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Nuvola expands ALE cloud in UK to
improve business communication
N
uvola Distribution and Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise are working together to
offer an all-inclusive cloud communications
and networking ‘as-a-Service’ solution to
meet the needs of UK businesses. The new
Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow-based solution
offers comprehensive communication and
network packages, tailored to businesses of
all sizes and enabling them to seamlessly
and successfully embark on a Digital
Transformation journey.
Businesses can benefit from Rainbow Voice
services, a bundled solution delivering
multimedia communications on PCs,
smartphones and desk phones. Rainbow
Voice adds IP telephony, award-winning
terminals and free UK call-minutes to
the Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow Unified
Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) offer.
Network on Demand provides businesses
a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution
that delivers the intelligent underlying
infrastructure required to ensure a superb
user experience, whether using wired or
wireless devices, in a pay-as-you-go model.
Together, these options deliver everything for
the modern-day communication needs of an
increasingly mobile and flexible workforce.
The ‘as a service’ approach enables
businesses to acquire enhanced employee
collaboration tools and best-of-breed
network access technologies, through skilled
partners that can offer lower overall total
cost of ownership (TCO).
Michael Lloyd, Managing Director, Nuvola
Distribution, said: “The new Rainbow Voice
Services offering from Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise delivers for our partners and
their customers an evolution in the Digital
Transformation phenomenon we are seeing
in our industry. More software products are
becoming combined to deliver the total
solution, as technology allows and as the
market demands. Through our distribution
partnership with ALE, we are proud to be
launching this exclusively in the UK.”
Craig Walker, VP Cloud Services Europe
North, ALE, commented: “Our partnership
with Nuvola Distribution in the UK
has enabled us to successfully tailor a
comprehensive solution that delivers the
communication and networking technology
businesses need.”
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UK government accuses Russia of
‘indiscriminate and reckless’ cyberattacks
T
he UK government has accused the Russian military intelligence
service – the GRU – of carrying out ‘indiscriminate and reckless
cyberattacks’ on political institutions, businesses, media and sport.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it had identified
that a number of cyberactors widely known to have been conducting
cyberattacks around the world are, in fact, the GRU. These attacks,
the NCSC said, have been conducted in ‘flagrant violation’ of
international law, have affected citizens in a large number of
countries, including Russia and have cost national economies millions
of pounds.
Cyberattacks orchestrated by the GRU have attempted to undermine
international sporting institution, WADA, disrupt transport systems
in Ukraine and destabilise democracies and target businesses. This
campaign by the GRU shows that it is working in secret to undermine
international law and international institutions.
The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said: “These cyberattacks serve
no legitimate national security interest, instead impacting the ability
of people around the world to go about their daily lives free from
interference and even their ability to enjoy sport.
“The GRU’s actions are reckless and indiscriminate. They try to
undermine and interfere in elections in other countries; they are even
prepared to damage Russian companies and Russian citizens. This
pattern of behaviour demonstrates their desire to operate without
regard to international law or established norms and to do so with a
feeling of impunity and without consequences.
“Our message is clear: together with our allies, we will expose and
respond to the GRU’s attempts to undermine international stability.”
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