October 2009
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October 19, 2009
19
Oct'09
Acer beats down PC rivals to lead UK
Acer became the highest selling PC vendor in the UK during a third quarter market that was characterised by declining shipments in all but the consumer portable segment. Continue Reading
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October 16, 2009
16
Oct'09
Analysis: Cisco sees its future in video on the mobile internet
When you look at Cisco's recent movements in the acquisition space it is possible to see where the vendor believes the next stage of the internet is heading and what parts of the infrastructure jigsaw are going to be needed to support that. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2009
15
Oct'09
Sales and profits slide at Logicalis and Westcon
Datatec is confident of retuning to revenue growth in H2 of fiscal 2010 after the recession ravaged group sales and profits in the first six months of the year. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2009
15
Oct'09
Acer shunts HP off top spot in EMEA PC market
Acer has toppled Hewlett-Packard from the summit of the EMEA PC market as it became the only major vendor in the region to scale the business during a tough third quarter. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2009
15
Oct'09
Cisco faces hiccup in Tandberg acquisition
Cisco could be forced to pay more than $3bn to secure the Norwegian video conferencing specialist Tandberg after a major shareholder group blocked the offer. Continue Reading
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October 14, 2009
14
Oct'09
Cisco goes mobile with $2.9bn Starent buy
Network equipment maker Cisco today said it would pay $2.9bn to acquire Starent Networks, a supplier of IP-based networking equipment for mobile and converged carriers. Starent's access-independent technology is used in CDMA2000, UMTS/HSPA and WiMAX... Continue Reading
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October 13, 2009
13
Oct'09
DSGi out in first round of £6bn public sector tender
DSGi Business has failed to make the second round of the tender stage for the £6bn public sector framework agreement due to kick off in the spring, sources close to the situation have confirmed. Continue Reading
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October 13, 2009
13
Oct'09
Acer recalls overheating Aspire laptops
Acer is voluntarily recalling certain Aspire notebooks that contain a defective microphone cable which may overheat and cause the system to shut down. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2009
12
Oct'09
Kaspersky sells through Intel portal to grow SME share
Anti-virus specialist Kaspersky Lab has signed up to sell products to SME customers via Intel’s Business Exchange portal. The move has been described by sources close to the security vendor as a way of complementing channel efforts as it widens its ... Continue Reading
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October 12, 2009
12
Oct'09
Graydon UK service to tackle credit shortfall among SMEs
Graydon UK says the recession has forever changed the way business risk is assessed and priced, meaning that SME resellers need to be more transparent with financial information when called upon by credit insurers. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2009
12
Oct'09
Jail terms needed to curb ID fraud
Businesses will not invest in personal data protection until there are more tangible consequences such as heavy fines or jail sentences, says security firm Stonewood. The number of UK identify fraud has increased by 36% in the past year according ... Continue Reading
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October 12, 2009
12
Oct'09
Clearswift aims at rivals with trade-in deal
It is becoming quite a trend for vendors to encourage their resellers to target rivals in order to hit growth targets in a flat market by taking share. Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Samsung UK printer boss Slaughter resigns
Samsung's director of the UK printer division has left the firm after less than two in the job to pursue other opportunities. Geoff Slaughter worked at copier dealer Erskine, which was acquired by Ikon in the 90s, and spent 16 years at Canon before ... Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Casualties of DSGi redundancies revealed
Details have started to surface about the extent of the casualties of the redundancies made by DSGi across its reseller arms. Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Dimension Data reveals preference for holistic security
Companies are moving to invest in security solutions and move away from point products as the investment in protection returns to the corporate agenda. Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Microsoft shuts out OEM disties from Office 2010
Microsoft will overhaul the way that Office 2010 is sold in a move that could lead to the rationalisation of its distributor channel. Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
CCD walks away from IBM System x channel
CCD has disbanded its small IBM team after pulling out of the System x market as the low level of business meant the franchise was no longer commercially viable. Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Ballmer strident over Windows 7 prospects
This month is going to be one of the busiest in Microsoft’s calendar for quite a while as the vendor counts the days down to the launch of Windows 7. To get things warmed up, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, turned up in London to talk to press and... Continue Reading
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
Cisco Tandberg marriage to boost video market
Cisco and Tandberg have moved to reassure their respective channels that last week's $3bn acquisition of the Norwegian video specialist will be a positive move. Continue Reading
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October 08, 2009
08
Oct'09
Microsoft outlines ambitious R&D plans
Microsoft has boasted of its plans to continue to invest billions into research and development to keep ahead of rivals. Continue Reading