RESELLER NEWS technologyreseller.co.uk 15 Information Assurance for Small and Medium Enterprises (IASME) Cyber Essentials control framework, Thrive offers an array of services to help organisations protect themselves better, from managed detection and response to autonomous penetration testing and cloud services. www.thrivenextgen.com … Evolve now Purple’s patch Managed network solutions and IT services provider Evolve has formed a strategic partnership with fellow BGF portfolio company Purple, a leading provider of WiFi and analytics solutions. Henceforth, Purple will leverage Evolve’s experience in providing industryleading Guest Wi-Fi as it expands into new sectors, including hospitality, and Evolve will adopt Purple Wi-Fi for its own Wi-Fi services, giving its customers in the retail, hospitality, food-to-go (FTG) and petrol forecourt sectors additional functionality, such as personalised promotions and automated customer surveys. Purple CEO Gavin Wheeldon said: “Evolve has an established and respected role in the hospitality industry, among other sectors, and we are confident that our joint offering will provide real added value to those businesses. By working together with Evolve to provide an improved Guest Wi-Fi service, we are creating a unique and best-in-class solution for the market.” www.evolve.com … Heimdal integrated into ITHealth Dashboard ITHealth, a provider of cybersecurity and access management solutions to the NHS, is helping NHS organisations improve security operations and build greater resilience by integrating Heimdal’s advanced threat protection and mitigation capabilities into its ITHealth Dashboard. The partnership with Heimdal will enable ITHealth to provide NHS customers with a complete solution to improve compliance, strengthen security and support operational efficiency, starting with third party and OS patching and later adding advanced Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Ransomware Encryption Protection (REP) and Application Control and Endpoint Privilege Management. Frederik Seemann Jensen, Head of Enterprise, UK & Ireland at Heimdal, said: “We partnered with ITHealth to create an integrated, automated system for assessment, mitigation and reporting. By combining our platforms, we aim to secure and future-proof the NHS.” Heimdal already provides cyber security technologies to Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital, NHS Northumbria, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust and Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. www.ithealth.co.uk … Cisco first for Logicalis Logicalis has become the first global Cisco partner to launch Cisco Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as a managed service (MXDR). This addition to Logicalis’s recently launched Intelligent Security portfolio boosts its threat detection abilities with advanced visibility into cyberattack chains, AI-driven automation and global threat intelligence data. It is managed through Logicalis’s global network of Security Operations Centres (SOCs), including its EMEA SOC which has recently grown its headcount by 30% to support growing demand for managed security services. Logicalis CTO Toby Alcock said: “We’re extremely proud to be the first partner offering Cisco MXDR globally as part of the expansion of our managed security services. Through our SOC, customers can leverage industry-leading expertise and solutions tailored to their digital environment through one unified platform.” www.logicalis.com continued... The old school tire A team of cyclists led by Darren Ridge, founder of Onecom, Onestream and WeBuyAnyPhone.com, has raised over £30,000 in a sponsored bike ride to support young people at his former school, exceeding the initial £20,000 target by 50%. Ridge’s colleagues and friends, who completed the 30-mile roundtrip between Ridown’s headquarters in Whiteley and Havant Academy in Leigh Park (previously known as Wakeford Comprehensive School), were waved off by Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier and welcomed back by Pompey player Matt Ritchie. The funds raised by The Ridge Foundation will purchase an immersive multi-sensory space that students can use to reduce anxiety. This builds on a previous donation of £30,000 which was used to set up The Ridge Centre at Havant Academy to support students who find it hard to work in a classroom environment. www.theridgefoundation.com From partner to customer Digital transformation company Sopra Steria has selected ServiceNow to transform its IT service management platform as it seeks to become the first MSP in the UK to have a fully AI-enabled platform. Already a ServiceNow Elite Partner and newly registered Build Partner, Sopra Steria is now also a ServiceNow customer after choosing a full implementation of the company’s AI‑enabled Now Platform to help it deliver first class managed services to public and private sector clients across the UK. www.soprasteria.com Darren Ridge (centre) with Matt Le Tissier and the cycling team at Ridown headquarters in Whiteley
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