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Managed Networks offering free IT to 10 start-ups in the UK

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LONDON, UK: Managed Networks, the UK-based provider of cloud services to SMEs, is offering 10 lucky start-ups free IT for three months.

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The selected companies will get all the benefits of Microsoft Office and Exchange delivered from a secure data centre with full support and 24/7 availability. This promotion, with a retail value of 15,000 GBP, is part of Managed Networks' efforts to help UK PLCs compete on the global stage.

DesktopLive was launched in response to the demand by some of their existing customers for a flexible hosted service which allowed users to access their familiar Microsoft applications while on the move and from their home PCs all at a competitive cost.

Managed Networks wants SMEs and start-ups to experience what extraordinary enterprise-level IT support feels like free of charge for three months.

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This is a fully customizable hosted service that allows users to access their familiar Microsoft Office applications from wherever they are. The product is a perfect example of how seamless stress-free cloud services should be.

DesktopLive affords users the same experience as working from a desktop but with the benefit of a fully functioning and customisable desktop with the added advantage of a round-the-clock service support. It is fully optimised for offline use also.

The key features of the product which even its strongest competitors have failed to provide include capabilities such as local email synchronisation for laptop users while roaming, the ability to add extra line of business applications and a 24-hour UK-based service desk.

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One of the key features of DesktopLive users will find remarkable is that their data will be stored in secure data centres in London and Leicester. "Small businesses are easy targets of security breaches and they can no longer afford to be lax with data security" says Ben Rapp, CEO of Managed Networks.

"In the last 12 months, the number of start-ups in the UK alone has increased by around 24 per cent. However, given the limited disposable income that has plagued many small businesses around the UK, it comes as no surprise that business owners are constantly looking to reduce their overall cost, while striving to stay competitive," added Rapp.

 

 

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