July 2010

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  HP Networking tweaks lifetime warranty policy

  HP Networking will not be extending life time warranties to the entire 3Com and H3C portfolio, with many core products receiving one to three year guarantees.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Euler ups credit insurance by €40bn, predicts fall in insolvencies

  Credit insurer Euler Hermes has brushed aside continued fears of a double dip recession to forecast a drop in corporate insolvencies for this year and next.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 30 July 2010

  IBM names new mid-market distributors It emerged last week that IBM planned to expand the remit of some of its midmarket distributors in an attempt to steal away Sun dealers.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Ingram Micro "back in the game" after record Q2

  Ingram Micro is "back in the game" according to its CEO after hitting the highest Q2 profits in its history helped along by an IT industry refresh, taking market share from smaller rivals and cost cutting activities implemented during the recession.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  2e2 gets the movie-making bug

  I thought there was little that could top Comstor's attempt at movie-making history (and bear in mind I've seen Inception), but my attention was drawn today to infrastructure integrator 2e2, which has just released its first contribution to the ...  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Components drought hits Alcatel-Lucent

  Crucial supplies of semiconductor network components have been bled close to dry with no sign of resolution in sight, according to Alcatel-Lucent.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Accumuli identifies aquisition targets in security channel

  Management at investment vehicle Accumuli has identified several acquisition prospects in the security market to build a managed services based reseller.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Ballmer backs free Office web applications strategy

  Microsoft has talked of the impact of its strategy to allow some Office functionality to be downloaded free by consumers as a way of curtailing software piracy.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  TalkTalk launches Vodafone MVNO, cracks open interims

  TalkTalk, owners of the Opal b-2-b comms brand, has today announced the formation of a new MVNO agreement with Vodafone to offer customers mobile voice and broadband services alongside their landline and home Internet plans.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  FAST kicks off summer anti-piracy campaign

  The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has kicked off a joint initiative with Trading Standards in various locations across the UK to launch a summer education campaign against unlicensed software.  Continue Reading

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Analysis: CIOs plan to reduce IT spend in the next 12 months

  A recent survey by UBS shows CIOs nervousness around economic uncertainty has resulted in a trend to lower IT spending forecasts. This is despite the pressure to upgrade hardware as interest in enterprise refresh for long-term benefits continues.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Oracle to name distributors, spell out rebate changes

  Oracle will tomorrow inform value added distributors if they feature in its future plans following an intensive four week request for information, a move that will signal a significant shift in the way reseller hardware rebates are handled.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Lexmark warns of laser shortfall for rest of 2010

  Lexmark has warned that the laser shortages that have been a feature of the first half of the year are likely to persist for the next six months. The Kentucky-based printer specialist filed a 14% rise in second quarter revenues to $1.033bn and ...  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Industry urges government to clarify IT reform agenda

  The industry has broadly backed the Cabinet Office Structural Reform Plan but feels greater clarity of some seemingly contradictory policies is needed, according to Tech Market View (TMV).  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Slow buying cycles and caution hit Symantec Q1 revenues

  A picture of elongated buying cycles and continuing caution was the scene painted by Symantec's CEO as he spoke about the landscape that contributed to flat first quarter revenues year-on-year.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Earnings soar at BT Global Services

  BT's troubled IT services division, BTGlobal Services (BTGS) appears to have secured its recovery at long last after adjusted EBITDA soared to £130m in the first quarter, and overall losses continued to reverse.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Fears of double dip voiced by Websense CEO

  Problems with the Euro zone currency and the potential of a double dip cast a shadow over Websense's second quarter numbers.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  It's a truly networked world for Juniper and Cisco

  An interesting point, and a wry smile, has been raised over the purchase of mobile security solutions developer SMobile by Juniper Networks yesterday over at Network World's Cisco Subnet blog.  Continue Reading

• July 29, 2010 29 Jul'10

  Watkins to quit Teksys as DiData integration wraps

  Serial entrepreneur Alan Watkins, who took control of Microsoft LAR Teksys in January 2008, is to leave the company to concentrate on his private equity venture, Blackhawk Investments, as the integration of Teksys by Dimension Data wraps up.  Continue Reading

• July 28, 2010 28 Jul'10

  Arrow Electronics Q2 numbers surpass pre-recession highs

  Arrow Components has surpassed pre-recession revenues and profits in a bumper second quarter during which both divisions returned to double digit growth. Sales for the period ended 3 July were up 36% year-on-year to $4.61bn as profits soared to ...  Continue Reading