We’re sponsoring the 2017 Margin in Voice & Data

We’re proud to be sponsoring this year’s Margin in Voice and Data conference. Taking place on 22nd June, at the Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club, Birmingham we will be joining the Distributor Zone for the second consecutive year.

What is Margin in Voice and Data?

Organised by Channel publishers, Comms Dealer, the event has been running for almost a decade and is designed to provide voice and data resellers with valuable insights into new evolving technologies. The event specifically focuses on commercial opportunities for Channel businesses.

Who can attend?

Qualifying delegates can attend for free. Places are offered to MD, CEO, and CTO level delegates from the following types of organisations, with revenues up to £2 million per annum.

  • Voice Reseller
  • Mobile Reseller
  • Data/IT Reseller
  • Managed Services Provider

Find out more & Register your interest to attend

With the main themes focusing on the shift to cloud communications, the connectivity solutions driving change and the value-added opportunities new business environments are creating for the ICT Channel. This year’s event is set to be a great one! If you are attending, don’t forget to drop by and say hello to the ProVu team!

Save & Learn with 2N’s Latest Promotion!

We’ve teamed up with 2N to bring you a brand new promotional offer. From now until the end of July 2017, ProVu resellers can purchase the new Helios IP Base intercom at a reduced price, plus, receive complimentary training from 2N’s UK Business Development Manager, Scott Foster with your first order!

Contact us for more information

Pricing and stock information is available on our reseller portal, ProSys. If you do not have access to ProSys and would like to create a reseller account, please complete our ProSys account request form.

Snom firmware update (8.9.3.60)

Snom has recently announce new firmware for its D3XX and D7XX series. Firmware version 8.9.3.60 is now available to download on the Snom wiki: wiki.snom.com/Firmware/V8_9_3_60.

The new firmware offers a number of improvements to safety, stability, ease of use and functionality.

Please note: The update is for at all telephones in the D3XX and D7XX series from 2015 onwards. There may be issues caused if used with previous versions or special installations.

For more information about the firmware update please visit the Snom blog post here: www.snom.com/press/major-firmware-update-version-89360/

Meet our new Technical Support Manager!

Technical Support Manager - Andy Devine

We’ve recently welcomed a new member to the ProVu Team! Andy Devine joins us with over 10 years of technical support experience. Having worked across multiple tech industries including digital print, ePOS, GPS and vehicle telematics he joined our Tech Team as a Technical Support Manager last month.

Heading up our support team, Andy has a wealth of knowledge in the Tech sector which has seen him secure contracts in the US, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Now residing in West Yorkshire with his wife, Andy is an ex-professional musician and enjoys spending time in his home recording studio. When he’s not in his recording studio, he can be found in his workshop working on his electronic and carpentry projects.

Commenting on his new appointment, Andy said, “I’m extremely happy to become a member of the ProVu Team, I look forward to working with the wide variety of products on offer and getting to know our customers.”

We’re sure you’ll join us in welcoming Andy to the team!

ITSPA updated recommendations for provisioning security

 

 

ITSPA has recently released a new guidance paper surrounding remote provisioning of phones and other SIP devices. This new document shares best common practices among ITSPA members to help ensure their provisioning infrastructure is secure.

ITSPA Chair Eli Katz stated

This is an excellent update to the existing guidance and should be considered a starting point rather than a complete solution. This is just a part of ITSPA’s ongoing work in tackling cyber-crime and fraud as well as driving up best practice within the membership. We must ensure the industry is one step ahead in the security battle.

Download: Recommendations for Device Provisioning Security (Version 2)

For a list of ITSPA Best Current Practice (BCP) documents visit: http://www.itspa.org.uk/members/best-practice-documents/

We’ve added 2 new courses to our online training!

We’ve added two new courses to our online training! Available now, our new Gigaset DECT and Snom online training courses offer you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge at a pace and location that suits you. What’s better is that ProVu resellers can now access these for FREE!

Gigaset N510IP

Designed with Gigaset resellers and installers in mind, our new online training course covers everything you need to know about the range. Focusing on the popular Gigaset N510IP PRO single-cell base station, the course will show you how to get phones up and running, how to pair handsets and add SIP accounts.

Find out more & Register here

 

Snom D765

Ideal for Snom resellers and installers, this online training course is designed to help you develop your knowledge and expertise of the Snom range. Split into three sections,
this course will equip you with the ability to configure Snom hardware and develop your understanding to enable you to successfully deploy Snom phones.

Find out more & Register here

Congratulations to ITSPA Awards 2017 Winners!

ITSPA Best Business ITSP (Medium Enterprise) Winner VTSL

The ProVu team had a great day last week at the ITSPA Awards – this year’s ceremony was held at The Tower of London on the Tuesday 9th May.

As proud sponsors of the ITSPA Awards, we would like to congratulate all finalists and winners of the 2017 ITSPA Awards. Having sponsored the awards for the last 5 years, we believe the ITSPA Awards are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the hard work and achievements in the industry over the last 12 months, and this year saw some exceptional accomplishments!

For those who have missed it, here is a list of this year’s winners and highly commended entries:

Award Winners
Best Business ITSP (Small Enterprise) – Hello Telecom
Best Business ITSP (Medium Enterprise) – VTSL
Best Business ITSP (Corporate) – NFON
Best VoIP CPE – Panasonic
Best VoIP Infrastructure – Gamma
Best VoIP Innovation – Edgewater Networks
Best ITSP Reseller – Arrow Business Communications
ITSPA Members’ Pick – NICC
ITSPA Champion – Peter Cox

Highly Commended
Best Business ITSP (Small Enterprise) – Voipfone
Best Business ITSP (Medium Enterprise) – Orbtalk
Best VoIP CPE – Snom
Best VoIP Infrastructure – aql
Best VoIP Innovation – Vonage
Best ITSP Reseller – Sprint Convergence

 

Kate Stolworthy, Muhammad Bajwa, Darren Garland and Alison Mattimoe – Enjoying a day out at The Tower of London

We’re at the UC EXPO 2017

Darren Garland and Ian Godfrey will be joining Snom this week on stand C123 at the UC EXPO – London ExCeL. If you are about at the show, why not drop by and say hi!

On Snom’s stand there will be the chance to preview some brand new products including the Snom D785 IP phone and the Snom C520-WiMi next-generation IP conference phone.

ProVu Shortlisted in the 2017 Comms Business Awards!

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Distributor of the Year award in the 2017 Comms Business Awards!

Due to take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on 15th June the awards will be hosted by comedian, Al Murray. We are looking forward to attending the awards and joining our Channel Partners for what is set to be a fantastic night celebrating the various achievements throughout the Channel over the last 12 months.

Congratulations to all finalists, we look forward to seeing you next month!

2N External RFID reader for 125kHz & 13.56MHz How-to Guide

In order to use the 2N RFID reader you need to install the correct driver software.  This is only available for Microsoft Windows and can be downloaded from this page:

https://www.2n.cz/en_GB/products/access-control/2n-access-unit#tab-2

Scroll down to the Documents section and you’ll see the driver listed in the “Software & Firmware” list.

Once installed, you will see an icon in the task bar on your computer:

Right click this and select “Settings”.  This window will pop-up:

The device field may be empty, make sure you have the USB reader plugged in:

You may need to click refresh in the settings window.  Make sure you have the correct device selected before clicking “OK” to close that window.

Now you can use the reader to scan compatible RFID/NFC cards into the 2N Access Commander software or in the web interface for 2N intercoms and access control devices.

For example, in the web interface for an Access Control unit:

Click on the card icon and you will be prompted to scan a card:

That’s it, you’ll now be able to use that device to open the door.