September 2010
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September 30, 2010
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Sep'10
London the home to the tech start-ups
You might remember a time when everyone wanted to find a place in the UK where it was safe to talk about it being a home to the IT industry. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
FalconStor chief quits over 'improper' payments
FalconStor Software president, CEO and chairman of the board has resigned amid allegations of "improper" payments made in connection to one customer's contract. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
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Sep'10
Networks First launches network maturity service
Infrastructure services support specialist Networks First has launched a network maturity assessment tool designed to enable its reseller and integrator partners to identify new opportunities to up sell into their sales targets. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
Cornwall to get disputed £132m fibre broadband network
Plans to give businesses and homes in one of the UK's poorest counties high-speed internet access through fibre to the premises were unveiled today despite a complaint to the European courts about alleged unfair competition for the £132m ... Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
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Sep'10
eSoft offloads UTM appliance product range
Web filtering specialist eSoft has offloaded its UTM appliance line for an undisclosed cash amount to eSoft Acquisition Limited. The deal has been backed by shareholders and the board and means eSoft will change its name to zvelo continuing to sell ... Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
Redstone closes door on annus horribilis
The extent of Redstone's troubles have been laid bare by financial results that reflect the tough economic climate and its unclear strategy in fiscal 2010. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
Data centre energy costs to worsen, says Gartner
New research from analysts at Gartner has revealed that energy-related costs now account for around 12% of overall data centre expenditure, a figure that is expected to increase in the next few years. Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
Nortel to fight UK pension claims
Nortel has joined forces with representatives of bankrupt financial house Lehman Brothers to fight demands that they cover deficits in their UK pension schemes. The UK Pensions Regulator is seeking to recover £2.1bn from Nortel and ... Continue Reading
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September 30, 2010
30
Sep'10
AVG adds social media protection
AVG has become one of the first security companies to highlight its ability to protect users in social media environments as a key selling point of its software. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Redstone restructure begins with closure of BSF division
Redstone is closing its loss-making ie4 (RIE) subsidiary that operates in the ill-fated Building Schools for the Future program. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Cisco data centre demos a new LEAP for Comstor
Cisco distributor Comstor has lifted the wraps on a data centre proof-of-concept demo and training centre in Brussels based around Cisco's Unified Compute (UCS) architecture. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Brothers grim?
Many years ago when I first started covering the channel the idea of brothers working together in a family firm was a fairly common one. There were brothers in retail at Tempo and families working side by side in distribution and in public at least... Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Birmingham targeted in piracy campaign by BSA
The West Midlands has become the latest battle ground in the Business Software Alliance's fight against piracy. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Cable & Wireless to build Cisco UCS clouds
Cable & Wireless Worldwide is to build WAN-based enterprise cloud computing solutions based on Cisco's UCS data centre platform. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Harness the power of online conversation
It seems that more and more of us are taking to the Internet while we watch to discuss, lament and harangue TV shows. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Interim HP boss upbeat on 2011 numbers, defends strategy
Hewlett-Packard's interim boss, Cathie Lesjak, has told analysts that the firm expects to make total sales of between $131.5bn and $133.5bn during its financial 2011. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
KCOM reveals profits on track but revenues down
KCOM expects to hit profitability targets this year but has seen its revenues drop after offloading some contracts to Phoenix IT. Continue Reading
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September 29, 2010
29
Sep'10
Reseller attitudes to outsourcing evolving
Resellers are increasingly looking to outsource parts of the support demanded of them to third party specialists in order to keep customers contented. Continue Reading
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September 28, 2010
28
Sep'10
Brother makes MPS channel plans for 2011
Brother is building a managed print service (MPS) for resellers that it plans to pilot in the UK early next year. Most of major print and copier vendors sell their brand of MPS through the channel but although a little late to the table, Brother ... Continue Reading
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September 28, 2010
28
Sep'10
Government axes Novell NHS contract
The Department for Health has confirmed the soon-to-expire £6m Enterprise Wide Agreement (EWA) with Novell will not be renewed, leaving local trusts responsible for procurement and compliance. Continue Reading