Chromebooks outsell Windows Laptops for the first time

US Business to Business (B2B) sales of Chrome OS devices surpassed 50% in the period between June and early July 2015.Education sales were up almost 40% over the same period last year.

This marks the first time that demand for Chromebooks has exceeded Windows Laptops in any sales period to date.

"The results from the end of Q2 and the first half of July are good news for all the major notebooj platforms," Steven Baker, VP of Industry Analysis @ The NPD Group, Inc states in a press release heralding the stats.

"MacBooks grew the most of any platform, and Google saw Chrome rise to take the number one spot in the market share"

Haptic are IT Specialists based in Northamptonshire, UK. We are witnessing a similar upward trend in demand for Chromebooks from this 'side of the pond'

We'll be sure to keep you up to date with developments as they arise, if you'd like to know more about Chromebooks click here

Alternatively read more on this story at zdnet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/npd-chromebooks-outsell-windows-laptops/

You can read more about Chromebooks at our dedicated microsite 

 

Juniper and Ruckus Wireless forge partnership

Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless unveiled a new alliance this week.

Ruckus and Juniper will work together to deliver a complete wired and wireless solution, with the overall aim of increasing network flexibility and reducing total cost of ownership for customers.

As global technology leaders with carrier grade wired and wireless networking respectively, they share a common DNA of delivering superior performance and scalability
to the most demanding customers on the planet by leveraging innovations in software and open-based standards. And now, together they are uniquely positioned to deliver even higher levels of performance and stronger ROI.

The new partnership is based on open standards-based solutions and products from both companies built on Juniper's Open Converged Framework for the enterprise network, with the alliance targeting solutions for the commerce and educational markets.

With the increased volume and sophistication of networking needs, IT security organizations are under enormous pressure to keep
their network simple, easy to scale and manage, while still delivering the best quality of experience to their users. Juniper Networks
and Ruckus Wireless share the same philosophy and goal: to make the network simple for IT managers. Together, Juniper and
Ruckus make it easy to deploy, scale, and manage both the wired and the wireless networks as one single infrastructure.
As long standing partners of both Ruckus Wireless and Juniper, we at Haptic are incredbily excited about the advancements that will materialise from this new development.

For more information on Ruckus wireless click here to view our dedicated microsite 

Haptic Networks Joins Google Education Partner Program

Last week we had the privilege of being invited to Google’s UK HQ in London. Feeling somewhat like Charlie Bucket on his trip to Mr Wonka’s establishment explains our anticipation.

With Google’s focus on altering the conventional way in which users in Education and Business utilise mobile devices, we were a perfect fit for their Partner Program.

Sadly no oompa-loompas were present, although it’s fair to say they have an excellent work environment and they truly convey a solid passion and a keen eye for what the tech users in Education & Business really need. We were greeted by a superb team from across the world, all present (in casual attire, naturally) to sit and work with us to understand how their offerings can have the upmost effectiveness at improving staff and student experience.

Since the launch of Chromebooks from brands such as Acer, Toshiba, HP, DELL and Lenovo users have already seen the benefits of the light, cost effective and easy to use/share devices. As a Google authorised reseller we at Haptic are enabled to provide the one off Chrome Management License to Education for just £19 per device (ex VAT)

We also offer a full deployment service, working with you to make the process of deployment and support as easy as taking the Chromebooks out of the box and handing directly to staff/students.

We have an extensive range of Chromebooks to hand for demo purposes, ask us for your free trial and we’ll arrange one for you. Likewise if you’d like to know more about Google’s offerings, let us know. Whether it’s a call, email, webinar or visit you’d prefer, we can arrange it.

Read more about Chromebooks here

More about Chrome Device Management

Haptic makes Technet 'IT Pro New Year's Honours List'

We're incredibly proud to announce that our in house Microsoft Consultant Andy Radcliffe has made the Technet 'IT Pro New Year's Honours List'

Some reading this will have worked with Andy on various projects varying from Exchange Migrations through to Office 365 support and Sharepoint/Lync Deployments.

Technet Blog - Microsoft

Understanding the sheer volume of tech professionals that could have made this list makes us realise how fortunate we are to have him as part of our team.

Here's to another interesting year in 2015, we have some exciting developments to share in the not-too distant future.

Haptic - Wireless specialists granted Ruckus 'Alpha Dog' Status

WiFi specialists Haptic and Ruckus Wireless have enjoyed a long and successful partnership spanning over 5 years. With hundreds of satisfied customers across the UK, Europe and UAE we continue to deploy solid reliable wireless networks using the Ruckus solution.

The existing partner program offers three echelons, Big Dog, Top Dog and Alpha Dog. Haptic have been awarded Alpha Dog status as we have proven to be leaders in the implementation of Ruckus solutions. We remain committed to providing best in class sales and technical staff and resources, having taken advantage of the training and WiSe certification offered by Ruckus.

With the new developments of SPoT and SAMs as well as new indoor/outdoor access points we look forward to continuing this excellent partnership with one of the most important names in Wi-Fi.

If you'd like to find out more about the Ruckus Wireless product range, click here to browse our dedicated microsite