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Esteem buys its way into Oracle market - Computing – 14th May 2010
"The Oracle-Sun Microsystems union has been mirrored in the UK channel with a deal between Esteem Systems and Midas IT Solutions. Sun partner Esteem said the acquisition of Oracle services outfit Midas would “make the most of the significant opportunities” created by the two vendors' $7.4bn (£5.09bn) deal.”
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Buoyant first quarter builds channel optimism – Microscope.co.uk – 9 April 2010
"I think the time is right for IT professionals to encourage businesses to look to the longer term and gain return on investment over a prolonged period, while at the same time reducing power consumption and carbon emissions. With an increase in financial resources during economic recovery, businesses are looking to spend and we need to provide them with the confidence to invest now to make financial gains and increase sustainability later."
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Scottish supercomputer powered up – CIO – 26 November 2009
"The University of Strathclyde has turned on a powerful new supercomputer designed to help its Faculty of Engineering tackle complex problems in materials, fluid dynamics and design. Specified by supplier Esteem Systems using Sun Microsystems kit, the new High-Performance Computer consists of 1,088 computing cores, 100TB of data storage tied to a Quad data rate Infiniband network. Its quoted performance will be 13 Teraflops at peak, equivalent to up to thirteen trillion operations per second."
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Global distributor gains vital efficiencies from Esteem's Managed Services – IT-Director – 21 October 2009
"Transmark-Fcx, a major international distributor of valves and flow control equipment, will reduce IT operating costs thanks to a Managed Service agreement with Esteem Systems. The three-year contract sees Esteem manage Transmark's complex Citrix infrastructure and provide 24x7 server monitoring, system management and technical support that are core to sustaining Transmark's global operations."
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UK IT Industry Awards 2009: Private Sector Project of the Year – Financial Director – 23 September 2009
"Balfour Beatty WorkPlace/Esteem Systems - Secure Citrix Infrastructure: Esteem designed and implemented a centralised Citrix environment for 1,400 employees and 500 mobile workers. Given the needs of Balfour Beatty WorkPlace’s government clients, Esteem ensured the system was based on a fully restricted infrastructure to meet relevant security accreditation. Esteem also moved the hosting datacentre to a centralised, off-site location."
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The Trainline gains flexibility with thin client technology- Computing – 8th July 2009
"Online ticket provider TheTrainline is using thin-client technology to better support staff working remotely and cope with service demand. The Citrix-based set-up allows hundreds of offshore and remote workers to have more flexibility when accessing the firm’s booking system, regardless of technical specifications or location."
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Brett counters construction £1m IT investment - Building Talk - 27th May 2009
"Investment with Esteem Systems will enable independent construction and building materials specialist, the Brett Group, to reduce costs by a minimum of £2.6 million over five years. The Brett Group is fundamentally changing its approach to IT in order to address its business needs in the current economic climate."
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Virtual hosted desktop market to soar in 2009 - Microscope - 9th April 2009
"The technology is relatively new and as vendors such as Citrix and Microsoft battle with server market leader VMware, so customers are trying to ascertain the solution that best fits their business."
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Virtually there - e-HealthInsider - 25 February 2009
"Last year, West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen cut its server numbers from 40 to three when it implemented a virtualised environment. Log-in times are down, clinical and clerical staff can access information much more quickly, and the trust has a robust disaster recovery plan in place."
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Channel shows well in Top 100 - CRN - 9 February 2009
"The channel was well represented in a list of 100 UK private equity-backed UK firms that have grown profits most rapidly over the past two years. The annual Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 is compiled by research firm Fast Track. It features 100 companies with profits under £50m and a minimum of 20 per cent private equity backing."
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Buy Out Track 100 - Sunday Times - 8 February 2009
"Despite falling demand and steep debt repayments, many firms owned by private equity are still managing to increase their profits....Primary Capital backed a management buyout [of Esteem] from the founder in 2004, led by incoming chief executive Joe Connolly, for an undisclosed amount. Profits have grown 47% a year from £1.8m in 2006 to £3.8m in 2008."
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View from the top : Jack Cutts, Divisional head of IT, Nottingham Building Society - Conspectus - 5 December 2008
"…we needed a partner who could be flexible and fit in with our requirements and the way we wanted to work. Due to the scale of the project a number of things needed to be done in parallel, which if they weren’t, we would end up with a five year project rather than a two year project. We had discussions with a number of systems integrators and in the end we selected Esteem."
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Esteem Systems splits business into divisions - Microscope - 29 October 2008
"Esteem Systems has split the business into managed services and systems and services divisions on the advice of analysts and in response to customer demand. As a result of the changes the Wetherby-based integrator-come-consultant has made a number of changes to the management team. Joe Connolly, CEO at Esteem, says, “The changes in structure will help us to focus and grow two very strong divisions which can meet our current and future business. "
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Esteem shines with Sun IDO - Channel Web - 29 September 2008
"Reseller Esteem has become Sun Microsystems’ first UK partner to secure the vendor’s Infrastructure Delivery Option (IDO) accreditation. IDO is a Sun Partner Advantage (SPA) accreditation that authorises partners to install both mid-range and high-end Sun hardware. "
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Esteem Plans Acquisitions to Boost Services Capability - Microscope - 12 September 2008
"Managed services specialist Esteem has revealed it plans to aggressively grow its business in the year with two acquisitions planned. Talking to MicroScope, Alastair Kitching, COO at the Leeds-based Esteem, said that it had done a great deal to grow its business organically but wanted to enhance its consultancy skills and expand its presence in the South of England with acquisitions."
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Simplyfying IT at Nottingham Buidling Society - Computer Weekly - 28 July 2008
"Working with systems integrator Esteem, Nottingham Building Society has re-engineered its entire IT estate to reduce its service overhead and enable its IT team to work more strategically towards longer-term goals, employing virtualisation and remote management technology. The result is improved customer service, branch communication, business continuity, competitive advantage and business agility, says the Nottingham."
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Under New Management - Computing- 5 June 2008
"Service management is moving from a discipline for managing IT systems towards a philosophy of business service management (BSM) ......Gary Pearson, professional services director at service management outsourcer Esteem, says the drive towards service management comes from the internal insistence to do more with less. "
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Welsh hospital's IM&T infrastructure gets Esteem makeover - IT Pro - 22 May 2008
"Esteem Systems has inked a deal with West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen to provide its medical staff with faster electronic and online resources. Through Esteem Systems' new centralised and virtualised IM&T infrastructure, doctors, nurses and clerical staff will be able to reduce the amount of time taken to login and access patient administration and clinical systems."
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Just the job for an expert : Choose a supplier with care, and outsourcing can pay dividends for your organisation - Sunday Times - 18 May 2008
"Haden Building Management is the facilties management division of Balfour Beatty......Through a five-year, £5m deal with outsourcing supplier Esteem Systems, it provides IT infrastructure and managed services for clients across 500 of its sites."
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Shetland Islands Council deploys disaster recovery and back-up system to protect online services - Computer Weekly - 2 May 2008
"Shetland Islands Council will deploy a £250,000 centralised disaster recovery and enterprise back-up system to reduce costs and guarantee access to online services for its citizens.The technology, from Esteem Systems, is designed to keep council services up and running."
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Nottingham Building Society replaces IT system - Silcon.com - 11 March 2008
"Nottingham Building Society IT head Jack Cutts said the decision to upgrade core technology resulted from a strategic business review in 2006 and was so important to the future growth that the company's loans director was seconded to the project team. The overhaul has been supported by systems integrator Esteem and has been driven by the need to replace ageing existing techonology."
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Entrepreneur of the month - Joe Connolly - Yorkshire Business Insider - March 2008
"We have got very strong referral business, particurlary in managed services where we manage people's whole IT infrastructure. This gives us a basis on which to build the business. We do not have to sell these contracts every year and that makes our organic growth targets achievable"
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Investment in people pays off - Computing - 6 March 2008
"Nottingham Building Society has successfully completed a £10m technology overhaul thanks to a major training scheme focusing on both IT staff and users."
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Resellers are driving the next evolutionary step for vendors looking to grow their markets - Microscope - 25 February 2008
"Esteem's revenues and profits have shown 'significant success' over the last 18-24 months, which is largely the result of the company's very rapidly growing services model, particularly in consultancy and managed services."
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The University of Strathclyde overhauls IT- Hi-Tech Scotland - 04 February 2008
"The new infrastructure from Esteem, will be crucial to modernising learning resources, benefiting the University of Strathclyde's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well as busisness management and performance in areas such as the library, finance, HR, staff portal and student records."
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Learning environment of the future - Education Today - 15 February 2008
"The University of Strathclyde is enhancing its learning environment with an infrastructure overhaul from IT lifecycle specialists, Esteem Systems. The new platform will significantly reduce maintenance cost and carbon footprint, as well as provide flexible access to information and applications, enabling the University to best support the growing numbers of distance learning students."
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