since it was founded in 2019 contributing to a £150 million valuation, Thrive provides all-in-one learning solutions to clients such as ASOS, Volvo, Vodafone, Avon and Burger King and has 3 million users worldwide. www.thrivelearning.com Joining the dots in field service management Totalmobile, a UK leader in field service management (FSM) technology, has launched a first-of-its-kind SaaS platform dedicated exclusively to FSM. With advanced AI and automation at its core, Field First brings together a modular suite of vertically tailored solutions, including proactive asset management, dynamic scheduling, mobile workforce enablement, smarter rostering, lone worker protection, streamlined job management and realtime field intelligence. By joining the dots between systems, processes and people, it helps customers in housing, health, utilities, infrastructure, FM and government streamline their operations, scale faster, improve outcomes and prove ROI. Totalmobile Chief Product Officer Chrissi Jackson said: “Regardless of whether organisations adopt a single capability or the entire platform, they will gain a seamless, connected experience that adapts as their needs evolve.” www.totalmobile.com Chrissi Jackson Mike van Bunnens
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