News
Unified Communications (UC) Services
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June 03, 2019
03
Jun'19
GCI beefs up Microsoft skills with Modality buy
The firm has made its first acquisition since it gained access to a sizable M&A war chest last May
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June 03, 2019
03
Jun'19
Second suitor emerges for KCOM
With a couple of days to go before the first offer got rubber stamped a higher value bid has come in for the telco specialist
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May 15, 2019
15
May'19
Oncore IT and Node4 hit the acquisition trail
Both firms bolster their activities through purchases that will deliver unified comms for Oncore IT and SaaS skills for Node4
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May 02, 2019
02
May'19
Twilio aiming to build channel momentum
Comms specialist has been on a partner recruitment drive and is looking to keep its indirect business moving forward over the course of this year
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March 25, 2019
25
Mar'19
Apiary Capital takes majority stake in G3 Comms
Private equity firm makes investment that should fuel further organic growth and possible acquisitions at comms and networking player
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March 14, 2019
14
Mar'19
Mitel points partners in the direction of the UCaaS opportunity
Strong demand for greater mobility and flexibility is fueling a growth in the unified comms as a service market
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March 06, 2019
06
Mar'19
Olive Communications sets sights on global expansion
The communications firm has taken steps to increase its global coverage with an operation in Australia
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February 11, 2019
11
Feb'19
Firstcom Europe expands UK footprint with Telesis buy
The cloud comms player has ambitions to increase revenues and is using acquisition as one of the ways of getting there
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January 24, 2019
24
Jan'19
Mitel: Users want cloud comms and are looking for channel help
Research from the comms player has uncovered not only a strong interest from UK firms in cloud-based UC but also a desire to work with experienced partners
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January 09, 2019
09
Jan'19
Arrow Business Communications strengthens position in Scotland
Comms player makes third purchase north of the border to extend country coverage
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December 03, 2018
03
Dec'18
Sabio looks East for latest acquisition
Customer experience player makes a second purchase this year adding both technology and a wider geographical footprint
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November 27, 2018
27
Nov'18
Challenging enterprise market conditions hit KCOM H1 numbers
The comms specialist has updated the markets on the progress of its first half with the enterprise side of the business showing weakness
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November 20, 2018
20
Nov'18
RingCentral lands shots in cloud battle
RingCentral CEO declares on-premise UC technology “dead” with customers forcing partners’ hands on cloud
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November 06, 2018
06
Nov'18
SCC deepens comms offering with avsnet investment
Significant investment in comms and collaboration player will form the bulk of SCC approach to that market opportunity
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October 02, 2018
02
Oct'18
Gamma extends European reach with Dean One buy
Comms specialist's approach to the channel cited as one of the reasons the tie-up was made
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September 06, 2018
06
Sep'18
Wavenet adds UC muscle with Solar Communications buy
As the last days of summer come to an end there has still been time for Wavenet to add to what has been a long list of deals struck over the last few weeks
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August 22, 2018
22
Aug'18
Peach and Getronics add to summer of consolidation
Peach IT and Getronics have both struck acquisitions adding to a growing list of deals that have been made over the last few weeks
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August 07, 2018
07
Aug'18
Elite Group talks acquisitions after securing refinancing
The unified comms specialist is looking to expand the business further after getting more backing from Lloyds
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July 17, 2018
17
Jul'18
Mitel appoints Westcon-Comstor as part of go-to-market review
The comms firm has been reviewing its go-to-market strategy for the past few months and concluded that a pan-international distributor would make a good addition to the partner roster
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July 11, 2018
11
Jul'18
Vodafone pointing partners towards IoT and 5G opportunities
The comms firm has been getting its channel ready for the next wave of innovation
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Time for the data channel to add voice to the mix
With the technology shifting to the cloud and the days of expensive PBX boxes coming to an end the opportunities for the IT channel are expanding
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May 11, 2018
11
May'18
Huawei thanks partners for UK growth
The firm has thanked its channel base for helping it gain more share in important vertical markets
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April 25, 2018
25
Apr'18
Mitel channel should enjoy flexibility and pace after vendor goes private
With Mitel looking to accept an offer that would take it private the message for the channel is that it's business as usual but there is the prospect of something even better coming after the deal closes
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April 24, 2018
24
Apr'18
Mitel looking at life as a private entity
The unified comms player has accepted an offer that would see it go into private hands
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Mitel lines up unified global partner programme
The final part of Mitel's intregration of ShoreTel is to combine the partner programme into a single offering
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February 19, 2018
19
Feb'18
Nuvias extends Cisco UC support
The distributor has built on its relationship with the recently acquired UC as a service player BroadSoft
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February 02, 2018
02
Feb'18
Vodafone highlights the UC opportunities
Vodafone's UK channel chief has provided a progress report one year on from rolling out its partner programme
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January 30, 2018
30
Jan'18
Connect Managed Services makes double acquisition
The firm has struck two deals on both sides of the Atlantic as it looks to bolster its portfolio and customer base
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January 18, 2018
18
Jan'18
Elitetele.com acquires engineering partner
Telephony player makes its first acquisition of the year indicating that there could be more to come
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January 15, 2018
15
Jan'18
Education still needed around ISDN switch off
A lot of energy is going into GDPR but once that deadline has passed another big one for the channel and customers to think about is the ISDN switch off
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January 12, 2018
12
Jan'18
Founder of Nimans passes away
Julian Niman has been found dead at his home in Manchester
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January 11, 2018
11
Jan'18
Channel key to future Avaya plans
With its shares going onto the New York Stock Exchange next week the firm has outlined some of its growth plans, with the channel very much part of the future
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January 09, 2018
09
Jan'18
Former Cisco channel man Roberts pitches up at Mitel
Mitel has made a major channel appointment as it looks to crank up sales of its unified comms products
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Microsoft gives Westcon-Comstor Surface Hub distribution role
Microsoft has extended its UK distribution network for its large format Surface Hub collaboration tool