Computer 2000 named Adobe Acrobat Distributor of the year

Computer 2000 has been presented with the title of Adobe Acrobat Distributor of the Year for the UK and Ireland. The award was received on behalf of the company by Nick Stancliffe, Adobe Account Manager on behalf of Computer 2000 Software team, at a special event (at the Adobe Channel Awards) at Shaka Zulu in Camden. It was made in recognition of the work Computer 2000 has done with Adobe over the past 12 months in promoting Acrobat and other related solutions to Adobe partners. Computer 2000 has enjoyed particular success with its Adobe Partner Connect Boot Camps, which it has been running throughout the year. These one-day seminar and workshop events have provided more than 40 resellers with classroom and hands-on learning sessions, enabling them to become certified for Adobe Acrobat, Creative Suite and Adobe Licensing.

The Boot Camps also teach resellers how to make the best use of the Adobe Certified Licensing Program (CLP), how to access and use deal registration tools, and earn extra margin on Adobe products. Stancliffe said: ‘We have invested strongly in Adobe and in helping partners to develop their capabilities over the past year and we’re pleased to have been recognised by Adobe for our achievements in developing business around the Acrobat suite. We will continue to work with Adobe to make Computer 2000 the number-one distributor of choice for all Adobe partners in the UK and Ireland.’ More Adobe Partner Connect Boot Camps are now being planned and scheduled. Any reseller who would like more information, should email nicholas.stancliffe@computer2000.co.uk

Microsoft Datacentre Security & Management Update

Microsoft’s best worst kept secret is out, at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas they announced the general availability of System Centre 2012 on Tuesday of this week, it can be downloaded from Microsoft’s VLSC. On the same day Windows 8 Server got a new name, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 due for launch this autumn. To keep pace with all the announcements and catch up on the recorded sessions click here.

General availability will mean any new deals and renewals will need to use the new licensing model. This is only available as 2 suite licenses for managed servers and 3 client licenses for managed workstations, mobiles, slates and tablets. The Microsoft Systems Centre 2012 buyers guide is an easy to use website that steps you through new and existing customer licensing scenarios. It also provides FAQs, what’s new and how to buy information. However, if you would prefer to speak to a real person, either about the products or the licensing, please get in contact via mail staylor@computer2000.co.uk.

With System Centre 2012 private cloud management capability in mind Microsoft has released six short sales training videos to help partner sellers with selling Microsoft Private Cloud solutions. This will go towards the Microsoft Private Cloud Sales Specialist accreditation. You will need to login into MPN to view them but here is the link.

Adobe Creative Suite 6 has arrived…

So the wait is finally over and Adobe Creative Suite 6 is now here. CS6 offers exctiting new adaptions, a fresh variety of creative tools and delivers blazingly fast performance.  Retouch with new Content-Aware features, and create superior designs as well as movies using new and re imagined tools and workflows.

Check out our website for all Adobe products and CS6 upgrades.

Microsoft Datacentre Security & Management Update

If you’re like me getting to MMS in Las Vegas next month is something that will probably never happen and it’s at this Microsoft flagship management event that System Centre 2012 will finally launch, probably the best worst kept secret this year. However here’s the next best thing, Microsoft are running a series of UK based events entitled “The Best of MMS”. The 3 events will all run in May for details and to register click here.

Staying with System Centre 2012, it’s always good to see Microsoft eating their own dog food so to speak. In this interesting article Charlie Satterfield, Sr. Program Manager in the Management & Monitoring team, talks about how they’re transition to System Centre 2012 to provide the monitoring piece for www.microsoft.com, TechNet, Windows update, and MSDN.

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Microsoft Datacentre Security & Management Update – March

Last time out we talked about the launch of Windows 8 server Beta, well the first test reports are starting to come in. From a virtualisation point of view one of the features that will provide most functionality is the new PowerShell CMDLETS for managing Hyper-V replicas to find out more have a look at this. There really is some funky new features in Windows 8, take for example the Windows on a stick, USB stick that is, it provide users with a full corporate copy of Windows on a USB storage device called “Windows To Go” feature, but will probably be an enterprise feature. However one of the drawbacks of Windows 8 is that it can’t be managed by System Centre 2012 or so I thought.

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Symantec Norton wins PC Advisor’s Best Security Software of 2012 award

Since the PC advisor awards were launched in 2010, the event has become much appreciated within the technology sector social calendar. As it not only shows the best of the past year’s technology, but as well it guides readers to the brands that they can trust and the sites from which to buy.  The winner of the Best Security software 2012 was Symantec Norton.

Norton Internet Security is an internet security suite that safeguards your PC lightly and now its 2012 version introduces several new technologies to combat emerging threats.

Computer 2000 signs deal with Acronis

Brings easy cloud and virtualised data protection and DR to a wider market

Computer 2000 has signed a UK distribution deal with Acronis, a leading provider of easy-to-use disaster recovery and data protection solutions across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The agreement will give Computer 2000’s customers access to the full range of solutions from Acronis, including the popular Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Server for Windows, Acronis vmProtect 6 and Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition.

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Microsoft promotes safe Internet use in schools

Microsoft Ireland joined other tech companies to promote safe use of the web in Ireland’s schools last month. Volunteers from the company, supported by the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE), were amongst tech industry professionals who took part in the promotion of Safer Internet Day. Orla Sheridan, consumer channels group director, Microsoft Ireland, said: ‘We take the issue of Internet safety very seriously and have continuously invested in schemes and programmes to help educate young users of the Internet and their parents about how to use this great resource in a safe and efficient manner. We are delighted to be partnering with the government, educational representatives and law enforcement agencies to highlight the importance of this issue.’

Microsoft Datacentre Security & Management Update

Well unless you’ve been living in a cave the big news this time is the release of Windows 8 Server Beta which can be downloaded from here. If you want to get the best out of Windows 8 Server Beta you must register in order to gain access to all of the technical resources. However over on the Windows 8 TechNet page a Springboard Series has been launched to provide resources and keep you apace of developments.

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Symantec and Microsoft work better together for virtual environment protection

When customers move to a virtual environment that can change the dynamics of their network and system protection – the best way to make sure that they are safe and sound is to use the best solutions around. Symantec System Recovery Server Edition (formerly Backup Exec System Recovery) is ideal for deployment with Microsoft Hyper-V and other virtual systems. It delivers fast and reliable system recovery that will restore physical and virtual systems in minutes, even to bare metal, dissimilar hardware, remote locations, or virtual environments. With more than 787,000 protected systems, Symantec System Recovery is proven, trusted, and reliable backup server software – and it’s a perfect answer when you need a simple backup solution for newly virtualised systems. Call the Software team or email software@computer2000.co.uk to find out more.