01732 759725 14 BULLETIN Tech Industry Forum acquires Cloud Industry Forum Tech Industry Forum (TIF), a newly formed, not for profit, membership-driven tech trade body, has announced the acquisition of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) from the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST). CIF will continue as the core of the new Tech Industry Forum, expanding the trade body’s vision to promote the interests of the whole of the sector for the good of tech vendors, IT providers, customers, and professionals across the UK digital economy. David Terrar, the Founder of TIF, continues as CEO of the combined Forum. Terrar will be joined on the Tech Industry Forum Board by Ian Jeffs, ISG Country Manager at Lenovo UK and Ireland, Steph MacLeod, Director and co-owner of Kaizo PR, Frank Jennings, Partner at HCR Law, who blogs as the AI and Cloud Lawyer and Kate Bennett, CEO of Disruptive Live Brands. Terrar said: “We are very excited to be broadening our remit to include all the areas of technology vital for growth in today’s economy; from security and AI to cloud and storage. While we will continue to serve medium and large companies, we want to support smaller companies that make up the vast majority of the businesses in the UK tech sector. We feel there’s a gap there and we aim to fill it.” https://cloudindustryforum.org ServiceNow to double-down on commitment to UK ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, has announced plans to invest $1.5bn (£1.15bn) into its UK business over the next five years. The company plans to expand with new office space, as it significantly grows its employee base beyond its current headcount of 1,000 employees. In addition, ServiceNow will invest in the future of AI in the UK by expanding its London and Newport data centres with Nvidia GPUs for local processing of LLM data and offering new skills programmes to reach 240,000 UK learners. www.servicenow.com A leader in MPS Konica Minolta has been named a leader in managed print services by Quocirca for a fourth consecutive year. In its survey, the industry analyst concludes that cyber security, AI and the environmental impact of printing are the most important factors for businesses. It considers Konica Minolta to be “well positioned to meet the diverse needs of both SMB and enterprise customers.” Olaf Lorenz, Head of International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, said: “We are proud to retain our position as a Leader in the MPS sector. The findings of Quocirca’s research echo our experiences with our customers. They want us to help them take advantage of new innovations, in support of their workplace transformation and wider business requirements.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk NEXERA adds new capabilities to SaaS platform The new NEXERA Sales Atlas tool, the latest addition to the NEXERA SaaS platform offers a range of powerful features designed to enhance the effectiveness of sales territory management, market share analysis and targeted sales efforts. Dealers will have the ability to customise settings within NEXERA Sales Atlas to help with planning of sales regions, provide comparative analysis, aid in decision-making for marketing and even in new sales talent recruitment. Current NEXERA subscribers can add NEXERA Sales Atlas to their subscription at no cost, by contacting the NEXERA Analyst team and requesting activation. “NEXERA has always been the leader in providing office equipment dealers and OEMs the data that drives decisions for service, parts and accurately shows costs with world stats,” said Sarah Henderson, Regional Director. “NEXERA Sales Atlas is the next step in offering analytics supported by market stats to measure market penetration and sales territory demand for sales and executive leadership within office equipment dealers and OEMs.” www.nexera.net Girls in tech Konica Minolta has welcomed the next generation of technology specialists to its Girls in Tech event at the company’s Client Engagement Centre (CEC) in Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. Held in partnership with TechGirls, Year 8 students from local schools marked Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). As part of the TechGirls community, Konica Minolta has delivered workshops to girls across the UK and this event aimed to support students who are about to decide their GCSE options and encourage them to think about career paths towards STEM sectors. Gillian Nuttall, People and Culture ESG Partner at Konica Minolta said: “The tech industry continues to face challenges with female representation, and this event is one way we can address this by showcasing the vibrant and dynamic opportunities within the sector.” Utilising Konica Minolta’s rich heritage in print technology at its recently opened state-of-the-art CEC, students were tasked with creating a poster that promotes and inspires women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and maths. The posters were then designed and printed using Konica Minolta’s devices. www.wearetechgirls.com, www.konicaminolta.co.uk Olaf Lorenz
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