Country goes nuts in May
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Software channel disrupted by pirate and cheap software
Vendors and friends need to play together nicely
Oracle releases two new server ranges into the channel
Plenty of big tin for the channel
Adverts – they don’t make them like they used to
The British film industry can’t support itself and it’s all the fault of channel marketing managers too
Sony job axe will have big impact on channel and employment markets
More unemployment, less wages
Microsoft throws money at app developers
Redmond is taking a gamble on its new platform
Monolithic Apple looks for fresh adventures
What’s next for the maker of techie bling?
LCD business merger forces Hitachi display rebrand, restructuring in Europe
Parent group R&D goes to Taiwan
Dark clouds loom over dominion of distribution
Robert Van Mann’s Distribution Diary
Microsoft European distribution centre leaves Germany
Uberzealous or what?
Cloud is causing tension in the channel says IBM
Vendor confirms what the industry has known for a long time.
Lite-On targets SMB growth with SSD launch
With the release of its first SSD, Lite On is anticipating plenty of growth selling to SMBs.
IT Channel must look at the Cloud
Ian French isn’t predicting Armageddon, just the beginning of World War III
Microsoft bucks the trend, says cloud use is surging
The war of the words starts in the clouds
UK SMEs challenged by declining talent pool
There’s a gulf that needs to be bridged
Proximity eyes further growth after expansion pays off
ICT firm hits record revenues in 2011
There are lots of reasons to be cheerful, oh ye UK channel!
The Big Pipe, it’s a big pipe
Lenovo eyes European consumer market with channel expansion
The big push in Europe starts this year
Security is a problem for Cloud resellers
While there is huge pressure to come up with cloud based products, European suppliers have a few security problems to over come before trying to sell the idea to big enterprises. Companies looking at the Cloud all list security about their data remaining the top of the worry list. This is a bigger problem for
Retail sales slump in February, e-tailers fare better
Retail in the UK took a battering in February, dropping by a higher than expected 0.8 percent in sales volume from January.
Avnet UK now dealing Microsoft System Center services
Avnet has signed up as a Microsoft System Center services provider and launched the service for the UK market. The company is the first of many to come Value Added Distributors in the UK to include Microsoft System Center services in its services provided roster.
Commensus plans business boost with VMware Powered status
London-based VMware enterprise partner and cloud provider, Commensus, has gained accreditation from VMware and has had its C-VIP Secure Cloud Platform reach vCloud Powered status.
Social media crossed the channel, under your radar, says Opus
The times, they are a changing, socially, so to speak
HP restructuring is important for the channel
Changes in the channel are inevitable
Citrix offers up easy to use Windows service optimised for mobile users
Citrix has introduced a new cloud service for providing hosted Windows apps and desktops, hoping to make life easier for providers and offering a better experience for end users. With the release of the Cloud Provider Pack, Citrix Service Providers (CSPs) will soon be able to cheaply and easily run ‘Windows as a Service’ hosting
Booming SPSR market is choc-a-bloc growth sector
There’s bilions still available
The next 12 months are crucial for Microsoft
A few years ago, antitrust regulators were thinking of forcing Microsoft to divide itself into three different groups. The idea was that if there were two or three different companies, there would be less opportunity for Microsoft to take decisions which broke antitrust laws. While it might not have solved that problem, Microsoft would have
Cisco plans $5 billion NDS Group buy to expand in emerging markets
Cisco has announced that it plans to acquire NDS group for $5 billion, which provides video software and content security to service providers and media companies.
Communication the key to dealing with channel partners during floods, says WD
The worst of the effects of the Thai flooding of late last year may have passed, but the disruption that quickly reverberated down the supply chain is still being felt in channel even after the floods have receded. A return to full hard drive production is still awaited and prices remain inflated following the catastrophic
There’s still Value in the Channel, Intel MD says
Semiconductor giant Intel remains at the centre of the IT business – one senior executive at the corporation quipped to us a few years back that “the sun never sets on the Intel empire”. That’s pretty much true. Intel has a global reach, is consistently profitable and with over 100,000 employees exercises very considerable influence
