November 2009
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November 30, 2009
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Nov'09
Accounting software market still to touch large chunk of SME sector
Resellers specialising in selling accountancy software wondering what size of the market is still doing their accounts manually are looking at a significant number of untapped customers. Continue Reading
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November 30, 2009
30
Nov'09
Ingram finalises CCD acquisition
Ingram Micro has taken the first step to build an enterprise infrastructure business by completing the acquisition of CCD. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2009
27
Nov'09
Computacenter completes Thesaurus acquisition
Computacenter has completed the acquisition of Thesaurus Computer Services for £900,000, bolstering its IBM z series business. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2009
27
Nov'09
Update: Computacenter set to acquire insolvent Thesaurus
Computacenter is understood to be in exclusive negotiations with IBM z series player Thesaurus and is expected to acquire the company today or at the latest early next week. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2009
27
Nov'09
UPS market has the power to perform
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) may well be designed to protect devices against power outages and surges, but they can't do anything to protect the market from its own ups and downs. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2009
27
Nov'09
Ingram Micro plans to extend cloud services beyond the US
Ingram Micro has built up a range of managed and cloud services in North America over the last two years and they could be on their way to Europe. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Buying Solutions moves to stem criticism of tender process
Buying Solutions (BS) is trying to control the growing dissent among resellers who are frustrated by the delays to the supplier evaluation process and concerned the whole process will need to start from scratch. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Azlan grabs Cisco Unified Computing Solutions portfolio
Azlan has taken on Cisco's entire Unified Computing Solutions portfolio to build out its mid-market infrastructure push. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Reseller demand for Dell PCs ''not strong'' says Tech Data CEO
Tech Data's CEO has admitted that demand for Dell PCs from its reseller customers in North America has not been strong, albeit in a depressed market. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Analysis: Can SAP rise to the SaaS challenge?
SAP reported poor third quarter results last month as attendees of its TechEd summit in Vienna saw a company at pains to show how it plans to reinvent itself and stave off the many challenges to its once unrivalled position in the enterprise. It was... Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
UK still lagging behind in broadband stakes
Despite the occasionally bright spot the UK is still lagging behind in the broadband speed stakes with some places still below the 2Mbpsgoal set by the government. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Computacenter buys becom Informationssysteme
Computacenter has shelled out €2m (£1.8m) in cash to acquire IBM system house become Information system GmBH from USCF Holding. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
BSF projects climb on back of election uncertainty
Some Local Education Authorities (LEAs) have brought forward Building Schools for the Future projects amid concerns about potential changes to the programme next year when a new Government is elected. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
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Nov'09
Reseller demand for Dell PCs "not strong" says Tech Data
Tech Data's CEO has admitted that demand for Dell PCs from its reseller customers in North America has not been strong, albeit in a depressed market. Continue Reading
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November 26, 2009
26
Nov'09
Oracle faces EU to argue for Sun merger
The ongoing saga of the EU and its investigation into the Oracle and Sun merger appears to have taken another turn with the US database giant reported to be close to presenting its case. Continue Reading
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November 25, 2009
25
Nov'09
DSGi Business sales down by a third
DSGi Business has seen its sales dive by almost a third in the first half of fiscal 2010, as the parent reported a dip in revenues and flat losses. Continue Reading
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November 25, 2009
25
Nov'09
HP Hunter handed channel reins for PSG
Hewlett-Packard has named Paul Hunter as the channel director for its Personal Systems Group, replacing Dave Poskett in a role he held on an interim basis. Continue Reading
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November 25, 2009
25
Nov'09
European performance buoys Blue Coat Q2
Network application delivery specialist Blue Coat Systems has benefited from improving conditions in both Europe and the US recording sequential growth in its second quarter. Continue Reading
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November 25, 2009
25
Nov'09
BSF buying and bidding process to be reviewed
Partnership for Schools (PfS) is proposing a review of the bidding process and the way IT is procured under the Building Schools for the Future programme. Continue Reading
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November 24, 2009
24
Nov'09
Brocade full-year sales up on networking surge
Brocade has wrapped up a transformative financial year with dip in net profit offsetting a surge in quarterly sales. Year-on-year, quarterly GAAP net profit at the storage and networking vendor slipped 6% to $33.6m (£20.32m) as sales rose 31% to ... Continue Reading