When Terence le Poer Trench, Business Development Manager at Pangea, takes part in this year's RideLondon100, he'll not only be raising money for teenage mental charity stem4, he'll also be gathering valuable IoT data on cycling issues.

Knight Corporate Finance has been confirmed as English Half Marathon Corporate Challenge sponsor for the second year.

The event will be held in Warrington on Sunday 17th September and offers a full 13.1 mile half marathon and 10k option to suit runners of all abilities.

Provider of enterprise data storage solutions Infinidat has sealed its first UK distribution deal with M2M Enterprise.

Infinidat hopes to more than double its revenue globally this year and in the UK has seen units sales and revenues jump significantly.

Distributor Exertis has welcomed Jonathan Wagstaff to the newly created position of Business Intelligence Manager.

He is based in Basingstoke and has a European remit to identify trends in the technology market, including new technologies, significant new market players (vendors, customers, operators, and others) and the impact of these new technologies on the distribution space.

London-based IT solutions and managed services provider Logicalis has bought a 51% stake in NubeliU, a specialist in cloud computing projects based on OpenStack.

The acquisition is part of Logicalis' strategy to position itself as a cloud integrator, the company said.

Record levels of venture capital investment at the start of 2017 has helped London retain its crown as Europe's 'number one tech hub for global investors', according to Mayor of London promotional agency London & Partners.

Ashish Surti has assumed responsibility for Colt's information and cyber security strategy following his appointment as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He also heads up Colt's Computer Security Incident Response team.

ProVu's founder and Sales Director Ian Godfrey has retired from the company after 18 years service.

He established ProVu in 1999 and has played a key role in the development of the company.

Avaya's UK and EMEA marketing team is headed up by two new faces following the appointment of Ross White as Head of UK Marketing, supported by Nick Main who has been promoted to the role of Head of Channel Marketing for EMEA.

Vodafone UK has recognised its top performing B2B partners at its annual Partner of the Year awards held in Manchester on July 5th.

The awards celebrate the performance of Vodafone's partners over the last financial year, recognising those who demonstrate superior capability across the Vodafone portfolio and provide excellent service for UK businesses.