Recent Press & News

Latest news, press releases, and links to industry articles featuring Centralis.

Latest News

• Centralis slims down KPMT's infrastructure
  Centralis has secured a £650,000 contract to supply the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) with a thin-client offering.
  Computing.co.uk, February, 2010

• Kent and Medway aim to save £250,000 a year by moving to thin client computers
  Mental health and social care trust employs IT consultancy Centralis to design and build a proof of concept based on Citrix's XenApp and AppSense to centralise desktop delivery to staff.
  Smarthealthcare.com, January, 2010

• Ewen Anderson welcomes new government plans for savings through better use of IT
  The government has announced new plans to save billions of pounds a year through the better use of information technology.
  V3.co.uk, January, 2010

• Ewen Anderson on penalising organisations for breaching data protection
  Ministry of Justice agrees on maximum amount organisations can be fined.
  Computing.co.uk, January, 2010

• Centralis helps Dudley PCT go virtual on desktops
  Dudley Primary Care Trust has announced that it has been working with IT consultancy Centralis to develop a shared service infrastructure underpinned by a virtualised desktop environment.
  e-Health Insider, December, 2009

• Simplify, standardise and centralis your IT
  IT efficiency drive must begin with basic questions. Ewen Anderson comments on efficiency and managing the IT helpdesk environment.
  FT.com, November, 2009

• Centralis helps Dudley PCT go virtual on desktops
  Dudley Primary Care Trust has announced that it has been working with IT consultancy Centralis to develop a shared service infrastructure underpinned by a virtualised desktop environment.
  e-Health Insider, December, 2009

• Dudley PCT works with Centralis to take shared services from vision to reality
  Dudley Primary Care Trust (PCT) has appointed Centralis to develop a regional shared services technology infrastructure underpinned by a virtualised desktop environment.
  SNS UK, November, 2009

• Centralis survey reveals UK ready for VDI
  Centralis recently surveyed 20 public and private-sector U.K. organisations and found 70% of participants expect to have one in four users live on virtual desktops within the next 12 months.
  SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.uk, November, 2009

• Centralis comment on Citrix changes to XenDesktop licensing after user pressure
  Citrix has reacted to criticisms from IT departments of the user-based licensing of its XenDesktop 4 product and introduced more flexibility into its payment options.
  ComputerWeekly, October, 2009

• Centralis welcome changes by Citrix for XenDesktop licences after feedback
  Citrix has announced modifications to the licence options for its recently announced XenDesktop 4 virtual desktop product.
  ZDnet, October, 2009

• Centralis on three critical weaknesses which affect virtual machine sprawl
  Ewen Anderson comments on the main issues for organisations when implementing desktop and server virtualisation projects. 
  SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.uk, September, 2009

• Centralis question Wanova's desktop virtualisation answer to Citrix and VMware
  Start up develops alternative to leading vendors desktop virtualisation technologies.
  CBR, August, 2009

• Financial Times Podcast
  Listen to Ewen Anderson's, Managing Director at Centralis, interview with the Financial Times on Standardisation vs. Personalisation.
  FT.com, July, 2009

• Research by Centralis shows public sector IT bosses are under pressure to cut costs
  Figures also show flexible working is top of the technology agenda,
  Computing, July, 2009

• Surrey County Council work with Centralis to roll out a new desktop strategy
  Local authority aims to cut energy costs, upgrade legacy kit and support more mobile users with a Citrix-based project.
  Computing, June, 2009

• Businesses lift the lid on virtualisation rollouts
  Businesses are increasingly working with various forms of virtualisation technology to cut costs, improve energy efficiency and simplify the management of their applications and IT services.
  Silicon, June, 2009

• Council broadens horizons with virtualisation project
  Both office and mobile workers within Surrey County Council are to benefit from a new Citrix desktop strategy.
  ITPro, June, 2009

Further News
 

• Centrix Software recruits Centralis as one of the first resellers of Centrix Workspace
  Application delivery vendor selects UK Distributor and first resellers after opting to a 100 per cent channel model.
  CRN, June, 2009

• Budget to drive public sector outsourcing, clouds
  IT suppliers have welcomed the Budget as a sales opportunity, homing in on the £7.2 billion efficiency savings being targeted in Whitehall.
  CIO.com, April, 2009

• Citrix solution by Centralis supports national housing and regeneration agency with merger
  The newly formed Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is providing staff with access to core business applications via a new Citrix environment developed in partnership with IT consultancy Centralis.
  PublicTechnology.net, April, 2009

• Virtualisation revenue to jump 55 per cent
  IT Pro quotes Centralis MD Ewen Anderson in coverage of a Gartner report stating that there will be a 55 per cent rise in virtualisation software revenue this year.
  ITPro, April, 2009

• Transforming housing provision and application delivery
  Centralis supports national housing and regeneration agency with merger.
  SNS UK, March, 2009

• Centralis Greenlight Launched
  New technology-based service launched by the Harvester team, bringing traffic-light reporting to managed services, health checks and virtualisation assessments.

• Solihull Council plans for the future with virtualised desktops
  Solihull Community Housing Association in collaboration with Solihull Council has deployed a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution to support independent working for a key group of staff.
  PublicTechnology.net, February, 2009

• Europe’s largest Arts University halves support calls
  Centralis has successfully rebuilt the managed desktop infrastructure for the University of the Arts London to link 21 sites, improving application performance and user satisfaction. 
  ITPro, February, 2009

• LGC boosts communication with Centralis
  UK-based system for scientific organisation
  CBRonline, January, 2009

• Desktop virtualisation expected to accelerate in 2009
  The vast majority of organisations have made little attempt to virtualise their desktop infrastructure but more than 90% expect to be using desktop virtualisation within the next five years.
  MicroScope.co.uk, December, 2008

• Independent Analyst report rates Centralis approach ideal for UK organisations
  Respected industry analysts Butler Group undertook a detailed analysis of Centralis' approach, capabilities, methodology and partnerships. Read the findings and find out why they were "impressed".

• Latest On-line Newsletter
  Find out the latest news and industry updates in the latest Centralis on-line bulletin.

• Firms stalling on desktop virtualisation
  Companies still reluctant to embark on large-scale desktop virtualisation projects, according to new research from independent IT consultancy, Centralis.
  VNUnet.com, December, 2008
• Server virtualisation surging ahead, but desktop virtualisation remains rare.
  Most companies understand the business benefits of virtualisation, but many are still reluctant to embark on large-scale desktop virtualisation projects. 
  MicroScope.co.uk, December, 2008
• Centralis moves into prestigious new offices
  As part of its expansion and commitment to growth, Centralis has recently moved into new refurbished offices. To have a look at the photographs, please click here.
  November, 2008
• Royal Marsden upgrades remote working capabilities
  The Royal Marsden NHS Trust has joined forces with Centralis to implement a Citrix-based secure remote working service to provide access to vital information across existing sites and new cancer units.
  CBR Online, September, 2008
• Royal Marsden improves remote data access
  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is using a bespoke remote working system to allow staff and partners access to critical patient records.
  Computing.co.uk, September, 2008
• Cancer specialist transforms critical patient records system with secure remote access. 
  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has implemented an innovative secure remote working solution to provide access to vital information across existing sites and new cancer units.
  PublicTechnology.net, September, 2008
• Royal Marsden implements secure remote access
  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has created a secure remote working environment for clinicians to support its business strategy of delivering care closer to patients’ homes.
  eHealth Insider, September, 2008
• Thin clients vs. virtual desktops
  Consultancy Centralis offers expert advice on the alternatives to conventional desktop PCs.
  vnunt.com, August, 2008
• Firms urged to think twice before re-purposing old PCs
  Centralis Managing Director, Ewen Anderson, features in BusinessGreen.com, commenting on the use of PC's against thin clients in the aim to cut carbon emissions.
  BusinessGreen.com, August, 2008
• Hospitals get remote access to patient records
  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a secure remote network to improve clinicians' access to cancer patient records.
  Silicon.com, August, 2008
• IT firm speeds IT overhaul
  Speedy Hire has migrated to a new centralised application delivery infrastructure to support its enlarged business.
  ITPro, July, 2008

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