BDC Magazine - Online version December 2015 Issue - 216 | Page 139

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Growth in Public
Sector for COMPAREX

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lobal IT licence and services
provider, COMPAREX, offers
public sector bodies a range of IT
services including support, network and
content security, audit services, asset
management, infrastructure and
platform support and maintenance.

Earlier this year, after the successful opening
and growth of their dedicated Public Sector
office in York, COMPAREX UK secured a place
on both the G-Cloud 6 and Technology
Products and Services framework‘s. “Being
recognised
on
these
frameworks
acknowledges COMPAREX UK as an
organisation capable of providing a valuable
service,” says Mike Chambers, COMPAREX UK
Managing Director. “Our dedicated Public
Sector team in York have a wealth of
experience in the procurement and
optimisation of software licenses in this sector
and understand the complexity and
regulations involved.”
Award Winning Software Asset Management
Solutions
COMPAREX was awarded the 2015 Microsoft
SAM Partner of the Year Award for
demonstrating excellence in innovation and
implementation of customer solutions based
on Microsoft technology. Software Asset
Management (SAM) with COMPAREX is more
than just ensuring compliance. Customers

receive tangible value add, for instance, the
knowledge at all times that software is used
efficiently within the company and where there
may be room to generate savings.
2015 Microsoft Volume Licensing
Partner of the Year
In June, COMPAREX won Microsoft’s Volume
Licensing Partner of the Year Award, which
recognises COMPAREX’s ongoing attention to
customer service excellence. COMPAREX‘s
expertise in effectively learning, adopting,
certifying and transacting licenses has
enabled their customers to benefit from
ou tstanding licence value.
Continued Growth
COMPAREX continues to invest heavily in
supporting Public Sector with the procurement
and management of their IT estate. As a
VMware voted Government Partner of the
Year, COMPAREX is equipped to offer technical
and service support for multiple vendors,
including, VMware, Symantec, Veritas, Citrix
and many more. Chambers concludes, “UK
Public Sector is a key strategic growth area for
COMPAREX UK in 2015 and we are committed
to delivering cost reduction and savings
alongside our mature service portfolio.” In the
first half of 2015, COMPAREX UK’s Public
Sector team has achieved a £20 million
turnover with growth expected to continue.