ramsac wins Toast of Surrey business award

IT solutions consultancy scoops ‘Companies with a turnover of up to £5m’ category

ramsac, a leading IT solutions consultancy based in Godalming, has won the Toast of Surrey Awards 2011 category for ‘Companies with a turnover of up to £5m’. Managing Director and Co-Founder, Robert May, was honoured to receive the award on behalf of the company at a glittering awards evening held at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, on Friday 25th February 2011. The award was given in recognition of ramsac’s continued growth, support and contribution to the economy, local community and prosperity of Surrey.

Capscan and Uniserv to Unravel the Mystery of International Data Quality for CRM at Gartner Summit

Gartner Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Summit, 14th – 15th March 2011, Lancaster Hotel, London

Capscan, a leading provider of international address management software and data quality services and its partner Uniserv, Europe's largest specialised supplier of data quality solutions, today announces co-sponsorship of the Gartner Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Summit 2011. Both sponsors will focus on how an international data quality strategy for popular systems – such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, salesforce.com and SAP® – can optimise and stabilise the relationships with an organisation’s global customer base.

For further information please contact Capscan's press office on capscanpr@mccint.com.

dhc Reports Strong Growth in 2010/2011 Financial Results

Business software integration specialist secures 28 new contracts and sees 13.2% increase in revenue

dhc, provider of integrated software solutions, today reports that the company won 28 new clients during its last financial year (2010/2011) and achieved a 13.2% increase in total revenues. The company attributes much of the increase to the demand for its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology, which is being used by businesses to gain the competitive edge and gain and retain profitable customers, in tough economics times.

For further information please contact dhc's press office on dhcpr@mccint.com

Extreme Networks Introduces Specialities In Channel Partner Program For EMEA & SAM

Extreme Networks today announces a number of major enhancements to its Channel Partner Program for Europe, MEA & SAM. The managed partners - Platinum and Gold certified partners – now have a new opportunity to play an important role in the delivery of mobility solutions and to position themselves as a trusted advisor to their large customers.

For further information please contact extremenetworkspr@mccint.com

Ipswitch Launches Webcast Series on Alignment of Managed File Transfer and Application Integration

First in Series: “MFT, EAI and the Cloud – Keeping Control of Your Data”

Ipswitch, Inc., an innovator of secure, managed file transfer solutions, is launching a four-part webcast series this week, hosted by Frank Kenney, VP of Global Strategy at Ipswitch, on the alignment of managed file transfer and enterprise application integration (EAI).

Part 1 of these 30-minute webcasts, airing this Thursday, February 10, will focus on the evolution of MFT into Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). Attendees will learn how and why MFT should be a critical part of not only an IT infrastructure but also a critical part of SOA platform and an organization’s enterprise nervous system. Key points covered:

• File Transfer and MFT has been the most successful form of application integration

• 60+% of data moving through your organization is batch and/or flat file based

• MFT solutions can be used for EAI, B2B, ETL, and Cloud Streaming

• Your existing MFT solution can be your first and best step towards governance “Cloud Brokerage”

WHAT: “MFT, EAI and the Cloud – Keeping Control of Your Data”

WHO: Frank Kenney, former Gartner analyst and currently VP Global Strategy, Ipswitch

WHEN: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 11AM ET

REGISTER: http://www2.ipswitchft.com/l/2062/2011-01-24/AST7S#focus1295976677

Extreme Networks' New Mobile Backhaul Routers To Deliver 4G Mobile Broadband Experience

Extreme Networks today announced a family of mobile backhaul routers that will enable mobile operators to smoothly transition cell sites to 4G while maintaining existing 2G/3G investments. The company’s E4G mobile backhaul family will provide the simplicity and scale of a next-generation, pure IP/Ethernet packet network to enable the cost-effective delivery of full motion video, voice and data to the one billion mobile broadband users expected by the end of 2011.

As the tide of mobile users, devices and multimedia continues to rise, mobile operators must increasingly invest in next generation mobile backhaul networks that ensure scalability, low latency, price-performance and operational simplicity. Extreme Networks’ new mobile backhaul routers will enable an all IP/Ethernet network that permits mobile operators to meet the performance and service expectations of an increasingly mobile enterprise and consumer subscriber base, as well as the cost requirements of the growing world of machine-to-machine (M2M).

For further information please contact extremenetworkspr@mccint.com

Extreme Networks Brings Networking To OpenStack Cloud As Newest Member

Extreme Networks today announced its membership in the OpenStack™ community, an open source cloud operating system founded by Rackspace^® and NASA, furthering its mission to deliver high-performance virtualised network infrastructure that transitions customers to the cloud. Now with more than 50 participating companies, Extreme Networks has joined the premier open source cloud software initiative focused on driving open cloud standards.

For further information please contact extremenetworkspr@mccint.com

Extreme Networks Introduces iPAD Application Portfolio To Simplify Networking

Extreme Networks today announced a powerful collection of iPad applications that extend the company’s commitment to delivering the most simplified and rewarding customer experience.

Extreme Networks is unleashing the potential of the world’s leading Internet connected tablet, the Apple iPad (which is predicted to reach 35 million units sold annually by 2013⁽¹⁾) with its Mobile Application Portfolio that quickly and easily connects mobile administrators to valuable resources. With this new suite of applications, Extreme Networks offers direct access to the customer support processes, high value educational resources (including product documentation and training courses) and essential and powerful infrastructure management tools that provide an extensive view into the health of the network.

For further information please contact extremenetworkspr@mccint.com

Read all about MCC International in Inspiring Hampshire

This month Inspiring Hampshire magazine has published an indepth feature profile about MCC International, the work that we do here at Winchester House and our approach to raising the media profile of our clients at a regional, national and international level.

As the article explains, everyone here at MCC International truly believes that every business has an interesting story to tell and we enjoy working hard to help them to tell it in the right way, to the right people at the right time.

It isn’t necessarily about the amount of money that you have for marketing, but how you choose to spend it. Trying to do many different marketing disciplines on a low budget will not be as effective as doing one facet properly. 

Remember that if no one has heard of your business then it doesn’t matter that you have the best people, with the best products and services. A good PR agency can ensure you never make a ‘cold call’ again.

To read the article in full please visit the Inspiring Hampshire website:

http://www.inspiringhampshire.com/business/mcc-international

To speak to one of our team about how to tell the story of your business this year then give us a call on tel: 01962 888100, or email: graham.thatcher@mccint.com.

Are you a key person of influence?

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being introduced to Daniel Priestley a successful entrepreneur whose enthusiasm and experience is both infectious and inspiring.


Over a coffee, Daniel explained that last year, whilst he was unexpectedly delayed in Singapore for several weeks due to the disruption from the volcanic ash cloud, he was forced to take time out of his hectic schedule and could concentrate on finishing penning his latest book entitled ‘Become A Key Person of Influence’, which is currently on of the Bestsellers in Small Business & Entrepreneurship chart on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/268144/ref=pd_ts_b_nav.

The book provides real insight and candid advice regarding how to stand out from the crowd, if your business is going to achieve its maximum potential. Daniel is certainly a motivator who knows how to make things happen and crucially is keen to help others with an entrepreneurial spirit to do the same. I would certainly recommend the book, but also should you have the opportunity, take the time to attend one of his speaking engagements, as he will, without doubt give you much food for thought.

Several lattes later and at the end of a rather enlightening meeting, Daniel kindly offered that should anyone wish to buy the book he would provide the person with a free ticket to a one-day event that is being hosted by Triumphant Events in London on 26th March, where he will join an impressive line up of speakers to share his expertise and stories along with his 5-Step Sequence to success. Simply send us the proof of purchase and we will arrange for the ticket to be delivered to you.

Extreme Networks Reports Q2 In Line With Previous Guidance

Extreme Networks today announced financial results for its 2011 fiscal second quarter ended December 26, 2010. For the quarter, total net revenue increased seven percent to $85.1 million, as compared to $79.4 million in the second quarter last year. Previously issued guidance to investors was for net revenue of $85-$88 million.