UKN Group outsource Further Education College for 3 Years

UKN Group have won a 3 Year Managed Services Contract for one of Reading’s largest Secondary Schools & Further Education Colleges.

The scope of this new agreement is all encompassing – all infrastructure, devices, communications and connectivity across the Campus have been outsourced to UKN Group, with a provision of on-site professional services, off-site expert skills and our award winning Service Centre.

Ovum Group complete independent assessment of UKN Group Deployment

International Analyst Ovum (previously Butler Group) have completed an Independent Assessment of UKN Group’s deployment at Yell

UKN awarded IBM partner status

UKN Group have recognised the Value of Big Blue. As part of our continued commitment to maintaining a strong partner relationships with all Tier 1 Vendors, UKN Group have invested in certifying our Business in line with IBM’s Partner Accreditation process.

Service Desk Institute award UKN with Top Tier Accreditation for Service Excellence

Following a year of intensive interviews, examinations, reviews and client Interviews, UKN Group have been awarded the Internationally recognised SDI 2* Accreditation for Service Centre Excellence.

Telford & Wrekin award UKN Group Council Wide VDI Feasibility Study

UKN Group have partnered with Intrinsic Technology to work with Telford & Wrekin Council as part of its on-going Organisation Wide Transformation; driving cost efficiencies and productivity across the entire Council.

UKN Group support RPA on Austerity Measures, Cutting Desktop costs by 30% over 7 Years

As part of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, UKN Group are lowering the Rural Payments Agency’s End User Computing operating costs by 30% over 7 Years, as part of a Managed Service for Desktop Computing.

Devon CC award UKN Group with Organisation Wide Technology Pilot

Following an OJEU procurement process, UKN Group have successfully won the contract for the provision and supply of an Organisation Wide Thin Client, VDI and Server Based Computing Pilot across the Council Offices.

International Telco provides UKN Group with further extension on 3 year Managed Outsourcing Contract.

International Telecommunications Company Comptel, based in Finland, award UKN Group the contract for the supply of on-site and off-site management services as part of a Managed Service Agreement.

This agreement covers all infrastructure, devices, software, communications and European locations.

New 4 Year managed outsource contract awarded for Europe’s largest kitchen manufacturer

Symphony Group, Europe’s largest kitchen manufacturer and a member of the PWC Profit Track 100 has awarded UKN Group a 4 Year Contract for managing it’s organisation wide VDI Environment.

Citrix Recognise UKN Group Skills with Silver Partner Status

UKN Group continue to invest in our People, Tools and Technologies. The most recent recognition of this is achieving the industry recognised Silver Partner Status for Application Delivery, Desktop Delivery and Network Performance.

UKN win contract for new office deployment for Yell Group

Following the successful Pilot of Thin Client & Server Based Computing, Yell award UKN Group with the contract to provide a managed Thin Client deployment for their prestigious new Head Office.

UKN Group win Business Moves Infrastructure Refresh & 3 Year Managed Service Contract

Business Moves Group, one of Northern Europe’s largest Office and Residential moving groups has awarded UKN Group the contract for the supply, provision and management of Infrastructure across the organisation.

UKN Complete all competencies for recognised Microsoft Gold Partner

UKN exceeds the requirements for the Internationally Recognised Microsoft Gold Partner Status, having invested heavily in a broad range of skills and qualifications.

International Media Company choose UKN for "Off" and "On" shore Labs Environment

UKN Group have been awarded the contract to provide a fully resilient, high availability VDI environment to provide flexible computing to circa 250 Developers.

This environment makes the most of Intel’s new Hex-Core chipset, VMWare’s Lab Manager platform and builds on UKN Groups’ experience of delivering some of the most challenging VDI environments in Europe.

Symphony Group awards desktop refresh contract to UKN

Symphony Group, Europe’s largest Kitchen Manufacturer have awarded UKN Group the contract to deploy a new 64Bit Thin Client Infrastructure for its 1000 strong workforce.

Awarded Oracle Associate Partner based on competencies and specialism

Peter Gehl, Global VP End User Computing has complemented UKN Group on its success of becoming a leading Global Oracle Partner for End User Computing. As part of the Sun Microsystems Acquisition, UKN Group have aligned themselves as the “go-to” partner of choice for Oracle across EMEA and North America.

Leading UK Manufacturer award high end Developer Farm to UKN

UKN Group awarded contract for supply, provision and support of new high end developer environment based on VMWare and Microsoft Technologies.

Recognised as Wyse Premier Partner

Wyse PLC have recognised UKN Group’s commitment to Thin Client and VDI deployments and have awarded UKN Group Wyse Premier Partner Status.

This highest level of accreditation puts UKN Group in the Top Tier of Wyse Partners and kicks off another year of collaboration.

UKN awarded Investors in People Accreditation

Over the past 12 months UKN Group have worked with IIP to undergo the evaluation and selection process in order to demonstrate our approach to recruiting, developing, nurturing and delivering the best talent in the IT Industry.

Pyory award UKN Group Microsoft Consultancy for Management and Delivery transformation

UKN Group have been awarded the contract to design and deploy a new Delivery, Management and Virtualisation Infrastructure for Pyory.

Pyory, the UK’s leading Energy and Nuclear planning company ran an open purchasing procedure which culminated in Microsoft and Pyory Management teams selecting UKN Group based on the company’s consultancy and professional services strength.

VMWare rewards UKN group with Enterprise Partner Status for Server & Desktop Virtualisation

UKN Group have renewed their commitment to VMWare by reaching Enterprise Partner Status. This status is achieved by a combination of Technical Accreditations, Customer Success Stories and Client Interviews.

UKN Group provides systems and support to Yell Group volunteers during Sports Relief

UKN Group and Capgemini’s partnership has benefitted from the award of a 15,000 seat Central Government contract for the supply and management of an organisation wide VDI deployment.

Central NHS Body ELCIS and Tower Hamlets PCT award UKN Group with Outsourced Managed Services Contract

NHS body East London Commissioning Information Service and Tower Hamlets PCT have awarded UKN Group a 3 Year Managed Services Contract.

This strategic decision leverages UKN Group ITIL Aligned Service Delivery model to fully outsource all infrastructure, desktops, application delivery, telephony and communications.

UKN Group complete successful Thin Client / VDI Pilot for Yell Group’s UK Offices

UKN Group, the technology and services company in Basingstoke, was on hand to provide behind the scenes support at Yell’s head office, for its people who volunteered to man the phones in aid of Sports Relief.

UKN Group provides systems and support to Yell Group volunteers during Sports Relief

UKN Group, the technology and services company in Basingstoke, was on hand to provide behind the scenes support at Yell’s head office, for its people who volunteered to man the phones in aid of Sports Relief.

Cadbury's, the global confectionary business puts Desktop Virtualisation on their road map prior to Kraft takeover

In the lead up to the major takeover by Kraft, UKN Group the Desktop Virtualisation specialists based in Basingstoke, helped Cadbury’s assess future strategies for their global workforce across the UK, America and Latin America.

UKN Group launches IT Policy and Governance package specifically designed for the National Health Service

The London Specialised Commissioning Group (London SCG) has just opened a new office in central London for its 80 employees, building a shared service on the existing technology platform currently provided to NHS London by UKN Group.

Three councils in South Worcestershire award UKN combined contract for provision of Sun Microsystems Virtualisation Clients and related infrastructure

UKN has successfully bid in a tender to supply a consortium of three local councils headed up by Malvern Hills. The contract is the first stage in a deployment of Sun Ray Ultra Thin Virtualisation Clients for up to 250 users as part of a cost saving desktop refresh.

London Specialised Commissioning Group relocates to new premises with fully supported IT infrastructure provided by ukngroup.

The London Specialised Commissioning Group (London SCG) has just opened a new office in central London for its 80 employees, building a shared service on the existing technology platform currently provided to NHS London by UKN Group.

Information Age publishes article about service management at ukngroup

Leading IT publication, Information Age has publishes article about the use of ITIL and best practise at ukngroup.

ukngroup completes successful IT service centralisation

UKN Group has successfully centralised all of its service desks following a massive growth phase last year. The company has been using Sunrise’s browser based IT service management solution Sostenuto for the past three years to underpin these relationships.

NHS London goes live with new "Follow-Me" printing solution

NHS London have adopted a high-tech "Follow Me" printing solution, one of the latest services available from ukngroup. With improved support and accountability for users, the technology is expected to help bring down printing costs.

September 23, 2008

RPA Ultra Thin Client service nominated for Public Sector Project of the Year at CNET Business Technology Awards

The CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards celebrate the greatest achievements of the UK's business technology innovators and leaders, and create new opportunities for them to grow by showcasing their successes and connecting them with the industry elite.

September 5, 2008

Little Heath School in Reading unveils a brand new network in time for the start of the school year thanks to ukngroup

UKN Group provides a managed services to Little Heath School in Reading,  and  has just completed a thorough overhaul of their ailing network infrastructure.

August 29, 2008

North London Specialist School, Bishop Douglass turns to Ultra Thin Client Technology to improve ICT provision for pupils

With a student population of over 850, the school has been effectively utilising a mix of UTC and desktop PCs to improver ICT facilities and enable better use of technology in the classroom. Over the summer break three new classrooms have been provisioned with a full complement of Sun Ray UTC terminals for pupils.

August 8, 2008

ukngroup takes on management of desktop services with Symphony Group

As part of their forthcoming relocation project, employees who don’t wish to commute are being offered the opportunity to work from home. ukngroup are providing the managed UTC desktop infrastructure, deploying devices to the new site and to those people working from home.

February 5, 2008

Butler Group - Desktop Strategy Briefing. John Gray explains how the RPA made the switch to ultra thin-client

With over 70% of salaries now spent on so-called ‘information work’, the need to access corporate information management systems and enterprise applications from any location, at any time, is stretching the capabilities of the traditional desktop PC computing model.

February 4, 2008

Government IT '08 - ukngroup presents "Desktop as a Service" for public sector organisations

ukngroup teamed up with Sun Microsystems to present their vision of the future of Desktop Computing in the public sector.

January 12, 2008

Little Heath School hosts ‘Sun Ray’ technology evening for local schools

In December, Little Heath School opened its doors to neighboring schools and invited them to experience ukngroup’s approach to reducing the cost of ICT within education. The Reading secondary school serves approximately 1600 pupils and benefits from specialist status in Science and Mathematics, meaning that technology and ICT are high on the teaching agenda.

January 11, 2008

ukngroup to feature alongside Cabinet Office CIO John Suffolk at Government IT '08

Cabinet Office CIO John Suffolk is expected to outline his vision for cost effective, flexible working at this year's Government IT conference in London on Thursday 31st January.

January 10, 2008

Butler Group Desktop Strategy Event with ukngroup and Sun Microsystems

ukngroup is proud to announce its participation in the Butler Group Desktop Strategy Briefing on Wednesday 30th January 2008.

January 7, 2008

Industry leading furniture company Symphony Group, agree managed Desktop Service contract with ukngroup

ukngroup, one of the foremost authorities on centralised desktop solutions are pleased to announce their selection by Yorkshire furniture company Symphony Group to provide a fully managed estate of Ultra Thin-Client devices for up to 1000 employees.

December 10, 2007

ukngroup awarded Sun Microsystems "New Business Partner of the Year"

ukngroup has been named "New Business Partner of the Year" at the Sun Microsystems CxO Awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements during 2007.