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01732 759725 12 4net Technologies takes investment from YFM Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners has invested in 4net Technologies Ltd to support the business’s continued growth through new product and market development. One of a small number of Avaya top-level Diamond partners in the UK, 4net develops and provides contact centre and telephony solutions to UK enterprises and central and local government. www.4net-technologies.com Maintel celebrates record year Maintel, a provider of managed communications services for public and private sector enterprises, is celebrating a record year for public sector wins. Following its acquisition of Intrinsic Technology in the summer, the unified communications specialist has added a record number of government, health and education organisations to its client roster, including Greater London Authority, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, London Borough of Redbridge and Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Services. It has also secured lucrative new projects with existing clients, such as a major £10m managed services and IP telephony contract with University College London Hospitals (UCLH). Add in £1m+ Cisco business wins with Cambridge Assessment, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and Kent and Essex Police, and Maintel’s public sector practice now accounts for over 20% of its total revenue. CEO Eddie Buxton said: “2017 has been a great year for Maintel and we have every reason to expect even more success in 2018. The health sector is showing increasing demand for IP telephony to bring down costs and boost efficiency. A number of trusts have signed up to our ICON Communicate platform, having banished their doubts about the security of cloud-based services. Meanwhile, we are on course to become a Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) member in Q1 2018, which promises more exciting opportunities with NHS organisations planning to upgrade from the N3 network.” maintel.co.uk Onecom appoints telecoms specialist to drive IoT Onecom has appointed experienced telecoms specialist Graham Doe as Head of IoT (Internet of Things) as it focuses on smart connected services as a key growth area. Doe has more than 10 years’ sales and management experience in the IoT space and has worked for some of the UK’s largest telecoms companies including Telefonica O2 UK and Arqiva. Onecom recently signed a five-year deal with Vodafone to develop, launch and manage IoT services nationwide and expects IoT services to add an extra 10%, or £10m, to its turnover next year. www.onecom.co.uk K3 Syspro sponsors athlete Manchester technology company K3 Syspro is sponsoring nineteen year old triple-jumper Naomi Ogbeta as she seeks to qualify for the next Commonwealth Games, European Championships and the Olympics in 2020. The daughter of K3 Syspro employee Mathias Ogbeta, who himself was an athlete when younger, Naomi has already won medals at various national and international events, including a bronze medal at the junior European Championships and a silver at the Manchester International Event. www.k3syspro.com Public sector business triples at UKFast Cloud hosting specialist UKFast is on track to triple public sector revenues in 2017, following a £2.3m investment in government data centre space and the acquisition of public sector cloud hosting firm Secure Information Assurance (S-IA). Recent business wins include a £250,000 deal with the Cabinet Office and a £375,000 deal with an undisclosed public sector organisation.  Martin Knapp, head of public sector at UKFast, says that since S-IA joined forces with the hosting giant, his team has seen a marked increase in enquiries.  “We’re investing heavily in Restricted LAN Interconnectors (RLI) for defence, our Public Services Network (PSN) for central government and the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) for health service capabilities. That investment is reflected in a clear growth in the number and scale of the projects we’re being asked to deliver. The UK public sector is seeing us as an increasingly credible alternative to UKCloud and the US hyperscalers,” he said. Knapp added: “We’re also seeing a great deal of interest from private firms wanting to tap into our expertise and accreditations to help them sell into the public sector.” UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones adds that the technology group is seeing a significant rise in enquiries from the public sector for cybersecurity and ethical hacking services following several high-profile cyber-attacks that affected government and the public sector this year. He said: “The addition of our cybersecurity arm Secarma adds an extra dimension, which is proving valuable for our public sector clients who are putting security higher up the agenda when considering outsourcing.” UKFast recently announced half-year revenue of £22.9m, up 18% on H1 2016. It is on track to turnover £46m in 2017, up from £40m in 2016. www.ukfast.co.uk Provista provides Living Wage Scottish IT firm Provista has been awarded Scottish Living Wage accreditation, in recognition of its fair pay policy. All staff are guaranteed to earn at least £8.45 an hour, well in excess of the National Living Wage of £7.50. The firm has also made a commitment to ensure its suppliers, from cleaning agencies to contractors, pay the living wage to staff. Provista provides cloud solutions, professional services and support services to a range of organisations, including Balfour Beatty, Digby Brown and Glasgow Science Centre. www.provista-uk.com BULLETIN : RESELLERS