Computelec are proud of these awards in recognition of our sales and marketing achievements with these partners in 2010.

HP Networking Bronze Partner of the Year One of the success stories of the year, Computelec is a HP Networking Expert Partner who have displayed consistent sales growth performance in 2010.
Microsoft Education Sector Partner of the Year Award Finalist Computelec has been selected as one of the Finalists in the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards (MAPA) 2010. Achieving Finalist status means that Computelec has reached one of the highest levels of success for Microsoft Partners.

PC Locs Strategic Partner of the Year

Computelec has been awarded the PC Locs Strategic Partner of the Year 2010. The award outlines the tremendous work Computelec has done in the following areas:

• Excellence in identifying and communicating the need for schools to have a laptop management system in place when implementing a 1-to-1 laptop program, including having facilities to store, charge and secure laptops in schools
• Providing schools with holistic solutions and support for 1-to-1 laptop programs, including infrastructure storage and security for laptops
• Showcasing and communicating the value of having PC Locs laptop storage, charging and security products in schools

Sophos Specialist Partner of the Year

• Expertise in the Education vertical which lead to the highest revenue booked in that category
• Achieved over 50% Partner originated revenue
• Lead with Sophos in your security offerings
• Great working relationship with Sophos
• Fulfilled the Sophos Partner Program criteria

Our long standing relationships with strategic vendor partners enable us to offer exclusive education pricing and support for tier one infrastructure solutions and services. We'd like to thank our vendor partners for their support in 2010, enabling us to provide exceptional IT solutions for schools.

A visiting UK conference presenter has advised teachers to learn from the creative industries where, he says, "in a field like film they are learning all the time and if they don't they die".

Ewan McIntosh, director of NoTosh Limited (UK), presented at last week's Expanding Learning Horizons and School Tech conference which explored the theme "what is now possible" for educators and IT professionals.

The focus was on the impact of new technologies on the classroom and the move towards one-to-one learning.

McIntosh says: "Most of what occurs in schools is aimed at succeeding in exams or getting to the next stage of education. But employers are looking for something quite different. They want people who can invent new solutions and come up with new avenues of success."

Nathan Bailey, associate director of Monash University's eEducation Centre, says opportunities are lost when a teacher or lecturer stands before a class.

"The students are all listening and no one is taking advantage of all those people in the room," he says.

But personal laptops change that.

"Don't let the technology be a barrier to what you want to do with it," Bailey says.

Full article on Herald Sun website

Over 280 delegates from leading schools around Australia attended the ELH and SchoolTech Conference held in Lorne, Victoria from 22nd August - 24th August.

Delegates were treated to topical keynote presentations from International Keynotes Ewan McIntosh (NoTosh Limited) and Dan Buckley (Cambridge Education) and local Keynote Nathan Bailey (Monash University).

Reseller provides filtering know-how to some 50 schools.

Specialist education reseller Computelec has implemented a security suite at a Melbourne High School that will closely monitor the online activities of students in the hope of preventing "cyber-bullying". Carey Baptist Grammar has implemented two Fortinet security appliances to meet the needs of its 2500 staff and students.

To view the article on CRN online, click here

Fortinet¬ (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia has deployed FortiGate¬ and FortiMailT appliances at the school's main campus to help protect faculty, staff and students from Internet threats and cyber bullying. A FortiAnalyzerT is also deployed to help monitor and analyse network usage.

To view the article on CRN online, click here

The Toshiba TargetBusters awards gala dinner held on 8 September has honoured five individuals and four partners for their sales excellence.

Through Computelec's strong business alliance with Toshiba and continued commitment to customer service excellence, they were awarded Business Partner of Year (2007) - Australia (Mobile Plus Reseller / Toshiba Authorised Reseller).

In addition to this outstanding achievement, Computelec's Victorian Account Manager, Narell Enno, was also awarded the Sales Achiever of Year (2007) - Australia (Mobile Plus Reseller / Toshiba Authorised Reseller).

Computelec today announced it has acquired West Australian (WA) based IT company Algar Burns and that the two companies have united to enable better business in WA.

With a history in Perth dating back to 1977, Algar Burns is a strong brand in the WA education market. Both organisations are Microsoft Gold Partners.

The acquisition unites two significant suppliers in the WA education market. Algar Burns services Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreements to the Catholic Education Office and jointly holds the supply Microsoft LAR agreement (with Computelec) for the Association of Independent Schools in the state.

Computelec CEO David La Bozzetta said the acquisition of Algar Burns demonstrated Computelec's commitment to continued investment in the WA education market.

"Algar Burns is a very successful local company with a proud 30 year history focused in WA. This strong brand presence, along with the synergies between the two companies, led to the acquisition," he said.

"This is exciting for Independent and Catholic schools, as the acquisition means we will be able to offer even better services and expanded solutions to WA," Mr La Bozzetta said.

Mr La Bozzetta said the acquisition also provided Computelec access to a much larger share of the WA education market.

"Computelec has provided a range of computing products and services to Independent and Catholic schools in WA for 10 years and in Victoria and NSW for 23 years - this acquisition demonstrates the strength and longevity of our company as an organisation," he said.

"Both organisations have excellent relationships with WA schools. The combined experience of both companies will deliver customers increased levels of efficiency through more effective operational processes and customer service."

As a recipient of Microsoft's 2006 Operational Excellence Award, Computelec offers all Independent and Catholic schools in WA the benefits of an efficient and quality focused company.

Microsoft Licensing Sales Director, Mr Phil Carrier said: "Computelec have been a strong education partner to Microsoft for the past 12 years and their focus in this market segment brings an unparalleled level of service and operational excellence to WA. Microsoft welcomes this union between the two Gold Partner companies."

"The acquisition will enable Computelec to build upon its local operations in WA which will assist in providing schools with an even better level of service in the future." said Mr La Bozzetta.

About Computelec Computelec, with offices in Victoria, NSW and WA, represents a unique team of IT specialists, who work together to develop, market, sell, service and support a range of computing products and services to schools, teachers and students. Since it was first established in 1984 to service the educational computing market, Computelec has built an enviable international reputation for genuinely understanding learning and teaching. Computelec has developed a broad range of relationships which address the education market - with Departments of Education and Independent Schools - placing it in a unique position in the education market. Its Freedom to Learn Notebook Program represents world's best practice. Whilst a large number of products are sourced for schools on request, Computelec focuses on products from major quality suppliers. With a customer base of over 2000 schools and educational institutions across Australia, many interstate schools and tertiary institutions select Computelec as their key supplier.

About Algar Burns Algar Burns is an Australian owned company that has been operating in Perth since 1977, and nationally for five years. Algar Burns specialise in the distribution of software licensing, security solutions, managed services, and software asset management. Algar Burns pride themselves in the way that they own their clients needs and concerns, therefore acting on their behalf to find efficient and cost-effective solutions. Algar Burns is a Microsoft Large Account Reseller and Gold Partner, this partner level enables them to be a supplier of Enterprise Agreements. Algar Burns are currently the supplier of Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreements to the Catholic Education Office and Association of Independent Schools (dual supplier to AIS with Computelec) WA).