May 2010
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May 28, 2010
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May'10
Competition time; celebrate 25 years of Wi-Fi
This week is the 25th anniversary of a landmark decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to open up the radio spectrum and allow unlicensed access for communications, and to mark the occasion we've teamed up with D-Link to run a ... Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
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May'10
Ofcom unveils Digital Economy Act proposals
Only fixed-line ISPs with customer bases larger than 400,000 will be initially subject to the conditions on copyright infringement laid down in the Digital Economy Act 2010, Ofcom has proposed. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
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May'10
Support as well as cuts needed to boost UK Plc
The Prime Minister David Cameron has proved he doesn't know how to pick a winner when it comes to the horses but you hope it might do a bit better when it comes to helping British business. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
Novell CEO talks up IWM as Q2 shows slight improvement
Novell's second quarter revenue dipped slightly on last year despite benefiting by $2m as a result of favourable currency rates. For the three months ended 30 April net revenue was $204m compared to $216m in the same period a year earlier. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
Is Vodafone dialling up a channel extension?
Vodafone's efforts to build an IT channel have floundered so it appears to be going for the next best option - to acquire its own networking integrator. In the past month the telco behemoth has been liked with several firms including the reseller ... Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
Fortinet expects reseller expansion as it pushes portfolio
Firewall specialist Fortinet is echoing the general trend in the security industry to encourage resellers to sell more of its portfolio and expects to swell its channel ranks as a result. Continue Reading
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May 28, 2010
28
May'10
BT launches global IP connection service
BT Wholesale has launched its IP Exchange platform on a worldwide basis, the first time it has released a service designed specifically for the global comms market. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
HP preps price hikes for networking boxes
Hewlett-Packard is expected to increase the price of its networking boxes from next week to account for the weakening Euro. At the same time it is rebuilding demand generation activities and sales support for partners that drive its Converged ... Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
Morse shareholders give 2e2 takeover thumbs up
Morse shareholders have voted in favour of 2e2's proposed acquisition at a General and Court Meeting held earlier today. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
SCHd closes Interchange office and relocates staff
SCH Distribution has insisted that the closure of its Interchange office in Bracknell and the subsequent re-location of 30 staff will not result in redundancies however sales director Amanda Jones has decided to leave. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
IDC ups UK PC sales forecast after consumer desktop rebound
IDC has upped its sales forecasts for the UK PC market on the back of better than expected demand for consumer desktops and notebooks. This rather pours cold water on the significance of the corporate client refresh which some manufacturers are ... Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
Avnet to Azlan; stop poaching our staff
Azlan's recruitment strategy is facing strong criticism after it poached nearly half of Avnet Technology Solution's Unified Communications team. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
ACEs highlighted all the reasons for the channel to be proud
Well what a night that was. The MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence were a real success in every possible way. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
MicroScope ACEs winners announced
The fourth MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence (ACEs) were held in London last night with the achievements across all levels of the industry recognised and rewarded. Continue Reading
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May 27, 2010
27
May'10
Comstor adds IronPort to line-up, hands boss over to Westcon
Comstor has announced it is making the Cisco IronPort portfolio available to its SME-facing line-up in the UK and Europe. Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
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May'10
IBM kicked off the global server summit by HP
Hewlett-Packard has leapfrogged IBM to take complete control of the global server market after customers delayed buying Big Blue kit in anticipation of forthcoming product updates. In Gartner's final Q1 numbers, HP grew server revenues 15.9% to ... Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
26
May'10
McAfee buys into mobile security space
McAfee has quickly followed in the footsteps of its rival Symantec buying into the mobile security space with the acquisition of Trust Digital. Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
26
May'10
Government must review costly tender process to help SMEs
The mantra of New Labour in the early years was education, education, education, now because of the uncontrolled spending habits of the previous Government, the current one has been forced into making cuts, cuts, cuts. Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
26
May'10
Cable & Wireless inches back into profit
Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) has inched back into the black after posting a full-year net profit of £1m, up from a £32m loss this time last year. Continue Reading
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May 26, 2010
26
May'10
The ACEs is a chance for channel praise and thanks
The butterflies are starting to swirl round the stomach and the palms are getting sweaty as the countdown to tonight's MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence begins. Continue Reading