Avaya
Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems, providing Unified Communications (UC), contact centres (CC), and related services to businesses and organisations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art solutions that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness. Avaya has a rich heritage of research and development of market-leading software applications, enterprise telephony and IP technologies, establishing best practices to allow companies to better service their customers.
Avaya helps small and medium size Companies to 'Think Big' with enhanced Collaboration products, and new innovations, through products such as the Avaya Aura, ACM, and IP office v7.0.
"As a key Avaya business partner, Taurus is uniquely placed in the South West to deliver the new generation of Avaya solutions. The combination of Taurus support and expertise with Avaya's world-class solutions provides an unrivalled opportunity for businesses seeking to improve the way they communicate."
Lee Shorten, Managing Director UK and Ireland
Avaya solutions design and support services.
VMware
Our accreditation as a VMware Solution Provider further extends our capabilities to deliver end-to-end, fully supported ICT solutions. As an experienced VMware partner, we are able to bring the benefits of virtualisation to our cost effective, bespoke solutions for small, medium and larger organisations
VMware solutions design and support services.
Juniper Networks
As a Juniper Networks Select Partner, we integrate Juniper’s enterprise network infrastructure solutions for voice and data communications with our portfolio of complementary networking technologies and services creating bespoke, secure and resilient solutions for clients throughout the UK.
Juniper Networks solutions design and support services.
LG
LG Electronics is a major global player in electronics & telecommunications, operating 72 subsidiaries around the world with over 55,000 employees worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience in voice communications technology, LG-Ericsson has learnt how complex voice features should be implemented and more importantly understand how features are most effectively used. The development of the IPECS Platform has spanned 10 years with LG-Ericsson's world class Engineering teams developing a truly unique solution for the SMB. Until now this level of communications technology has been beyond the reach of all but the largest corporations.
IBM
As an IBM Business Partner, Taurus is qualified to deliver the right hardware or software components for your business, whether based on skills, products or location. Taurus is also one of only four Avaya IBM business partners in the UK.
Vodafone
About
- Vodafone has the world's second largest mobile network subscriber-base, with higher revenues than any other telecom company worldwide.
- Vodafone is an active sponsor of sports, notably sponsoring a Formula 1 racing team and the Australian national cricket team.
- Vodafone owns a majority stake in Verizion Wireless, the largest mobile phone company in the USA.
- Vodafone is one of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- "Vodafone" means "Voice, data, phone".
Benefits
- Vodafone wireless/Wi-Fi routers have built-in mobile broadband.
- Vodafone Sure Signal (Uses Wi-Fi to boost mobile signal).
- Vodafone VIP offers business customers access to tickets for events including Formula 1, fashion and music festivals, as well as magazine subscriptions.
- Vodafone One Net (merges mobile and landline calls through your mobile).
- Vodafone Smartphone Professional (security and management for a range of devices).
- Free Text Centre service (write and send bulk text messages from your laptop).
TalkTalk Business
TalkTalk Business is a leading player in the development and delivery of next generation IP based converged voice and data services.
With the largest, most connected Next Generation Network (NGN) in the UK, at TalkTalk Business we host our technology - where possible - so you can benefit from automatic upgrades and minimise your maintenance costs. With the UK's most connected Next Generation Network, TalkTalk Business has a choice of robust connection methods to deliver superfast, services backed up with market leading security and UK based support. and unrivalled reliability.
Whether you're a large business needing a high capacity connection up to 1Gbps, a multi-site organisation connecting homeworkers and satellite offices or a SME looking to consolidate suppliers and cut costs, we can help. Because we understand that businesses need to be flexible, you can also add services such as call minutes, security software, website hosting and much more. Our Managed IPVPN solution is specifically designed to deliver a secure, private WAN for your business sites with connection options ranging from basic broadband and ADSL to Annex M and high speed Ethernet.
Because our Managed IPVPN solution is built specifically for your business and is not delivered over the internet, you can rest assured that data shared and applications accessed from site to site / remote workers will never leave your business domain because it is sent over your own private network. Even better, this solution prioritises your data traffic with Quality of Services (QoS).
O2 Approved
About
- O2 is the UK's second biggest mobile phone network provider. O2 offers 'joined up' business communications, with business mobiles, email, mobile broadband, and business landline services, on a single bill.
- O2 has more UK Smartphone users than any other mobile network.
- Outside the mobile phone industry O2 also sponsors the School for Startups - offering free business training to businesses, social enterprises and individual entrepreneurs Through its Think Big initiative, O2 aims to address important social and environmental issues such as climate change, as well as helping support and protect children and young people.
- O2 was the first provider to secure the Carbon Trust Standard certification for reducing carbon emissions.
- O2 is a subsidiary of Telefonica, a European mobile, broadband and telecoms provider - the third largest provider in the world.
- O2 is an active sponsor of sport and entertainment and is perhaps best known for The O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) in London.
Benefits
- Business customers receive unlimited calls to all business and personal O2 mobile phones.
- Customers on certain O2 Pay Monthly tariffs can also choose any 10 UK landline numbers to call free of charge.
- O2 business customers automatically receive unlimited access to The Cloud - the UK's largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots, with no impact on monthly data allowance.
- O2's network covers 99(percent) of the UK population, with 84(percent) 3G (3rd Generation mobile phone network) coverage for customers that are active online.
- O2 customer support for all O2 business services is provided by a team based here in the UK. Support is available free of charge, 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week Out of hours technical support is available to O2 business customers by telephone and a visit to your UK office can be booked if you need it.
- O2 business tariff customers qualify for registration to Blueroom for Business. Customers benefit from offers and discounts from partners.
- O2 business customers can entertain their clients and treat their staff, with special offers and priority tickets for a large number of major O2 venues and events.
HP
Taurus are accredited HP Preferred Partners and authorised to consult, sell and support across all of HP products and solutions to ultimately provide the best possible HP experience to our customers.
HP ProCurve is the Network of Choice for best-in-class solutions, products and services for wired and wireless networks. ProCurve's Adaptive Networks vision enables customers to implement an open, standards-based network infrastructure that adapts to the changing needs of users, applications and organisations.
ProCurve was positioned in the Leaders quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.'s 2009 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs. Today's businesses face constant challenges in growing their business, managing costs and mitigating risks. HP ProCurve helps by delivering a choice of the best networking solutions for enterprise organisations, as well as small to medium sized businesses throughout the world.
Concert Group
As Part of the Concert Group of Companies, Taurus offer service and support on a truly National Scale with offices throughout the UK. The Concert Group became a reality because of the vision of a group of dealer principals who believed that significant opportunities existed in the market to work together through a single organisation, and benefit from the collective buying power, experience and working practices.
The success of the venture means that today, the Concert Group represents a £35 million group with growing membership and significant influence in the telecoms industry.
Citrix
Forward-thinking businesses see work as something you do rather than someplace you go, where outcomes are what matter, not time spent in a cubicle.
This idea is at the heart of the virtual workstyle – where an employee can be as productive on the road as they are at the office. A parent with a sick child can work from home using their family PC. Project teams spread across different continents can collaborate as effectively as if they were in the same room. Simply. Securely.
Employees who are free to work wherever and whenever, on whatever device they choose tend to deliver great results and enjoy an effective balance between career and family.
Businesses that embrace this model experience enhanced corporate agility, recruiting, employee engagement and retention – while lowering office overhead and reducing their carbon footprint by minimizing employee commuting.
DEBI
Devon Environmental Business Initiative is a networking organisation set up to inform, support and motivate businesses, of all sizes and from all sectors in Devon, to adopt environmentally sound and profitable business policies. DEBI disseminates information on developments in environmental legislation, management systems and best practice to businesses in Devon by:
- A bi-monthly newsletter "DEBI News"
- Arranging industry visits to various business throughout the county
- Providing opportunities to network and share information
- Organising an annual Environmental Business Award competition
- Partnering with other organisations to share best practice
If you would like to know more about DEBI, or would like to become a member, please contact Michaela Savage, DEBI Administration either by email info@debi-online.org.uk or telephone 0845 257 3324 The Devon Environmental Business Initiative (DEBI) is:
- A non profit-making organisation and a registered charity
- Set up by business representatives to support other businesses in Devon
- Run by a board of cross-sectoral, voluntary directors
- Supported financially and in-kind by its corporate supporters and by grants and membership charges
DEBI Mission
To inform, support and motivate businesses, of all sizes and from all sectors in Devon to adopt environmentally sound and profitable business policies and achieve environmental best practice.
DEBI Objectives
To disseminate information on developments in environmental legislation, management systems and best practice to businesses in Devon.
T-Mobile
About
- T-Mobile is a brand of Everything Everywhere, along with Orange.
- Under a previous name (One2One) T-Mobile was the first to launch a phone service using the GSM (global system for mobile) standard, otherwise known as 2G (2nd generation) or simply ‘digital’.
Benefits
- Mobile phone customers of either T-Mobile or Orange can use both mobile networks, at no additional cost. Since coverage varies between networks, this can improve signal strength. Everything Everywhere describes this as “the single biggest improvement of network coverage since the birth of mobile”. They own both T-Mobile and Orange.
- 6 month contracts available.
- Next day phone replacement.
- Inclusive minutes to call USA and most of Europe (on the Business 1 Plan).
- Free online billing.
- T-Mobile Night In (enjoy 5 things for £5 at Blockbuster).
- Straight Talking events for business advise.
Orange
About
- Orange (previously a subsidiary of France Telecom) is a brand of Everything Everywhere alongside T-Mobile.
- Orange has over 130 million subscribers to its mobile, fixed-line, mobile broadband and other digital services, and is Europe’s third largest mobile and broadband provider.
- Orange business provides products and services for large corporate businesses, as well as small-to-medium businesses, home offices, and sole traders.
- Orange is also a major Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Benefits
- UK based customer services.
- Inclusive 24 hour faulty handset replacement.
- A Network Performance Promise (up to a minute's worth of talk time credit if the signal drops out).
- No UK minimum call charge for business customers.
- Free Answer Phone HD Voice (high-definition audio for crystal clear calls).
- Signal boost (for improved signal indoors over Wi-Fi).
- Everyphone (free divert service to another Orange mobile or a landline).
- Personal Line (2 phone numbers on one handset - one for business, one for personal).
- Flexible business tariff benefits.
- Preferential roaming rates on all business tariffs.
- Per second billing for roaming, after the minimum charge.
- Per-byte data roaming charging.
- Simple network independent pricing whilst you are roaming.
- Free calls to Customer Services from anywhere in the world.
- Network sharing with T-Mobile.
- 2 for 1 at the cinema with Orange Wednesdays
