September 2008
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September 30, 2008
30
Sep'08
Ballmer goes from upbeat to talk of non-immunity
Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, arrives in London tomorrow and will struggle to get the attention onto the software plus services message with most of the attention being on his view of the economy. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2008
30
Sep'08
Ballmer goes from upbeat to talk of non-immunity for the tech sector
Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, arrives in London tomorrow and will struggle to get the attention onto the software plus services message with most of the attention being on his view of the economy. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2008
29
Sep'08
The changing face of IT recruitment
As thousands of out-of-work bankers get on their bikes this week, a survey carried out by IT recruitment consultancy Hays Information Technology has revealed another reason for the IT industry to be cheerful in the face of the growing downturn. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2008
29
Sep'08
Channel will feel the pinch
The banking industry collapse which sent shockwaves through the global economy could have severe repercussions for all industries, and sadly the channel will be no different amid predictions that the cost and availability of credit will be impacted. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2008
29
Sep'08
SecureTrading joins CNP fight
There have long been high levels of frustration in the channel with the lack of apparent willingness by the banking and legal professions to tackle cardholder not present fraud. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2008
29
Sep'08
Microsoft scores one over pirates
One of the most common reactions to vendor attempts to stamp out piracy is that after the initial headlines have been written and the furore died down the guilty parties often return to their law-breaking ways. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2008
29
Sep'08
SME focus for Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab has followed in the footsteps of several other vendors and launched a product aimed at the SME market. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2008
28
Sep'08
Parallels hands Computacenter gold to grow market
Virtualisation specialist Parallels has appointed Computacenter as a gold partner with a brief to open up more enterprise accounts for the vendor. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2008
26
Sep'08
Ballmer upbeat about IT industry prospects
Those in the channel looking for some good cheer will have been cheered by comments made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about the state of the economy. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2008
26
Sep'08
Affiniti parent KCOM latest to reveal Lehman Brother's hit
The fall-out from the collapse of Lehman Brothers continues to ripple across the channel with Affiniti and Kingston Communications parent KCOM warning it could be hit by £3m by the demise of the financial institution. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2008
26
Sep'08
Windows 7 pre-beta developer hand-out could claw back initiative for Microsoft
One of the reasons cited by customers unwilling to upgrade to Vista has been the expectations that Windows 7 could arrive and make the intermediate upgrade unnecessary. Continue Reading
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September 25, 2008
25
Sep'08
Logicalis backs mainframe apprenticeship scheme
Logicalis has put its weight behind the Advanced IT Apprenticeship, as part of a move designed to plug the skills gap and develop mainframe expertise. Continue Reading
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September 25, 2008
25
Sep'08
IBM put on short-selling protection list
The move to ban short-selling, the practice of trading shares on the presumption that a company will drop in value, has been the focus of moves made by the government to shore up the markets. Continue Reading
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September 25, 2008
25
Sep'08
Oracle enters hardware market with HP assistance
Oracle’s OpenWorld event is likely to be remembered for the moment that the CEO Larry Ellison announced that the vendor was entering the hardware market. Continue Reading
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September 25, 2008
25
Sep'08
IBM put on list to prevent abuse by short-sellers
The move to ban short-selling, the practice of trading shares on the presumption that a company will drop in value, has been the focus of moves made by the government to shore up the markets. Continue Reading
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September 24, 2008
24
Sep'08
Northamber posts results for 2008
The downturn in the economy and an upswing in the number of reseller casualties have taken a toll on Surrey-based distributor Northamber which this morning posted results for fiscal 2008. Continue Reading
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September 23, 2008
23
Sep'08
Microsoft strings up ITAC for second time
Nearly three years after Microsoft took down Manchester-based reseller ITAC for unlawful grey trading in its software (MicroScope 30 January 2006), Redmond has reported more details of the February 2006 case, revealing ITAC continued to trade ... Continue Reading
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September 22, 2008
22
Sep'08
Lehman Brothers troubles hit the channel
As one of the world's largest banks, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers has sent ripples through the financial world but the collapse has also hit its hardware suppliers Morse and Computacenter. Continue Reading
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September 22, 2008
22
Sep'08
Acer talks up growth prospects
Against a backdrop of turmoil in the global financial markets and the ubiquitous uncertainty it has created the PC market will continue to grow in double digits, the CEO and President at Acer has predicted. Continue Reading
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September 22, 2008
22
Sep'08
Toshiba profits warning could scupper SanDisk approach
Toshiba is looking less likely to make a rival bid for SanDisk to try and get the flash memory specialist in the place of Samsung. Samsung has made a bid and had it rejected but there were expectations that Toshiba would also try and table an offer. Continue Reading