PrintIT Reseller - issue 67

01732 759725 BULLETIN 6 Logicalis joins Jisc Logicalis has been awarded a place on Jisc Services Ltd’s Network Equipment framework, under three lots: Lot 3 Cisco, Lot 8 F5, and Lot 8 Infoblox. The IT solutions and managed services provider has been selected as the top ranked supplier for Cisco solutions to the sector and is the only nominated F5 supplier As the leading Cisco supplier on the framework and a long-standing partner to UK Higher Education, Logicalis is now able to work directly with organisations to help accelerate their adoption of adaptable digital platforms based on Cisco’s advanced intent-based networking platforms. This supports the experience expectations of students, academics and researchers and the growing trend for intelligent IoT connected campus services that are set to become a fundamental part of any modern digital university. Managing Director Alex Louth, said: “We’re proud to continue our two-decade long partnership with UK Higher Education. Today, digital technology plays an ever-greater role in helping institutions to deliver world-class education and research experiences. Over many years we’ve developed a strong understanding of the challenges and needs of customers and we have never been in a stronger position to drive digital change. This framework is further validation of our mission to help these customers to succeed in their IT strategies.” www.logicalis.com 30 years in partnership Advanced Labelling is celebrating three decades in partnership with Brother, delivering label print solutions to businesses across the UK. The Poole-based firm is Brother’s oldest partner in the market and stocked the company’s first label solution, launched 31 years ago. It’s since sold thousands of devices from the vendor. The partners say they are now focused on capitalising on future growth in the market. Managing Director, Stuart Wilson, said: “Having a vendor like Brother UK by our side over the years has helped us to ground our position as a key partner for companies around the world who rely on labelling solutions for their everyday business. Brother supplies durable devices that stand the test of time, and at a good price. The firm’s marketing support has also helped us to attract new customers in specialist markets like electrical cable marking.” www.labelzone.co.uk Softcat earns place on cloud framework Softcat has announced its inclusion on the four-year Cloud Solutions framework (NHS SBS) that aims to simplify cloud migration for the UK public sector. The national framework created by NHS Shared Business Services will deliver a four-lot agreement that will provide public sector authorities with access to support and services for cloud-based solutions. www.softcat.com ASL’s service recognised ASL engineer Andrew Dale has been crowned UK champion at the Kyocera Service Awards 2019. The national final identifies the best technician in each country amongst the black belt service partners. Involving rigorous theory and practical tests, Dale is the second ASL representative to win the national finals in the last four years, along with Mark Aldridge who won the title in 2016. Del Clack and Tony Connor also made it to the national finals this year, finishing in 4th and 5th place. He will now compete to win the title of the EMEA Service Partner Technical Engineer of the Year at the European final. He will head to Meerbusch, Germany in December for a two-day competition at Kyocera Europe’s head office where the top three most skilled technicians will be announced. www.asl-group.co.uk ABC named partner of the year ABC Managed Services has been named Develop’s top UK print partner for the second year running. DSales UK Managing Director, Jonathan Whitworth said: “I’d like to thank ABC for all their hard work with the Develop brand over the past year, and I congratulate them on being our number one authorised dealer for the second year in succession. We look forward to working with ABC to further success, especially with our newly-launched iSeries range of advanced imaging systems.” www.abcmanagedservices.uk Pinnacle announces new business seminar dates Following the success of its annual solutions seminars, Pinnacle Document Solutions Group has announced the dates for two new business seminars. The first will be held on November 15 at The Vale Resort, Hensol, South Wales, and the second event at the SS Great Britain, Bristol Docks on January 31 2020. The overarching theme will be ‘Transforming Innovation’. Supported by Pinnacle’s technology partners, the seminars promise to encapsulate all elements that can provide businesses with a complete digital transformation or which complement organisations’ current digital strategy. Group Technical Director Martyn Williams, said: “By giving attendees first-hand access to some of the industry’s most knowledgeable and technologically advanced partners, we will assist in bridging the gap between legacy processes and a more efficient and productive, digital work environment.” www.pinnaclecos.co.uk/events/