February 2009
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February 10, 2009
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Feb'09
Morse dismantles Investment Management Consultancy
Morse has sold its loss-making UK and Jersey-based management services practise to Navigant Consulting Ltd for up to £1.3m, the first and largest element of its Investment Management Consultancy (IMC) business to be sold or closed. Continue Reading
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February 09, 2009
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Feb'09
NEC Computers reviews operations in EMEA
NEC Computers could be the first casualty of the slowdown in PC sales and ferocious competition in the market after admitting that it is reviewing operations in EMEA which may lead to a withdrawal from the region. Continue Reading
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February 09, 2009
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Feb'09
LG Electronics latest to tighten corporate belt
LG Electronics is going to follow in the widespread trend of belt tightening after revealing plans to cut costs by 30% to counter continued drops in demand. Continue Reading
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February 09, 2009
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Feb'09
Blue Coat focuses on applications not just ports
Blue Coat believes it can shake up the networking channel with a product that focuses on application management rather than just the standard ports and ISP addresses. Continue Reading
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February 09, 2009
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Feb'09
Insight prelims reflect market tightness in Q4
Leaner trading conditions and the impact of foreign currency conversions were reflected in revenue and profit declines at Insight Enterprises according to fourth quarter prelims released this morning. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Even to a BT shareholder VoIP just makes sense
As a BT shareholder, I probably should not be saying this, but Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) seems pretty much a no-brainer in these straitened times. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Network at the heart of Digital Britain
Network infrastructure will form a key element of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform's (BERR) plan for Digital Britain, which was released last month. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Kyocera’s FS-1350DN wins through innovation
In the current climate there is one demand on every user's list and that is for the channel to deliver great technology at a decent price but also with attractive ongoing running costs. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Recession boosts uptake of managed services
The provision of managed services is likely to be one of the brighter spots in an otherwise difficult economic landscape this year and has the potential to become a safe haven for those channel partners that get their offerings right. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
06
Feb'09
Corel reports Q4 profits drop
Canadian software vendor Corel has reported a drop in Q4 profits and revealed it is not going to make forecasts about the rest of the year. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
NetApp reaffirms strategy after SME shift
NetApp has hit back at rivals circling its SME customer base following the vendor’s announcement of plans to scrap its small business product range. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
06
Feb'09
In-depth: Clear benefits of remote working
Some people love facts and figures, and snowfall of up to 10in across much of the UK last week will no doubt have kept those keen to label this as one of the coldest winters on record busy with measurements and log-keeping. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Overland cuts salaries as sales and profits dive
Overland has highlighted slowing sales in the data storage sector, in particular to its larger OEM customers, as it sunk to a net loss of $5.2m (£3.5m) for its second quarter to the end of December. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
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Feb'09
Kyocera's FS-1350DN wins through innovation
In the current climate there is one demand on every user's list and that is for the channel to deliver great technology at a decent price but also with attractive ongoing running costs. Continue Reading
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February 06, 2009
06
Feb'09
NetApp reafirms strategy after SME shift
NetApp has hit back at rivals circling its SME customer base following the vendor's announcement of plans to scrap its small business product range. Continue Reading
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February 05, 2009
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Feb'09
LARs feel the pinch of Microsoft fee changes
Despite making massive reductions in fees paid to LARs on Software Assurance deals, Microsoft has insisted the total level of back-end funding will not shrink under long awaited changes to the system due 1 May. Continue Reading
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February 05, 2009
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Feb'09
Cisco may face lay offs as profits plunge
Cisco boss John Chambers has been forced to backtrack on previous vows to avoid redundancies, raising the spectre of mass lay offs after announcing the networking bellwether’s second quarter profits had dropped by 27%. Continue Reading
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February 05, 2009
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Feb'09
Lenovo CEO resigns after Q3 loss
Lenovo has reinstalled a Chinese executive at the top of the business after reshuffling its management to try and claw back its fortunes after Q3 sales dropped and it lost market share. Bill Amelio, who resigned as CEO has been replaced by Yang ... Continue Reading
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February 05, 2009
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Feb'09
Nortel cans Metro Ethernet sale
Nortel is taking its showcase Metro Ethernet Network (MEN) business off the market four months after it put the unit up for sale. Continue Reading
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February 04, 2009
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Feb'09
WAN gear still top priority, says Riverbed
A swathe of networking numbers out this week continued today when WAN optimisation outfit Riverbed weighed in with fourth quarter and full year numbers pointing to solid levels of demand for its kit in spite of the economic downturn. Continue Reading