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Specialist Computer Centres opens new Romanian HQ

Birmingham’s Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) has opened its new Romanian headquarters in Iași, with an official opening ceremony attended by the UK Ambassador to Romania, Andrew J Noble, among other bigwigs.

Romania is home to one of SCC’s key Global Delivery Centres (GDC), providing support to SCC customers and internal operations, having launched in the country in 2006. As of the most recent financial results, SCC’s GDCs in Romania and Vietnam now contribute £20m of revenue to SCC’s overall performance.

SCC Romania said it will provide UK and European customers with 24/7 access to over 1,200 skilled staff, dedicated to flexible support solutions to meet their needs. The multi-award-winning Romania GDC has undergone consistent reinvestment, with the opening of its new HQ the latest milestone in its continued growth.

iPass signs up more resellers

Rene Hendrikse, iPassPeople looking to implement BYOD in their businesses are looking for secure network access and iPass has signed a clutch of resellers to promote its Open Mobile strategy.

The company has signed three UK resellers and one German reseller today and is looking to increase its channel partners.

Bridgeway Security Solutions, Olive Communications and Specialist Computer Centres are its three new British partners, while it has also signed mITE GmbH in Germany.

Rene Hendrikse, iPASS VP of EMEA, told ChannelEye that while some sectors – such as the financial sector – there are big opportunities for resellers in other industries.

Hendrikse said: “We can help resellers work with their customers while resellers are looking for solutions to use secure devices.”  iPass has a worldwide network of secure wi-fi access points.

He said that in the last 18 months the reseller landscape has changed and customers are turning to BYODs.

iPass is looking to recruit resellers with customers in other sectors such as the airline industry and other sectors.