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ManagementBarlow leaves Computacenter
Former Equanet chief said to be looking for next channel opportunity after parting company with corporate reseller 06 Oct 2008
Voice and DataBT reveals ambitious plans for services arm
Telecoms giant looks to double turnover for renamed services division 06 Oct 2008
Veeam targets VMware channel
VMware management tools vendor plans to recruit 50 partners after touching down in UK 06 Oct 2008
Online VARs appeal to card issuers
Etailers look to credit card firms in battle against fraud 06 Oct 2008
IBM opens Scottish data centre
New Greenock facility aimed at mid-sized firms looking to consolidate their IT infrastructure 06 Oct 2008
One in three schools needs IT improvement
BESA report hints at VAR opportunity by concluding UK state schools are under-equipped for learning platforms as 2010 deadline nears 03 Oct 2008
Choiix targets mini-notebook channel
Vendor claims VARs can make continuous profits from its mini-notebook accessories 03 Oct 2008
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Plimsoll figures show depth of reseller peril
Number of VARs using overdrafts as permanent means of finance is causing growing concern 03 Oct 2008
Microsoft pushes S+S vision
Software giant asks partners: are you ready to evolve? 03 Oct 2008
Mitel ransacks rivals for partner staff
Mitel Sales Academy will recruit and train experienced industry sales staff and place them at Mitel resellers 03 Oct 2008
2e2 closes Netstore buy-out
Integrator targets £50m revenue spike and increased SaaS expertise 03 Oct 2008
Targus Entas Mac market
Manufacturer tasks distributor Enta with taking its first Mac notebook accessory to market 03 Oct 2008
PC market shrugs off crunch
Second quarter unit shipment growth of 14.5 per cent exceeds expectations 03 Oct 2008
BSA makes four pirates walk the plank
Anti-piracy body swoops in biggest settlement of the year 02 Oct 2008
Lenovo boosts partner rewards
PC vendor and technology partners offer goodies and holidays to channel sales staff 02 Oct 2008
Repton hits £40m turnover
Infrastructure reseller celebrates spike in top and bottom lines 02 Oct 2008
SmartFixIT plans to storm the UK
But rivals question the demand for another call-out service 02 Oct 2008
Interactive Ideas grabs handful of Indian outfit
Linux distributor buys an 18 per cent stake in Indian open source services firm 02 Oct 2008
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CommentSet meaningful KPIs
Ian Tomlinson argues that more attention should be paid to setting – and using – key performance indicators (KPIs) 02 Oct 2008
AnalysisTee is for tremendous
A good time is always par for the course at the CRN Channel Golf Challenge. Sara Yirrell reports 25 Sep 2008
Avaya gets channel centric
Communications vendor used EMEA partner conference to reassure VARs their future is safe, reports Sam Trendall 25 Sep 2008
Managing remote workers
Users and resellers must ensure they don’t make a mountain out of a molehill, says Adrian Burholt 30 Sep 2008
Teach the children well
It’s up to resellers to educate schools about IT, according to Lyndon Chapman 26 Sep 2008
Putting the IT in equality
Gender in IT should no longer be an issue, says Sara Yirrell 25 Sep 2008
Channel in distress?
The Large Hadron Collider did not finish us, but there may be another abyss, says Nitin Joshi 25 Sep 2008
Speaking in code
Encryption is a topic shrouded in mystique and misunderstanding, but this is changing as companies become aware of the importance of data protection, says Tony Ross-Booker 24 Sep 2008
A different distribution
Customer needs and converging technologies have given birth to a new breed of distributor, argues Andrew Binding 23 Sep 2008
Get ready to cash in on solid state gold
The increase in Flash memory production is sending a clear message about the future of SSD, says Alex Tatham 18 Sep 2008
Automate and consolidate
Stefan Zeitzen looks at workload automation as a support to IT consolidation 19 Sep 2008
A tangled web we weave
Web 2.0 has made skipping over security measures much easier, says Andrew Fourie 18 Sep 2008
CRN TV
Vendor Q&A Session: Rick Wallis, NEC Computers
During this Q&A session Rick Wallis, UK Sales Director at NEC Computers, talks about the firm’s reasons for committing to a 100 per cent channel strategy
In The Studio with CRN: Dave Poskett, HP
CRN TV catches up with Dave Poskett, director of Solutions Partner Organisation for the UK & Ireland at HP
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CRN Channel Awards 2008
The Channel Awards recognise excellence and exceptional performance from businesses and individuals in the UK technology channel
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The editor's diary
Channel news and views from Sara Yirrell, editor of CRN
Busy times
06 Oct 2008I've been off work for a few days - meant to be a holiday - but ended up being ill for most...
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19 Aug 2008Informer was amused to find a brilliant tome landing on its desk the other day entitled - Distribution Channels - Understanding and...
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