September 2, 2010
Basingstoke, UK & Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Cohort Technology, the leading Specialist Distributor and Services Company today announces the launch of its Dublin based operation as part of its growth plans to locally serve the Irish market.
Grahame Smee, Managing Director of Cohort Technology Ltd commented ‘We are very pleased to be announcing this addition to the Cohort Technology organisation. We have been successful in some partner recruitment in Ireland in the past but we feel that the time is right to show our commitment to this market with a local presence. We believe that we will be offering a new level of value add to this territory using our market leading pre and post sales services, including a 24×7 TAC and onsite training.’
Cohort Technology Ireland will focus on certain market leading technologies in Security and compliance from vendors including; Symantec (PGP Corporation), Stonesoft and MXI Security.
For further information:
Grahame Smee
+44 (0)845 094 8828
gsmee@cohorttechnology.com
August 26, 2010
The UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for losing personal details of 46,000 customers.
It is the highest fine levied on a single firm for data security failings.
Margaret Cole, the FSA’s director of enforcement and financial crime, said: “Zurich UK let its customers down badly.” Stephen Lewis, chief executive of Zurich UK, said: “This incident was unacceptable.”
The FSA says the loss could have led to serious financial detriment for customers and even exposed them to the risk of burglary.
Zurich UK outsourced the processing of some of its general insurance customer data to Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Limited. In August 2008, Zurich SA lost an unencrypted back-up tape during transfer to a data storage centre but Zurich UK did not learn of the incident until a year later.
By agreeing to settle at an early stage, Zurich received a 30 per cent discount on what would have been a fine of £3.25m.
Utilising encryption such as PGP (Symantec) ensures that data copied to removable media or held on a laptop ensures that in the event of loss or theft the data remains secure. To discuss how Cohort Technology can help provide high security encryption please contact us today on 0845 094 8828.
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August 9, 2010
MXI Security®, the leader in providing superior managed portable security solutions, today announced the appointment of Value Add Distributor Cohort Technology, to drive its continued growth in key markets. This news comes as MXI have been awarded CAPS approval for their leading edge devices.
“MXI Security is pleased to have partnered with Cohort Technology and together we will be able to reach out to even more customers and provide them with added value solutions and services.” says Simon Roe, MXI Security’s Territory Manager for UK and Ireland. ”We have been in discussion for some time and the timing is now perfect as we look to further our sales efforts on the back of our recent CAPS approval. Cohort has a history of working well with niche vendors and particularly in the Government space, we are looking forward to working with their partners”, continues Roe.
Grahame Smee, Managing Director at Cohort Technology added, “This is a key vendor signing for us as we add to our already comprehensive portfolio of leading brands. We will work closely with MXI to give them the increase in sales they seek whilst maintaining our position of offering market leading value added services and support”.
‘We would encourage any reseller interesting in working in this growing area to contact us to understand better the opportunity this represents’ he continued.
Now powered by MXI’s Bluefly Security Processor which recently received FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation, MXI’s portable security devices combine the power of a secure USB drive with identity, cryptography, strong authentication and access management services specifically designed to address current security challenges faced by large enterprises and government organizations.
About MXI Security
MXI Security is the leader in providing superior managed portable security solutions and computing products for Government and Enterprise customers. MXI’s Stealth products are the best-selling line of secure portable storage devices in the US Government, reaching 75 separate agencies across multiple departments. MXI’s OEM partners, including McAfee (www.mcafee.com) and Imation (www.imation.com), extend its reach to security-conscious customers worldwide
August 6, 2010
Disappearance of agency will mean a rethink of data security in the education sector.
Security resellers have been urged to fill the void left by the scrapping of education technology agency Becta by pressing home the importance of data security to schools.
Becta was one of the first casualties of the coalition government’s quest for efficiency savings.
Grahame Smee, managing director of distributor Cohort Technology, described Becta’s demise as bad news, but stressed it was incumbent on the channel to take up the slack.
“The responsibility doesn’t go away,” he said. “Every school, university, hospital or private enterprise still has obligations to secure any assets they have.
“The channel needs to ensure people understand what the implications are, if they don’t have a comprehensive security policy.”
Read full article on CRN
July 23, 2010
In response to rapidly increasing channel awareness and demand, ipcortex have announced the appointment of Cohort Technology as a distributor for their VoIPCortex range of IP PBX solutions. Value-added Distributor Cohort will provide the complete range of ipcortex hardware and support services to UK based resellers and dealers as a key part of their strategy to offer converged communication solutions to the channel.
As a result of this partnership, Cohort resellers will have the opportunity to exploit the demand for IP PBX solutions that radically simplify the process of delivering open, scalable, accessible and feature-rich communications solutions to end users.
Cohort Managing Director Grahame Smee commented, “We are delighted to be working with ipcortex to bring their product range to the channel. We believe that the converged communications market is crucial for resellers looking to maximise their opportunities and achieve margin growth. The VoIPCortex product range complements our existing VoIP portfolio, allowing us to provide resellers with those opportunities. Supported by our comprehensive range of value added services, resellers will be able to easily and confidently plan and deploy powerful converged communications appliances for SMBs and enterprise.”
Read full article on CRN and VoIP News
For more information on the VoIPCortex range of IP PBX solutions contact us today on 0845 094 8828
