News
March 31, 2010 |
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. |
January 27, 2010 |
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. |
October 1, 2009 |
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. |
September 23, 2009 |
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. |
September 3, 2009 |
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. |
July 20, 2009 |
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. |
April 14, 2009 |
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. |
| January 17, 2009 |
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. |
