February 2009

February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Fowle gets channel reigns as Newall quits Fujitsu Siemens

Fujitsu Siemens has said that outgoing SME and channel director Ian Newall has quit the firm for personal reasons after nearly three years in the role, with marketing director Gary Fowle assuming the position. Continue Reading
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Fowle gets channel reigns as Newall quitsFujitsu Siemens

Fujitsu Siemens has said that outgoing SME and channel director Ian Newall has quit the firm for personal reasons after nearly three years in the role, with marketing director Gary Fowle assuming the position. Continue Reading
February 10, 2009 10 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

February 09, 2009 09 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
February 09, 2009 09 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
February 09, 2009 09 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
February 09, 2009 09 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
February 06, 2009 06 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
February 06, 2009 06 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
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

February 06, 2009 06 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
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
February 06, 2009 06 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
February 06, 2009 06 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
February 06, 2009 06 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
February 06, 2009 06 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
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
February 05, 2009 05 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
February 05, 2009 05 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
February 05, 2009 05 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