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28/09/09 - Comtact Technical Team Manager in 10K Loch Ness Marathon in aid of the Help for Heroes Charity
Comtact ltd: In complete contrast to Lee Robertson's story, Technical Team Manager, David Morgan a self confessed couch potato, whose previous idea of exercise was Wii bowling will be taking part in a 10K run along the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland on the 4th October 2009 in aid of the "Help for Hero's" charity.
Help for heroes provides facilities and direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This is no small feat for a man who hasn't done any exercise since the egg and spoon race on sports day in Secondary school but with grit, determination and bribes of an exotic holiday from his wife, he's knuckled down to some serious training and is now ready to take on the 10K run and Nessie if she shows up.
Help for Heroes Charity - Just Giving
28/09/09 - Comtact Exec in Survival of the Fittest Charity Challenge
Comtact Senior Exec, Lee Robertson will be battling it out amongst pro athletes in Cardiff on 4th of October in the 2009 Men's Health Survival of the fittest competition.
Lee, who is a regular gym enthusiast, will be putting all his years of training to the test in what promises to be a gruelling (and very wet) urban assault course. Lee has raised considerable sponsorship for this challenge which will go to the Trevor Mann baby unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Trevor Mann Baby Unit Charity - Just Giving
Men's Health Survival of the Fittest website
20/09/09 - Comtact MD Dominic List appears in the Sunday Times Business Section. Click here to read the full article
03/09/09 - The Secret Millionaire 
Comtact MD Dominic List will soon appear in the Channel 4 film/RFD Media production of the Secret Millionaire.
Comtact's MD Dominic List comments "going under cover for the Secret Millionaire was a fantastic and very emotional experience. Although I'm currently sworn to secrecy until the film airs although I can tell you that like in business, I put a lot of energy and my total commitment into the project and hopefully this will come through when it airs later this year"
Channel 4 & The Secret Millionaire
20/08/2009- Junior Apprentice 
Comtact MD Dominic List has recently been playing a younger Allen Sugar for a London based Young Apprentice style programme.
The competition puts young children in teams from North, South, East and West London and aims to teach them business skills, teamwork and entrepreneurship.
The winner of the overall competition will be given the opportunity to test their skills in the real world with a work experience programme with Comtact Ltd.
25/06/2009 - Comtact Continues Recruitment to Ensure Continued Customer Satisfaction
As Comtact continues to defy the general trend of the economy, we have recently injected additional expertise into our Service Desk function in order to make sure that our customers are getting the very best, the latest and the most innovative solutions in the market today. This includes welcoming our new Service Desk Manager as well as significantly expanding our in house Technical Team.
Comtact is committed to supporting our growing customer base even more, and drive customer service levels even higher to give our clients more value for money and world class service.
05/06/2009 - Comtact Ltd Proud Sponsor of F2 and Jolyon Palmer
F2 FIA Formula Two Championships 2009
FIA President Max Mosley believes the recently re-launched Formula 2 Championship is designed as a feeder for Formula 1. After the first race in Valencia Mosley quoted "I'm astonished at how successful the day has been, Jonathan Palmer and Williams have done an absolutely fantastic job".
With a capacity grid of 25 drivers from 15 countries the FIA Formula 2 Championship comprises of 16 races over 8 events throughout Europe.
Comtact Ltd a leading provider of Telecoms and IT solutions are delighted to join forces with former formula 1 driver and MotorSport Vision Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer to sponsor son, Jolyon Palmer one of the youngest drivers on the 2009 FIA Formula 2 Championship grid.
Jolyon Palmer was one of four drivers to graduate to F2 from the Formula Palmer Audi Championship. Determined to follow in the footsteps of his father, Jolyon Palmer's racing career began in MiniMax karts in 2004. In 2007 moved into single seater when he competed in the UK's Formula Palmer Audi Championship. Jolyon remained in Formula Palmer Audi in 2008, kicking off his season in an impressive form with a string of nine consecutive top-five finishes.
We at Comtact ltd salute Jolyon Palmer, and wish him the best of luck in the FIA Formula 2 Championship series; "it is a privileged to be a part of a budding success".
Formula 2 Championship Website - Jolyon Palmer
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06/05/2009 - National Business Awards 2009 Finalists, Regional Programme
We are delighted to confirm that Dominic List, MD Comtact Ltd has been selected as one of the 7 finalist for the Entrepreneur of the year award in the National business awards.
The National Business Awards provides the opportunity to encourage confidence in UK business through the recognition of talented individuals as well as the organisations that they create and drive forward.
National Business Awards 2009 website
20/04/2009 - Comms Business Award Finalist 2009
We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a finalist for the Comms Business Awards 2009.
The Comms Business Awards is a prestigious industry award that highlights leading technology companies and rewards their outstanding achievements in delivering technologically complex solutions whilst also offering a high level of customer service to their clients. We are pleased to have been recognised as a finalist in such a hotly contested field and we look forward to the award ceremony in June to find out if we are the outright winner.
Comms Business Awards 2009 website
20/03/2009 - Shadow an Entrepreneur
Comtact MD Dominic List has been working with the Career Academy to encourage Britain's new breed of entrepreneurs, by taking in students for the shadow an entrepreneur programs.
The program is designed to give budding entrepreneurs an inside view of how some Britain's fast growing private companies are run and hopefully inspire them on to their own achievements.
First applicant Rebecca Moylan commented "it's been interesting to see how the reality of running a company compares with the theory of what you are taught in business studies, and that anyone can succeed, through hard work and commitment.
This experience has given me an insightful view as to what I can expect in the future furthermore it has really inspired and motivated me to pursue my passions as well as become a successful business woman".
09/03/2009 - Microscope Aces Awards 2009 Finalist
It gives Comtact great gratification to announce that we have been short-listed in the prestigious Microscope ACE's awards for 2009 and have been selected as finalist for the Networking and Comms reseller of the year.
This award recognises the reseller that not only understood and delivered excellent service and support around emerging technologies but also to help customer to start taking advantage of Web 2.0, flexible working and VoIP, by making the improvements required in infrastructure.
We are proud to have reached this stage as it is a great achievement for us at Comtact and we look forward to the final announcement soon.
Microscope Aces Awards 2009 website
02/03/2009 - End of Year Results
Comtact scores a hat-trick by doubling in size the 3rd year running. Over the last 3 years Comtact has grown in compound of 654%, year ending 2008.
Dominic List MD of Comtact quotes"2008 was another great year for Comtact, yet again exceeding our expectations as a company and as a team. However we are mindful that this growth has not come as a result of a reduction in customer service or a weakening in our financial position, in fact we have taken measures to further increase our financial security to reassure our customers and also more than doubled our operations and customer support team".
Having got off to a flying start in Q1 of 2009, we are confident that our financial strength and leading edge technology services, combined with excellent customer support should see us overcome the unfavourable market conditions and through to a successful year.
02/10/2008 - Vintage Voyage to Raise Money for Children's Charity 
Coram is one of the country's oldest charities and believed to be the first especially created to look after the needs of children. The prestigious Silver Fleet hosted its first charity gala ‘Voyage' on the Thames for the children's charity Coram.
‘The Voyage', representing the journey through life from infant to adult, took place on the fleet's flagship the Silver Sturgeon, and aimed to raise £20,000 for the charity.
Comtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions was proud to show their support to a fantastic charity by purchasing numerous tickets and donating a significant amount of money on the night. Dominic List, Managing Director of Comtact Ltd says "We were extremely delighted to have attended a stunning event and at the same time help raise money for the Coram Charity".
29/10/2008 - Dominic List takes advice from Charles Dunstone
MD of Comtact, Dominic List met for Dinner with Charles Dunstone to discuss important business growth and expansion.
Charles Dunstone is the CEO and Co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse. In 1989 with only £6,000 savings, he and his business partner David Ross embarked on their mission selling car phones out of their flat in London. Less than 20 years later in October 2007 the company joined the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares. The Carphone Warehouse is now Europe’s largest independent mobile phone retailer.
18/09/2008 - Channel Network Awards Finalist
Now in their 7th year, The Channel Network Awards are regarded as the Oscars of the ICT Channel. The Awards have developed an undisputed reputation which is why being nominated is a huge accolade in itself. Comtact have successfully be nominated as a finalist for the Mobility Solution award which enables people to access their business applications from wherever they are located. "The Channel Network Awards is truly a window to the excellence of the UK channel."
23/07/2008 - Comtact and it’s Clients Cleaned up at Palmersport
Comtact and it’s clients cleaned up at Palmersport “best corporate driving event in the world” by winning 6 out of nine driving events. Palmersport, run by ex F1 driver Johnathan Palmer provides expert tutors (including the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Justin Wilson ) and seven very high performance cars on one of the fastest circuits in the UK to provide the most adrenalin corporate day available. Comtacts team certainly proved to be competitive, winning Jaguar XKR’s, Catheram, Porsche 911, Clio Trophy as well as taking the overall driver of the day trophy and the best team of the day.
13/06/2008 - Business Enterprise of the Year 2008 - Highly Commended Dominic List
Business Enterprise of the Year 2008Now in their 10th year, the Business Enterprise Awards are organised by IAB Qualifications for Business and backed by leading organisations such as Lloyds TSB, HM Revenue & Customs.
The prestigious award ceremony gives national recognition, across a variety of sectors, to the outstanding achievements of men and women within small regional businesses. It has proved incredibly popular within the business world and this year attracted a record number of nominations.
11/06/2008 - Comtact Sponsors the Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge!
Wooden Spoon Four Peaks ChallengeSpoon challenges charity was started in 1983 to enhance the quality and prospect of life for children and young people in the United Kingdom and Ireland who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially. As a result more than £13m has been invested in over 150 projects and benefiting 500,000 disadvantaged children, young people and their families. Spoon, as the charity is known, has become one of the UK's and Ireland's fastest growing charities.
Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge
Comtact were more than happy to sponsor Bob Andrews Head of Inter Group at RBS Insurance to complete the Four Peaks Challenge which involves climbing a staggering 14,000ft up and down 4 of the hightest peaks in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.
We would like to congratulate Bob and his team (Your Round!) for coming 3rd overall with a running time on the hills (Ben Nevis, Helvelyn, Snowdon and Carantouhill) of 11 hours and 11 minutes, and funds pledged of £22,709.
22/05/2008 - Comtact nominated as Techworld Awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Techworld Awards.
The groundbreaking hosted solutions project that Comtact developed for one of the UK's most prestigious companies has enabled Comtact to be shortlisted for awards in two categories, Wireless/mobility Project of the Year and Infrastructure Project of the Year.
28/05/2008 - Techworld Awards - Finalist!
Techworld Award 2008 NominationsComtact have successfully been short - listed for this year Techworlds Mobility of the Year and Infrastructure Project of the Year.
The Techworld Awards recognise and reward the very highest standards of individual and collective achievement. With over 200 entries each year, they are considered a benchmark throughout the computer industry. The unique blend of awards for products and networking teams and individuals recognise both sides of the industry - the product vendors and the network managers and teams who implement the solutions
21/05/2008 - Finalists at Techworlds 2008 Awards
In Techworld's 2008 awards Comtact were nominated for the category of Mobility Project of the Year award.
The nomination was for providing an enhanced mobility solution for UK field based engineering staff.
The competition was fierce and Comtact were short listed as finalists but were narrowly beaten by T Mobile.
This has only proven how far Comtact have come as an organisation to be second to such a huge corporate company and house hold name.
Read the article
01/05/2008 - IAB Business Enterprise Awards 2008
Now in their 10th year, the IAB Business Enterprise Awards are a regular event on the calendar of the small business community, and the professional advisers and educators who serve it.
Dominic List has been short - listed for Business Entrepreneur of the Year.
01/05/2008 - VC: An immersive experience
The video conferencing market has been set to 'move up the hockey stick' and become a mainstream widely adopted application for several years. Here we talk to three channel players that believe it could happen in 2008.
It takes a simple one button press and quick demonstration to make seasoned IP Telephony professionals such as Tom Perry, Marketing Manager at Freedom Communications and Dominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact sit up and start making notes on where they can sell video conferencing applications to new and existing clients.
Read the Comms Business May 08 Edition
08/02/2008 - 'Old Guard' going strong
Dominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact says that in the sub 24 extension PBX market, his company is finding that whilst the old guard (in technology terms) such as Avaya and Mitel are still very strong, which may be down to the resellers experience driving these brands, rather than the respective strengths of the products.
However there does seem to be a continued erosion from the soft switches such as Aastra and to a larger extent Asterix. We are also finding in the sub 10 users that companies are still trying out hosted solutions, to a varying degree of success.
Currently this market still seems quite buoyant and we have no reason to doubt that even in what is promising to be a cooler 2008 that this will continue.
Presence and Outlook integration are still key features in this market, as are the ability for remote VoIP enabled teleworkers. However, so far we have seen no incidences of Microsoft enabled PBX's direct from the manufacturer, although we have seen third party call centre products developed on Microsoft platforms continuing to take market share in this section of the market.
01/01/2008 - Comtact double turnover and deliver healthy profitability for 2007
Comtact Ltd continues to go from strength to strength, the way we have achieved this is by keeping things simple. It is our no nonsense approach to communications both in the IT and telecoms disciplines, combined with excellent leadership and dedication, that has enabled us to firmly establish ourselves as a leading UK communication company.
Comtact combines the "corporate" business practices with the personal touch to our clients. It is a combination that has proven to be very effective to date. Comtact is a well run, professional and rapidly expanding company.
We are pleased to announce that during the accounting period 2006-2007, Comtact has doubled it's turnover and returned a healthy profit and are on target to achieve even great success in 2008
20/11/2007 - Fixed Mobile Convergence - Reseller Feedback
Dominic List - Comtact LtdDominic List, Managing Director of London based reseller Comtact, "In relation to FMC demand, most organisations have shown solid interest, primarily due to the benefit that it would reduce mobile call spend which accounts for a large part of their telecoms and IT spend.
Prospective clients are looking with interest as to which is the most suitable solution to go - either Wi-Fi or GSM technology, both of which have their respective merits and pitfalls. Currently, there has been little uptake due to the faults associated with such a bleeding edge technology, however we believe it will become a prime item of interest in 2008."
Click here to read the full Comms. Business press release
14/09/2007 - Comtact nominated as Channel Networks awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Channel Network Awards.
As further recognition of company's groundbreaking Hosted Solutions project for one of the UK's most prestigious companies, Comtact has been shortlisted in no less than 3 categories – Enterprise Converged, Innovative New Application and Mobility solution of the year. The awards ceremony, to be held on the 11th October recognises the achievements and success of some of the UK's most successful ICT organisations and with Comtact’s project having already collected an award at the Techworld Awards held earlier this year, the company stands every chance of adding to it's most recent success.
Channel Network Awards Website
13/08/2007 - Broadband Providers not delivering speeds for consumers
Recent research by consumer group Which? Has found that broadband package providers are failing to deliver the connection speeds which they offer to customers.
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has already investigated several cases of misleading advertising whereby customers were not informed that speed availability was dependent upon the distance people lived away from the exchange.
It is expected that with BTs forthcoming 21st Century Network programme which will begin implementation in early 2008, will more than resolve this issue, also providing treble the maximum speed of 8Mbps currently available today.
28/06/2007 - Comtact wins at Techworld Awards 2007
TW awards 2007 collection of awardComtact, one of the UK's leading providers of Telecoms and IT services, proudly announces that it has won the Infrastructure of the Year award at the Techworld Awards held on Wednesday 27th June 2007.
The event, which is held in recognition of market leading products and services, saw a substantial number of the UK's leading brands vying for awards, including T-Mobile, BT, Siemens and Blackberry
Click here to read the full Comtact press release
22/05/2007 - Comtact nominated as Comms. Business awards finalist 2007
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services has again for 2007 been nominated as a finalist of the Comms Business awards as a Reseller of the Year.
The ever growing market presence of Comtact has also seen the group nominated once more by Comms. Business, this time in recognition for a groundbreaking Hosted Solutions project for one of the UK's most prestigious companies
Click here to read the full Comms. Business press release
21/05/2007 - Comtact is 'business as usual' whilst others suffer in BT Exchange fire.
Comtact, one of the UK's leading providers of hosted telecoms and IT services, has recently been under a surprise 'test' of the business continuity benefits of it's hosted solutions last week when a BT exchange was damaged in a fire near to it's Midlands office in Stafford Park, Telford.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
07/03/2007 - Comtact Gains FCS Accreditation
FCS members logoComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions proudly announces today that the company is now a member of the Federation of Communication Services (FCS), the trade association which represents businesses that provide communications solutions to customers by radio, mobile or fixed telephony.
Having become an FCS member, Comtact believe this shows recognition of the company's delivery of a quality customer service, a commitment to fair practice and providing customers with a range of quality products and services.
02/02/2007 - Comtact Sponsors Local Olympic Hopefuls
Corby Gymnastics ClubComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions was proud to sponsor Corby Gymnastics Club, who were taking part in the County Gymnastics Championships.
Continuing their medal winning form at local level, the Comtact sponsored club saw success at the event with their junior and senior teams both winning gold medals as well as medal winning form on an individual basis with Tasha McCulloch. Comtact sponsorship is crucial to the club over the next 5 years as they have ambitions for producing some London Olympic hopefuls.
01/02/2007 - Industry leaders start moving away from 0870
Over the last month, research by Comtact has found that more and more UK companies are starting to consider the potential impact of having an 0870 phone number.
After Ofcom recently confirmed their decision to end call rebates on 0870 prefix numbers, Comtact has found a surge in the number of enquiries from businesses that had recently visited their website nomore0870.co.uk, a site dedicated to helping organisations find the right alternative.
In light of this regulatory change as well as the negative consumer publicity that has surrounded the use of 0870, some of the UK's largest companies including an international consumer products company and the UK's fastest growing insurance firm have decided to migrate away from 0870 to 0871 & 0844 respectively.
21/11/2006 - UK businesses wasting £1.7bn a day due to problems with IT
UK businesses are collectively wasting £1.7bn a day due to problems with IT and using products incorrectly.
Samsung's UseIT Survey found that employees waste an average of 79 minutes a day trying to solve IT problems, costing businesses a huge amount in lost productivity.
The research shows that 51 percent of SME's do not have IT departments. "They do not have IT support so most of the time whoever is running the business ends up running IT as well".
Time Wasting:
* 81% spend up to an hour searching for documents.
* 87% try to fix printer jams without consulting IT.
* 86% spend up to 10 minutes waiting for their PC to start up.
06/10/2006 - Customer Voice
Comtact delivers IT and Telecoms services to companies over the Internet, so businesses don't need to buy any technology or software which is expensive and complex to manage, they just rent it all from us on a per month basis. I think all companies will be working like this in the next 5-10 years.
27/09/2006 - Ofcom VoIP statement.
2007: 75% of calls will be made over IP.
2010: 100% of calls will be made over IP
15/09/2006 - Channel Network Awards 2006 finalists announced.
The finalists for this year's Channel Network Awards have just been announced.
15/09/2006 - Shell Step Awards 2006.
COMTACT, The leading provider of Hosted IT and Telecoms solutions today announced success in the Shell Step Awards 2006 with their Edinburgh University student Simon Knockton winning Best Presentation for his Product Development and PR project.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
12/09/2006 - Comtact sponsors Student Rally for Teenage Cancer Trust.
ComtactComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions was proud to sponsor Tom Flude in the 2006 Student rally for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The rally involved 150 teams with 500 students driving across Europe. En route, stops were made in 9 countries including Cologne, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb and Zadar in the space of just 6 days!
Comtact provided hosted communication solutions for the team comprising of Hosted IT & telecoms all delivered wirelessly whilst on the move, allowing the team to keep in contact with both work and family during the rally.
The Comtact sponsored team managed to finish the rally in record time, whilst helping to raise thousands of pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
04/09/2006 - Research finds SMEs are unprepared for disasters.
Researched carried out by Shell STEP placement student, Simon Knockton, found that UK SMEs were unprepared for disasters and unaware of the benefits that new technologies could have. A study carried out with 200 senior decision makers at UK SMEs found that a large proportion still used on-site data backup and were unaware that new hosted technologies could help. The research has inspired Comtact to raise the profile of the technology to help SMEs to develop secure IT and telecoms infrastructure based on true business continuity.
Read the full Press Release (pdf)
04/09/2006 - SMEs Unprotected from risk of disasters.
COMTACT, a provider of hosted IT and Telecoms solutions, has announced details of research that reveals the current operational state of SMEs and their provision for business continuity.
01/09/2006 - Small firms weak on VoIP and business recovery.
Small and medium-sized companies in the UK are failing to make best use of their IT and telecoms resources for remote and mobile working, voice over IP and business continuity, according to a new report.
29/06/2006 - Dead heat for top project award.
For the first time ever, the judges could not decide on a winner of an award and gave the prize jointly to T Mobile for its implementation of WiFi on Southern trains and to Royal Bank of Scotland for its Group Enterprise Platform project.
20/06/2006 - Comtact Attends Le Mans 24hours.
Le MansAfter the last six months of fruitful hard work, MD Dominic List thought it was about time that the Comtact team were treated to even more than their usual commission payments.
The Le Mans 24 Hour Race is unquestionably the ultimate test of racing drivers, race cars and spectators – the latter having to endure eight hour "Gumball" style drives to the event, baking heat, squalid toilet facilities and copious amounts of French beer. A hard life but someone has to do it.
"There are a lot of car enthusiasts in the company", admitted List, "but I wanted to make sure that all our employees were interested. I'm pleased to say they jumped at the chance."
However, Linda Smith of Comtact thought there might be an ulterior motive; "I think Dominic's plan is that the more Ferrari's we see; the harder we'll work to own one!"
But with the Ferrari race cars achieving only a 3rd in their respective class and a diesel powered Audi coming 1st overall, List joked: "Well the guys would be very happy with a Diesel Audi for a company car then."
Given the speed at which Comtact is setting the pace for rollout of Hosted VoIP, dreams of owning supercars may not be too far away.
08/06/2006 - Comtact Gains Teleware Accreditation
Comtact Teleware accreditationComtact Ltd, a leading provider of hosted Telecoms and IT solutions proudly announces the awarding of official accreditation by their hosted Telecoms partner Teleware.
After a long and prosperous partnership, Teleware have awarded Comtact in recognition of their successful commercial and technical capabilities, with both organisations looking to continue their leadership in the deployment of hosted solutions
20/03/2006 - TeleWare and Comtact Partner to Provide Telecom Services for Charities
TeleWare, the leading provider of both hosted and on-premise intelligent communication solutions for businesses and Service Providers, today announced a specialist service offering for Charities through a key UK partner Comtact.
15/03/2006 - Businesses Continuity Advice.
What would happen if your business were involved in a major incident?