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Announcing Australia’s first 4G mobile handset
Telstra announced the commissioning of its 4G network in February 2011, installed the first base station only three months later, and completed deployment of one of the world’s most advanced mobile networks in September last year.
Now HTC has launched the first handset to take full advantage of the new high-speed 4G network with the release of the HTC Velocity 4G, the most exciting smart phone we’ve seen in some time.
What next in 2012?
What factors can you expect to influence your business in the year ahead? We’ve drawn the following summary from IDC’s Chief Analyst, Frank Gens*:
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Winner announced!
CONGRATULATIONS to Hormuzd Cooper who is the winner of a fantastic new Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet!
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is the ideal corporate tablet, including secure email access with Good Technologies and Cisco VPN support, Active Directory and Microsoft ActiveSync integration, Documents To Go for viewing and editing Microsoft Office and PDF documents, built-in social networking applications and handwriting recognition.
The Missing Link makes the list of Australia’s smartest technology specialists
CRN Magazine makes no bones about it when describing their Fast50 Awards; “we rank the best according to what matters: revenue growth” says CRN’s Editor, David Binning. He goes on to explain that revenue growth comes from understanding your client’s business, aligning their needs with the right technology solutions, and then delivering it faster and more efficiently than your competitors.
We are excited to be recognised as one of CRN magazine’s Fast50 winners for the second year in a row, we couldn’t pick a better way to conclude what’s been a very successful year!
Welcome to our new look!
As you’ll have noticed, we have a refreshed brand, a new-look newsletter and a new website to better reflect the services and positioning of the company for new and existing clients.
While nothing’s changed about the high level of customer service we pride ourselves on, our rapid growth and the constant rate of change in the IT services industry means we want to do a better job of keeping you up-to-date with developments in our company.
Watch our Mo’s grow
The team at The Missing Link is predominantly male and mostly young, so when Movember offered us the opportunity to support men’s health, particularly the issues of depression and prostate cancer, we got involved. So, we have created a cool micro site which we call “The Missing Mo’s”. Here you can literally watch our Mo’s grow before your eyes — check it out at http://mo.themissinglink.com.au/.
In previous years individual members of our team have participated, but this year the company is fielding an official team of 14 employees, including both directors, Alex and Daniel.
Ten tips on Cloud Computing
Confused about cloud computing? You’re not alone. An April 2011 study by Norwich University reported almost a third of respondents expressed a moderate or greater level of confusion about the issue. By working with The Missing Link, we can help you evaluate your options and plan a future strategy with cloud computing in mind, but you can improve the preparedness of your own organisation right now with these 10 tips:
Call us on 1300 865 865 to start planning for your cloud services or find out how we can help with existing plans.
Artis Group infrastructure integration completed
Earlier this year we announced that The Missing Link had acquired the infrastructure services division of another IBM Premier Business Partner, Artis Group.
The 16 member team all came across, bringing The Missing Link team up to more than 60 staff.
The Missing Link achieves first in IBM Cloud Computing certification
We’re proud to announce that The Missing Link is the first partner in ANZ to achieve certification in IBM’s new Cloud Computing speciality.
Kicking off its 2011 PartnerWorld Leadership Conference in May, IBM announced an expanded set of incentives for business partners offering IBM based cloud services.
Coming in 2012: The Missing Link Backup and Storage Analysis
We’re pleased to announce that beginning next year The Missing Link will introduce a new storage and backup analysis service.
Our team can perform an assessment of your current environment, uncovering inefficiencies that can create barriers to service delivery, promote uncontrolled growth in capital and operating expenses, and threaten ROI. You’ll receive a roadmap to help you focus on the necessary changes, prioritised by activities that may offer the biggest return on investment and business benefit.
