Posts Tagged ‘Public sector’
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Public sector workers keenest on cloud apps
Well over half of employees in the UK (62%) want to see the day-to-day software they use at work transferred to the cloud, according to a study carried out with 5,000 businesses by Virgin Media Business. Public sector organisations came out as amongst the keenest with 61 per cent saying they would like to access all their software for work through the cloud. One in ten public sector staff already use cloudbased software on a daily basis and in the private sector, 16% of firms use the technology, with over a quarter (27%) looking to add cloud computing to their existing business model in 2012.
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ZyXEL plans to help partners drive education sales
ZyXEL, which is making strong inroads into the switching, WiFi and security market, is running a programme aimed at supporting reseller sales into the public sector market throughout 2012. This is the height of the buying season for education and with schools and colleges looking to make the most of their budget this year, now is the time to make them aware of what you have to offer.
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How investing in IT can make a difference
All schools can benefit in many different ways from investment in IT. An example of this appeared on our own doorstep recently when a local Junior school was recognised for its success in using computers. Following an external assessment, Four Lanes Community Junior School in Chineham, near to our offices in Basingstoke, has now been presented with the ICT Mark, which is given to schools which make good use of computers that are used across the whole curriculum.
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Forward-thinking schools can still find the money for IT
Arecent report in Computing (http://alturl.com/gvf7d) highlighted the pressure that schools are under as a result of budget cuts; but also illustrated that progressive schools can still find the money to spend on IT.
School IT managers speaking at a roundtable hosted by Xirrus said that cuts to the Harnessing Technology Grant scheme had hit hard and stymied some planned spending. In the article, Tom Paes, IT manager at Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College in Frimley, said: ‘We are treading water in education and it’s a shame because, until recently, technology in education had been very well funded.’
But Morne van Niekerk, IT manager at Preston Manor High School said that even though cutbacks were a problem, schools can still find the money for IT. ‘It is down to leadership. If you have a forwardthinking head teacher that prioritises technology, you can still invest.’
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Spending to save and succeed
The run-up to the start of the new academic year in September brings with it a whole range of opportunities to sell IT solutions and services to schools, colleges, to students and parents. We explore the potential to ramp up sales with upgrades of systems and software, network infrastructure, storage and AV equipment for schools and colleges.
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AV in education – it’s not an option anymore
Kate McIntyre talks to Maverick’s General Manager, Mark Tildesley, about the opportunities available to resellers selling into schools and colleges.
Mark explains that every school and college in the country needs their AV products, such as whiteboards and projectors, to function alongside their existing technology. This gives resellers the opportunity to offer a broad spectrum of products that delivers a complete solution to their customers.
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Get a little extra help from your vendor partner – selling print and supplies into the Public Sector
In the third and concluding part of our series on selling print and peripherals to the Public Sector, we find out about the additional help you can get from vendors in meeting the needs of customers that have ever-tightening purse strings.
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Public Sector Focus – Toshiba Tablet PCs benchmark a new era for school starters’ education
Here is a great example of how effective IT can be in the classroom. Pupils at Henleaze Infant School in Bristol have been using Toshiba’s state-of-the arttablet notebook PCs to help children aged between four and six, to learn to write.
The teachers at the school knew the children loved learning through technology as they all showed a great deal of enthusiasm when using the school’s IT suite. However the suite also threw in a number of restrictions, such as time-table clashes and immobility. Toshiba’s new tablet PCs provided the mobility and flexibility needed by the school, but more importantly; it brought on a whole new dimension to learning.
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Public Sector Opportunities
Are you involved in the public sector? ate McIntrye speaks to Joe Breen, Sales Director for Azlan about the opportunities available in the Public Sector, even when the media would have us believe that it’s all doom and gloom. The good news is that if you can demonstrate to your customers that you can save them money, then they’ll have no problem spending some with you. Joe talks about the increasingly important areas of virtualisation and collaboration. Basic network infrastructure is changing too, and Joe tells Kate how Computer 2000 can help with both technical and sales support.
Finally , Joe announces the launch of a Public Sector Portal within the Computer 2000 website. It’s a One-Stop-Shop, giving you an instant overview on all the latest Public Sector promotions.
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Investing in the future – Why schools still need to spend on IT in 2011 – Part 3 – Ready to sell
This is the final part of our three part series on ’How and why IT still has an important role to play in education and why we can expect schools and colleges to keep spending on technology. This blog will focus on ‘ready to sell’, how vendors are helping resellers understand hot to enagage with public sector. Remember to also check out the public sector pages on the Computer 2000 website www.computer2000.co.uk/publicsector which provide further information with engageing with the public sector.
