July 2009
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July 31, 2009
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Jul'09
In depth: Tips for cutting costs and improving efficiency
The recession is hitting the third-party distribution channel as hard as everyone else - a situation not helped by the apparent raft of merger and acquisition activity among the vendor community, which in many instances is breeding uncertainty and ... Continue Reading
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July 31, 2009
31
Jul'09
Five minute interview: Chris Thompson, Avanquest Solutions
MicroScope puts its questions to Chris Thompson, managing director of Avanquest Solutions Continue Reading
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July 31, 2009
31
Jul'09
Ingram boss spots signs of recovery despite EMEA market sales dip
Ingram Micro has indicated that it is going to keep the pressure on making cost reductions and focus on growing incremental sales as it looks towards a market that appears to be returning to seasonal patterns. Continue Reading
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July 31, 2009
31
Jul'09
Indepth: Cutting costs and improving efficiency in the recession
The recession is hitting the third-party distribution channel as hard as everyone else - a situation not helped by the apparent raft of merger and acquisition activity among the vendor community, which in many instances is breeding uncertainty and ... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2009
30
Jul'09
Clearswift benefits from continued web appliance demand
The security market might not have stayed immune from the downturn but compared to other sectors has shown much greater resilience. The latest to report financial numbers that give an insight into the state of the market is Clearswift with the ... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2009
30
Jul'09
Unlicensed EMEA businesses hit to the tune of £6m by BSA
Those that like to put the fight against piracy into accessible facts and figures might be impressed to see that businesses across EMEA have already paid out £6m this year to settle disputes with the Business Software Alliance. Continue Reading
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July 30, 2009
30
Jul'09
Alcatel-Lucent returns to profitability
Alcatel-Lucent has posted its first net profit since its troubled 2006 birth and says it will break even this year in terms of adjusted operating income. Continue Reading
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July 30, 2009
30
Jul'09
Battle for Nortel assets intensifies
The fight to acquire the assets of bankrupt Nortel has ratcheted up several notches after the Canadian government confirmed it might have grounds to review last week's auction of the vendor's wireless units to Ericsson. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2009
27
Jul'09
HP will not use price to regain UK PC top spot says boss
Hewlett-Packard's interim head of the UK Personal Systems Group is re-evaluating its strategy in the retail space to ascertain how it can regain the top spot in the UK PC arena without using price to rent share. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2009
27
Jul'09
Keeping your data in order with disk back-up
The volume of data created and stored by organisations continues to grow at amazing rates. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2009
27
Jul'09
Ericsson wins Nortel wireless auction
Ericsson has won the auction for Nortel's CDMA and LTE Access business after bidding $1.13bn for the unit, trumping Nokia Siemens Networks, the presumptive buyer, at the last minute. Continue Reading
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July 27, 2009
27
Jul'09
Five-minute interview: David Parcell, Verint Systems
MicroScope puts its questions to David Parcell, managing director, Verint Systems EMEA Continue Reading
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July 24, 2009
24
Jul'09
Oracle to buy GoldenGate Software
Oracle is to add yet another software company to its growing list of acquisitions building on the growing list of companies it has picked up in the last five years. Continue Reading
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July 24, 2009
24
Jul'09
NetSuite targets Sage resellers
NetSuite has unveiled a campaign to target Sage's resellers offering 50% margins to those that sell its cloud offering. Continue Reading
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July 24, 2009
24
Jul'09
Analysis: What future for Avaya Nortel channel
The long-running Nortel soap opera took another twist last week, as the auction of the bankrupt network supplier's wireless business neared. Continue Reading
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July 23, 2009
23
Jul'09
Ericsson latest to bid for Nortel wireless
The flurry of last-minute bids for Nortel's wireless business is continuing as reports emerge that Swedish comes giant Ericsson is planning to stump up $730m for the unit. The Swedish outfit has thrown almost $100m more into the pot than their ... Continue Reading
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July 22, 2009
22
Jul'09
Private equity money ups stakes in Nortel auction
Private equity outfit Matlin Patterson has upped the stakes in the impending auction of Nortel’s wireless division, topping Nokia Siemens Networks’ stalking horse offer by $75m. Continue Reading
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July 22, 2009
22
Jul'09
Lexmark pins hopes on future upgrades as Q2 numbers dip
The hotly tipped upgrade in the enterprise client market next year is unlikely to ignite a corresponding replacement cycle for printers according to Lexmark CEO Paul Curlander. Continue Reading
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July 21, 2009
21
Jul'09
Netbooks and MFDs defy the downturn
The worst of the recession might be over but in some technology areas the last six months have seen continued growth, particularly with netbooks and the multifunction printers. Continue Reading
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July 21, 2009
21
Jul'09
RIM up in arms over Nortel wireless auction
As Nortel and its administrators wrap up the fire sale of the bankrupt vendor's assets. Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the Blackberry, has called foul over the way the auctions have been handled. Continue Reading