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Kivernell Care Migrate Online Kivernell Care, based in Lymington, Hants have adopted the entrustIT SME Desktop product and have moved all their IT into the cloud. Kivernell provide home care services for the elderly or infirm and are a 24x7 service business. Existing on-premise IT had reached end-of-life and they needed a solution that would improve reliability and scale with the Business - at predictable cost. As well as providing Windows desktops, entrustIT also integrated to Kivernell's Care Manager system, provided by HET Software. From proposal to live operation, the whole project was completed in a little over 3 months.

Professional Advice Bureau adopt a less "taxing" IT solution Professional Tax Bureau (PAB) have selected entrustIT hosted SME desktop as a solution to their IT needs. PAB, incorporate a number of companies providing specialist SDLT advice. They have four offices with no internal IT expertise and needed to improve collaboration between all the Solicitors as well as centralising their administration function. The entrust SME Desktop allowed them to move all their IT solutions online and to improve their capabilities.

Land Rover Experience. Serious driving. Serious fun. LR Driving Ltd has recently switched their IT to the entrustIT hosted desktops. LR Driving operate two of Land Rover’s off road training centres, Land Rover Experience Chilterns and Land Rover Experience South East. LR Driving is the sister company of LRC Collections Ltd, a long standing user of our hosted desktop solutions. Andrew McRobb, a Director of both companies, comments, “LRC has been using entrustIT’s Hosted Desktops for over two years now, and it really must be one of the best business decisions we have made. We make a simple monthly rental payment and we can access our systems from anywhere at any time and don’t need to employ our own IT department.” McRobb had planned to move LR Driving to the hosted environment later this year but this had to be moved forward urgently when the existing server failed. “entrustIT responded really quickly. I placed the order on Wednesday and they were able to retrieve our historical data from the old server and have our systems up and running on their servers by Monday morning”.

Harvey Jones Kitchens Find Improved Recipe For Corporate IT Harvey Jones, one of the UK's largest suppliers of handmade kitchens, has recently chosen entrustIT as its' strategic technology partner. Under the agreement, entrustIT will deliver Harvey Jones' IT systems through the highly successful entrust Hosted Desktop product range. For Harvey Jones, this will mean major improvements to systems security, ease of use and collaborative working. Darren Woolsgrove, Harvey Jones Finance Director, says, "The success of our business means that our IT needs are constantly growing and becoming more complex. We have ambitious expansion plans and we needed an IT model able to support this growth whilst at the same time helping us to improve our internal working". The entrust solution will be deployed for all Harvey Jones users including Head Office, Manufacturing, and across the network of UK showrooms, which currently stands at sixteen with plans for many more. "Our users design and build beautiful kitchens" says Woolsgrove, "they shouldn't have to be IT experts too. They need to be able to access our systems easily and to work together safely and securely wherever they are in our business." Harvey Jones' systems will be housed in entrustIT's London data centre so that entrustIT take care of all backups and other systems management issues. Users access their systems safely and securely, using an encrypted internet connection from any location via a single sign-on. Mobile personnel such as area managers can even access the system from mobile internet connections 'on the road'. As well as providing a fully hosted IT service, entrustIT will also be responsible for training and supporting all of Harvey Jones users together with hardware supply and infrastructure delivery as the showroom network expands. John Hardstaff, entrustIT's Sales Director explains, "At entrustIT we've worked hard to broaden our capability and capacity so as to be able to offer a truly 'one-stop-shop' for IT and related services. This means that we are able to deliver a much more comprehensive service than the majority of hosting providers and this was certainly a key factor in our engagement with Harvey Jones". Both men see this as a long term strategic partnership. Comments Woolsgrove, "We view entrustIT as our technology department. We have a really great business and don't need to be distracted by technology issues; we just need a trustworthy 'go to' partner to provide that function for us". Hardstaff is equally enthusiastic, "This is a really great win for us. It touches all aspects of our business from hardware supply through local support and, of course our Hosted Desktop solutions. I am delighted that Harvey Jones has chosen entrustIT and I'm absolutely sure that this is just the start of a long term partnership for both companies". For more information on any of entrustIT's products and services, please contact John Hardstaff on 0207 195 1636 or email john.hardstaff@entrustit.co.uk.

Estuary Services Navigate To Advanced IT Estuary Services Limited have selected entrustIT’s Hosted Desktops. Estuary Services Limited is a company jointly owned by the Port of London Authority and Port of Sheerness Limited to provide a boarding and landing service for pilots joining and leaving ships trading to London and Medway. The company operates fast launches based at Ramsgate and Sheerness. These launches are also available to transfer ships crews, personnel and small stores to and from vessels. To enable them to focus on their core functions, Estuary Services needed reliable, stable, safe IT services without the need to invest in in-house IT skills. After examining various alternatives, they decided that a cloud based, hosted service could provide a solution. They approached a number of providers and finally selected the entrustIT Hosted Desktops.

NFB - Building Better Business Communications The National Federation of Builders have selected entrustVoIP, hosted VoIP telephone communications from entrustIT.
NFB, The National Federation of Builders, is a trade association for the construction industry. The NFB provides advice, support and information on business issues for members and advice on how to choose a builder for the public.
NFB operate from a number of regional offices throughout the UK. They needed an integrated telephone system that would provide the highest possible call quality and advanced call management facilities. In addition, they needed maximum flexibility without the need to invest in permanent infrastructure.
After looking at various alternatives, NFB selected the hosted VoIP solution from entrustIT. This provides a professional standard business quality telephony solution without the need to invest in specialist infrastructure. Telephones simply connect via standard Cat 5 DHCP enabled sockets. Full PABX style facilities are provided from our hosting centre.
Calls between extensions are free of charge, so the solution will both improve inter-office communication and reduce costs.

entrustIT acquires MLJ Creative Technologies entrustIT Limited is pleased to announce its acquisition of MLJ Creative Technologies Limited.
Established in 1997, Dorset based MLJ specialises in providing IT support and consultancy services for the small business and education sectors. The company also operates an equipment resale business, training centre and retail outlet.
entrustIT is a rapidly expanding IT services company specialising in outsourced / cloud based IT services. entrustIT has an established customer base covering multiple sectors. These include schools as well as commercial clients ranging from SMEs to Major Corporates.
"As well as enhancing our position in the schools market, the acquisition of MLJ allows us to extend the range of products and services we are able to offer to all of our clients", says John Hardstaff, entrustIT Sales and Marketing Director.
"We now have our own training facilities which will integrate directly into our existing project services - and the opportunity to add hardware supply to our portfolio, with an established retail outlet as the nucleus for future expansion was just too good to miss."
"We're looking forward to the opportunity to introduce our cloud based services into the MLJ product line, especially in the schools market". entrustIT are a Microsoft Gold Partner, Education Reseller and Small Business Specialist.
For further information contact John Hardstaff, entrustIT's Sales & Marketing Director on +44 (0)207 195 1636 or email john.hardstaff@entrustit.co.uk

IT Strategy All Sewn Up For Jan Constantine Jan Constantine design, manufacture and market original and inspirational hand embroidered heirlooms of the future - www.janconstantine.com
The business commenced trading in 2002 and now has 9 employees, has recently opened new markets in the US, and is rapidly outgrowing its existing premises in Cheshire. The company needed a secure and reliable IT infrastructre to support this rapid growth, yet one flexible enough to meet the demands of this changing environment. An independent business consultant suggested a virtual IT solution. After meeting with entrustIT and evaluating the solution for some weeks, Jan Constantine selected the entrustIT Hosted Desktops.

entrust strengthens capital base for growth The shareholders in entrustIT have provided further funding to increase expansion during 2009/10. The additional £0.5M was raised by a share issue that was supported in full by existing shareholders and directors. The capital is being ring-fenced for expanding the entrust facilities and to grow the company further by acquisition. CEO, Jeff Dodd noted that "we are exceptionally fortunate to have a very talented management team, supported by shareholders who are willing to provide the funds necessary to achieve our growth targets. This injection of capital is a demonstration of their belief in our people and business model and we are delighted to receive their further endorsement." For more details contact john.hardstaff@entrustit.co.uk

entrust add further datacentre capacity During the weekend of 30th/31st May entrust commissioned a new datacentre facility in central London. Linked to our other datacentre locations in Reading and Newbury it provides Tier 1 facilities within the M25, making use of the London Metropolitan Area Network for maximum performance. Allowing for real time replication between data centres for best practice data security the new facility will also allow for further explansion in the entrust customer base.
Commenting on the expansion, CEO Jeff Dodd said "our business model continues to be attractive to mid-sized businesses, especially in a recession and securing sufficient capacity for the next 2-3 years was critical to meet demand. This is the final phase of a 6 month expansion plan that represents a significant investment for the Group."

EntrustIT Limited is pleased to announce its acquisition of all the assets of Extrasys. Extrasys, previously a trading name of Bailey Teswaine Limited, supplies Microsoft based Cloud Computing / Hosted IT solutions and has built a user base across a range of industry sectors. entrustIT is an established and significant player in the Hosted IT market; a Microsoft Gold Partner and Education Reseller. entrustIT focuses exclusively on delivering Microsoft based hosted IT solutions to organizations ranging from SME to Major Corporates. Commenting on the acquisition, Jeff Dodd, entrustIT’s Managing Director said "We have been seeking potential acquisitions for some time and we’re delighted to have closed a deal with Bailey Teswaine Limited. Our two product sets are a perfect complement and the merged business will be best in class." "We are proud of our quality service and we’re confident that we can offer Extrasys users the stability and continuity they need from their strategic IT services. We’re looking forward to long term partnerships with each of them."
"We continue to seek further acquisitions to support our ambitious growth plans and to maintain a market leading position in this sector - I’m sure this will be the first of many."
entrustIT will initially retain both the Extrasys and entrustIT brands.
Commenting on the acquisition, Martin Walker, Microsoft’s UK Hosting Manager said "At Microsoft, we are delighted by this development. We already recognise the professionalism and quality of the team at entrustIT and their commitment to Microsoft. The combination of these two businesses creates another strategic partnership for our hosting team."
For further information contact John Hardstaff, entrustIT’s Sales & Marketing Director on +44 (0)207 195 1636 or email john.hardstaff@entrustit.co.uk

NFB - Building Better Business Communications The National Federation of Builders have selected entrustVoIP, hosted VoIP telephone communications from entrustIT.
NFB, The National Federation of Builders, is a trade association for the construction industry. The NFB provides advice, support and information on business issues for members and advice on how to choose a builder for the public.
NFB operate from a number of regional offices throughout the UK. They needed an integrated telephone system that would provide the highest possible call quality and advanced call management facilities. In addition, they needed maximum flexibility without the need to invest in permanent infrastructure.
After looking at various alternatives, NFB selected the hosted VoIP solution from entrustIT. This provides a professional standard business quality telephony solution without the need to invest in specialist infrastructure. Telephones simply connect via standard Cat 5 DHCP enabled sockets. Full PABX style facilities are provided from our hosting centre.
Calls between extensions are free of charge, so the solution should improve inter-office communication and reduce costs.
Implementation at NFB’s office in Derbyshire is already underway with the remaining offices to follow.