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9th February 2010
09 Feb 2010: ChangeBASE AOK and Juriba partnership brings Windows 7 to 11,000 college students
Technology leaders enable North Hertfordshire College to migrate faster,
London, 09 February 2010 - ChangeBASE AOK Limited the global leader in automated application compatibility testing and remediation and Juriba Limited, specialists in Windows-based migration management software, today announced a strategic partnership that will see North Hertfordshire College migrate to the Windows 7 operating system.
Following a period of consultation in which ChangeBASE AOK and Juriba advised North Hertfordshire College’s IT managers on strategy and planning for its operating system migration, the college has now decided to work with the partners to oversee the entire migration process. The extensive project covers the College’s entire IT network, which includes six campuses, 2,700 PCs, 11,000 users and 100-plus core applications.
“The challenge we faced was how to effectively and efficiently migrate all our PCs and applications to Windows 7 in a timely and cost effective manner,” explains Matt Greening, Head of IT, North Hertfordshire College. “By running a Windows 7 Proof of Concept with ChangeBASE AOK and Juriba we were able to understand which of our PCs and applications would cause us problems. The ability of ChangeBASE AOK to automatically fix application issues and the business intelligence that Juriba’s Dashworks delivers makes the whole migration process so much more efficient and cost effective.”
The Changebase AOK platform quickly identifies and automatically fixes any application compatibility issues that are faced during a software installation or migration project. Juriba has integrated ChangeBASE’s AOK platform into its business intelligence technology suite, Dashworks, allowing the partners to manage the College’s upgrade to Windows 7 as efficiently as possible.
“As specialists in helping organisations to save time and money when migrating to Windows 7, Juriba is committed to finding our customers the best solution for their specific needs,” says Barry Angell, Director, Juriba. “Application compatibility is often regarded as the biggest hurdle in making the transition to a new operating system and ChangeBASE AOK ensures this aspect of migration is managed as efficiently as possible. As partners, we have integrated both our technologies to ensure that North Hertfordshire College’s students and staff can reap all the benefits of Windows 7 as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. We are delighted to be working with ChangeBASE AOK on this project, which will ultimately help the College to deliver its students enhanced training and courses using state-of-the-art Windows technology.”
“When IT managers are looking at managing the migration of an operating system across thousands of users and thousands of computers it can seem a complex and daunting proposition,” says Colin Gray, Sales Director, ChangeBASE AOK. “However, this doesn’t have to be the case. By working with Juriba and ChangeBASE AOK the North Hertfordshire College is able to centralise all of its critical end-user information, which in turn means we are able to cut the time required for planning and implementation by a matter of months.”
About ChangeBASE
ChangeBASE AOK is the market leader in automated compatibility software enabling organizations to simplify and speed up the time it takes to test, remediate and mange the migration process between operating systems or deployment environments. The company has developed a suite of software applications which bring tangible benefits and reduced costs to organizations across the globe. For more information, please visit; www.changebase.com.
About Juriba Limited
Juriba Limited is a leading software development and data warehouse specialist. The company provides innovative business intelligence software and service solutions to support management and upgrade of the enterprise desktop environment in some of the largest global organisations in the world. Juriba has developed a product called Dashworks that makes planning and delivering Windows 7 migrations fast, accurate and low cost. For more information, please visit; www.juriba.com.
For further information, please contact:
- Kate Hyslop / Emma Bridgeman
- Rocket PR
- Tel: 08453 707 024
- Email: changebase@rocketcomms.net
4th January 2010
04 Jan 2010: Dashworks Gets Windows Server 2008 r2 Certification
Juriba are delighted to announce that dashworks has joined an exclusive band of software companies to receive 'Works With Server 2008 r2' certification.
Juriba is proud to confirm that it has passed the following Microsoft software quality tests to obtain logo certification:
- Platform Test - Windows Server 2008 r2
- Platform Test - SQL Server 2008
- Works With Server 2008 r2 Test
As part of the worldwide Windows Server 2008 r2 launch, Juriba was among a number of companies asked to give the green light for its software, dashworks running on the new server version. Once self-certified, Juriba, decided to pursue both platform tests for Windows Server 2008 r2 and SQL Server 2008.
The Platform Test for ISV Solutions is the breadth test that allows a company to measure its Solution’s technical capabilities against a specific set of Microsoft technical quality standards.
Testing was conducted independently by VeriTest, a testing service of Lionbridge Technologies.
For further information about Verisign Testing Services, please click here.
2nd October 2009
02 Oct 2009: Microsoft Showcases Dashworks In UK Deployment Centre Of Excellence
Microsoft's UK Deployment Centre of Excellence extends capability in managing enterprise level Windows 7 migration projects.
Juriba Limited, specialists in Windows based migration management software, today announced that the Microsoft UK Deployment Centre of Excellence (DCOE) has adopted dashworks as part of its Windows 7 migration technology suite. Using dashworks, the DCOE is able to address the problem of the time and expense associated with understanding which users are ready to migrate to Windows 7 based on their hardware and application compatibility status.
The Microsoft UK DCOE is a dedicated resource which provides workshop style sessions for customers and partners to review their desktop infrastructure and short and long term desktop management goals. Windows 7 deployment hurdles are explored, then related to the 'art of the possible' using Microsoft deployment's best practices, infrastructure roadmap and 3rd party tools.
"The DCOE at Microsoft is a world class facility for those organisations wishing to discover the best ways of achieving their Windows 7 migration" said Barry Angell, director at Juriba. "We are delighted to be part of this environment and to have the opportunity to showcase dashworks as a new way of managing Windows 7 migrations".
With Windows 7 already embedded in the desktop roadmap for most organisations, it is important for enterprises to be aware of the new tools available to deliver the migration in the fastest, most accuract way possible. By utilising a combination of Microsoft's Systems Centre, MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and complementary third party such as Juriba's dashworks, the end to end migration process can be highly automated and simplified, reducing time, cost and business disruption.
To find out more about Juriba's dashworks software click here. To find out more about Windows 7, click here. If you would like to book a session at the UK Microsoft Deployment Centre of Excellence, contact your Microsoft Account Technical Specialist (ATS) or Microsoft business manager.”
26th May 2009
26 May 2009: Juriba Receives Microsoft Windows 7 ACF Accreditation
With the final release candidate for Windows 7 available and usable through March 2010, companies need to start thinking about how they will deploy the new operating system. One of the major barriers to quick adoption is application compatibility. This is especially true for organisations moving from Windows XP. Leading application compatibility experts already suggest that up to 40% of applications will need some form of remediation.
With this in mind, Microsoft invited selected partners to attend technical workshops on the changes in Windows 7 likely to cause application incompatibility.
Juriba were one of the few companies chosen to find out the major differences in Windows 7 and recap on the incompatibility issues with Windows Vista. A complete overview of methods for remediation was also discussed, with expertise from Microsoft's application compatibility team on hand for real-world demonstrations. As a result, Juriba will now be offering its first packaged Windows 7 application compatibility service, utilising the Microsoft application compatibility framework. Intended as a quick start assessment for Windows 7 application readiness, the new Microsoft application compatibility toolkit is used to identify applications across 100 machines. Applications are rated red, amber or green based on the tests, and referenced against a community database for other real world experience. Applications can then, in many instances, be fixed on demand to run on Windows 7.
10th May 2009
10 May 2009: Appcelerate Partnership Announced
With continued organisational focus on using innovative new tools to improve desktop asset utilisation, reduce cost of ownership and optimise transformation programs, Juriba are delighted to announce a new partnership this week.
Appcelerate will include Juriba's dashworks in their portfolio of leading innovative IP solutions, focusing on City based financial clients. Appcelerate operate a unique boutique service that enables them to pick the very best technology products from a number of providers to offer end to end solutions tailored to specific business needs.
"We are really excited about the Appcelerate partnership" said Barry Angell, director at Juriba. "They have a really interesting proposition that draws upon years of city based technology experience, combined with people that really understand the market."
"We are delighted to be able to represent Juriba " said Simon Cartwright, CEO at Appcelerate. "We pride ourselves in being able to offer our client base next generation analysis to provide better insight into complex areas of IT. The Juriba tools will help organisations strategically plan their migratory processes in the Desktop arena. If adopted correctly this will drive productivity and improve efficiencies in areas previously where the only option historically was expensive, labour intensive and laboriously slow project management."
For further information about Appcelerate, please click here.
3rd April 2009
03 Apr 2009: Camwood Strategic Partnership Announced
With Gartner and Forrester urging organisations to start thinking about their Windows 7 migration earlier rather than later, Juriba were delighted to announce their first strategic partnership this week. Camwood, the leading UK based application migration consultancy will utilise Juriba's dashworks product as part of their suite of services, helping organisations to plan, analyse, build and deploy the new operating system in the fastest, most effective way possible.
"I am delighted that Camwood have chosen dashworks as part of their Windows migration services portfolio" said Barry Angell, director at Juriba. "Camwood have vast experience in moving large, enterprise organisations from one operating system to the next, and with dashworks migration master automation on board, projects will be delivered faster and more accurately than ever before".
"Dashworks sits perfectly within our service offerings and provides a unique ability that will simplify transformation programmes to Windows 7." said Tony Fones, Head of Professional Services at Camwood.
For further information, please click here.
12th March 2009
Juriba wins prize in Microsoft Business Intelligence Contest
Microsoft today announced Juriba as second prize winners of the Microsoft Business Intelligence Solution Demo Contest. Thousands of Microsoft partners around the globe were invited to participate in providing a video demonstrating 'A day in the life', of people using Microsoft based business intelligence tools. Juriba created a demo of its dashworks toolset, built upon SQL, Windows Server and .Net, depicting how dashworks solves many of the problems associated with a major Windows platform change.
To view our Demo Video, please click here
"This is a fantastic achievement for the team, and recognises the significant effort expended over the past year, not just in creating the video, but in developing a quality solution for the market. The additional exposure through the Microsoft business intelligence web site is very welcome and we look forward to furthering our success with dashworks." said Barry Angell, Director at Juriba.
27th November 2008
Juriba showcases Dashworks at the Technology Den in London, England
JURIBA, the leading developer of desktop upgrade management software, this week presented its dashworks product at the Technology Den. Dashworks helps organisations by providing a real-time view of an organisation's assets (devices, users and applications) and their readiness for transition or migration to Microsoft Windows or Citrix platforms. The session was attended by the CTO/CIO community from major organisations across multiple industry sectors.
Presenting alongside other leading innovative companies in London, Barry Angell, Director at Juriba, described how dashworks can reduce the time and cost of desktop upgrades by up to 50%. To illustrate this point, Angell spoke to the audience about the capability of Juriba’s Dashworks product in providing rapid, accurate, automated compatibility assessments of desktops and applications for Windows Vista, App-V, Service Packs and Citrix. The Dashworks solution makes it easy for organizations to understand which of their users are ready to move to the new technology and dramatically reduces planning and testing time. Easy to understand “traffic light” dashboards show which applications have critical issues, which computers need replacing and which users are ready to migrate right now based on their hardware and software compatibility status.
Angell said: “With the upcoming release of Windows 7, Windows 2000 well into extended support phase, continual service pack and application change, combined with pressure on costs, it is critical for organisations to become very smart about how they manage their desktop upgrades. With dashworks, Juriba is providing a toolset that takes away many of the barriers associated with managing such large scale change. It will help to deliver upgrades faster, with greater accuracy, and at a much reduced cost. We were delighted to have the opportunity to present at the Technology Den which we believe will become a major player in raising the awareness of new products in the future.”
The Technology Den provides an online and in-person forum for CTOs and Technology Managers to post and collaborate on challenges and search for the highest rated solutions available.
For more information, please visit www.juriba.com and www.technologyden.com.
15th October 2008
Juriba Limited Company Launch
On October 15th a new face arrived onto the business intelligence (BI) scene. Juriba Limited is a new breed of provider, and the first that focuses on developing packaged BI solutions to the world of desktop infrastructure, helping organisations to migrate between Microsoft Windows platforms, manage application change, and reduce business as usual expense associated with supporting the desktop. The brainchild of three former JPMorganChase employees with extensive experience in managing multi-million pound desktop operations, Juriba is a privately funded organisation based in London, UK.
At present, any organisation looking to start the journey towards Windows Vista, adopt new technology such as App-V (SoftGrid), or even simply migrate between directory or software distribution platforms, has a significant amount of pre-work analysis effort before they can get started. This can mean months lost in productive efforts, scoping and re-scoping multiple times, and a high level of startup expense. Juriba aims to remove this complexity through its planned dashworks desktop business intelligence toolset, translating key user, computer, application and compatibility data into real business information to accelerate the delivery of desktop platform change.
"For years, organisations have burnt unnecessary cash preparing for operating system, platform and application change. Our vision is not only to remove this complexity, but also to leave a legacy of fresh, dynamic desktop information that everyone can use, from senior management to project managers, service delivery staff and asset owners."
said Barry Angell, director at Juriba.
"We are the first to bring a truly multi-vendor approach to desktop business intelligence, and look forward to announcing our new products in the very near future"
Juriba plans to work with key industry partners to bring its dashworks product to market, targeting medium to enterprise level customers with a significant desktop estate. As a certified Microsoft partner, Juriba will be at the forefront of technology development, and will enable the smarter adoption of new end user platforms and tools to improve business productivity.