Print.IT Reseller - issue 81

BULLETIN The Colour Copier Company partners with Konica Minolta Lancashire-based The Colour Copier Company is providing its customers with Konica Minolta’s range of print and digital document workflow solutions. Managing Director and Co-Founder, Paul Kay, said: “We are very excited to be a Konica Minolta partner, which takes our offering to a different level in terms of the enhanced print, IT services and support. Since the first UK lockdown we have embraced a renewed passion and desire to evolve our business, continuing to meet all customer demands – something which this partnership reflects and will further energise moving forwards.” Neil Hamilton, UK Channel Development Manager at Konica Minolta added: “The Colour Copier Company is the perfect example of a highly-driven expert partner that is powering our growth in the channel. With an ambition to grow by offering new products and technology to a hungry market that is evolving towards digital solutions, we are very excited to be taking this journey together as partners - delivering enhanced choice and excellent service to customers.” www.thecolourcopiercompany.co.uk Apogee supports Crisis UK Apogee employees have raised a total of £3,726 for the Crisis UK charity. The money went towards helping those most vulnerable during the festive period, providing them with a Christmas dinner, gifts and a place to stay. The efforts of the Apogee team will also enable Crisis to work with thousands of homeless people throughout 2021, providing vital help so that they can rebuild their lives and are supported out of homelessness for good. “After a difficult year for many people across the UK, I am especially grateful to all those who donated and supported our Christmas fundraiser this year, raising money for such an important cause.” said Dom Gryszan, Apogee’s Marketing Director. www.apogeecorp.com Softcat signs AWS deal Softcat has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The new multi-year agreement will see Softcat create dedicated local AWS sales and technical teams and reinforce its existing AWS offerings with a comprehensive range of professional and managed services and multi-vendor solutions. The agreement underpins Softcat’s broader plan to invest in expert resources to provide smooth, agile automation and integration that ensures outstanding customer experience. James Baker, Softcat’s Alliances and Marketing Director, said: “This collaboration with AWS enables Softcat to further develop and accelerate both our sales and technical capabilities – providing greater expertise to meet the growing demands of our customers. We are really excited about developing our relationship with AWS.” In other news, the company has been named the first Trend Micro Platinum partner for the UK and Ireland. The company’s elevation to Platinum partner status comes after a stellar 2020 in which it recorded triple-digit recorded revenue growth year-on-year. Softcat has been one of Trend Micro’s largest partners for a number of years, now as a Platinum partner, it will be able to access a number of additional commercial and technical benefits. www.softcat.com Award win for Totality Services Totality Services has won its third consecutive annual Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award, retaining the title of London’s highest rated IT service provider and in turn receiving the coveted Feefo Platinum Trusted Service accolade. Totality Services Co-Founder, Luis Navarro said: “Achieving customer service excellence over a three-year period is a fantastic achievement by the whole team. We’ve been working hard to give our clients and their staff members great IT support experiences, whilst keeping their systems and data secure, so I’m pleased the team has the recognition it deserves. “Feefo enables us to consistently improve our client offering and ensure we react to feedback in real time. Winning this award recognises how far we’ve come over the last few years and it officially retains us the title of the highest rated IT support provider in London.” www.totalityservices.co.uk Sharp Gold partner Lancashire-based IT support and supply specialist Blue Orange has become a Sharp Gold partner in recognition of its impressive sales growth, expertise and customer support. Managing Director David Silous-Holt, said: “We’ve worked hard for the last 18 months with Sharp and this is another major milestone in our continued growth strategy. We currently focus on professional and interactive displays and are looking at extending our Sharp range across a combination of education and commercial products.” As a Gold partner, Blue Orange benefits from competitive pricing, access to exclusive products, as well as enhanced service and support. www.blueorangeit.co.uk Rackspace Technology achieves Oracle CSP status Multi-cloud technology solutions company Rackspace Technology has been designated as an Oracle Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP). The certification recognises Rackspace Technology’s expertise working with Oracle applications and technology. The CSP designation allows Rackspace Technology to resell Oracle’s universal credits for cloud infrastructure and provides the ability to deliver designated service expertise while migrating on- premise packaged applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). www.rackspace.com 01732 759725 6 Luis Navarro