Welcome to Viglen's Dynamic eCommerce Website.
Across three decades of heritage,
Viglen has developed a peerless reputation for excellence in IT innovation, delivery and
service. We are approved suppliers under the major OGC Buying Solution and Becta schemes to
ensure that public sector, health and educational customers can readily and confidently do
business with us in the safe knowledge that all tendering processes have already been
completed.
At Viglen, we believe passionately in promoting excellence in learning through the latest
and unique ICT solutions in schools. Following a rigorous accreditation process conducted
by Becta on behalf of the DfES, Viglen was appointed an Accredited ICT service supplier,
acknowledging the company's reliability and dedication to achieving excellence in ICT in
education.
Since 1975, we've been working hand-in-hand with the UK’s leading companies and organisations,
delivering leading-edge hardware systems and networks, exciting and innovative software combined
with matchless levels of customer service and support. Our customer base has expanded to embrace
private and public sector; SMEs, education, health, local government and voluntary organisations.
A major solution supplier to the corporate, education and public sectors, Viglen supplies
information technology hardware, software and technical support to two thirds of Britain’s
universities, culminating in Viglen becoming the principal supplier in over half of these,
including Oxford and Cambridge. Viglen is also the fastest growing ICT solutions provider to
schools in the UK.
Since 1994 Viglen have operated a quality management system which is assessed by BSI. Viglen's
commitment to quality at the highest level is demonstrated in the long-established use of the
company
quality policy, which acts as a framework for all Viglens operations and is regularly reviewed
by directors.
Specialising in the design and implementation of quality, bespoke
IT solutions, Viglen offers a complete range of products
and services, from the sale of a single PC to the configuration and fulfilment of a complete
Local or Wide Area Network.
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Regulatory Information
Viglen Ltd
VHQ,
7 Handley Page Way,
Old Parkbury Lane,
St. Albans,
Hertfordshire
AL2 2DQ
Tel: 01727 201 800
Fax: 01727 201 888
Registered in England Number: 1208441
VAT Registered Number: GB 674 9503 02
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Partnerships
Our high-level relationships with key partners encompass the best brands and organisations
in the business and enable Viglen to keep its customers one step ahead with tangible benefits
in pricing, product availability and technical back-up.
Viglen’s array of technology partners includes Microsoft, Intel, 3Com, Supermicro, Granada
Learning Toshiba, NVIDIA, D-Link and Adaptec to name a few.
Viglen has spent decades developing proactive partnerships with acknowledged leaders in
their fields, delivering to Viglen’s customers unrivalled resources in knowledge, support
and long-term Research and Development. With more Microsoft Certified Service Engineers
(MCSE’s) than almost any other company in the UK, Viglen is extremely well positioned as a
Microsoft Solutions Provider to meet your service requirements. As a Viglen customer, you’ll
be in the best company.
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Industry Recognition
Viglen’s awards are recognition of its excellence in innovation and delivery. Over the years Viglen
has won a series of top-level industry honours in fields as diverse as School Management Systems, ICT Infrastructure
and Online Learning.
Accreditations
Click here to view all our Accreditations
Viglen’s accreditations are the envy of the IT sector. We have worked tirelessly to ensure that we exceed the grade at every level and that our products and support services are available to the widest possible array of clients.
We are approved suppliers under the major, Catalist and Becta schemes to ensure that public sector,
health and educational customers can readily and confidently do business with us. Viglen’s array of public sector endorsements
is a hallmark of consistency, reliability, service and best value.
Viglen is a Catalist Prime Contractor, reducing the time and costs associated with procurement
by offering a pre-tendered ‘call off’ facility, which means that schools can place orders safe in the knowledge that
all tendering processes have already been completed.
Viglen works closely with industry and government organisations that share our vision, sense of
purpose and level of expertise including the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the National Association
for Advisers in Education (Naace), the British Education Suppliers Association (BESA) and the British Educational
Communications and Technology Agency (Becta).
Following a rigorous accreditation process conducted by Becta on behalf of the DfES, Viglen was
appointed an Accredited ICT Service Supplier, acknowledging the company’s reliability and dedication to achieving
excellence in ICT in education.
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Complete Solutions and Managed Services
Viglen is wholly expert at understanding the particular needs of large public sector organisations;
of data security, environmental compliance and the need for structural integrity, cost-effective scalability and
round-the-clock reliability.
Viglen has developed a tier of tailor-made support packages in modular form, enabling our clients
to select the combination of training and telephone-based or on-site analyst services to suit them best – up to and
including full Managed Service contracts with 24/7 support from named individuals.
Where technology allows, we are also able to offer remote access assistance, dialling-in to networks
to troubleshoot while providing telephone support. In emergency situations, full engineer callout services are available based on a set of pre-agreed fault levels.
We employ staff with unrivalled Microsoft licensing expertise and experience and are one of a small number of OEMs with Microsoft Education Large Account Reseller status giving our public sector customers unique access to Microsoft knowledge.
By providing a highly qualified pre-sales support team to advise on network design and implementation our customers can relax in the knowledge that the system they order meets their requirements exactly.Viglen engineers are available to provide installation services and on-site configuration. Large networks can even be configured prior to shipment where necessary and customer acceptance tests can take place either at Viglen or at the customer site.
To complete our range of solutions, Viglen acquired Xenon, a company that holds 3rd party maintenance accreditations for other manufacturers, e.g. Compaq, so comprehensive, flexible maintenance cover can be provided for up to 5 years. Their skills also embrace leading LAN and WAN technologies, including Microsoft® Windows NT Server, Novell IntranetWare and SCO Unix.
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ISO: Our Hallmark of Excellence
Viglen is ISO 9001 : 2000 certified, a hallmark of excellence which we are proud to have achieved. Viglen works towards certification of appropriate new ISO standards and undergoes rigorous independent assessment focussed on our management systems, designed to enhance customer satisfaction and bring about continuous improvement in everything we do.
Services & Support
No network can function without effective support. Through regional support centres of telephone
and field support staff, Viglen can deliver and support a total IT solution,
tailored to any organisation’s needs, anywhere in the UK.
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Desktop & Notebook PCs
Viglen manufactures a full range of PCs and Notebooks, from entry-level through to state-of-the-art workstations.
Furthermore, Viglen has undertaken substantial investment to become one of the few UK manufacturers
to have developed an in-house CE certification laboratory. This gives Viglen the ability to test new products
during the early development stages, shortening the time-lag between conception and introduction and therefore
maintaining its position at the forefront of new technologies.
Network File Servers
Viglen offers a comprehensive range of Intel-based servers, typically as part of a total network solution and has
been acknowledged as the UK’s leading supplier of Intel-based server products. The company has a solution to match
any networking application and business size. All Viglen servers are based on ‘Real Server’ technology, guaranteeing
‘Real Server’ performance, reliability, manageability and scalability - from entry level through to Enterprise-class.
Software
Where there's a need for hardware, there will also be a requirement for software. Because of this, Viglen has
made a significant investment in building a dedicated software licensing team. From advice on OEM software through
to the sale and support of a large scale software licensing agreement, Viglen can help any organisation tailor a
licensing solution to meet its needs and, more importantly, its budget.
Whether it is hardware, software, network consultancy, design, installation or services, Viglen can deliver the total quality, bespoke IT solution.
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Tel: 01727 201 800
Fax: 01727 201 888
Email: sales@viglen.co.uk