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GPNS and YO!Sushi Hit the High Seas.


Last week saw the annual 5020 Casual Dining Sailing Regatta around the beautiful Isle of Wight. Restaurant chains from across the UK, including Wagamama, Fire and Stone and of course our very own YO!Sushi came together in Port Solent, Portsmouth to compete in a total of four intense races over two days.

GPNS sponsored one of the five YO!Sushi boats and three nervous and tired representatives from GPNS headed off to Portsmouth from a slightly cloudy but generally pleasant London on Wednesday morning. We arrived at Port Solent at 9am to gale force 6 winds and plenty of rain! Despite our Salty Sea-Dog Skipper Nigel claiming that it was perfect sailing conditions we were more than a little apprehensive. After a quick hello to our fellow crew members, the lovely guys from Yo!Sushi head office, and the mandatory safety briefing, we were off!

To say we were pushed in at the deep end would be an understatement! We are far more comfortable manning the phones as opposed to manning the decks so we knew this would be a challenge. Within minutes of leaving the harbour however we were tacking, jibing, winching and hiking like seasoned sailors. "The races were hard work but they were all fast learners and more than eager to get stuck in, the GPNS and YO!Sushi crew worked fantastically together and did really well for a group of mostly novice sailors" - Nigel, Skipper.

Overall we came a very respectable 6th place out of the 25 boats that were racing. Everyone had a fantastic time and we all can't wait for next year when we hope to Place!
Friday, 27 May 2011 08:36 Last Updated on Sunday, 12 June 2011 09:46

Bond Aid


Martin Bond, Technical Director at GPNS offers his wisdom on key business challenges that can be solved through technology.

This issue: How do I protect my business when the phones go down?

If you rely heavily on the phone to conduct your business, then it makes economic sense to have a contingency plan in place. So whether there's a natural disaster or internal IT failure, you still need a way of making and receiving calls.

One simple, quick and low-cost answer to this problem is to rely on an external provider to supply a back-up telephony solution.

By using the resources of a dedicated off-site DR solution which can be implemented both manually and/ or automatically, you can have complete piece of mind that will always be available to customers.

GPNS has its own resilient Swyx IP telephony server whereby each customer has their own customised DR dialing plan setup that automatically comes into force if the SIP exchange is unable to deliver the call to the customer's onsite telephony system.

Calls are then re-directed (a special DR announcement can be played before call forwarding) in accordance with the pre-prepared template. You can even forward individual DDIs to mobiles or any other numbers, whilst main numbers can be forwarded to a group of mobiles either sequentially or on a round robin basis.

For further information about how this works and the monthly costs involved please send and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call on 0844 499 5100.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 09:22 Last Updated on Sunday, 12 June 2011 09:50

Swyx Launch Version 2011!


The 29th of April 2011, a monemtous day never to be forgotten,a day we will look back on in years to come and tell our Grandchildren about how we celebrated... Of course we are refering to the launch of SwyxWare Version 2011!

Whether you are already using SwyxWare inhouse or you have just decided on a Swyx Unified Communication solution: SwyxWare 2011 is your milestone to perfect business communications. The exciting new SwyxWare 2011 provides you with a wide range of new service features which will make your company more effective, productive and faster. Some of these new features include:

- Extension of the presence with additional status "Do Not Disturb" and "Away"
- Status can be set manually or automatically
- Automatic setting of the "Away" status based on calender entries and inactive pc's



- Individual call forwarding dependent on current presence status with the Call Routing Manager
- Users can select their own pictures for automatic display on the other subscriber's speed dial
- Automatic display of calendar information in the status text from Outlook or Notes
- Quick overview with the contact card
- High Definition (HD) audio
- Voice data encryption
- New ring tones for individual call signalling
- Voicemail and CTI included
- Tailored user licensing

Now you can see why the launch of SwyxWare 2011 was so exciting why not send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to find out how it could revolutionise your office!
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 09:21 Last Updated on Sunday, 12 June 2011 09:46

GP:NS Win the Swyx Reseller of the Year Award!


It was champagne all round in Central London recently when GP Network Solutions won the coveted award for Swyx Reseller of the Year Award!

The award was presented to GPNS Sales Director Simon Daniell, who had this to say:

 

"We've seen a phenomenal rise in sales this year and Swyx has played a major part in this success. The product allows us to build some really innovative solutions for our customers that make a real difference to the way they an operate, addressing key business challenges and in turn delivering significant increases in productivity and cost saving."


Swyx celebrated a record 100% increase in sales in the past year and recognised GPNS for contributing the most from it's UK channel partners.
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