Viglen Goes Back To School
Viglen, the biggest computer manufacturer no-one has ever heard of, has become the first UK-based company to be appointed to a national storage and servers framework suppliers contract. How did that happen?
The National Server and Storage Framework Agreement (NSSA) has announced that the firm, chaired by Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar (now it all becomes clear), is among its list of companies which have been recommended to provide Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with a range of server and storage products. Viglen was awarded two framework supply positions.
Viglen’s place on the NSSA, which facilitates contracts worth around £14m annually, takes immediate effect with the company having made both the ‘Server Providers and Resellers’ and the ‘Storage Providers and Resellers’ lists.
Viglen, which is based in Colney Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, now becomes the first UK company to appear on both lists. Its inclusion on the register was confirmed following a six month shagfest evaluation for this national agreement. Viglen says its underlying value proposition - ‘It’s personal’ - was key to the success. Wow! That is powerful …
