After 15 quarters of double-digit year-over-year growth, WLAN equipment growth fell below the 10% mark in the third quarter of 2013, due to the 802.11n transition nearing completion and 802.11ac not yet having a significant effect on the market says market research firm Infonetics.

Paul Barnett, Director of ICUK, met with Chancellor George Osborne and MPs Matthew Hancock and Chuka Umunna on December 7th as part Small Business Saturday, an initiative designed to encourage people to use local or small businesses.

Mark Roberts has been named as ShoreTel's new Chief Marketing Officer. He brings more than 20 years technology marketing experience, his most recent role being VP of Marketing Americas for Mitel.

Don Joos, President and CEO of ShoreTel, said: "Mark has an impressive track record of success and brings a wealth of UC market knowledge that complements our strategic plans."

Nimans has produced an introductory guide to its data proposition, highlighting opportunities around mobile data, direct Internet access, LAN extension services and MPLS/VPLS-based Wide Area Networks.

Abzorb has revamped its website in line with a new branding initiative that forms part of the firm's long-term growth strategy. The website also encompasses the Abzorbplus+ Partner Initiative and a new look Abzorb Shop.

Addressing delegates at Unify's UK Partner Conference today, Tony Smith, Sales Director for the Indirect Channel, reaffirmed that the Siemens legacy is strong and will not be thrown away, but discarding its base of legacy kit in an upgrade migration push is now top of the agenda.

Virgin Media Business has collaborated with Cisco to fit the final piece in its UC and collaboration picture. The Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution, which is offered as a Cisco Powered service, brings together collaboration tools including voice and video calling, presence and instant messaging.

PSU Technology Group (PSU) has secured a new managed services contract with surveillance specialists QVIS Monitoring.

PSU will design and support the ICT infrastructure required for QVIS' new surveillance control centre that will be used to monitor, manage and react to incidents across the whole of the UK.
 

Demand for a call blocker that puts an end to unwanted communications at the touch of a button has reached an all time high.

Hats off to Lindsay Rodgers, Design and Delivery Consultant at the KCOM Group, who was highly commended at this year's IT Industry Awards for her outstanding contribution to IT in the last 12 months.

The annual event, hosted this year by comedian Jimmy Carr, was held at Battersea Park Events Arena in London, with over 1,300 guests, from businesses like BT, Virgin Media and Network Rail.