Drax Technology, one of the UK’s leading providers of fire alarm monitoring solutions, has launched an updated version of the AMX alarm management platform.  AMX 2.17 now supports a wider range of fire control panels and adds many new and innovative feature enhancements to ensure that the system maintains its leading position in the marketRead more

Drax Technology, one of the UK’s leading providers of fire alarm monitoring solutions, has launched a new Training Academy.  Based at the company’s Letchworth headquarters, this purpose-built facility will provide channel partners with the practical skills to install and maintain Drax Technology’s latest generation of alarm monitoring systems, enabling end users to demonstrate compliance with all regulatory requirements.  Read more

Halcyon Software, a global leader in multi-platform systems management software, today announced the release of the latest version of MQ Manager with an enhanced graphical user interface that improves the management of IBM WebSphere® MQ Server environments.  A configurable dashboard automates the delivery of key performance and availability metrics that can be accessed by authorised personnel from any internet-enabled location using tablets, laptops, desktops and smartphones.  It will help to ensure that IT resources are operating to peak efficiency, prevent business disruption and reduce the costs of managing IT infrastructures. Read more

Bristol City Council has awarded Videalert a major contract to deploy its innovative Digital Video Platform to monitor key routes and provide accurate journey time information to tackle growing congestion across the city.  The Videalert system went live in March 2014 and is delivering real-time VRM data to Bristol’s central Urban Traffic Management Control system for traffic modelling and journey time information, as well as to Avon and Somerset Police for crime prevention initiatives and investigations.  Read more

Exchange Communications, one of Avaya’s leading Platinum Enterprise Partners, is teaming up with Sinclair Voicenet, the UK’s longest established specialist provider of  multimedia call recording, quality management, interaction analytics, customer feedback and workforce management solutions.  This new partnership will enable Exchange Communications to enhance its range of contact centre solutions and deliver greater value to customers, from SMEs to the largest multi-site enterprises.  Read more

Jesus College, one of the leading colleges in the University of Cambridge, has installed a new fire alarm monitoring system to enhance the level of protection in “external staircases”, the houses located in surrounding streets, each of which provides accommodation for 6 to 8 undergraduates. Read more

Marwell Zoo has installed a new interactive digital signage system that provides visitors with a navigational and informative tool that replaces traditional paper maps.  Designed and supplied by Eclipse Digital Media, one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of end-to-end digital signage solutions, the system will enable the zoo to engage and communicate more effectively with park visitors all year round.  Read more

Purpose Software, the UK’s leading supplier of service management software to document and print management solution providers, has opened a new regional office in Nottingham.  It will provide an operational base for the company’s growing sales and support teams from where higher levels of service will be provided to new and existing customers throughout the Midlands and the North of England.  Read more

Halcyon Software, a global leader in systems management software, today announced a series of major enhancements to Advanced Job Scheduler for the IBM i platform.  The latest version increases the resilience of IT infrastructures and provides enhanced protection against business disruption as well as enabling organisations to schedule and track complex job streams using web-enabled devices including tablets, laptops, desktops and smartphones. Read more

Halcyon Software, a global leader in systems management software, today announced the immediate availability of the latest version of Systems Operations Suite, the industry-leading monitoring and automated operations solution for IBM i.  This new release will enable managed service providers, corporate data centres and IBM i customers to achieve higher levels of system availability for IBM Power Systems infrastructures.  Read more