In partnership with Zen Internet Flair4IT has signed a business connectivity deal with Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal charity, allowing it to effectively communicate through the Internet, which is critical as a large amount of its fundraising support is done via email and its website.

Outsourcery is launching three new hosted products - Dedicated Windows Server 2008, Dedicated SharePoint Server and StoreSafe - offering channel partners the opportunity to earn rates of up to 30% commission while moving to a Cloud-based model. Outsourcery will host the services and handle all billing on behalf of partners.

A new trial from Openreach allows communications providers to nominate exchanges for fibre enablement as part of its superfast fibre roll out. This is the first time that CPs can request a specific exchange be upgraded.

Plantronics has launched the M100 Bluetooth headset which combines dual-microphones, wind-noise reduction and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for an enhanced communication experience on both sides of the conversation.

Griffin's channel poker tournament and fun casino is set to return on 4th October at Sandown Park and is billed as a 'great chance' for Griffin to reveal its hand to partners and give a first look at product roadmaps and strategies for 2011. Partners also get to network with Griffin staff, carriers and peers.

Manchester-based BCH Digital's Managing Director, Andrea Wilson-Brown, has accepted the invitation to act as Ambassador for local charity Forever Manchester which raises money locally and invests in grants to support the 200,000 people in Greater Manchester who are living in disadvantaged circumstances.

Aruba Networks has completed its acquisition of privately-held Azalea Networks, a supplier of outdoor mesh networks. The acquisition includes an operations centre in Beijing which will complement Aruba's existing R&D centres in Bangalore and Silicon Valley.

Pace Telecom was the lucky winner of an Apple iPad courtesy of distributor Nimans. The Wrexham-based reseller was the first name to be randomly drawn at the end of a month-long sales promotion.

Pictured (L-R): Andy McNulty, National Sales Manager at Pace Telecom receives the company's prize from Nimans' Jonathan Beatson.

DMSL has noted some traction in sales of hosted VoIP solutions, with a number of resellers completing their first sales.

The company has now signed up more than 25 resellers from across the UK and most of the interest is coming from smaller and medium-sized businesses, says John Carter, Managing Director of DMSL.

Easynet has announced its sale from BSkyB to Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group for £100 million.

Chief Executive Officer, David Rowe, who founded Easynet in 1994, will remain in the role with the full backing of LDC. Since Easynet joined the BSkyB family in 2006 it has grown by over 40 per cent.