01732 759725 NEWS : RESELLERS 10 Aiimi partners with Bytes IT solutions group Bytes Software Services has been appointed an official referral partner for the Aiimi Insight Engine. The AI-powered software platform and search and discovery tool enables Bytes’ customers to interconnect all information across their organisations (on-premise or in cloud repositories) and in doing so find information more quickly, garner valuable insights, support more data-driven decisions and locate compliance risks across their business. Richard Lewis, Channel Sales Director at Aiimi, said: “Organisations are storing vast amounts of data and information across a hybrid spectrum of cloud and on-premises platforms, bringing about an ever increasing demand for secure and affordable data privacy and compliance solutions. In particular, the Aiimi Insight Engine’s ability to crawl, index, classify and enrich content stored in Azure Files is a real differentiator versus other products on the market.” aiimi.com NetSuite investment PTG’s biggest to date Pure technology group (PTG) has embarked on a six-month, £500,000 digital transformation project to revolutionise its entire sales lifecycle, from enquiries and quoting to fulfilment and delivery, as it seeks to raise turnover from £61 million this year to £100 million by 2024. In the biggest investment it has made in an internal IT system in its 14-year history, PTG is implementing a NetSuite CRM and ERP platform that will enable it to link into partners’ EDI platforms and gain instant access to top suppliers’ product, pricing and stock level information, thus boosting productivity and customer service levels. The modernisation of PTG’s IT infrastructure follows hot on the heels of a £1.2m investment in a new state-of-the art HQ in Holly Park Mills, Leeds, which brings together the organisation’s previously dispersed reseller and MSP teams. Acquired by Fulcrum Technology Group in April, PTG currently has 150 staff and more than 1,280 UK customers, including SMEs, mid-market businesses, enterprises and public sector organisations. Wales’ leading IT business acquired by Arrow Group IT and telecoms solutions provider Arrow Business Communications has acquired Circle Group, a leading Welsh IT business and Microsoft Tier 1 CSP partner, in a multimillion-pound deal. Cardiff-headquartered Circle, which was founded in 2002 and earlier this year acquired Macclesfield-based Fabric IT, will continue to operate as normal with the same senior leadership team as before. Circle’s expertise in cloud solutions, networking and managed support and Fabric IT’s accreditations in Microsoft Dynamics will enable Arrow to offer the full Microsoft suite of solutions to its customer base. Arrow will also benefit from the knowledge and experience of Circle Group’s 100 employees. Circle founder Roger Harry, now a major shareholder within the Arrow Group, said: “I am delighted that Circle has joined Arrow and look forward to the opportunities that Circle will see as a result. It is an exciting new chapter for us.” Black Box Avaya partnership extended to Europe Global IT solutions provider Black Box has extended its partnership agreement with Avaya to the UK and Europe, where, as an agent for Avaya Cloud Office, it will offer customers enterprise-wide unified communications and cloud-based collaboration solutions built on Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral. Black Box is now an Avaya Cloud Office-certified partner in Europe and a strategic partner for Avaya OneCloud UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) and OneCloud CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service) solutions around the world. Black Box offers a full suite of implementation and support services through its Managed Migration Services, including professional consulting and engineering, on-site field services, support, monitoring and service-level management and agreements. www.avaya.com • www.blackbox.com Complete Business Solutions sprints towards a greener future Yorkshire-headquartered business services and supplies provider Complete Business Solutions has commissioned its first Mercedes-Benz eSprinters as part of a strategy to convert its entire fleet of 177 multi-drop delivery vehicles from diesel to battery power over the next 12 months. Supplied by Bell Truck and Van, the 17 vans are finished in special livery advertising their 100% electric, zeroemission credentials. Chief Executive Richard Coulson said: “Our vans work throughout Britain from a network of 20 depots and all will be electric by the end of 2022. We believe we’ll be the first national operator in any sector, not just our own, to achieve such a transformation. “We’ve been working on this plan since 2016 and have structured our whole business around the operation of an electric fleet, with regional hubs and delivery runs and works schedules designed around the range capabilities of batterypowered vans. We will even fit rooftop solar panels at all our depots to provide sustainable energy for recharging.” Coulson added that going electric would help customers reduce their Scope 2 and 3 emissions. www.complete.co.uk l to r: Gina Deahan (Finance Manager, PTG), Scott Deacon (Reseller Sales Director, PTG), Terence Kerrigan (Group Procurement Manager, PTG), Simeon Banks (Head of Innovation, PTG), Mark Hennessey (Managing Director, Nolan Business Solutions), Jeremy Travis (Business Development Manager, Nolan Business Solutions), James Blackburn (Head of Marketing, PTG). Podia partners with Neat Podia, a provider of high-performance technology for home and office workspaces, has added Neat video conferencing devices to its portfolio, including the Neat Board, Neat Bar, Neat Bar Pro and Neat Pad. All Neat products are available from the company’s recently launched e-commerce store, along with solutions from Poly, Zoom, DTEN and Logitech. Neat devices can be purchased or acquired on an ‘as a service’ basis with a monthly finance agreement. http://www.podia.work
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