InTechnology's deal with Janet

VAR looking to extend its automated online backup and recovery service to other public sectors after winning lucrative education contract

InTechnology has bold ambitions for its Vbak automated online backup and recovery service after signing a lucrative education sector contract.

The VAR last week signed a deal with East Midlands Metropolitan Area Network (EMMAN) to supply its Vbak business continuity service to all the universities and education establishments in the region connected to the national academic network, more commonly known as Janet.

Anton Murphy, head of public sector at InTechnology, said the firm is already generating more than £1m a year through a similar deal signed three years ago with the London Metropolitan Network, and plans to extend the service to other regions.

“Janet has about 1,000 academic institutions connected to it in the UK including universities, colleges and primary and secondary schools,” he said. “This equates to 18 million users, so the potential is huge. We are the first company in the UK to be able to offer this service on a national basis.”

Murphy said the VAR also has plans to offer Vbak to other public sector organisations such as local governments and health institutions.

Peter Darby, commercial manager for EMMAN, said: “InTechnology has made the investment in Janet and jumped through the right hoops. Vbak is an ideal service for our backup needs as it has already been evaluated and proved on the Janet network.”