Pro2col are pleased to announce the addition of not one, but two new members to the team!  Working from our Bournemouth based Head Office; Michelle Grimaldi has been appointed as Pro2col’s UK Office Manager.  Following a 5-year stint as Office Manager for Apple Developments, a commercial property and maintenance specialist, Michelle seized the opportunity to take a short career break and travel around Australia and New Zealand at the beginning of 2009.  Commencing her new role with Pro2col in August 09, Michelle has already proved to be a real asset to the team with her excellent customer service and organisational skills.

Only last week John Smith was appointed to fulfill the role of UK IT Sales Account Manager at Pro2col.  A former employee of Quadnet Ltd, a London based value-added IT reseller, John made the brave move from the hustle and bustle of the city to relocate to the coastal lifestyle offered in sunny old Bournemouth.  With experience of establishing and nurturing large customer accounts including The London Borough of Islington, GDF Suez and Stonehage, we have no doubt John will be a key component in helping to drive the business forward.

Now with a total of ten employees throughout the UK and Germany, the growth of Pro2col’s team reflects the significant development of our product portfolio.  With additions such as Biscom’s Delivery Server and more yet to be announced (watch this space) Pro2col’s reputation as the UK’s leading supplier, offering a diverse range of secure file transfer solutions, is further reinforced by the latest additions to the team.

Much to his disgust (which to be truthful spurred me on even more), I thought it apt to include a little piccy of John so that our customers can put a face to a voice – lovely aren’t I

A great communications tool that previously we’ve underused (we’ve just been so busy!), Pro2col are now active on LinkedIn.  Not only that, we’ve set up the File Transfer Technology Group – a place where we can share ideas and opinions and more importantly, hear what everyone else out there has to say about all issues file transfer.

To date discussions have ranged from file transfer security related…

U.S Congress have enforced acts eg. HIPPA & Sarbanes-Oxley to protect confidential information stored & exchanged throughout businesses & services. Should similar guidelines exist in the UK/EU?

To file transfer protocols…

FTP or peer to peer Portal?

I’d like some feedback from everyone on what they think are the three ‘main’ types of b2b file transfer. Here are my thoughts – have I missed any really obvious ones though?

To what’s in the news…

Accidental insider security incidents more frequent than malicious attacks

Illegal file-sharers could see internet connection cut

The group has only been active for a few weeks now and there are already over 75 members including several Pro2col employees:

James Lewis – Managing Director/Business Guru

Charles Snell – Managing Director/Technical Buff

Lindsay Lewis – Marketing Manager/General Dogs Body

We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions on any of the above topics.  Even better – if you have a subject you’d like to discuss please join the File Transfer Technology Group and start a discussion – new members are always welcome.

Hope to see you on LinkedIn soon!