C24 start 2012 like they ended 2011............January 2012
C24 have started 2012 by re-signing one of their leading hosted managed service clients for another 3 years and also by winning a major UK wide wireless installation and management deal. The wireless solution is to be installed in 121 locations across the UK over the next ¼, using Cisco wireless technology. Paul Hemming MD C24 said “I am extremely pleased with the start to 2012, re-signing the hosted managed service client for another 3 years and the winning of a UK wide wireless solution are both indicative of our approach to business”. This approach has seen C24 add sizeable pieces of hosting and managed service clients; a number with worldwide footprints, over the last two years.
“The wireless project is a significant piece of work and highlights the strength in depth of resource we have at C24, the team are looking forward to a successful deployment. Everyone at C24 are very passionate about what we do, as a team we have a determination to drive the business forward to even greater success.” commented Hemming
C24 presents to 20 Birmingham Schools with mobile computing initiative........January 2012
C24 presented to 20 Birmingham Schools this week about the concept of mobile learning and UK based storage for student data. The event was well attended and we were asked for further meetings by a number of the Secondary schools. David Ricketts Head of Marketing for C24 said "we have a good understanding of the educational marketplace and we have been asked by a number of partners to present at such events. Mobile devices in schools is currently a very hot topic, and we are helping a number of schools in developing their future strategies.
New Microsoft Dynamics Hosting win for C24.....November 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have won another Microsoft Dynamics Hosting Solution for a UK wide company. More to follow
Arthur Terry Managed Print win for C24
Arthur Terry School, Birmingham have announced that they have selected C24 in conjunction with DTP Group to introduce a managed print solution into the school.
Arthur Terry is one of the top 10 comprehensives in the country operating a state of the art IT infrastructure, but had an ageing fleet of copiers and printers and outdated charging and management systems for student print and copy. "It was an inefficient and complex mix of different machines and technologies and the costs involved in supporting and maintaining all these various printers were high," says Chris Butler, Technical Services Manager Arthur Terry School. "We needed to consolidate and come up with a system that would run to defined standards and meet the needs of everyone in the School”.
The Managed Print Service is expected to save the school around 20% on their print costs with the contract including support and automatic replenishment of consumables. This all inclusive service eliminates much of the administrative burden Arthur Terry School used to carry and reducing the fleet will also result in significant power savings.
Paul Hemming, Managing Director commented that “this is a great win for C24 as it not only solidifies our relationship with Arthur Terry School but also is a great start to our relationship with the DTP Group. We are hoping soon to be releasing further information about new cutting edge solutions between ourselves and The DTP Group”
C24 becomes HP AllianceONE Partner.............October 2011
C24 are proud to announce that they have become an HP AllianceONE partner. The AllianceONE is a comprehensive partner program focused on HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy of providing a shared services model to deliver secure, best-in-class applications. Achieving this partner accerditation underlines our C24's commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions for our clients both present and future.
C24 wins major hosting contract to deliver Microsoft Dynamics for global organisation...........more to follow
C24 client adds a further 18 care homes to their estate............September 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have won the contract to provide application delivery to 18 new care homes that have recently been acquired by one of their major clients. The contract sees C24 manage the total roll out and systems integration of onsite IT hardware, network infrastructure and comms network. The solutions also sees the addition of a further two citrix servers within C24's tier IV hosting centre.
C24 wins 3 year hosting deal for MPAFM a specialist firm of independent financial advisers......September 2011
C24 are please to announce that they have won a 3 year hosting contract for MPAFM a specialist firm of independent financial advisers who manage well over £200m in investments on behalf of their clients. The solution put together by C24 includes all internet communication, hosted VOIP and hosted IT infrastructure.
C24 add new cloud based back up solution to their product portfolio............August 2011
We have invested heavily recently in our hosted infrastructure platform due to existing client demand and new clients coming on board. However one of the areas that we really need to look into was that of client back-up’s, which include office back-up’s, remote sites, individual phones and home workers.
After evaluation of all the major vendors in the marketplace C24 decided to integrate the Asigra product range into our hosted platform. The solution is in our opinion possibly the best back-up solution in the marketplace today with around 400,000 global installs and with some of the worlds leading players using the solution.
We are very excited by the future for the solution that we have called datastore24 because the market is growing significantly year on year and we have a deep understanding of back-up’s, applications and the need for businesses to be always in operation.
Finally as our hosting centre is one of only a few tier IV accredited centres in the UK, we feel that the hosting facility plus Datastore24 and C24′s technical prowess and delivery are possibly the most complete solution in the marketplace today.
http://www.c24.co.uk/datastore24.html
C24 wins virtualisation refresh for a major UK wide retail client more to follow shortly....................August 2011
Major regional law firm signs 3 year contract for C24 to provide MPLS network..........July 2011
More coming soon...More coming soon...
C24 re-signs major UK fire and rescue region for another twelve months.......July 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have re-signed one of the UK's major fire and rescue regions for another 12 months. Paul Hemming Managing Director of C24 said " we are so pleased to re-sign them for another 12 months, it just highlights the quality of service we offer at C24 to all our clients. For me one of our success stories is the number of clients that we retain at the end of their contract term. The business has grown significantly over the last twelve months, but we never forget that our success is due to our client base and the focus for us is creating loyalty by offering exceptional service".
C24 gains Symantec Enterprise Services Provider accreditation........June 2011
C24 work hard with all our vendor relationships to make sure that our accreditation levels enable us to offer the best service possible to our client base. So it is always great news when we achieve a new level with a major vendor.
Today C24 are proud to announce that we have achieved Enterpise Services Provider accreditation from Symantec. This accreditation is another example of how C24 is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the hosting and managed services landscape.
C24 business goes from strength to strength with the signing of a 5 year hosting contract with major UK retailer. More to follow......June 2011
C24 signs 3 year hosting contract with major UK digital applications developer more to follow.......June 2011
C24 adds a further hotel group with 24 hotels to it's client portfolio......June 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have added another hotel group to its ever growing portfilo. The group that will be named in another news bulletin have 24 hotels within the group. The hotels range from budget to prestigious accommodation, in city centre, seaside or rural locations.
David Ricketts Head Of Marketing commented "we are so pleased to add another hotel group to our portfolio. C24 are quickly forging a name for ourselves in the deliver of applications at speed. Significant investment in our hosting facilities has helped us increase the number of new clients that are using our solutions. We believe that we offer one of the best complete hosting solutions packages in the country".
Arthur Terry School Win for C24..........May 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have been selected to manage the IT infrastructure and 2nd line helpdesk function for one of the UK’s leading secondary schools.
David Ricketts Head of Marketing said “We at C24 are so pleased that we have won this contract. In our opinion Arthur Terry School is one of the UK’s leading educational establishments, and their IT headed by Chris Butler has a remarkable infrastructure that is truly leading edge. Their future IT plans will cement their position as a leading school.”
C24 sets up Private Cloud for major UK client..........May 2011
Paul Hemming Managing Director C24 explains: "There is an amazing amount of noise about cloud technology, however we have created a private cloud where users are segregated securely, one that they can reach through a variety of means, one that can be audited and for which the data centre locations are known, ensuring compliance. It’s a cloud where we offer professional service level agreements and contracts are in place. The client can also decide whether they require virtual or physical hardware. We believe a totally better solution"
Harper Adams University College win for C24........April 2011
C24 are pleased to announce that they have been selected to undertake systems integration work at Harper Adams University College. The solution, based around HP SAN and server technologies, is the latest in a series of wins for the Birmingham based company. Roger Greenhalgh, Head of IT at the University College, said that C24's knowledge of IT solutions and their approach to account management were important in the decision to contract the work to C24.
C24 adds Stead and Simpson to its client portfolio..........April 2011
April 2011 – Stead and Simpson part of the Shoe Zone Group, who have 228 retail outlets in the UK has announced that C24, the hosting and application delivery specialist, has won its account to host and manage its internet retail presence and website disaster recovery.
The solution provided by C24 will be delivered from a tier 4 data centre and includes website hosting, back-up, disaster recovery and 24 hour support. Stead and Simpson found in C24 a partner with the experience and ethos to manage their web presence successfully with maximum uptime.
Additional data centre added to C24 portfolio......April 2011
C24 have added a further hosting centre to our portfolio to address the growing demand for disaster recovery and data replication. The site which is located in Bandbury allows C24 to offer further resilliency outside it's current Tier IV data centre based in Studley.
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C24 website updated.........March 2011
The C24 website has been updated so that we highlight the solutions we offer for the Hotel and Leisure and Professional Service industries. We have always offered solutions to these verticals but we never communicated it via the company website. However recent wins in professional services and the recent addition of our 7th Hotel Group to our hosting platform has seen us add the areas to the site. If you are interested in C24 and the work we do or technology that we are interested in please also visit the blog at http://blog.c24.co.uk/ as this is a great source of information.
Strong Start to 2011
Even before the first ¼ 2011 has ended C24 has seen fantastic business growth with 8 new client wins, including 4 major application delivery hosting wins using the Microsoft software stack. The other 4 clients have been added to the systems integration side of the business, with wins for a University, a significant regional law firm and two major UK manufacturers.
The continued business development has enabled us to invest heavily in the latest HP Blade technology within our hosting centre, giving significant benefits to our clients while also addressing our carbon footprint. http://blog.c24.co.uk/
New School win for C24 more to follow soon..............
HP Preferred Partner Status achieved......Feb 2011
C24 had some fantastic news yesterday, we have achieved HP Preferred Partner Status. As mentioned in earlier posts we have recently had a systems integration push which has proved extremely successful and has enabled us to get a number of accreditation. The business has also employed two highly successful sales people who have a fantastic track record within systems integration, the drive to build a successful business is really gaining momentum.
The solutions the business now provides are:
Microsoft Dynamics Hosting, Hosted Managed Services, Application hosting and delivery and Systems Integration including hardware purchase, burn and soak test, virtualisation, LAN and WAN solutions. http://www.c24.co.uk/partners.html
C24 adds 2 new recruits to it's sales function...... Feb 2011
After having had significant growth in the past twelve months, C24 are pleased to announce that two new highly successful sales people have joined the company. Steve Howe and Martin Calkeld have both joined after having had significant success in previous roles. Paul Hemming Managing Director C24 said "we are so pleased with the recruitment of Steve and Martin; both have fantastic sales track records and bring a wealth of experience to the role, C24 are very lucky to have them on board. With Steve and Martin, 2011 looks like being an even more successful year than 2010".
C24 adds Harrison Clark to it's ever growing client list............14.02.11
Another retail application hosting win for major UK brand more to follow..............19.01.11
Microsoft Dynamics Hosting win for C24....17.01.11
C24 the Microsoft Dynamics hosting specialists are pleased to announce that it has won the contract to host Microsoft Dynamics for one of Europe’s leading Agronomy service providers. The solutions sees C24 deliver business critical applications for over 500 users in multiple locations.
Paul Hemming, Managing Director commented that “ This win has added another
significant Microsoft Dynamics Hosting client to our ever growing client base. C24 prides itself on its deep domain knowledge around hosting the Microsoft Dynamics software stack and this was a big part of the clients decision making. If you couple this knowledge with our significant investment in the tier 4 hosting centre we really do have a winning combination that is hard to beat.” http://www.c24.co.uk/microsoftdynamics.html
Another fantastic Microsoft Dynamics hosting win for C24 more to follow shortly......... 12.01.11
C24 reduce payroll application runtime from 10 hours to 2.5 hours 03.12.10
Fantastic results in the time it takes to run the payroll for one client. When we won the contract the runtime for the application was 10 hours, we have now taken this down to 2.5 hours.
C24 blog has increasing number of visitors 03.12.10
C24's blog that discusses new technology within specific sectors is attracting more and more visitors and also driving website numbers. We have taken the view that our company blog will focus on technology areas we and our clients are interested in and also touch on some of the activities the business is undertaking. It is our view that the blog is not going to be used as a sales tool but rather as a showcase for what we as a business believe in. The recent post on our business culture has seen a significant number of reads and hopefully people will see that we are an organisation that wants to offer ideas on technology and total service to our client base. You can visit the blog at http://blog.c24.co.uk/
C24 invests in a POD due to increased demand for it's hosting services 02.12.10
The application hosting business at C24 is gaining incredible momentum to such a level that we have had to increase our footprint within one of our chosen datacentres. The business has decided to put further investment into a full POD at the site, (the POD is basically our own dedicated area within the hosting centre that can only be accessed by the C24 technical team). This development is fantastic for C24 as we are seeing not only the hosting but the systems integration side of the business go from strength to strength. The increase in business has also seen us add three new heads within the business two on the helpdesk and one in the back office. The POD will be going live in the very near future. http://www.c24.co.uk/applicationhosting.html
Retail Update: New retail win for C24 02.12.10
As mentioned a few weeks ago C24 are please to announce that we have been awarded the contract to support the Cisco wireless infrastructure for Europe’s leading developer, owner and manager of designer outlets villages. The contract will see C24 managed 9 sites across the UK and Europe.
Paul Hemming, Managing Director of C24 commented “the C24 business is going from strength to strength and this is highlighted by this fantastic win. The client is Europe’s leading business in the outlet villages sector and their future plans will only see this position cemented. We are so pleased to be working with them as they are a forwarded thinking business and the win also shows the versatility of C24 in the retail sector”.
C24 announces business alliance with Novotronix. November 2010
C24 the managed hosting and application delivery specialists have entered into a business alliance with Novotronix the SharePoint experts. The alliance will allow the two companies to deliver a shared vision for the delivery of hosted Microsoft Sharepoint solutions, drive new growth opportunities and also has the potential to deliver unique Microsoft Sharepoint solutions within specific marketplaces.Download Press Release
C24 awarded Citrix Silver Solution Advisor. November 2010
C24 the application delivery specialists are pleased to announce that they have achieved Silver Citrix Partner Solutions Advisory Accreditation. David Ricketts Head of marketing commented “This accreditation is one step in a process, as eventually it is our intention to become a Gold Partner with Citrix. At C24 we are all working hard to get the best accreditation levels from all our technology partners and hopefully in the near future we will be able to talk about our new HP and Microsoft accreditations”.
http://www.c24.co.uk/partners.html
Another win for C24 within retail, more coming soon......
Shoe Zone Group win for C24 October 2010
C24 the hosting and application delivery specialists has won the Shoe Zone Group account. Download Press Release.
C24 introduce new branding 01.10.2010
C24 the hosting and application delivery specialists has released it’s new branding identity that includes new website design, signage and printed collateral. Download Press Release.
New Finance Director joins C24 25.08.2010
C24 the application delivery specialists are pleased to announce that Matt Foy has joined them as Finance Director. Download Press Release.
Econosto win for C24 19.08.2010
Valve and related products specialist Econosto selects C24 to handle its requirements for Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualisation and Exchange 2010. Download Press Release.
C24 deliver to over 107 countries 18.08.2010
Hosting and application delivery specialists C24 deliver applications to over 107 countries with over 10,000 users for one client. Download Press Release.
MHA Care Homes win for C24 22.01.2010
MHA Care Homes selects C24 to handle the hosting and management of its critical business applications for its 150 care homes. Download Press Release.
Officers Club win for C24 25.11.2009
Retail Specialist Officers Club selects C24 to handle the hosting and management of its critical business applications for its 115 shops based around the UK. Download Press Release.
Oxford Hotels win for C24 12.09.2009
Oxford Hotels selects C24 to handle the hosting of its property management and email systems for its 43 hotels. Download Press Release.
