Despite the last minute cancellation of an agricultural event – which was the venue for Daisy's rib-tickling Bank Holiday fundraising showcase – Daisy defied the weather reports to successfully stage a fantastic version of ‘It's a Knockout'.

ANS Group has sharpened its focus on core business and acquisition targets having disposed of its 80% interest in RSS Web to Lowry Investment Capital for a consideration of £300,000.

Cable & Wireless has again extended the closing date for its offer to acquire smaller rival Thus, having secured just over six per cent more shares since the previous deadline on 26th August 2008.

Mobile Broadband Network, the network collaboration joint-venture between T-Mobile UK and 3 UK, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as technology partner for 3G network integration. Nokia Siemens Networks will provide a network consolidation solution, bringing environmental benefits, cost savings to the operators and improvements for customers.

BT Business has launched a practical guide - Get fit for mobile working - to help businesses tackle the problems encountered by some of the UK's 14 million mobile workers. The guide is designed to help mobile workers to avoid the back, neck and arm problems that can arise as a result of working in unfamiliar environments with a poor posture.

Alcatel-Lucent has embarked on a new UK and Ireland channel recruitment drive to encourage specialist data and security resellers to become Alcatel-Lucent business partners.

Dimension Data, the $3.8 billion IT solutions and services provider has appointed Paul Bamford as managing director of its global Service Provider vertical market.

After a successful trial period of hosting web-based seminars for selected brands over the past month, Rocom is to replace selected venue-based seminars where appropriate with webinars.

ShoreTel and Cohort Technology are beating the drum about the opening of the first ShoreTel certified training centre in Europe at the Cohort headquarters in Basingstoke. The training centre will enable Cohort to offer ShoreTel training courses to its reseller partners.

Connect Communications has secured a contract with National Instruments (NI), the independent software and hardware supplier, to implement a converged voice and data solution for its UK operation. The solution included a Nortel BCM 400 with Contact Centre and IP Handsets. Connect Communications won the contract in competition with other vendors.