TheVoiceFactory has successfully approved the interoperability of Yealink's SIP-T48GN executive handset for use on TheVoiceFactory hosted voice platform.

Compatibility was established following testing under the Yealink ITSP Partner Programme. It enables TheVoiceFactory to extend its SIP handset portfolio and offer its customers the T48GN colour touchscreen to use on their hosted platform.

Coms has joined forces with London Taxi Advertising to launch an awareness campaign around the capital. There are now four fully wrapped taxis circulating London in the distinctive colours of the Coms group.

Eclipse has added Hosted Exchange 2013 to its cloud portfolio, offering partners a range of collaboration tools that dovetail with the seamless communication and connection requirements of end users, said the firm.

The Eclipse Partner Hosted Exchange service provides email, calendars and contacts, all accessible from the cloud.

Ordnance Survey has entered into a new five-year agreement with Openreach worth over £23 million for the supply of a range of data products, services and value added solutions.

Ordnance Survey's relationship with BT dates back to the mid 1990s when location data and geographical information systems (GIS) were recognised as a key component of the company's IS and operations strategy.

NEC has marked the continuation of its GT3.nl sponsorship agreement with the launch of The Smart Fast Track 2014 incentive scheme.

The Prospeed Porsche 911 GT3 R of GT3.nl driver Paul van Splunteren will be participating in the European Le Mans Series 2014 Championship.

Zen Internet has completed the next phase of its North West Data Centre to meet increasing demand for its hosting services.

The Data Centre now comprises of eight halls with plans for expansion are already underway and will eventually deliver a further two halls.

Abbey Telecom chief Tony Raynor has taken up the post of non-executive director at the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.

The former president of the East Lancashire Chamber has accepted the post with a 'renewed vigour' for business support and lobbying.

The appointment follows a period of consolidation for 52-year-old Rayno.

A scoring system that rates the abilities and attributes of potential channel partners could ease and speed the partnering process according to its inventors.

The comparison website, which launches in May, enables companies searching for a preferred channel partner or reseller to assess and evaluate their choices.

iHub has lifted the lid on its Nteract mobile client, the latest addition to its Smart Office UC portfolio.

Nteract gives business users the freedom to work from virtually anywhere, says the firm. The mobile client provides the same tools and features which traditionally would only be available to users when sat at regular office desks.

Nimans resellers are being encouraged to blow away their sales targets and win a five star trip to the ‘windy city' of Chicago with Unify.

Nimans is the official distribution partner for Unify in the UK and the two parties have joined forces to offer resellers a three-night stay in the cosmopolitan city in October.