WANdisco lands $2.15m Chinese deal

WANdisco has landed a contract with $2.15m with a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices in China.
The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has appointed Joachim Dreimann as technical advisor to its programme of work advancing the education of computer science in state schools. 
Mr Dreimann, 32, is product manager and user experience lead at WANdisco, the Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based public software company founded and led by David Richards.The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has appointed Joachim Dreimann as technical advisor to its programme of work advancing the education of computer science in state schools. 
Mr Dreimann, 32, is product manager and user experience lead at WANdisco, the Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based public software company founded and led by David Richards.
The David and Jane Richards Family Foundation has appointed Joachim Dreimann as technical advisor to its programme of work advancing the education of computer science in state schools. Mr Dreimann, 32, is product manager and user experience lead at WANdisco, the Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based public software company founded and led by David Richards.

The deal will see the client deploy the Sheffield-based company’s patented Fusion platform.

A spokesperson said: “China represents a significant opportunity for the Company with the cloud marketplace undergoing rapid expansion including the proliferation of multi-cloud uses for technologies such as artificial intelligence and edge computing. Together with its OEM relationship with Alibaba, the Directors believe that the Company is in a strong position to take advantage of the growing opportunity for its software in Asia.”

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David Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of WANdisco, commented: “China remains a largely untapped market for us, but we have steadily built our presence both with a direct sales channel as well as our OEM with Alibaba, the largest cloud vendor in Asia. The Client is a global company with presence in multiple geographies. We have established a strong strategic alliance which forms a solid platform from which to grow our opportunity in the future.”