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2008

December 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with Contemporary - A Microsoft Gold Partner who provide Business Intelligence solutions that improve performance by driving better decision making through familiar products users work with everyday. CONTEMPORARY provide consulting and education services across the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack including Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Integration Services, Analysis Services and SharePoint.  To find our more about Contemporary click here.

November 2009 - ICS Solutions hold the first SharePoint 2010 seminar - The first SharePoint 2010 seminar was held on 3rd November 2009 and was a great success. With over 40 delegates in attendance the event covered an overview of what is new in SharePoint 2010. Robert Sked from the Body Shop International said the event was 'a super session, very well structured and informative'. To book a place on one of our SharePoint 2010 seminars please click here.

November 2009 - ICS Solutions have teamed up with Microsoft and The Sun to offer IT apprenticeships – together with partner companies such as ICS Solutions, Microsoft will put lucky The Sun newspaper readers on the path to success. Applications must be over 16 and will be able to fast-track their way into the industry with a seven-month training course. Luke Smith, IT Manager at ICS Solutions said ‘We look forward to taking on an apprentice. It is an exciting time to be joining the IT world’. Visit The Sun website for more information. 

November 2009 - ICS Solutions are Gold Sponsor of SharePoint 2010 Conference - ICS Solutions are a Gold Sponsor for the SharePoint 2010 evolution Conference in April 2010. For more information and to register on the event please click here.  

October 2009 - ICS Solutions introduce 'Countdown to Azure' webinars - The Countdown to the Windows Azure commercial launch has started and if you have signed up to Dip into Windows Azure, there is not long left to take advantage of your free Windows Azure trial. The 'Countdown to launch' webinars are highly interactive live 1 hour sessions focused on helping you get the most out of your limited free ‘Dip into Windows Azure’ trial, register your place here.

September 2009 - ICS Solutions launch Microsoft SharePoint 2010 webinars - In November we will run the UK's first SharePoint 2010 webinars. Register here for a concise 45 minute SharePoint 2010 Executive Briefing with live Q&A from the comfort of your own desk. 

September 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with Open Text - Open Text are a leader in enterprise content management and help organisations realise the true value of their business content. Open Text brings two decades of expertise supporting 50 million users in 114 countries. To read more click here.

September 2009 - ICS Solutions launch Microsoft SharePoint 2010 seminars - In November we will run the UK's first SharePoint 2010 seminars offering a unique blend of technology, strategy and pragmatic experience. Including live demonstrations of the new features, interactive discussion of the new architecture and in-depth analysis of the business opportunities and challenges. To register please click here.

September 2009 - ICS Solutions are attending the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009 - We are excited to be attending the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas in October. For more information please click here

September 2009 - ICS Solutions launch 'Dip into Windows Azure' on behalf of Microsoft - Dip into Windows Azure is an exclusive FREE Windows Azure Trial allowing you to evaluate the Azure Platform and take the first step to Cloud computing. You will be amongst the first people in the world to see how easy it is to build, deploy and manage applications in the Cloud and gain insight into the hottest platform currently available from Microsoft. To find out more and sign up to the trial click here.   

August 2009 - ICS Solutions become a Microsoft Services Ready Partner - ICS Solutions are delighted to become one of just 15 Microsoft Services Ready Partners in the UK. To read more about the Services Ready program click here.

August 2009 - SharePoint Application Showcase - The agenda for the next SharePoint Showcase has been set, this event includes 8 SharePoint application based partners and you can register your place and find out more here. 

August 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with BA Insight - BA-Insight is Microsoft's go-to partner for advanced search solutions built on top of SharePoint and Search Server. BA-Insight's product, Longitude, provides users with dramatic improvements in connectivity, usability, and relevance. Read more here.

August 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with BlueFort Security - Bluefort Security ensure Fast, Secure and Available access to applications anywhere, anytime. By integrating only the best application optimization and security technologies from F5 Networks, Bluefort are able to deliver true business benefits to our clients. Supporting customers 24x 7 x 365 Worldwide to achieve their application delivery objectives Bluefort are the acknowledged market leaders in the UK Application Delivery and optimization market. Read more here.

August 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with Inframon - Inframon are the UK’s leading provider of System Center based solutions with over 30 years combined experience of providing enterprise class consultancy and training to some of the world’s largest companies.  To find out more about Inframon please click here. Inframon will be presenting at the next SharePoint Showcase in October, to book onto this click here.

August 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with OI Software - OI Software are the developers of nGage, the Enterprise Social Application suite built specifically for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Tightly integrated yet massively configurable, nGage extends and leverages MOSS to deliver on SharePoint’s promise as a platform for developing and executing Enterprise 2.0 strategies. To find out more click here.

August 2009 - ICS Solutions launch the SharePoint Advantage Program for Partners - Building on four years partner experience with DreamTeam and experience with over 150 SharePoint projects, the ICS SharePoint Advantage Program for Partners helps partners to find, win, deliver and support SharePoint projects they may have otherwise missed. To find our more click here or contact Andrew Smith on (01256) 403800.

July 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with PCWARE - PC-WARE a global leader in IT, are one of only five Microsoft EMEA Large Account Resellers and one of five UK Microsoft SPLA Partners. To find our more about PCWARE click here.

June 2009 - SharePoint 2010 and the Microsoft Wave 14 Partner Evidence Program - ICS Solutions are pleased to announce we have been nominated and accepted onto the Wave 14 Partner Evidence Program. Over the course of the next year Microsoft have four major Office products shipping as part of Wave 14 – Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Exchange 2010 and the next version of Office Communications Server. The Partner Evidence Program (PEP) is a Microsoft program designed to drive partners to participate in pre-launch programs, resulting in early adoption of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. Benefits of the program include access to pre-release Office Client and SharePoint bits, technical product documentation and beta technical support.

Watch this space for more news on the next wave of technology from Microsoft or register your interest in our SharePoint 2010 early adopter program here.

June 2009 - SharePoint Advantage 2009 - new seminar series - This new series of free business seminars show how SharePoint technology can be applied to solve different business challenges. Each event covers both theory and practical demonstration and is designed to give you a foundation understanding of where Microsoft SharePoint technology fits your business problems. To view the new seminar topics and register your free place, click here.

June 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with InDorse - InDorse Technologies is an award winning market leader in context oriented Information Assurance and Security. InDorse discovers, organizes, classifies and tracks all activity associated with sensitive information. InDorse’s customers augment and plug the gaps in their existing security systems for to achieve better risk management, and greater adherence to governance and compliance mandates. ICS Solutions has become the first UK partner for InDorse and embraces the Award-Winning SharePoint Solution, read the news release here or find out more about InDorse here.

May 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with NSE - NSE specialise in the design and implementation of complex, high performance, high availability environments with a focus on clustering, load balancing (both local and geographic) and disaster recovery implementations. ICS Solutions and NSE have recently worked on a large client project to provide: Hosted Exchange, Hosted Telephone System, Managed Blade Environment and Internet connectivity. To find out more about NSE please click here. 

May 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with Dolphin Software - Dolphin Software works with ICS Solutions as a preferred partner in the United Kingdom to provide implementation and value-adding services to Dolphin Software customers. Dolphin Software provides an industry leading Contract Lifecycle Management solution, based on the Microsoft SharePoint technology (MOSS 2007) platform. Dolphin Contract Manager is a highly configurable solution designed to manage and automate each stage of the contract lifecycle. To find out more about Dolphin Software and read their product launch press release click here.

May 2009 - ICS Solutions launch new service - Microsoft BPOS Advantage Program - ICS Solutions have launched the Microsoft BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite) Advantage Program. Visit the new website here to find out more and to book onto the new BPOS events.

Microsoft BPOS is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft. These online services are designed to give you business streamlined communication with high availability, comprehensive security and simplified IT management. 

April 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with PointBeyond - ICS Solutions have recently partnered with PointBeyond who provide SharePoint-based 'Straightforward' web based applications - Timesheets, Expenses and Projects. To find out more about PointBeyond click here. PointBeyond will be presenting at the SharePoint Showcase in June - click here to book.

April 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with Point8020 Limited - ICS Solutions have recently partnered with Point 8020 Limited who provide a SharePoint based LMS and courseware authoring solution called LearningPoint for SharePoint™. ICS have become the UK distributors of LearningPoint and it is used within the newly launched SharePoint Adoption Framework. To find out more about LearningPoint please click here.

March 2009 - ICS Solutions are confirmed as a Gold sponsor of the SharePoint Best Practice Conference in London from 6th - 8th April. The conference goes beyond the how-to's of SharePoint and delves into real world issues facing successful SharePoint implementations. ICS Solutions are confirmed as a Gold sponsor and will be speaking about the SharePoint Adoption Framework on Tuesday 7th April. For more information and to register you place please click here. 

March 2009 - ICS Solutions partner with leading SharePoint training company Combined Knowledge - As part of the new SharePoint Adoption Framework, ICS Solutions have partnered with Combined Knowledge, who specialise in the exclusive training on SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services. To find out more about our technical training courses please click here.

February 2009 - ICS Solutions launch the SharePoint Adoption Framework - Part of the SharePoint Advantage Program, the SharePoint Adoption Framework drives adoption through integrated skills transfer and mentoring. To find out more please click here and to book onto our launch event please click here.

January 2009 - launch of BizTalk Advantage 2009 seminar series - ICS Solutions are pleased to launch the BizTalk Advantage 2009 Series. Building on Microsoft’s value approach, this new series of free technical seminars shows how the combination of BizTalk and other complimentary technologies can be applied to solve different business challenges. For more information and to book your complimentary place on these events click here.

January 2009 - New SharePoint seminar - We have just introduced a new SharePoint Seminar - 'The Secrets of your SharePoint Success (in a credit crunch world)' - to book your complimentary space on this event please click here.

January 2009 - ICS Solutions renew their Microsoft Gold Partner Status - Maintaining and renewing our membership in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program requires meeting strict and objective competency requirements in the areas of Information Worker Solutions, SOA and Business Process and Custom Development Solutions. These standards help ensure that customers will receive premier levels of quality when working with ICS. Click here to read more about Microsoft's Gold Certified Partner Program.