IT specialist ramsac launches new business unit to offer

Leading IT solutions consultancy ramsac announces the launch of its new Unified Communications business unit, as part of the company’s progressive outsourced IT offering. Unified Communications brings the telephone system into the IT network, handling and routing calls in a similar way to emails, helping to direct callers to the right person wherever and whenever they may be available.

Ipswitch, Inc.’s Innovative Network Management Solution Nominated for Four 2010 Network Computing Awards

Voting closes February 22 at http://www.networkcomputingawards.co.uk/

Ipswitch, Inc.’s network management division, the developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative network management solutions, today announced it has been nominated in four categories for the 2010 Network Computing Awards: Editor’s Choice; Network Management Product of the Year; Software Product of the Year; and Testing and Monitoring Product of the Year.

The Network Computing Awards were launched in 2007 to recognise the companies, the products and the services that have most impressed the readers of the UK’s longest established computer networking publication. In 2008 and 2009, WhatsUp Gold was runner up in the Network Management Product of the Year. Readers can cast their votes at www.networkcomputing.co.uk through February 22nd. Awards will be presented on March 4th at a black tie event at Guoman Tower Hotel in London.

“We are ecstatic to be recognised by Network Computing in four categories for the 2010 Network Computing Awards,” said Kevin Gillis, Vice President of Product Management for Ipswitch’s Network Management division. “The past year was a record-setting year for the company, not just in sales and profitability, but also for new product introductions and the entrance into core IT operations sectors like change and configuration management and performance and traffic management. Our constant contact with network managers worldwide and product growth through organic efforts and acquisitions made 2009 a banner year for Ipswitch’s network management division and these nominations for the Network Computing Awards validate our product strategy.”

Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8900-Series Modules Named Finalist For Network Computing Awards

Extreme Networks’ high performance Ethernet data centre solution, the BlackDiamond® 8900-series modules, were named in the Network Computing Awards list of finalists in the categories of “New Product of the Year” and “Hardware Product of the Year” for 2010.

Extreme Networks data centre solutions address network scale and 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance requirements stemming from the trend for server virtualisation, emerging cloud computing services, the proliferation of IP video, and Web 2.0 social platforms. The 2010 Network Computing Awards Ceremony will be held on 4th March in London. The awards are voted on by thousands of readers and reflect a wide range of application areas that impact the modern day network.

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Extreme Networks Exceeds Revenue Guidance For Quarter

Extreme Networks today announced financial results for its 2010 fiscal second quarter ended December 27, 2009. For the quarter, net revenue was $79.4 million, above the guidance for the quarter of $76 to $78 million. This represents a sequential increase in revenue of roughly 20 percent compared to revenue of $66.3 million in the previous quarter and approximately a 9 percent decrease compared to revenue of $87.5 million in the second quarter of last year.

Second quarter non-GAAP operating income was $4.3 million or 5.4 percent of net revenue, compared to $2.6 million or 3.0 percent of net revenue in the second quarter of last year. Additionally, non-GAAP net income was $4.8 million or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $3.5 million or $0.04 per diluted share in the second quarter of last year. Non-GAAP financial results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation and restructuring charges. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included in the accompanying financial tables.

Extreme Networks To Discuss Data Centre Virtualisation With Upcoming Webcast

Extreme Networks today announced that it is hosting a data centre virtualisation webcast discussing the transition ahead for enterprises and hosting companies, from physical, to virtual to cloud networks. The webcast features experts from Extreme Networks, Microsoft, Network World and market research firm, the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).

Title: Data Centre Virtualisation – from Physical to Virtual to Cloud

Registration: http://www.networkworld.com/onlineresources.html?idglg=&fid=80587914
Date: Wednesday, 3^rd February 2010

Time: 9:00am GMT

Virtualisation promises tremendous benefits and its deployment is transforming data centres. The benefits of lower cost, flexible and scalable infrastructure are well understood, but there are many challenges to fully realising the benefits of virtualisation. Presenters from Extreme Networks, Microsoft, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Network World will discuss the opportunity for organisations to migrate their data centres from physical to virtualised and then to cloud.

Frost & Sullivan Names Chloride 2009 European UPS Market Company of the Year

Analyst firm lauds Chloride for its robust growth during the economic downturn that saw its competitors being left far behind in the European UPS market

Chloride, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and services, today announced that it has been awarded the 2009 European UPS Market Company of the Year Award by independent analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has demonstrated great growth strategies and implementation. The award lauds the recipient’s innovation in business processes, products and/or technologies to garner leadership in customer value and market penetration.

“Chloride increased its sales by 15% in Eastern Europe in 2009 as compared to 2008 and its order book grew by around 16% during the same period, in spite of the economic downturn that began in the last quarter of 2008,” explained Malavika Tohani, Research Manager, Energy & Power Systems, Frost & Sullivan. “The company's success and consistent performance can be attributed to its innovative strategies of geographic diversification, high level of customer service, focus on upcoming applications and constant product innovation.”

DASCOM Appoints Trade Links As Major Distributor In Middle East

DASCOM GB, developer, manufacturer and provider of enterprise printing solutions, today announced that it has appointed Kuwait-based Trade Links as its Master Distributor in the Gulf Region. The arrangement reflects both companies’ commitment to development and expansion in the Middle East and will also allow both companies to drive new growth opportunities.

“DASCOM GB is pleased to announce this new partnership and we are very confident that Trade Links’ extensive knowledge and experience in this market will open up new opportunities for both companies,” said DASCOM GB’s Managing Director, Robin Edwardes. “We are in a unique position to be able to address a number of markets looking for printing solutions, whilst being capable of tailoring solutions to suit individual business’ needs.”

Cummins-Allison and De La Rue Announce a Strategic Sales Alliance

Cummins-Allison, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, USA and De La Rue, Basingstoke, UK, today announced a strategic partnership to sell De La Rue high speed currency sorters and Enterprise Cash Management software solutions in the North American region through Cummins-Allison’s extensive nationwide distribution and service network.

Frank Janezic, Executive Vice President of Sales, Cummins-Allison stated: “Cash processing is an industry reliant on quality products, trust and customer service. Customers buy from companies they know. We are delighted to be partnering with a global player such as De La Rue, and our customers can look forward to an enhanced solution offering backed up by the service excellence on which we have built our reputation over many years.”

WhatsUp Gold Acquires Dorian Software Creations, Inc. to Add Security Event Log Management to Network Monitoring Portfolio

Continues product innovation with the addition of proven real-time operations and forensic analysis capabilities to aid network security and compliance to regulatory requirements

WhatsUp Gold, Ipswitch, Inc.’s network management division and a developer of innovative network management solutions, today announced it has acquired Dorian Software Creations, Inc., the leader in providing complete, easy-to-use solutions for Windows Security Event Management (SEM) and Log Management for small businesses and enterprise-level organisations. The addition of Dorian Software’s patented event log management technology to WhatsUp Gold’s extensive suite of network management solutions will empower customers to collect, store, report, monitor and alert on event logs in real time. Along with forensic analysis, these capabilities ultimately ensure network security and facilitate adherence to compliance standards and processes.

“The acquisition of Dorian Software extends our innovation boundary in creating simple management solutions that work for small businesses and enterprises,” said Ennio Carboni, president, WhatsUp Gold (above, right). “Dorian Software’s profitable and self-funded business model, pinpoint customer focus, passionate user base and easy-to-use solutions are a perfect fit for WhatsUp Gold, both technologically and culturally. We believe our mutual customers will greatly benefit from a single vendor supporting the gamut of network management tasks from device utilisation and bandwidth monitoring, systems and application management, traffic analysis, VoIP and now security and compliance solutions via in-depth log management.”

DASCOM GB To Exhibit At VARTECH Nordics 2010

DASCOM GB, developer, manufacturer and provider of enterprise printing solutions, today announced that it will be it will be exhibiting at the VARTECH Nordics 2010 show, taking place 2^nd and 3^rd February at the Scandic Infra City Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden. Situated at stand number 609, DASCOM GB will be exhibiting its full range of printers including the MIP480, its innovative mobile printer, 7005, 7008 as well as its brand new Tally DASCOM 1125.

The VARTECH Nordics 2010 event is a combination conference and trade show uniting value-added resellers, independent software providers and manufacturers. This two-day event will give European value-added resellers the opportunity to cultivate rewarding relationships with hardware manufacturers and software solution providers.