November 2010

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  British computing pioneer Wilkes dies

  The death has been announced of computing pioneer Sir Maurice Wilkes, widely regarded as the father of British computing, at the age of 97.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Convergence latest: Are IT industry and showbiz to merge

  Here's Peter Dickson. You've never heard of him, but you'll know his voice More evidence has emerged that the IT industry is being colonised by the rival show business sector.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Radware relaunches channel programme

  Application delivery networking provider Radware has lifted the lid on a new reseller-facing programme dubbed Smart Choice. The firm bought the Alteon switching business from Nortel in 2009 and pledged to revitalise the flagging unit.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  RM banks BSF contract but value shrinks

  RM has confirmed that a Building Schools for the Future project with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has gone through at just one tenth of the value it initially expected back in the summer.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Oracle loses ground as server market rebounds

  Oracle has conceded its long standing position as one of the top five biggest server vendors on the planet to NEC following a lacklustre turnout in the third quarter.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  One year on the Novell IWM message is getting across

  Novell's intelligent workflow management (IWM) message appears to getting through to customers as the vendor marks a year of promoting its approach to the market.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Magirus drops SolarWinds into vBundle line-up

  Data centre distributor Magirus is to add network management capabilities from SolarWinds to its vBundle package. Magirus picked up the SolarWinds EMEA distribution contract in September to complement its growing Cisco business.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Rich app could help negotiate your way into heaven

  Here's Clive Rich, a legendary showbiz agent who has never lost out in any negotiation. Now he wants to empower IT salesmen Clive Richis probably the first man who could negotiate his way into heaven and get a camel through the eye of a needle.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Cryptzone acquires British-based NETconsent

  Cryptzone has acquired NETconsent in a move that reflects the wider trend for convergence between the data loss prevention market and the security arena.  Continue Reading

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Be Prepared

  Readers may recall the posting here on 15 November where advice was given on planning ahead in case the poor weather that we saw last winter returns. Well as a follow-up, the Highways Agency have now issued their own advisory suggesting that drivers...  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Phoenix IT Group to merge Servo and ICM businesses

  Phoenix IT Group is to merge its Servo and ICM Continuous Business division from the beginning of April in a nod to the converging technologies they sell.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Computerlinks plans satellite net services

  Computerlinks has announced plans to provide parts of its Alvea channel managed services portfolio through newly-launched broadband satellite, HYLAS 1.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  FAST takes anti-piracy campaign to North West

  The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has extended the focus of its anti-piracy campaign to the North West building on successful regional crack downs it has previously held in Wales and the South of England.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Gartner cuts PC sales projections for 2010

  Weakening consumer demand and the continued distractive buzz surrounding the iPad has caused Gartner to cut traditional PC sales forecasts for 2010.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Chinese hackers can show how it's done

  Over the weekend the start of what will be thousands of leaked diplomatic cables started appearing on the web.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Government urged to push broadband investment

  Broadband speeds across the EU are much faster than they were 12 months ago, say new statistics released by the European Commission, but member governments must do more to ensure their digital economies remain competitive, according to Brussels.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Wikileaks reveals theory behind Chinese Google hack attack

  The hacking attacks that led Google to quit China and for the security industry to raise serious concerns about nation-state backed activity could have been down to one Chinese politician disliking the material he read about himself on the web.  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  What to do when your partner is a transvendor

  Does your vendor like to cheat on you or dress in reseller's clothes? Tell our problem lady, who will deal with all your relationship, commitment and margin problems. Welcome to the Channel's first problem page. In this we intend to deal with all ...  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Astaro looks to expand channel with key appointment

  Unified Threat Management (UTM) specialist Astaro has recruited a sales director from its rival to drive UK channel growth. Vinod Chamdal, takes up the post of UK sales director at Astaro with a brief to expand its channel numbers and increase ...  Continue Reading

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Retirement may be retired

  Following much pressure, a court case and a check on the country's finances, the Government is to bring forward new rules from October 2011 that abolish the default retirement age (of 65).  Continue Reading