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Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower organizations to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users who rely on cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their work and personal lives.

 
Blue Helix are a leading distribution partner, servicing EMEA based in the UK, offering a wide range of products from market leaders in fibre optic, copper and voice cabling, and also cabinets, frames, test equipment, tooling, networking and security solutions.
Our key strengths lie in our strong partnerships with manufacturers and our long term relationships with our clients. With a focus on both large projects, but also on supporting our clients for all of their day to day requirements.

 
Committed, Agile, Energetic, CAE Technology Services understands the delivery and culture of IT from concept to support. Recognised by the public and private sectors as the leading IT Infrastructure supplier for technical projects on any scale, CAE offers a clear vision and a secure foundation for long term strategic partnership. CAE Technology Services work as an expert partner to integrate and apply cultural and technical solutions in a clear, precise way, focused on business outcomes and always delivering positive change to organisations of all sizes.

 
The Dell team are excited to be returning to ICTF where they will be showcasing the latest in desktop and laptop technology from the University’s Preferred Supplier of these devices, along with some innovative server and storage products. If checking out the latest Latitude or OptiPlex isn’t your main focus, then come and talk to their enterprise technical specialists, so will be on hand to answer questions and discuss everything from HPC to storage to networking to virtualisation to the cloud and beyond.

 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data centre to workplace applications, our technology and services help customers around the world make IT more efficient, more productive and more secure.

Khipu Networks is a privately owned award winning international Cyber Security Company delivering a wide range of network, wireless and security solutions, technologies and services across multiple sectors. Founded in 2005, Khipu Networks ethos has always been to work in partnership with customers, to understand their environments and challenges so that we can design and deploy ‘best of breed’ solutions that enable them to meet their strategic goals.

Lenovo is a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial and enterprise technology. Our portfolio of high-quality, secure products and services covers PCs (including the legendary Think and multimode YOGA brands), workstations, servers, storage, smart TVs and a family of mobile products such as smartphones (including the Motorola brand), tablets and apps. Innovation is in Lenovo’s DNA and helps us continuously improve and perfect our business; it’s not only in our products and technologies, but also present in everything from our strategy and execution to our business model. Lenovo never stops improving its unique, dual-business model: serving global, large enterprise customers through our relationship model and small-to-medium size businesses and consumers through our transaction model.

NCE Computer Group has over 30 years experience independently designing, providing, and supporting enterprise-class data storage solutions, services and maintenance. We continually adapt to incorporate best-of-breed technology into the solutions and services we architect for our customer base that includes a wide variety of businesses in numerous vertical markets. NCE Solutions Team works closely with our customers to fully understand their objectives and challenges to provide a solution best suited to their needs. Fully ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited, and members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), NCE has one of the largest Storage & Server Service Operations in Europe and offer repairs and on-site support for your Data Center.

Nouveau Solutions is a specialist network and security solutions company, offering consultancy, professional and managed services and software development, with a reputation for excellence in supporting and serving our customers. We specialise in finding the optimum solution to meet your operational needs, using in-house consultancy expertise and software development, where and when needed, to create perfectly tailored and scalable systems and support services for your organisation.

OCF specialises in supporting the significant big data challenges of private and public UK organisations. Our in-house team and extensive partner network can design, integrate, manage or host the high performance compute, storage hardware and analytics software necessary for customers to extract value from their data. With a 14-year heritage in HPC, managing big data challenges, OCF works with over 20 per cent of the UK's Universities, Higher Education Institutes and Research Councils, as well as commercial clients from the automotive, aerospace, financial, manufacturing, media, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and utilities industries.