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01732 759725 18 NEWS : RESELLERS Julian Box Nick Claxson Iakovos Triantafyllou Following a year of dynamic growth, Oracle ERP and HCM managed service provider Symatrix has strengthened its consulting capabilities with the acquisition of Succeed, a UK-based Oracle Peoplesoft HCM and payroll consultancy services provider. Chris Brooks, Managing Director of Symatrix, said: “We see significant synergies between our two businesses both in terms of our expertise in Oracle and our understanding of HR and payroll. “The Succeed team is a great addition and will help us strengthen our existing Consulting and Manage Service offerings. Succeed customers will continue to receive the exceptional service levels that they are used to and in addition will benefit from access to the wider Symatrix service suite including fully managed payroll and testing as a service.” www.symatrix.com Symatrix expands capabilities with consultancy acquisition Calligo partnership to deliver total data protection Calligo, the Jersey-headquartered end-to-end managed data services provider, has signed an agreement with global law firm Reed Smith LLP to market and deliver data protection, governance and privacy services to each other’s clients in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Reed Smith’s IP, Tech & Data Group and technology subsidiary, GravityStack, are expected to work with Calligo to provide mutual clients with a full suite of data protection services, including legal frameworks for data use and a range of continuous data protection services, such as outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) services, cybersecurity support and technology infrastructure. Calligo founder and CEO Julian Box said: “Calligo and Reed Smith have worked together for many years and over that time we have grown to understand each other’s approaches and the impact each has on its clients. It’s clear that Reed Smith shares in our philosophy that data should be continuously secure and safe to use, but most of all that these measures should never encumber data’s availability or potential. This partnership is designed to deliver exactly that – total data protection from policies and processes to its practical, secure, innovative use.” www.calligo.io Cyber Essential Plus certification for IDS Group Yorkshire-headquartered SaaS company IDS Group (Interactive Digital Systems) has recently been awarded Government- backed Cyber Essentials Plus certification, after an independent audit, assessment and testing of its security protocols showed competency and compliance across five main technical elements: access control; boundary firewalls and internet gateways; malware protection; patch management and secure configuration. Iakovos Triantafyllou, Systems Security Architect at IDS Group, said: “Information security has always been a priority for IDS and the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation is further proof of our dedication to protecting our customers against cyber threats.” With teams in the UK, US and Belarus, IDS Group provides secure software and systems integration solutions for partners and clients, including Virgin, KMPG, Nationwide and Vodafone, plus software development, penetration testing and technical due diligence services. Comtec invests for growth IT solutions provider Comtec Enterprises is building on its successful 2020 by upgrading its network capabilities to enable it to deliver more managed services and better security to its expanding client base. In addition to two new Schneider data suites that will enable it to handle increased customer demand for managed IT services, Comtec has invested in new storage and service arrays from Dell. These include a new cluster of Dell PowerEdge Servers running the latest VMware vSphere 7 in an high availability (HA) environment and a high performance all flash SSD Dell Storage array. The investment follows a successful 2020 and the planned recruitment of 15 trainee service engineers and 15 juniors to the company’s sales and pre-sales teams. Nick Claxson, CEO of Comtec Enterprises, said: “While not without its challenges, 2020 saw incredible growth for Comtec. Wanting to end the year on a high and ensure we hit the ground running in 2021, we used the holiday period to replace much of our existing network with new infrastructure that would allow us to meet these growth opportunities head on. That work is now complete, and I’m pleased to announce that our capacity for end-to- end security, managed services offerings and overall network stability has seen a massive increase.” https://www.comtec.com swcomms appointed CityFibre city champion CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has appointed comms specialist swcomms as a City Champion in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Portsmouth, with the remit to roll-out CityFibre’s full fibre services to local businesses. Brian Lodge, Managing Director of swcomms, said: “Now is the perfect time for swcomms to form this strategic partnership with CityFibre and bring the benefits of full fibre to its business customers. We’re really excited about this relationship and determined to become a real champion for fast fibre communications in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Portsmouth. CityFibre’s full fibre services will give the thousands of dynamic and ambitious businesses in these cities the opportunity to reach out to new markets and expand their horizons and potential.” Established in 1983, swcomms provides business-class communications, connectivity and IT services. Global office supplies and workplace solutions company Lyreco has been awarded a Platinum medal by business sustainability ratings provider Ecovadis, putting it in the top 1% of 65,000 businesses assessed by the company worldwide each year. Ecovadis ratings are based on a number of factors including the environment, labour & human rights, sustainable procurement and ethics.