RESELLER NEWS 18 01732 759725 we’re proud to continue building on that foundation as an Advanced Partner.” Norm offers scalable protection to midmarket and enterprise organisations covering data protection, human risk management, testing, compliance and assessment supported by an ‘eyes-on-screen’, 24/7/365, UK-based Security Operations Centre. www.normcyber.com … Second acquisition of the year for Abzorb Abzorb, a mobile-first, channel-first provider of mobile, connectivity and telephony solutions, has expanded its growing channel footprint with the acquisition of Next Communications. The company’s second acquisition of the year, following its successful integration of Revolve, underscores its desire to be seen as a trusted partner for channel businesses looking for a route to exit that values their legacy, staff and customers. Matt Dykes, COO of Abzorb, said: “We aim to be a trusted partner that channel businesses can count on, whether they’re looking to grow or thinking about what comes next. We’re always open to conversations with partners exploring their next move and if they’re considering an exit, we want to be their first call.” In addition to securing new talent, customer relationships and regional strength through acquisitions, Abzorb aims to grow and extend its reach through a partner programme that supports resellers and MSPs across every stage of growth, from onboarding and proposition training to sales enablement, billing and long-term customer support. All partners benefit from the same high standard of service, with no tiers or ticket queues and the freedom to work via self-serve portal, API or dedicated account manager. www.abzorb.co.uk ...continued Solace in AWS storefront Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching an AI Agents and Tools storefront in AWS Marketplace where organisations can discover, buy and deploy cutting-edge agentic AI solutions. One of the first solutions to go live is Solace Agent Mesh, a real-time integration platform built for orchestrating AI agents at scale and routing events intelligently between agents. Solace’s availability in the AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace will enable AWS customers to deploy agentic AI faster, connect agents, apps and data in real time and buy and manage everything through their AWS account. www.solace.com Framework success Integrity360 has expanded its public sector cyber security practice to help Irish government bodies combat rising digital threats and address growing technical skills gaps. The European cyber security specialist was recently included on the Framework for Firewalls and Associated Services and the Framework for Software Licensing and Associated Services from Ireland’s Office of Government Procurement (OGP). www.integrity360.com Cherry & White partners with ALE UK-based networking solutions provider Cherry & White is expanding its offering through a partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) that will see it provide ALE’s portfolio of data networking and voice communications solutions to organisations in missioncritical sectors such as energy, utilities, healthcare, government and transportation. These include ALE’s flagship OmniAccess Stellar WLAN access points and OmniSwitch LAN switches plus innovative solutions, such as Asset Tracking and AI-Ops. www.cherry-white.co.uk Logicalis offsets emissions Global technology service provider Logicalis has achieved carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, a key milestone on its journey to reach its SBTi-validated goals, including a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It has done this by cutting Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 16% and 5% respectively and offsetting residual emissions through the purchase of verified carbon credits. Microshade acquired by Flotek Flotek Group has strengthened its cloud infrastructure team with the acquisition of Microshade Business Consultants Limited, an ISO 27001:2022-certified provider of IT solutions and hosting services to over 286 parish councils across the UK. Prior to the acquisition, the Microsoft Cloud Partner, which operates a Cloud Remote Desktop Service at the Southwest Data Centre in Plymouth, had been helping Flotek develop its own Private Application Hosting service to meet the needs of clients wanting to move from on-premises serverbased software to a private cloud environment. The acquisition will allow Flotek to provide expanded IT support and cybersecurity services to parish councils across the UK and build out a new Cloud Infrastructure team at Flotek based on Microshade’s expertise and existing data centre relationships. Gradwell Communications acquired by Onecom In its 13th acquisition since 2020, LDC-backed communications technology provider Onecom has bought hosted voice, SIP and connectivity company Gradwell Communications. In addition to its own SIP network and hosted voice system, Wave, Gradwell Communications delivers connectivity and award-winning unified communications solutions leveraging 3CX and Microsoft Teams. Its acquisition gives Onecom additional capability through its direct and channel teams, further geographic reach via Gradwell’s Bath and Leeds offices, and the addition of an established customer base. Darren Ridge, CEO of Onecom Group, said: “The acquisition of Gradwell Communications is highly complementary to our ongoing expansion and diversification strategy. The inclusion of Gradwell into the Onecom family extends our service offerings to our direct customers and through Onecom Partners and underpins our commitment to deliver comprehensive communication solutions across the UK.” Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Whiteley, Hampshire, Onecom employs over 700 people in offices around the UK and has strategic partnerships with Vodafone, Zoom, Gamma, Five9, Microsoft, Google, HPE Aruba, ThreatDown and others. Darren Ridge Matt Dykes Abzorb
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