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3rd Quarter 2018
Yorktel Acquires Microsoft Solutions Practice, Enhancing Existing Practice Capabilities
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Certification
Kicks off partnership with promotional pricing for service providers certifying SIP Trunking offering
PLANO, TX - tekVizion has partnered with Cloud native communications software leader Metaswitch to help service providers certify their Metaswitch SIP trunking solutions with Microsoft Skype for Business. tekVizion is the only third-party testing lab to provide Skype for Business certification.
Certifying SIP trunking solutions to Skype
for Business — currently the leading Unified Communications app by market share – is critical to success. Microsoft designed the Skype for Business Certification Program to identify solutions that have been proven to deliver a high- quality experience and full compatibility with Skype for Business. tekVizion is the exclusive third-party to provide Skype for Business certification.
“While many businesses want to reduce cost and streamline communications with SIP trunking, they also want to leverage existing technologies that are common and popular within the organization. Skype for Business is
at the top of that list. Service providers should get Skype for Business Certified to maximize their own revenue potential with Metaswitch SIP trunking,” said Chris Freeman, VP of sales for tekVizion.
Metaswitch’s SIP trunking enables service providers to offer attractive communications solutions that dramatically reduce connectivity costs while enabling new services. Service providers can easily overlay additional services onto the core SIP trunking solution to further differentiate their offering and create revenue- generating opportunities.
“Service providers can add lucrative SIP trunking services to their portfolio with Metaswitch. tekVizion can accelerate their time- to-market with certification that provides the assurance and confidence end customers seek for their Skype for Business solutions,” said Ian Maclean, CMO of Metaswitch.
SPECIAL SKYPE FOR BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PRICING
To encourage service providers to get certified, tekVizion is offering a promotional ‘early bird’ discount to Metaswitch service providers
that sign up by October 15, 2018. For more information go to http://www.tekvizion.com/ metaswitch/
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Expanded Microsoft Solutions practice enables Yorktel to lead clients’ digital transformation as a trusted partner, solutions developer and managed service provider
Eatontown, NJ - Yorktel has announced the private acquisition of a Microsoft Solutions practice and the appointment of Jeremy Short
as Senior Vice President to lead the division.
The practice’s continued focus will be delivering the Microsoft Modern Workplace to clients as a One Commercial Partner, along with innovative solutions development and managed services. The acquisitionisanotherkeymilestoneinYorktel’s ongoing expansion and growth, further solidifying the company’s position as a valued, sole-source multi-vendor strategic technology partner that delivers the latest in collaboration solutions and managed services to enterprise, government and healthcare organizations.
The rising need for organizations to invest in digital transformation in order to stay competitive, create operational efficiencies and optimize the workforce has created the demand for fewer, but more capable, technology partners. This demand is the catalyst for the expansion of the Yorktel Microsoft Solutions practice. The team has a
deep knowledge base of Microsoft’s enterprise ecosystem. Yorktel now has seven (7) Gold Competencies, three (3) Silver Competencies,
is a tier-1 direct Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
and a Managed Surface Devices reseller. Yorktel’s expertise encompasses all forms of Microsoft cloud and on-premise communication, collaboration and productivity tools such as Teams, Skype, Office365, Windows AutoPilot,
Enterprise Mobility + Security, the full Surface device family and complete managed services across the ecosystem. A future company roadmap includes developing cloud software products and applications with technologies related to Azure Cognitive Services, AI, AR, big data and IoT. This builds on the launch of Yorktel’s purpose-built TeleHealth product, Univago HE.
Microsoft is the leading digital transformation partner with an unmatched, worldwide and near-saturated footprint in this rapidly growing industry. The International Data Corporation (IDC)forecasts$2.0trillionwillbespentondigital transformation in 2020, while Forbes forecasts a $14.4 trillion estimated value of the global Internet of Things market by 2022. As large- and mid- market enterprises continue to invest heavily in workplace transformation initiatives, demand for trusted single-source partners that can develop and implement customized solutions that maximize ROI while seamlessly integrating with their existing Microsoft applications and other collaboration tools continues to grow. Yorktel is poised to capitalize on these trends.
“We are very excited to expand our Microsoft practice, and very fortunate to do so with such
a highly capable and experienced leadership team at the helm. As SVP of Microsoft Solutions, Jeremy Short will be working closely with Yorktel’s recently appointed CRO, Ken Scaturro, and COO, Mike Brandofino, to globally execute our Microsoft Solutions business plan,” said
Ron Gaboury, CEO of Yorktel. “Jeremy and his team are well-respected in the industry bringing digital transformation talent across multiple
disciplines within the technology sector. His deep and diverse technical background and experience as a technology visionary make him a huge asset to the Yorktel team as we continue to grow our service offering.”
As part of this expansion, Yorktel has tapped Shaun Olsen to join the Microsoft Solutions practice as Vice President. Prior to joining Yorktel, Olsen was an executive at Arrow Electronics, a $27 billion global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components andenterprisecomputingsolutions. AtArrow Electronics, Olsen led the Microsoft Solutions practice and was responsible for the cloud, data center and platforms strategy in the Systems Integration division.
“We are thrilled to have Jeremy and Shaun join the team to help expand the Microsoft Solutions practice,” said Ken Scaturro, Chief Revenue Officer of Yorktel. “They are both highly respected IT executives and strategists with a proven track record of starting, scaling, and managing IT software development, infrastructure, professional and managed services organizations. Jeremy and Shaun bring the right combination of deep knowledge, diversity of experience and strategic thinking that will help enable Yorktel to achieve our growth objectives, with a focus on building on our success as an innovative service provider to our clients,”
For more information about Yorktel’s Microsoft Solutions practice, please visit: www.yorktel.com/ microsoft. n
StarLeaf’s Maestro Management Solution Is Now Available in Microsoft Azure
StarLeaf strengthens its support for the Microsoft family. LONDON - StarLeaf, leading provider of premium meeting room systems for Microsoft Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams, has announced that Maestro, its centralized management solution, is now running in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. This move confirms StarLeaf ’s commitment
to giving the enterprise all that it needs for a tightly integrated seamless meeting and management environment that leverages all that Microsoft and StarLeaf have to offer.
Moving the StarLeaf Maestro management solution to Microsoft Azure speeds-up
the deployment within an enterprise of
their meeting room systems. It does this
by leveraging the tried and tested security procedures that are already in place and that have been sanctioned by the end customer.
This deeper integration increases security and reduces admin for support teams.
“It is great to work closely with the Microsoft Azure platform and to further strengthen our ties with its ecosystem,” said Jonathan Williams, Head of the GTm Business Unit. “This is a strategic move that will deliver our customers
a way to further streamline their processes and management of their meeting room estate.”
Going forward Maestro will also automatically stay in-step with the Active Directory to ensure that end user authentication and authorization are synchronized. In addition, on going developments enable Maestro to comply with local data jurisdiction requirements.
For further information about StarLeaf ’s range of premium meeting room and management solutions for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business visit: https://www.starleaf.
com/products/skype-portfolio/.
ABOUT STARLEAF’S MEETING ROOM AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
The StarLeaf GTm family of premium meeting room solutions and the Maestro management platform for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business, provide the enterprise with all it needs to equip all of its meeting spaces, from huddle rooms through to larger meeting rooms. For end users the StarLeaf GTm offers a beautifully simple and familiar environment, while admins benefit from a native system that registers directly to the Skype for Business Server and/or Office365. In addition, the StarLeaf Maestro platform, in Azure, gives admins management oversight and control of their meeting rooms. n
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