August 2011
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August 11, 2011
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Lowe ends eight year stint at Check Point
Security vendor Check Point is mapping out the fresh management reporting chains after it emerged that its current regional head of Northern Europe Nick Lowe was leaving the firm after eight years. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
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Inventory issues set to last in smart phone market
Fears that the Japanese quake would cause component shortages created a smart phone inventory build-up in the channel in the last quarter which was not totally cleared out as demand across Western Europe showed signs of fatigue. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
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Ipanema targets VAR market with new partner programme
WAN governance and app-centric VPN services specialist Ipanema Technologies is branching out from its traditional routes-to-market and launching a partner programme to address a "green field" market among system integrators and VARs. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
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Cisco results show positive impact of cost cutting
Cisco managed to surprise the markets in a pleasant way delivering results that were better than expected indicating that the demand for IT is holding up but the vendor has weighed in with plenty of cost cutting to try and get itself back on track. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2011
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Be careful with ex-gratia payments
How often have employers found it expedient to dismiss an employee and then give them an ex-gratia payment to keep them happy (and quiet)? Well those that follow this practice should be aware of a recent case - Publicist Consultants UK Ltd v ... Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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Trustmarque launches Office 365 education campaign
Microsoft partner Trust marque Solutions has launched a campaign to address confusion among end-users around fundamental aspects of Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 software suite. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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Managed services growth delivers the numbers for Kelway
Kelway has pointed to the demand for managed services as one of the main contributors to a significant increase in its revenues for its fiscal year. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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In-depth: Storage added to list of cloud benefits
Various studies have indicated that although there remain disagreements between analysts over exact numbers the direction a large part of the software market is heading in is towards the cloud. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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ICO chooses not to fine Lush for data breach
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been accused again of being a toothless tiger after it opted not to fine the cosmetics firm Lush after a data breach that lasted for four months at the tail-end of last year. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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ShoreTel bangs mobility drum, but posts another loss
ShoreTel CEO Peter Blackmore has vowed an aggressive partner recruitment drive as the company targets increased sales of its mobility unified comms solutions into the Avaya and Cisco installed base. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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Samsung Galaxy tab sales suspended in EU after Apple challenge
Samsung has been legally barred from selling its Galaxy tablet in the EU after Apple won the latest round in a patent battle leaving its rival clear to keep stacking up sales of iPads. Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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European market size and potential
According to recent reports from industry leading analysts IDC, the value of the business inkjet printer market in EMEA was €326M in the year ending in late 2010, which represents a 42% growth rate when compared to the same period a year ... Continue Reading
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August 10, 2011
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Corporate hi-jacking
According to credit reference agency, Graydon UK, there's been a huge rise in fraud attempts perpetrated against businesses. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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Aug'11
Feeling the anger
Cycling home from work last night the timing meant that I arrived in Peckham just as the rioters were spilling over the main street looking for trouble. My sunglasses were snatched and my back wheel buckled but luckily that's as far as it went and I... Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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Cloud computing's hidden costs, part five. Far from the Madding Cloud
Vladimir Jirasek, non-executive director CSA UK & Ireland and member of CAMM, speaks from bitter experience about a cloud heist that went wrong. "I have had experience of migrating to Cloud and between different SaaS clouds," he laments. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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Apple tablet rivals could take share in Europe if price right
Tablet vendors struggling to live in the shadow of Apple's market dominance might fare better outside the US in Europe if they get pricing strategies right. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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Looters target IT retailers and Sony distribution centre burns in riots
The riots that swept London last night have touched the IT industry with the Sony distribution centre in Enfield set alight and tech retailers including Currys and PC World targeted by looters. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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SME green interest undermined by red tape
Going green might be the answer to help combat rising utility bills and presenting resellers in a positive environmentally friendly light but. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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ZyXEL offers security licensing freebie
SME and consumer networking specialist ZyXEL is to offer a free IDP licence to small business customers buying a Content Filter licence for any of its Unified Security Gateway products until the end of August. Continue Reading
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August 09, 2011
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Windows 7 usage lifted by healthier IT budgets
Microsoft might well be thinking of Windows 8 but it will be encouraged to see that a major analyst house is forecasting the current OS version 7 will be on not far off half of worldwide PCs by the end of this year. Continue Reading