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In This Issue:
Distributor News: Exertis launches Fortress managed security services
Reseller News: FluidOne expands footprint in North-West
View from the channel: With David Lindores, CEO of Eureka Solutions
Compliance: Scott Rixon highlights PCI rule changes and the opportunities for resellers
Q&A: With Andy Venables, CTO and Co-founder of POPX
Channel Services: Nebula Global Services signs first vendor partnership
60 seconds with… Matthew Swindail, Strategy & Alliances Manager, Exertis Enterprise Cybersecurity
Data Centres: How APT and Schneider Electric have modernised The Pirbright Institute’s data centre
Displays: Pub giant boosts sales with smartphone app and point of sale displays
Peer pressure: Greg Jones promoted to oversee Kaseya TruPeer programme in addition to existing duties
Security: Scottish Communications Group updates access control for The University of Dundee
People New faces, new places
Editors Comment, by James Goulding
Anniversaries are a great excuse to write about a company and we have several noteworthy ones this month, like business software specialist Eureka Solutions (page 14), which was set up 20 years ago in 2004, and POPX (page 19), a ServiceNow managed services provider, which has just celebrated its fifth anniversary. GRC, which has recently acquired PenTest People (page 10), is also celebrating its first five years in business, while FluidOne is marking five years since Russell Horton’s MBO with yet another acquisition (page 12).
Just as we were about to go to press, I received a message from another IT business celebrating a notable anniversary – Linten Technologies, a Manchester-headquartered IT and cybersecurity specialist set up 25 years ago – outlining CEO Steven Allan’s observations about how technology has changed since 1999. He writes: “Twenty-five years ago, the Y2K bug was causing global panic, the first USB flash drive was sold and the dot‑com boom was in full swing. The IT industry was experiencing incredible growth as the internet was taking off, fuelling e-commerce and driving global trade, with Amazon and eBay emerging as leading players.
Windows 98 was the dominant OS and Internet Explorer was beating Netscape Navigator to become the dominant browser.” He then highlights some big differences between now and then, such as the emergence of big data, hybrid working practices, the migration of applications and data to the cloud and the growth of cybercrime, although there were already signs this could become a problem. He continues: “Back in 1999 the Melissa virus was behind one of the first email-based malware attacks, infecting many thousands of computers and causing significant damage worldwide. This exposed the vulnerabilities in email systems and the need for better antivirus software and user education. Microsoft was regularly criticised for security problems with Windows and Internet Explorer, so began to focus on and invest in solutions, leading ultimately to its ‘Trustworthy Computing’ initiative. In parallel, investments in firewalls and antivirus software marked the start of the cybersecurity arms race.” I wonder what people will be looking back on 25 years from now. AI for sure. But what Melissa-type event will come to be seen as a harbinger of things to come. Many happy returns!
James Goulding – Editor, Jamesg@binfo.co.uk
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