Glamorgan Telecom

The New Aastra 400 meets increasing demand for Unified Communications amongst small businesses

According to the recent press release from Aastra, the new 400 series communications platform has transformed its Small to Medium Business offering.

As the only authorised dealer for Aastra products based in South Wales, this offers a great opportunity for us to offer small and medium sized businesses a solution that will enhance internal communication, improve communication with customers, save costs and enable employees to be more responsive at all times, whether on or off site.

The Aastra 400 series combines a full range of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) applications, mobility solutions and user centric devices into a single solution.

The Aastra 400 is packed with productivity solutions such as one number, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and email notification of voicemail messages. The product also aids teamwork, with group voicemail boxes, instant messaging (IM), presence management and conference call capabilities.

Aastra gains 'Editor's Choice Award' for the Aastra 400

From Aastra UK:

"I am delighted to inform you that as part of Aastra UK efforts for Product Awards, we have been awarded this month by Business Info's Editor the 'Editor's Choice Award' for the Aastra 400."

Aastra Accreditation

Aastra UK is pleased to confirm that Glamorgan Telecom has successfully achieved the required certification needed and is an approved SME Solutions accredited partner within the Aastra UK & Ireland Partner Programme

2010 Charity Golf Competition

In association with our favoured Charity, the Wooden Spoon, we invited golfers to the challenging 2010 charity golf competition, where national honour was at stake in the Inaugural Glamorgan Telecom Wales v England Trophy. The event took place on 8th October 2010 at St Pierre Golf Club.

The event was support by rugby legend Jason Leonard, with special after dinner guest speaker Martyn Bayfield.

The Welsh team were the overall winners of the day which raised a massive amount of money for the Wooden Spoon.

London Marathon 2010 - Update!

The London Marathon was completed last week by our technical director Mark Bolderson, in a very respectable time of 4.27. 

We would like to thank all sponsors and are delighted to report that we raised over £2,000 for CLIC Sargent.

GLAMORGAN TELECOM ACHIEVE 'ELITE RESELLER STATUS'

Glamorgan have been awarded 'Elite Reseller Status' by Aastra Telecom UK!

Email from Aastra Telecom UK:

I thought I would drop you a note to Congratulate Glamorgan Telecom on achieving 'Elite Reseller Status' with Aastra Telecom UK based upon your performance and technical competence as delivered in 2009.

This is the highest level of attainment you can achieve with the Intelligate Telephone System and you are one of only 2 resellers who have attained this status in the UK.

And of course, the only one in Wales!

Congratulations on this fantastic achievement and we wish you all the best for a successful 2010.

We thank you for your business to date and look forward to your continued support throughout 2010.

January Snow

Glamorgan Telecom staff brave the snow to ensure service and support remain unaffected by the weather conditions!

Glamorgan Telecom Golf Day - 13th August 2009 at the 2010 Celtic Manor

In association with our favoured Charity, the Wooden Spoon, we invited 50 pairs of golfers to the challenging 2010 Course at the Celtic Manor, where national honour was at stake in the Inaugural Glamorgan Telecom Wales v England Trophy.

Each team was captained by representative rugby greats, Gareth Edwards for the Welsh and Bill Beaumont for the English.

Following a hearty breakfast and inspiring words from the respective captains, the pairings commenced to battle on the difficult 2010 Ryder Cup course.

On a very warm summer afternoon, a close contest ensued.  With all scores counting towards their respective countries total, the final results were nip and tuck to the very end.

Prizes were also awarded for the best individual pairings:

1st  Catch 22 (England)
2nd  Giles Insurance (Wales)
3rd  B.A.M Nutall (England)

Following the golf, the invitees enjoyed the luxurious surroundings of the 2010 clubhouse, as each player eagerly anticipating the final result.

After a delicious three course meal of Welsh Lamb, and entertainment provided by Rod Woodward it came to the final results, and in a closely fought contest England ran out winners of our Inaugural event.

During the day and evening Wooden Spoon fundraising, hoped to have raised in excess of £15,000 to help continue their great work in the community.

On a personal note, just a quick thank you to all attendees, I hoped you enjoyed yourselves, and will join me in thanking the Celtic Manor for providing great surroundings and service to match.

See you all next year, where I hope for Welsh revenge.

Adrian Price
Glamorgan Telecom

"Wooden Spoon are delighted that the inaugural Wales v England Golf Challenge at the 2010 Ryder Cup Course at Celtic Manor was such a success.  The sun shone as our two teams of 25 couples were photographed with their team captains Gareth Edwards and Bill Beaumont respectively before our encounter on the Ryder Cup Course.  Bill made it clear early in the morning that he had never experienced a win on Welsh soil and so he was delighted when England ran out winners of the inaugural event.

Wooden Spoon would like to thank Glamorgan Telecom and CableStream for their generous sponsorship, also to Alan Davies and staff at the 2010 Club for making the day run so smoothly.  We enjoyed an excellent meal and some fine after-dinner entertainment from Rod Woodward and generous fundraising.  It was agreed by all that we should meet up again next year when the Welsh would endeavour to pluck back the trophy!"

Tony Richards
Deputy CEO Wooden Spoon

Glamorgan Telecom is proud to announce its "sponsorship" partner for 2009 is "WOODEN SPOON"

Glamorgan Telecom is regularly involved in Charity Events whether it be Golf Events or Cardiff and London Marathons and look forward to many more days where support can be given to the Wooden Spoon throughout 2009.

Wooden Spoon is the children's charity of the rugby world. For 25 years Spoon has harnessed the spirit and values of rugby to give disadvantaged children in Britain and Ireland a chance to achieve their full potential in life. Over this time more than 350 projects have been supported with over £15million given in grants to national and local projects. Over 2000 fundraising events have been held supported by 10,000 plus social members. Funds raised have enhanced the lives of more than 500,000 children, young people and their families.

In 2008 alone 62 new projects were initiated with a total of £1,822,000 committed. More than 30 new projects were unveiled of which seven were opened by Spoon's Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne. In total over 25,000 more children and young people were helped by Spoon during 2008. Projects have ranged from sensory rooms, interactive gardens and playgrounds for special needs children through to support centres, IT equipment for training centres, hydrotherapy pools and rugby projects to combat bullying, violence, obesity and discrimination.

The four Rugby Home Unions are additional patrons along with the Rugby Football League making Spoon the only Children's charity that raises funds across both codes of rugby. Other active supporters include Richard Hill, Kyran Bracken, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Jenkins, Willie John McBride, Gavin Hastings and Jason Leonard. There are 43 active regional committees run by more than 500 volunteers working to raise funds locally for local projects.

The Wooden Spoon's guiding principle has been to have fun while fundraising. This principle has seen the charity achieve tremendous success in a short period of time. Today, Wooden Spoon can count itself among the top national charities in the UK.

For more information on Wooden Spoon please visit www.woodenspoon.com
England Charity Reg. Number 326691 Scotland No: SCO39247.

Aastra IntelliGate PBXs Awarded Two 'Best Buys' for 2009

What To Buy For Business magazine recognised Aastra's IntelliGate for the third consecutive year with two top awards following its independent survey of the Business Telephone Systems market. Systems from a wide range of vendors were rated in the report, and Aastra IntelliGate systems for the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market were recognised with the following accolades, including the IntelliGate 2025 & 300, which both won the coveted 'Best Buy' awards, in the IP PBX/VoIP category.

Key highlights from the survey, as published in January 2009 issue, included: About Aastra IntelliGate 2025: "Great range of handsets, flexible system, users will warm to this system."

About Aastra IntelliGate 300: "Good for minimising hardware costs and good for saving on call costs (via SIP trunking)."

Michael Calvert, General Manager for Aastra in the UK, said: "To be recognised for the third year running with two top awards from the highly regarded authority of What to buy for Business has again been another huge achievement from Aastra. The IntelliGate family of PBXs is constantly improving, adding more features like fixed mobile convergence, and tools for presence management; making it a versatile, powerful and competitive solution for SMBs."

Aastra Busnes Telephone Chyfundrefn At Atega Cymraeg

The latest version of Aastra's IntelliGate IP telephony systems for small to medium businesses supports the welsh language for the first time and includes advanced technology to promote business efficiency.

Aastra, a leading company at the forefront of the communications market, recognises that organisations doing business through the medium of Welsh have a crucial role in keeping the country thriving, both economically and culturally. IntelliGate 7.7 is the first Aastra product to incorporate the Welsh language into its capabilities. Users can now select Welsh prompts on the displays of a wide range of IntelliGate system telephones which are designed for all budgets and applications, including digital, IP, cordless and computer-based options.

Mike Ballantine, Business Development Manager at Aastra UK said: "We believe that Aastra is the first company to offer such advanced solutions in Welsh. We felt it is important to give tools to help and encourage the use of Welsh in the workplace and the office phone is one of the most prevalent tools in day-to-day business to do so."

"We also recognise that small and medium sized businesses need solutions that can improve productivity and customer service. This latest version of IntelliGate offers a hassle-free way to achieving this goal, by providing advanced applications for mobility and presence management." added Mike Ballantine.

Samsung raises the stakes in the lower reaches with OfficeServ 7030 Compact

Samsung Electronics UK has raised the stakes in the lower reaches of the converged communications market with the launch OfficeServ 7030 Compact, the latest addition to its OfficeServ 7000 series.

"The addition of the OfficeServ 7030 Compact to our OfficeServ 7000 series is proof of Samsung's commitment to offer cutting-edge communications solutions to businesses whatever their size," said Mark Ivens, Senior Marketing Manager, Samsung Electronics UK.

This converged communications platform offers flexibility in its configurations for a small system, enabling smaller firms to take advantage of the latest voice, data and wireless communications.

Glamorgan Telecom is very proud to have The Wooden Spoon as their nominated charity for 2008.

Wooden Spoon is rugby's charity supporting mentally, physically and socially disadvantaged children and young people. Spoon has committed to over £15 million in spending for a variety of projects for children and young people. It has organised over 2,000 events and had over 25,000 ties worn by its loyal members and supporters. Hardworking staff and volunteers have achieved all of this since the birth of the charity.

It all began on a fateful day in Dublin in 1983 when England's Five Nations season ended in disaster with defeat by Ireland leaving them languishing at the bottom of the table.

A group of English supporters were presented with a Wooden Spoon by their Irish opponents to mark this historic occasion. On returning home the proposal to play golf for the spoon attracted the interest of fellow English supporters. Over 100 people attended that golf day in Farnham and by the end of the evening £8450 had been raised. The funds were cashed in for a minibus purchased for the Park Special Needs School in Aylesbury. The charity was born...

Glamorgan Telecom is the leading provider of telecommunications solutions across Wales and the West and is very proud of the support that both customers and staff have shown to raising funds for the Wooden Spoon Charity.

It was a very exciting day for Glamorgan Telecom's Financial Director Adrian Price when he was able to donate a significant amount of money to Bob Harris of the Wooden Spoon Society.

Glamorgan Telecom is regularly involved in Charity Events whether it be Golf Events or Cardiff and London Marathons and look forward to many more days where support can be given to the Wooden Spoon throughout 2008.

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OfficeServ 7200 & 7400 Platform

Less than one month after its official launch Samsungs new fully converged voice and data solution has received 'What to Buy for Business', product of the month award for October 2005. The OfficeServ 7200/7400 Converged Communications Server has been designed to deliver advanced voice, data and wireless communications in a single platform. Businesses can deploy OfficeServ 7200/7400 to build sophisticated telephony applications, secure data-communications infrastructure and policy driven networks.

OfficeServ 7200/7400 with its comprehensive range of features and functionality offers an effective, affordable solution for any organisation.

So whether you are a small office, a head office or a branch of a larger organisation with a need to take advantage of cutting-edge solutions, the OfficeServ 7200/7400 becomes the heart of your communications network.