Technology Reseller - v21 2019

01732 759725 18 NEWS : RESELLERS Joining the elite Growth in business volume and revenue has helped business solution provider 365IT become a Gold partner within Enghouse Interactive’s elite partner programme. As a gold partner, 365IT will continue to sell and deliver the Enghouse Interactive Communications Center (EICC) and Quality Management Suite (QMS) on Cisco Unified Communications and Microsoft Skype for Business platforms, alongside other Enghouse Interactive products, including AI-driven chat bots. Gold partner status gives 365IT access to an enhanced range of Enghouse resources including account planning, marketing support and lead generation initiatives. Paul Toms, 365IT Sales Director, said: “Over the past year we have seen some significant contact centre wins, particularly in the energy and housing sectors. Winning gold status is a testament to how well we work with Enghouse to make this happen. Enghouse is a natural fit for us. Both companies have capabilities in Cisco and Microsoft environments and are strong in the mid-market business sector, with in- depth expertise in vertical markets such as local government & housing associations.” 365itms.co.uk www.enghouseinteractive.com New generation takes the reins at IT@Spectrum RSM partners with Host Analytics RSM, an enterprise performance management (EPM) solution provider, has signed an agreement with Host Analytics to resell its cloud-based connected financial planning and close solutions and to support new and existing customers in the UK with implementation services and support. As part of an international expansion strategy, Host Analytics has struck similar agreements with Satori Group in Australia and Altron Karabina in South Africa, with more in the pipeline. Ron Baden, chief executive officer of Host Analytics, said: “Today more than ever, the planning, budgeting and forecasting demands on businesses require nimble and flexible solutions. We’ve aligned ourselves with three great partners in key international markets to continue our strong global sales momentum while maintaining a stellar customer experience. These new relationships will provide more organisations with the tools and expertise they need to accelerate the evolution of finance.” Taking IBM i applications to the cloud Enterprise Performance Partner CSI is partnering with Fresche Solutions to release IBM i applications to the cloud. CSI estimates that up to 80% of IBM i workloads still run on-premises because the IBM i applications running mission-critical business operations are written in older coding languages and the skills required to rewrite the underlying code are now rare. Fresche Solutions’ X-Analysis suite provides everything needed to extract business rules, audit code and modernise IBM i applications. Once this has been done, CSI can migrate IBM i workloads to its private cloud offering, CSI PowerCloud, no matter what platform they currently sit on. Mark Vargo, CSI Chief Technology Officer, said: “Our single aim is to drive the performance of our clients’ businesses forward no matter what applications they are using. This partnership will allow complex IBM i applications to be modernised so that they can be transferred to the CSI PowerCloud, allowing them to connect to all their other clouds to accelerate their digital transformation.” www.yourperpetualedge.com The perfect partner OneLogin, the leader in Unified Access Management, has announced a systems integration partnership with Atlas Identity, an independent, UK-based consultancy specialising in cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions. The partnership formalises Atlas Identity and OneLogin’s joint commitment to give organisations of all sizes a secure, seamless experience for single sign-on (SSO) identity management. Atlas Identity’s professional services team will work with OneLogin’s Unified Access Management solution to bring on-premise and cloud applications under the management of a single console with a single set of security policies. As a member of OneLogin’s expanded partner program, OneLogin Accelerate, Atlas Identity will have access to OneLogin’s Software Development Kits, RESTful APIs and engineering resources. Matt Hurley, OneLogin VP Global Channels, Strategic Alliances and Professional Services, said: “In addition to continuous cybersecurity threats, enterprise IT environments are becoming increasingly complex and costly to manage. These challenges require identity and access solutions that manage both cloud-based and on-premise applications, as well as experienced advisors to provide insight and roadmap during the security cloud journey. Atlas Identity’s experience with cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions and their extensive knowledge of OneLogin’s Unified Access Management solution make them a perfect partner to help enterprises make this complex transition to the new world of access management.” www.onelogin.com www.atlasidentity.co.uk Canon Platinum Partner IT@Spectrum has appointed a new generation of leaders to implement the next stage of its business plan, centred on a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. Principal shareholder Ken Sturdy, who joined IT@Spectrum as a Trainee Engineer in 1984 and led a management buy-out in 2003, has become Executive Chairman, with Operations Director Rob Cavill taking over as Managing Director, responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the company. Sturdy will focus on strategic projects and mentoring of the new leadership team, which also includes Finance Director Katrina Ellam and joint Sales Directors Lee Evans and Graham Frankish. Cavill joined IT@Spectrum in 2016 to project manage the building of the company’s £2.75 million offices at Bridgehead business park in East Yorkshire. After completing the project on time and within budget, Rob joined the management team, before becoming Operations Director in May 2017. Directors Tim Davison and Aeon Harwood, also part of the 2003 MBO team, will continue to oversee the Support and Software consultancy functions. IT@Spectrum has more than 35 years’ experience in helping organisations to print more efficiently, manage their data effectively and automate business processes. It was Canon’s European Solutions Partner of the Year in 2011, 2015 and 2016 and has been a Canon Platinum Partner since 2018. www.itspectrum.co.uk Matt Hurley Ken Sturdy and Rob Cavill