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01732 759725 16 NEWS : RESELLERS Julian Box Don Valentine David Silous-Holt Calligo, the Jersey-headquartered end- to-end managed data services provider, has announced two more acquisitions to follow two it made at the start of the year. Its third and fourth acquisitions of 2020, and its eighth and ninth in the last three years, are UK MSP Network Integrity Systems – Calligo’s first acquisition in the UK – and Cinnte Technologies, a Cavan- and Dublin-based MSP. Both companies specialise in managed IT, cloud and security services. The acquisition of Network Integrity Systems, which has locations in Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and Hemel Hempstead, gives Calligo a local presence in the UK, following a significant expansion of its footprint in the Republic of Ireland. This year alone, it has acquired three Irish MSPs: Cinnte Technologies in November; Dublin- and Cork-based Itomic Voice & Data in June; and Dublin-based DC Networks in January. Calligo offers a range of managed data services designed to make customers’ data more available, secure and safe, including privacy- and security-centric IT managed services; the world’s first public cloud platform to have been designed with privacy at its heart; data privacy adherence services; and enterprise-level, ‘privacy by design’ machine learning services and tools. www.calligo.io Calligo makes first UK acquisition Xmas hero IT specialist Blue Orange is supporting an international campaign to help those in need by donating the £4,000 it would have spent on a Christmas party to Xmas Party Heroes instead. MD David Silous-Holt said: “We would normally bring everyone together for a festive shindig, but it’s simply not possible this year. As Covid has cancelled any chance of us all having a staff Christmas party together, we’re proud to support the #XmasPartyHeroes campaign.” In its first week in the UK, Xmas Party Heroes, which encourages businesses to donate unused Christmas party budgets to a charity of their choice, raised £500,000 for good causes. Absoft gains Microsoft Gold Partner status By achieving Microsoft Gold Partnership status for its Cloud-based and Data Analytics services, SAP consultancy Absoft has become one of the software giant’s most highly accredited independent IT support providers of data management and software development. Absoft was recognised for its outstanding technical capabilities, implementation of Microsoft solutions and levels of customer care across its portfolio of SAP support services on Azure. Commercial Director Don Valentine said: “The double award not only illustrates our market-leading position in Cloud-based technology and management, but also our expertise in producing meaningful data analysis for our clients. Our Data Analytics service provides real time information around sales, accounting, inventory and many other business-critical areas. In comparison to our competitors who outsource this service, having an in-house Data Analytics expertise automatically allows us to optimise our clients’ SAP function via greater operational and financial efficiencies.” www.absoft.co.uk Pro-Networks expands offering with Chester acquisition Pro-Networks, based in Sandycroft, North Wales, has boosted its ambition to become the best IT support and managed service provider in the North Wales/ Cheshire region with the acquisition of Ten Ten Systems, a Chester-based provider of telephony, VoIP and cloud- based solutions. The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner will retain Ten Ten Systems’ workforce, including directors Steve and Karen Birks, who will stay on as consultants, expanding its combined headcount to 32. Steve Birks said: “This is a case of two strong brands coming together, each well known and trusted for their respective services and specialisms, which marry together perfectly. The combination of products and services will provide organisations with unrivalled solutions, together with industry-leading quality of service.” These include IT support, managed services, cloud computing, flexible working, business communication and educational ICT. www.pro-networks.co.uk In brief Cyber Essentials accreditation Information Solutions, a managed IT Services and Support company based in Shrewsbury, has achieved full ‘Cyber Essentials’ accreditation. The government-backed accreditation gives customers of Information Solutions and its sister website development company The Web Orchard confidence that the company is implementing best practice to guard against cybercrime. https://www.info-sol.co.uk/ Snowflake Elite Partner Digital transformation consultancy Infinity Works has become the first services partner in the UK to achieve Elite Partner status with data cloud platform provider Snowflake. As an Elite Partner, Infinity Works will collaborate with Snowflake’s product team on the company’s future roadmap and run joint marketing initiatives. Earlier this year, Infinity Works was named Snowflake’s Emerging SI Partner of the Year 2020. Joining up D|OPS Digital, a London-based DevOps consulting and technology integrator, has joined the GitLab DevOps Partner Ecosystem. GitLab’s complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, meets growing demand for DevSecOps tools that accelerate and improve software development lifecycles and increase organisations’ ability to innovate. https://dopsdigital.com/ Veeam accreditation IT managed services provider Timico has strengthened its cloud and back-up service capabilities by achieving Gold status within the Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) ProPartner Network. www.timico.com Pro-Networks Ltd managing director Paul Crudge and Ten Ten Systems director Steve Birks