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Organisations struggling to improve cyber security defences, should take note of the recommendations proposed by a select committee report into last year's WannaCry ransomware epidemic. This is according to Peter Groucutt, managing director of Databarracks.

Avaya has expressed a strong and continued commitment to UK and Irish customers, communicating a focus on simplifying technology, investment in employees and a commitment to an ecosystem that complements Avaya solutions that deliver success.

Interoute, the global cloud and network company, has received the SIG GIGA Trophy in recognition of its successful efforts to increase energy efficiency and reduce the CO2 consumption of its data centre in Geneva, Switzerland.

Iptor Supply Chain Systems (Iptor), the supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services provider, has appointed Protelo, Inc. (Protelo) as a Value-Added Reseller (VAR).

By Peter Olive, CEO, Vortex 6.

Never has the channel had to operate in such a competitive and a tough environment than it is today. Margins are being squeezed, rebate programs are rapidly evolving and resellers have more complex rules that they have to comply with in order to remain compliant with the vendors' programs.

Bringing new levels of efficiency to today's office environments, OKI Europe (UK & Ireland) has added wireless connectivity to two of its most sought-after High Definition Colour, A4 printers – the C332dn and MC363dn.

Blue Planet Networks, the carrier-grade Internet connectivity provider, has launched its GRID pricing engine to accelerate how its partners serve new enterprise demand for internet connectivity across the globe.

Epsilon, a privately owned global communications Service Provider, has begun a phased deployment of 100 Gigabyte per second (100G) packet optical switched Ethernet technology across its global backbone network.

After winning the 'Best Energy Solution' award at the Datacloud Europe Awards last year (organised by BroadGroup), EvoSwitch has been shortlisted again this year.

By Lina Andolf-Orup, Global Product Marketing Manager, Fingerprints.

Contactless payments' popularity is undeniable. Of the 3.5 billion payment cards produced annually, about half are now contactless.

Iptor Supply Chain Systems (Iptor), the supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services provider, has appointed Protelo, Inc. (Protelo) as a Value-Added Reseller (VAR).