Technology Reseller - v21 2019

01732 759725 NEWS : RESELLERS 16 Global reseller Procurri Europe is partnering with sustainable IT supplier Circular Computing, which markets a range of carbon-neutral, enterprise-grade laptops remanufactured at a purpose- built facility in Portsmouth. Circular Computing CEO Rod Neale said: “We are delighted to announce Procurri Europe as our latest partner in the UK. This will allow us to further respond to growing customer demand for sustainable IT as increasing numbers of UK businesses adopt an environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to IT procurement.” He added: “Organisations realise that remanufactured IT saves them millions of dollars without compromising on performance. At the same time, they are helping reduce carbon emissions, preserve critical natural resources and eliminate the e-waste mountain.” Set up in 2017 by ‘second use’ IT specialist A2C, Circular Computing takes thousands of ex-lease computers from large corporations every month and puts them through a 5-hour remanufacturing process during which they are dismantled, cleaned, repaired, upgraded and refinished. Unlike computers that are simply refurbished, Circular Computing’s laptops are completely re-built to look and perform like new, meeting or even improving on original factory performance. They cost around 40% less than a new laptop and after three years are re-purchased by Circular Computing for re- manufacturing and re-deployment in areas where they remain fit for purpose. In total, a single machine can go through three re-loop cycles, giving an extra nine years of useful life. Circular Computing offsets both embedded and remanufacturing-related carbon emissions by planting five tress for every laptop sold and by investing in clean energy and social initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of climate change, create jobs and empower local communities to become more sustainable. Circular Computing claims that 70% of the 160,000 laptops thrown away every day in the EU could be re-used. www.circularcomputing.com Procurri Europe to sell carbon-neutral remanufactured laptops Getting across the line There’s still time to help Commercial’s ‘500 In Five’ cycling team achieve their goal of raising £25,000 for the Versus Arthritis charity. The seven-strong team has already raised more than £16,000 after completing the 500-mile Cheltenham-Leeds- London-Cheltenham round-trip in five days. Donations are still being accepted at www.commercial.co.uk/donate . etac Solutions partners with Codeless Platforms Codeless Platforms has strengthened its commitment to the Microsoft Dynamics market by signing a partnership agreement with etac Solutions, a certified Microsoft partner and supplier of Microsoft Dynamics software. The addition of the BPA Platform integration and automation solution to its portfolio will enable etac Solutions to automate processes and quickly integrate Dynamics 365 Business Central with virtually any other software or application, ranging from eCommerce and email marketing products to courier and online payment services. Darren Beetlestone, Managing Director of etac Solutions, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Codeless Platforms which will allow us to take advantage of their impressive BPA Platform. It will be a valuable tool to help our clients automate processes and integrate their Dynamics software with other applications, which will in turn improve their efficiency. We look forward to seeing how the benefits of the platform will transform our client’s processes.” etac Solutions, a long-established supplier of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, provides Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as part of its ERP services. www.codelessplatforms.com Onecom targets growth in fixed line services Hot on the heels of a £30 million funding deal with HSBC, Onecom, the UK’s largest independent business telecommunications provider for SMEs, plans to increase the value of its business with Vodafone over the next five years to £600 million. Under a new partnership agreement with Vodafone UK, the biggest in its history, Onecom expects to generate more than £100 million in annual revenue from Vodafone’s mobile, fixed line, broadband and IT services. Under the agreement, Onecom has made a commitment to growth of 300% in fixed line services and leadership in unified communications solutions for SMEs. The deal will enable Onecom to profit from Vodafone’s ambitious B2B growth plans and its 5G roll-out, with 64% of SMEs surveyed by the company considering the possibility of upgrading to 5G within six months of it becoming available. Ben Dowd, Onecom CEO, said: “In renewing this partnership, Vodafone has recognised Onecom’s significant contribution to growing mobile revenues and driving further growth in fixed line and IoT, as well as our award-winning customer service. We are now well placed to deliver on our mission of offering UK SMEs best-in-class converged mobile, data and IT solutions that are tailored to their needs.” Onecom was named Vodafone Total Communications Partner of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. www.onecom.co.uk Premier status for Lemongrass Consulting Lemongrass Consulting, an Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) specialist in SAP Enterprise, Business One and Business By Design on AWS, has achieved APN Premier Consulting Partner status – the highest tier within APN. Lemongrass has been an APN Advanced Consulting Partner for many years. As well as AWS Competencies Partner status in SAP, it is an audited AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner. Lemongrass was an early adopter of SAP on AWS, and has migrated, implemented and operated more SAP workloads on AWS than any other Partner, with a 100% success track record. The company has built its own SAP on AWS automation platform, MiCloud, which is available as a SaaS solution to customers and partners. www.lemongrassconsulting.com Ben Dowd