Converged strong start to 2010

18th June 2010

Directors Message

Neil Christie Welcome to the first edition of the tri-annual (i.e. every four months) Converged newsletter which has been created to keep you informed of company news and developments.

This, our fifth year in operation, has been very successful so far. The year got off to a strong start with our team securing a number of valuable contract wins with new clients and ongoing work being extended in a number of cases, which will help us grow in future years.

In this edition of our newsletter you will also see that we have secured Cisco Certification, an important milestone, which demonstrates our commitment to excellence.

Last but certainly not least I would like to mention our special ADSL2+ Celebration, whereby we are offering free migrations away from existing ADSL products. We are also offering a discount to customers who successfully refer us to their contacts.

I look forward to keeping you updated on further developments throughout the year.

Neil Christie, Technical Director

Converged celebrates strong start to the year

Converged Communications Solutions (CCS) are pleased to announce an exceptionally strong start to 2010 - despite continuing concerns over wider national circumstances.

New business worth nearly £100,000 over the next year has been signed up in the first six months of the year with well known names such as Maxwell Drummond International, Stena Drilling, Shore Porters' Society and Balhousie Care Group.

Such strong growth demonstrates the strength of our integrated approach to IT services and the value that our customers place on the high quality of service and support that they receive. We look forward to carrying our momentum into the Summer.

Staff News

Vlasta, Neil and Paul We are sad to report that Andy Pearson, Business Development Director, has decided to move on to pastures new and has left the company. Andy was a founding member of Converged and brought his own inimitable style to his dealings with customers and suppliers that will be greatly missed. We hope that you'll join us in wishing Andy all the best.

However, we are pleased to announce that we've been joined by two new members of staff - Vlasta Simpson, Accounts Administrator and Paul Smurthwaite, Desktop and Server Support Specialist. Both will become quite familiar to our customers as time goes on and I hope that you will join us in welcoming them to the family.

Cisco Certification

Converged is delighted to announce that we are now Cisco SMB Specialized Partners and Cisco Select Certified Partners. Although our engineers have always been accredited by Cisco, this organisational certification opens the doors to the provision of more Cisco-based services. The Cisco certification is recognition of the high quality of service that we have and will continue to provide in the future.

Clarification on Postal and Banking Details

It has come to our attention that some customers have not updated their systems to reflect our move away from Huntly Street and also have retained some older bank details for us.

We remind clients that our postal address is: Converged Communication Solutions Ltd, 6 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1XE. All payments should be made to the account details that are included on your invoices (and not to Converged Communication Supplies - which dealt exclusively with hardware purchases).

ADSL2+ Celebration and refer a friendly business

The big event of the last six months has been the launch of our ADSL2+ Local Loop Unbundled products and we are pleased to report strong uptake of this excellent product. To celebrate we are offering further free migrations away from existing ADSL products throughout June 2010 as well as a referral scheme to our existing customers.

If you know of someone who would benefit from our products and can put us in touch with them - we'll offer you a discount on your existing services if they sign up with us. For further details, please get in touch and we will explain all!