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01732 759725 14 NEWS : RESEllers Integrity360 plans European expansion following August Equity investment UK and Ireland cyber security specialist Integrity360 is accelerating its European expansion plans after securing a major strategic investment from private equity firm August Equity and strengthening its management team with the appointment of Ian Brown as Executive Chairman. An established entrepreneur, Brown has been running technology businesses for over 25 years, including SecureData, the UK cyber security services business backed by August Equity, which was acquired by Orange in 2019. He is being joined at Integrity360 by fellow SecureData veteran Matt Tomlinson who will run the company’s UK business development operations. Integrity360 Founder and CEO Eoin Goulding, who is taking on the new role of President, plans to use the funding to expand in Europe and extend the company’s services portfolio, including with next generation managed detection and response (MDR) services. He said: “Over the past 16 years the company has successfully grown to become a leading cyber security specialist within Ireland and in the UK. We have a fantastic team with a thriving culture, and I am delighted to now work with both August and Ian who will continue to bolster our service capability and expand our reach internationally.” Integrity360 reported revenue growth of 15% in 2020. ET Works partners with Fujitsu on SSSNA Fujitsu has added ET Works to its roster of nominated partners for the Server, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA), a framework managed by the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) on which Fujitsu has been an approved supplier since 2016. ET Works joins Fujitsu’s existing nominated resellers – Insight, OCF, Softcat and Centerprise – in being able to supply UK universities and colleges with Fujitsu servers, storage and converged, hyper- converged, hybrid and high-performance IT solutions through the SSSNA. Andrew Boyce, MD of ET Works, said: “It is fantastic news that ET Works is now a reseller on the SSSNA framework with our strategic partners Fujitsu. Here at ET Works we work with only the most innovative technologies from the best global vendors to enable educational institutions to accelerate their curriculums and achieve the best learning outcomes for their students. Already proud IT partners to many educational teams, such as Robert Gordon University and Coleg Gwent, we look forward to bringing this potent combination of Fujitsu technology and ET Works know-how to many other institutions through SSSNA.” www.etworks.com Cyren takes the strain Fluid Networks, a provider of high-quality IT support, strategic technology, cloud, cyber security solutions and advisory services, has deployed the Cyren Inbox Security (CIS) anti-phishing solution to protect customers’ inboxes and reduce time spent managing attacks. In looking for a solution that offered automated phishing detection and automated incident response, Fluid evaluated four solutions before choosing Cyren Inbox Security on the strength of its dedicated Incident Response (IR) capability, effective user engagement, ease of management and cost-effective deployment for MSPs. Damian Stalls, Virtual CIO Director at Fluid Networks, said: “Cyren has shifted a huge burden from our team’s shoulders. Other solutions we tried either didn’t have IR capabilities on a par with Cyren’s or didn’t allow us to test them. I no longer deal with phishing emails. I log into the system just to see how much Cyren Inbox Security has taken off my plate and handled without my involvement or the involvement of my team.” www.cyren.com More framework success for Jigsaw24 IT reseller and Apple specialist Jigsaw24 has achieved its fourth Crown Commercial Service framework success, with the award of a place on the £2 billion Technology Services 3 framework (RM6100). The provider of IT solutions, including technical support, device management and deployment services, has been named as a supplier in Lot 3a ( Operational Ser vices – End User Ser vices ), through which it can provide helpdesk and managed services to public sector organisations across the UK. Jigsaw24 also holds positions on Crown Commercial Service’s Technology Products and Associated Services (RM6068) and Technology Online Purchasing Content (RM6147); G-Cloud 12; and three other public sector frameworks. On each, it is the only Apple- centric IT supplier. Apogee win Apogee Corporation (trading as HP Public Sector) has become an accredited supplier on the new Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) framework agreement, winning places on Lot 1 (Multi-Functional Devices) and Lot 2 (Digital Transformation Solutions). Paul Rylands, Director of Public Sector, said: “The digital transformation journey is only just beginning for many organisations, and we are looking forward to helping them discover a world of positive change. We are excited to share our experience and expertise with HP as, together, we can help universities, colleges, schools and other areas of the public sector optimise the technology in their workplace and enhance the way they work with documents, processes and applications.” Eoin Goulding FourNet partners with Avaya Cloud and managed services provider FourNet, previously 4net Technologies, has signed a reseller agreement for Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral. As a Government-approved supplier for Crown Commercial Services and Digital Marketplace G-Cloud, amongst others, FourNet will be promoting the benefits of the Avaya OneCloud UCaaS platform to central and local government departments and other UK public sector organisations. Steve Joyner, Managing Director UK&I at Avaya, said: “The pandemic has transformed the way that people work in the public sector and this means cloud-based communications infrastructure that enables colleagues to communicate effectively with each other has never been more important. With the right technology, particularly video conferencing, file sharing and collaboration, people feel more connected and productive wherever they are working, and we are delighted to be the UCaaS provider that is part of FourNet’s public sector offering.” Steve Joyner