Scalable Communications Provides Stephenson Harwood with an Extreme Networks’ Legal LAN

Extreme Networks and its Platinum Partner Scalable Communications today announced that international law firm Stephenson Harwood is using a selection of switches from its Summit family to refresh its Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure and provide a solid foundation for future expansion.

Stephenson Harwood is a successful and growing practice dedicated to client service, working with organisations operating in the financial services, transportation, real estate and energy industries. Stephenson Harwood required a network that would support 21st century requirements, such as IP Telephony. As its incumbent Nortel network was unable to fulfil these requirements, it realised it was time to upgrade the LAN infrastructure. Scalable Communications recommended that Stephenson Harwood deploy a series of Extreme Networks’ Summit switches to provide the backbone for introducing IP Telephony, whilst providing the necessary uptime and reliability required, with minimal failover.

“We spoke with our service provider Scalable Communications, and briefed the team there with our network requirements,” says Stephenson Harwood Director of IT, Chris Petrie. “Our aim was to deploy a robust and reliable network solution with excellent monitoring and reporting tools. Scalable have delivered a high quality platform for our Information systems the forthcoming VoIP deployment and for other ancillary Ethernet/IP based systems”.

“In providing Stephenson Harwood with Extreme Networks solutions, we knew that we would meet all their reliability and resiliency requirements, whilst providing them with a network that is future-proofed,” said Scalable Communications Director of Strategic and New Business, Frank Richmond. “We were able to roll out the new system in parallel to the existing one so that usability wouldn’t be affected. Now the new Extreme Networks system is in place, we can safely remove the old one without interruption.”

Following the implementation of the new system in the UK office, Stephenson Harwood now plans to utilise Extreme Networks switches in all new office openings, with a view to introducing these to all its sites worldwide.

“We’re very pleased we’ve had the opportunity to build a strong and secure relationship with Stephenson Harwood, and to provide them with technology capable of supporting their 21st Century applications,” said Extreme Networks Director for UK and Ireland, Gary Newbold. “At a time when technologies are constantly evolving, it’s imperative to have a secure network that is future-proofed and capable of hosting an ever-increasing list of applications.”

Press release: STORK Industry Group Convene To Progress Pan-European eID Interoperability System

ICT vendors and associations collaborate to facilitate trust amongst EU public administrations of each other’s identification and authentication methods

Friday 26^th June 2009, 15.30- 17.30Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street, London, UK...

Inkberrow, UK, 14^th May 2009 - STORK, a pilot scheme co-funded by the EU that aims to implement EU-wide interoperability of electronic identities (eIDs), today announced that on Friday 26^th June 2009 it will host the second Industry Group meeting. The meeting aims to create further collaboration between stakeholders. The group will convene at the eema organised European e-Identity Management Conference in London, UK.

For further information, please contact press@eid-stork.eu

Petrol Retailers Need To Manage Stock Levels & Taxes In Light Of New Budget

Zytax, a wholly owned subsidiary of FuelQuest, Inc, has today issued advice to petrol retailers in light of the recent tax increases on petroleum within the latest UK budget, where fuel was raised by 2.12p per litre. This increase means that retailers need to effectively manage their taxation processes and tax liabilities to ensure that they do not incur penalties or induce cash flow issues.

Extreme Networks Unveils BlackDiamond 8900 Series-Modules

Extreme Networks today raised the bar for data center and high performance networking with the introduction of the BlackDiamond® 8900-series modules for the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch. This purpose-built enterprise architecture for next generation data centers enables market-leading scalability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, up to 582 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single rack, while delivering energy efficiency and compelling value.

The increased growth of Ethernet services and resource intensive applications such as high definition video, Web 2.0 social platforms and UC collaboration, coupled with the trend for virtualisation, server consolidation and IT outsourcing, are driving demands for highly scalable 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks in data centers and managed hosting facilities. Further, the trend towards more nimble, easy-to-manage cloud computing environments requires scalable networks that are easy to integrate and automate, as data centers leverage existing network assets. The BlackDiamond 8900-series modules deliver with the performance and measurable value per dollar to support these advancing applications and architectural challenges.

Extreme Networks Announces New Regional Director

Extreme Networks today announced the appointment of Gary Newbold as its Regional Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Newbold is a highly experienced individual, bringing 12 years of telecommunications and data networking experience, acquired at a varied range of leading communication and technology companies, to his new role.

Newbold will lead the Extreme Networks’ direct sales teams, account management teams and support regional channel partners in the UK and Ireland. He will ensure that Extreme Networks continues to provide intelligent network solutions that offer scalability, agility and simplicity for both enterprise, SME and service provider customers.

Node4 Ensures Maximum Uptime and Support For Its Hosted Applications

Chloride, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and services, today announced that colocation and managed hosting specialist Node4 has installed Chloride’s 80-NET 200kVA UPS units within its new Wakefield DC3 data centre, in order to ensure maximum uptime and support for all its clients’ hosted applications.

Founded in 2004, Node4 focuses on providing leading hosting, colocation and communications services. By investing in core technologies, Node4 has been able to provide state-of-the-art solutions to organisations including: Ennstone Thistle Ltd, VW Parkway, Watford Football Club and Townscape Products. The new Wakefield data centre provides a total capacity of 450 racks, capable of supporting the multiple applications required to run a modern 21st century business. The new data centre is scheduled to open in Spring 2009.

Extreme Networks Achieves A Perfect Grade With Haberdashers

Extreme Networks today announced that the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School (Haberdashers’) has replaced its incumbent 3Com infrastructure with one from Extreme Networks, in order to instil end user confidence and ease the management and maintenance of the entire network. The new network was implemented by Extreme Networks together with its Silver Partner, Avente.

PiMS Workspace Locator Enables Businesses to Optimise the Use of Space and Reduce Costs

PiMS Workspace Locator Enables Businesses to Optimise the Use of
Space and Reduce Costs
New online portal service delivers instant access to schematics and occupancy reports for commercial properties

PiMS Workspace, the leading UK provider of tailored accommodation solutions, has today announced the availability of its Workspace Locator service. The PiMS Workspace Locator provides existing customers with a secure, hosted site where they have access to Computer Aided Design (CAD) building layout drawings and can view occupancy reports - empowering managers to control changes and make informed businesses decisions concerning space use, assets and personnel.

New Chloride UPS Enables Active Organisations To Use Less Energy

Chloride, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and services, today launches its new, improved version of the Active range of single-phase UPS. Incorporating Green Mode function, the new Active range allows automated shutdown of the UPS unit when there is no load supported by it, preventing energy wastage. Active is available from 700-3000VA and provides efficiencies of up to 97%, making it ideal for protecting business critical systems such as servers, networks, workstations and VoIP technologies.

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Extreme Networks today announced a groundbreaking new initiative for businesses looking to improve the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their networks. By reducing costs through innovation, Extreme Networks is able to reduce costs associated with acquisition, support, and power consumption whilst maximising network uptime and reliability of enterprise networks.

The global slow down has cut IT budgets in nearly all organisations whilst they are trying to maximise customer retention and business profitability. The decrease in budgets has created a plateau where end users are demanding more from fewer network resources. This means that organisations are increasingly looking for innovative solutions that will deliver reliable services at an attractive price point resulting in a lower TCO.