We have two speakers this month!

Mat Thomas - Kerio

 Kerio are mostly known in the Small Business Specialist Community for their email server – Kerio Connect but they also have firewall, online collaboration and VOIP products.

Matt will spend some time introducing Kerio and their products to the group before giving a technical demonstration of a product of the groups choice.

Kerio Technologies, Inc. first entered the Internet security market in 1997 with its popular and well-respected WinRoute Pro product family. WinRoute's favorable reputation for ease of use, reliability and great performance propelled the company's initial success. Throughout its history, WinRoute has received recognition from worldwide IT press, industry experts and technology web portals, as a trustworthy yet affordable alternative to firewall/router appliances.

Kerio Connect is an all-in-one messaging and collaboration server, combining email, calendaring and collaboration features with integrated anti-virus, powerful anti-spam, built-in archiving, automated backup and an easy to use administrative interface.

Kerio Control, a unified threat management solution, delivers comprehensive protection and maximum performance for networks ranging from simple to complex. Multi-faceted security, including certified firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN services, Anti-virus, and Web Filter, protects the network from a wide array of evolving threats. Kerio Control offers more hardware scalability than traditional security appliances, and gives administrators the option to install on Windows, as a Software Appliance for bare metal, or in virtualised deployments. 

Kerio Operator is an IP PBX system tailored for small and medium sized businesses. Kerio Operator simplifies deployment and integration of a phone system into an existing IT environment, while providing ease of use for both the client and the administrator.

Kerio Workspace is a server software solution for small businesses that makes sharing and collaborating on documents easier than ever. All in a single, secure location, users can easily share common resources, facilitate collaborative discussion, and securely access their office files from virtually anywhere on any device.

Martin King-Turner – National B2B Centre.

“IT Suppliers: The Customer Perspective”

Martin will introduce the National B2B Centre to the group and present the results of the a recent survey NB2B recently put together to understand the views SME’s have about IT suppliers followed by a discussion about how we can all better meet the needs of our customers – and hence all win more business!

Martin is Managing Director of the National B2B Centre with over 20 years’ experience applying IT technologies and practices to real-world business challenges. 

A manufacturing engineer by degree, Martin started his professional life in the CAD/CAM business unit at IBM.  After 9 years helping a wide range of engineering and manufacturing companies to implement CAD/CAM and ERP solutions, Martin moved out of the ICT sector and into IT management.  He held a number of management and senior management positions, including IT Director at an automotive and motorsport company.

Martin is passionate about ensuring small businesses take maximum advantage of the opportunities offered by IT and continually seeks new ways in which he and the National B2B Centre can help.

The National B2B Centre provides independent digital and IT consultancy, training and research.  Since our foundation in 2002 we have helped over 1,000 companies and other organisations realise their goals and fulfil their potential.  Our passion is ensuring you get maximum value from your technology, processes and people. We understand that ultimately it’s all about improving business performance and enabling growth.

Our consultancy is all about wringing maximum value out of every pound you spend on IT.  We are independent, experienced IT consultants. We have no software or hardware to sell, no hidden agenda.  We work with companies whose ambition is to make the most of their IT and grow their business.

We specialise in creating practical IT strategies to support business growth, identifying the best technology solutions and resources, and managing successful IT projects.