March 2011

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Computacenter files solid 2010 financials

  Computacenter (CC) released a solid set of 2010 financials this morning that were underpinned by corporate customers replacing ageing infrastructure kit and a steady growth in services.  Continue Reading

• March 10, 2011 10 Mar'11

  Generation Gmail

  A recent survey commissioned by email management company, Mimecast, has found that corporate email accounts are being shunned by those aged under 25 in favour of personal email accounts when it comes to the sending of business email.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Who's been mis-selling domestic broadband connections?

  Up to 70% of SMEs in the UK are still relying on domestic rather than business grade broadband connections, and collectively could be wasting up to £357m a month.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Should employers leave staff to their own smart devices?

  Interesting story today about the failure of employers to come to terms with the way employees are connecting to corporate networks with their own mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  SAP sets out ambition to make enterprise software 'cool again'

  Enterprise software has become dull and predictable with the torch of innovation passing to the consumer space but one of the biggest players at the high-end of the market has set out its ambition to make business products "cool again".  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Comstor adds partner security development initiative

  Cisco distribution house Comstor has launched a new programme built around network security development called FirstLook.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Need some R&D? Run a competition

  So many times a competition is actually a mechanism for a company to get a new logo, mission statement or campaign done on the cheap.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Micro P splashes the cash on consumables distie Advent Data

  Micro P parent DCC has acquired West Yorkshire-based office supplies distributor Advent Data for £10.2m but the figure could go up depending on trading results.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Azlan confirms departure of boss Ian French

  Azlan has confirmed that boss Ian French is stepping down to concentrate on his consultancy business Siceo and the Gap aid charity he chairs but will continue to provide advisory services to the Basingstoke-based distributor.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  GP surgeries could be fertile ground for security players

  The prospect of GPs being given more responsibility for patient data as the government looks to devolve responsibility for IT spending down to local surgeries away from NHS primary care trusts is causing some channel security players concern.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Jail for conman in latest Cisco parts fraud

  How easy is it to scam Cisco? A walk in the park, apparently. Long-time readers of Network Noise may remember the case of an Arizona restaurateur, who was jailed last October after bilking Cisco out of $20m worth of fraudulent orders by submitting ...  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Firms not ready to open network to staff-owned devices

  The consumerisation of IT is an issue users are aware of but many remain in denial over the extent to which employees are connecting to the corporate network with mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Cost of Nortel integration dogs Ciena

  Optical networking vendor Ciena saw its sequential loss narrow slightly during the first quarter of its fiscal 2011, but the ongoing costs associated with the acquisition and subsequent integration of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Network (MEN) business ...  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Retirement comes closer

  Further to a posting on Business Man on 29 November, the Government has now published the draft form of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011.  Continue Reading

• March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11

  Why the Cloud is smoking Part 1

  As part of an investigation into Cloud Computing, your correspondent found himself in a prison, composed entirely of fags. It's National No-Smoking Day, apparently. People like your columnist are being targeted in a government funded clamp down.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Resellers, get into voice coaching, says Plantronics

  On Tuesday Network Noise sat down at UC Expo for an interesting chat with Plantronics EMEA vice president and managing director Philip Vanhoutte. As I'm sure you don't need telling, Plantronics made its name developing peripheral headset, microphone...  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Midwich seals Dell distribution deal

  UPDATED: Midwich has confirmed that it is gearing up to sell Dell printers with a launch date set for later this month.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  March of Androids fails to knock Nokia

  The explosive growth of the Android smartphone operating system in the western European market put a dent in Nokia's sales in the last quarter of 2010, but has not yet knocked the old guard from its perch at the top of the tree.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Proximity adds sales director to boost Avaya team

  Nortel-Avaya partner has named ex-Datapulse man Stuart Legg to the role of sales and marketing director replacing Jane Emerson, who has left for Avaya and ShoreTel partner Nuage.  Continue Reading

• March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11

  Samsung restarts search for mobile PC GM

  Samsung is on the lookout for a general manager to run its mobile PC unit after handing current incumbent Darren Matthews a newly created role to manage B2B resellers in the division.  Continue Reading