May 2009
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May 08, 2009
08
May'09
Carphone Warehouse bags Tiscali for £236m in cash
Carphone Warehouse (CPW) has secured the future of Tiscali after shelling out £236m in cash to acquire the UK operation on a debt free basis, creating a powerhouse in the residential broadband market. Continue Reading
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May 08, 2009
08
May'09
Websense Q1 results add weight to security market strength
The security market continues to defy the recession with Websense the latest to indicate the sector remains stable with a solid set of numbers in its Q1 results. Continue Reading
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May 08, 2009
08
May'09
Symantec Q4 hit by SME revenue decline
Symantec has indicated that the security market might not be totally immune to recession, particularly on the SME side of the business. Continue Reading
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May 07, 2009
07
May'09
HANNspree looks to build channel for netbook product
HANNspree is looking to expand its portfolio and is working through channel partnerships to determine which distributors will carry its netbooks. Continue Reading
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May 07, 2009
07
May'09
Oracle calls on channel to mount SME BI push
Oracle is mounting a channel push to get more mid-sized and SMEs using business intelligence (BI) after discovering a decent portion of that market is not using the technology. Continue Reading
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May 07, 2009
07
May'09
Cisco CEO latest to talk of recovering market
Cisco's CEO and chairman John Chambers has become the latest major IT figure to describe a market that is starting to show signs of recovery. Continue Reading
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May 06, 2009
06
May'09
Citrix simplifies enterprise licensing
Citrix has announced changes to its licensing purchasing process in order to simplify customer paperwork and remove the need for upfront costs. Continue Reading
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May 06, 2009
06
May'09
Micro Focus swoops for Borland and chunk of Compuware
Micro Focus has acquired Borland in a $75m deal and also picked up the application testing and automated software quality business of Compuware in a move that will strengthen its position in that market. Continue Reading
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May 06, 2009
06
May'09
Microsoft lands demanding public sector deal
Microsoft has signed off a deal with Buying Solutions that will allow the vendor to sell across the public sector and give the government the chance to trumpet £75m worth of savings. Continue Reading
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May 05, 2009
05
May'09
Channel marketeers urged to speak CFO's language
There appears to be a gap between the metrics marketing departments are measuring their success against compared to the expectations of CFOs. As a result many companies are not launching integrated campaigns and are creating the potential for ... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2009
01
May'09
Cisco boss vows to be aggressive in downturn
Cisco boss John Chambers has vowed to be "aggressive" in the downturn to ensure that the networking giant comes out the other side of the downturn in a stronger position. Continue Reading
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May 01, 2009
01
May'09
Ingram CEO says worst could be over
Ingram Micro reckons the IT market has flattened out and will not deteriorate further in 2009 but despite a flurry of activity in March that signalled a welcome revival, the real recovery is not expected to take place until next year. Continue Reading
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April 30, 2009
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Apr'09
Colt Telecom benefits from managed services growth
Telecom specialist Colt has helped end the week on a positive note after producing Q1 numbers that beat expectations. Continue Reading