Rural businesses are set to benefit from improved broadband connections following a £362 million investment, announced by the Government today.
The money, announced by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, is part of the Government’s drive to ensure that 90% of homes and businesses have access to superfast broadband by 2015.
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London: O2 today announces that Daisy Group plc, has become the latest company to sign up as a strategic partner and become a member of O2 Centre of Excellence.
This follows Daisy?s recent acquisition of SpiriTel, a leading independent provider of traditional voice and IP business solutions and a member of O2?s Centre of Excellence programme. The move will see Daisy establish a dedicated and separate O2 sales team to ensure that all routes to market managed by Daisy will benefit from both companies? combined expertise and product range.
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Daisy Group plc (AIM: DAY), a leading service provider of unified business communications services, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with the SpiriTel Directors on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Daisy Group for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of SpiriTel at a price of 51.5 pence per SpiriTel Share, valuing the share capital of SpiriTel (on a Fully Diluted basis) at £27.3m.
Murder, mystery and intrigue were the order of the evening as Daisy re-launched its proposition to channel partners.
Dressed in full regalia, partners enjoyed a ?who dunnit? style event while finding out about the refreshed programme which promises improved commercials, complemented by dedicated support and resources.
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Daisy Group plc proved its strength in the local area by winning the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce ?Large Business of the Year ? award.
Nominated for its phenomenal growth and a true dedication to the East Lancashire area, the company proved a clear winner against fellow nominees.
Some well-known personalities from the channel converged in the North West to enjoy 18 holes of golf, win some outstanding prizes and help Daisy raise more than £8,000 for charity.
Business partners, resellers and associates of Daisy swapped the office for the fairway and descended on Clitheroe Golf Club for a full day of activities, pitting their golfing wits against one another.
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The Daisy big red bus proved a hive of activity as the local telecoms firm recruited staff at the weekend.
More than 100 job seekers hopped on board the recruitment double decker as it parked up in Burnley town centre for the day and more than 80 filled in applications for positions with the company which currently has 50 vacancies.
A leading Lancashire telecoms firm has ?pimped? an old London Routemaster bus which previously belonged to The Prodigy front-man Liam Howlett.
The iconic bus was bought for Liam as a bizarre birthday gift by his wife Natalie Appleton of All Saints fame and was used as a hang-out for the band in the star?s London back garden.
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Despite advancements in mobile phone handsets, SMEs prefer to buy models that offer the best battery life and durability, according to research released by telecoms provider Daisy Group and customer creation specialist B2Group.
Survey results reveal the top three factors SMEs consider when looking for a new handset are ease of use, battery life and durability of the phone, suggesting reliability is more important than owning the latest handset. Email and wi-fi connectivity, were fourth and fifth choice in the survey.
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B2 is rolling out ?The Business Census? ? the first-ever continuous telephone survey of three million businesses to provide high-value sector exclusive lead generation for b2b blue-chips.
B2Group, a lead generation specialist, launches today in the UK, headed by a team of b2b experts including former DLG chief Jeremy Whitaker.
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