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Six Degrees Managed Data Ltd

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:25:01 +0100

Acquires Firstserv and Serverstream - cloud computing expansion - jobs safeguarded
Six Degrees has acquired managed hosting and cloud providers Firstserv and Serverstream. The London-based companies will add £3m of hosting revenues to Six Degrees managed data division and are part of a strategy to expand cloud hosting services. Seventeen employees will join Six Degrees Group as a result of the acquisitions.

Aframe Media Group Limited

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:20:00 +0100

20 new jobs - £4.5m investment - cloud-based video production
Aframe Media Group expects to create 20 new jobs at its County Durham office after securing venture capital funding of £4.5m. The company is developing a cloud video production platform. Craig Franks has been appointed as sales and support manager.

Citrix Systems UK Ltd

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:20:05 +0100

Acquires Virtual Computer - mobile device expansion
US-based Citrix Systems has acquired desktop virtualisation vendor Virtual Computer. Virtual Computers PC management platform, NxTop, will be merged with Citrix Systems XenClient hypervisor to create an enterprise version of the product aimed at laptop users.

Daisy Group

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:57:09 +0100

£1m data centre upgrade - expansion in southern England - potential new jobs
Daisy Group has completed a £1m upgrade to its Manchester data centre, increasing capacity by 50%. It is opening a fifth UK site in 2012, in southern England. The capital investment programme will allow Daisy to deliver cloud computing to its clients and is expected to create employment and business opportunities. 2011 turnover £266.3m, 2,213 employees.

Intelecom Uk Limited

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:16:29 +0100

Partnership with Cloud9 - cloud contact centre service development
Intelecom, a provider of cloud-based contact centre solutions, has entered into a partnership with Cloud9 Business Analytics Ltd as part of its ongoing business development strategy. The partnership will provide Intelecom customers with a fully integrated and secure call recording service. 2010 turnover 1.36m.

LeanCall Ltd

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:13:06 +0100

New call centre service launched - MD appointed
LeanCall, a new pay-as-you-go call centre service for small businesses has been launched by Manchester digital marketing agency PushON and cloud computing specialist Bashton. Sam Bashton will be managing director of the new enterprise, which is expected to create jobs as business grows.

VMTurbo (UK) Limited

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:02:53 +0100

Ongoing UK expansion - new partnerships secured
VMTurbo, which provides intelligent workload management software for cloud and virtualised environments, has secured two new UK partners, Computacenter and OverBright, doubling its UK partner base. The company is experiencing substantial growth.

Ffastfill Plc

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:36:22 +0100

Tullett Prebon joins trading network - business growth
FFastFill Plc, which provides Software as a Service to the London Metal Exchange (LME) community, has been selected by Tullett Prebon to provide LME trading capabilities. Tullett Prebon will utilise the FFastFill Horizon platform to increase its service offering. In the year to March 2011 Ffastfill recorded £15.5m turnover and had 136 employees.

CFN Services

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:21:36 +0100

Expansion in London - potential new jobs
US-based CFN Services is expanding its managed automated trading enablement services to London and Frankfurt, potentially creating new jobs. Further expansion will follow, with financial hubs in Madrid, Zurich, Milan, Stockholm and Moscow. The expansion of the cloud-based Alpha Platform On-Demand will provide enhanced trading solutions for European financial markets.

eLINIA Limited

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:31:51 +0100

13m takeover by Adapt - business expansion
Cardiff-based cloud computing company eLinia has been acquired by Lyceum Capital portfolio company Adapt for £13m. The takeover will support eLinias plans to expand and provide services on a larger scale. Elinia operates data centres in Cardiff, Newport and Slough. Year to January 2011: turnover £6.4m, 50 employees.