Industry News
Softcat to supply backup, archiving and networking solutions to the education sector
The Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) has appointed Softcat, among a select group of suppliers, to provide backup, archiving and networking solutions to a wide range of institutions involved in further education throughout the UK.
Softcat managed firewall service reaches 100th customer
Softcat has recently signed up the 100th customer to use its managed firewall support service. The service, which forms part of Softcat’s growing managed services security portfolio, offers clients proactive availability monitoring and protection against malicious attacks over the Internet.
Softcat wins the double at Sophos partner conference
Softcat has won two major awards – Partner of the Year and Corporate Reseller of the Year – at the EMEA Partner Connections 2012 conference hosted by Sophos, the developer of security software and hardware, at the Grand Hotel Princesa Sofia in Barcelona.
Softcat May Ball raises £100,000 for cancer care unit
Employees and partners of Softcat used their May Ball on Friday 4 May to raise £100,000 for their charity of the year, the Wooden Spoon Cancer Care and Haematology Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
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Softcat shortlisted for three MicroScope ACEs
Softcat has made the shortlist for three of this year’s MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence (ACEs), which celebrate the best-performing organisations in the IT channel.
Microsoft to increase UK pricing by an average of 29%
Now is a good time for thousands of UK-based organisations to review their options for buying and renewing Microsoft product licenses, says IT provider Softcat. Microsoft today announced that in two months’ time, on 1 July 2012, it will increase the UK prices of all of its products by an average of 29%. The change will affect corporate and government customers, but not customers in the education sector.
Adobe Launch Creative Suite 6
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the ultimate toolkit for design, Web and video professionals with the unveiling of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 product line and Adobe Creative Cloud - a powerful new releases of 14 CS6 applications and four Creative Suites.
Websense release their 2012 Threat Report
Websense Security Labs outlines top recommendations and insights for protecting from and containing sophisticated malware and targeted attacks
Softcat wins Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year
Last night the networking equipment company Cisco awarded Softcat the Commercial Partner of the Year for UK and Ireland award at its annual Partner Summit in San Diego, California. Softcat is well-established in the Cisco channel and is one of the UK’s fastest growing Cisco partners.
Softcat to supply software to another 200+ public sector organisations
The Pro5 public sector buying consortium has selected Softcat, alongside just eight other suppliers, to provide software and associated services to over 200 local authorities and other affiliated public sector organisations in the UK.