September 2011
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Global chip inventory worryingly high, says Gartner
The industry may be lurching towards a new supply chain crisis, according to market-watchers at Gartner, who today indicated that current semiconductor inventory levels are "worrisome ... given current conditions". Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
If PSG is not for sale why did Leo say it might be?
You have to wonder why the prospect of a sale of Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group was even raised if ever since it was mentioned the vendor has done all it can to quash sales talk. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Hosted services to drive unified comms market growth to 2015
Despite continuing economic uncertainty across the region, the EMEA unified comms and collaboration (UCC) market looks set to grow from $5.7bn last year to $16.6bn by 2015. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Apple dominates booming tablet market
Apple continues to dominate the tablet market with its second generation iPad having a huge impact on sales figures across EMEA. Shipment figures across EMEA released by IDC show that Q2 exceeded forecasts as the iPad 2 took off and Android ... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Imation snaps up IronKey security hardware operation
Storage player Imation is bolstering its security credentials with the acquisition of IronKey's security storage division. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
IBM extends cloud helping hand to resellers
IBM has held out its hand to resellers wanting to move into the cloud providing a step by step route to hosted services as well as reducing the financial risk involved with moving to a more flexible business model. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Micro-P gets UK Xerox printer contract
Xerox has named Micro-P as its newest UK distributor as it continues to see growth in its local channel business. Xerox vice president of Offerings Marketing and European general manager of its Desktop Printing Group. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
UK firms lead the way on Bring Your Own IT front
The movement by employees to bring their own devices to work is unstoppable with it just being a couple of percent short of being a universal activity. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
snom signs BT Business Direct deal
IP telephony outfit snom has signed a distribution agreement to supply its IP phones and PBX solutions through BT Business Direct, the telco's hardware, software and services business. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Anti-social CRM concept gaining traction on Topman site
Social CRM (Customer relationship management) has produced mixed results for retail giant Arcadia after angry consumer complaints against its Top man brand were made public by its social CRM systems. Continue Reading
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September 20, 2011
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Sep'11
Don't stash your cash in Switzerland
If you're an individual or a business with monies that you secreted away in Switzerland then you should be aware that HMRC now have an agreement in place with Swiss authorities that will see you paying more tax and which removes some of the Swiss ... Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One Printer
HP Office jet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One Printer is an easy sell. It packs in a lot of technology for the price and comes with clever functionality, designed with small business needs in mind. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
SMEs still struggling to get banking credit
Business Secretary Vince Cable might have taken to the stage at the Liberal Democrat conference today detailing plans to put more pressure on banks to lend to SMEs but the vast majority still feel left out in the cold over loans. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Adobe formalises channel programme
Business and creative software specialist Adobe is to formalise its channel engagement policy with the launch of a new multi-level channel programme called Partner Connection. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Avnet hires former Computacenter man to grow overseas
Avnet has hired former Computacenter and Bell Microproducts man Henry Godwin to help grow its operations in the Middle East and Africa. Godwin will be reporting into another former Bell old boy Graeme Watt and is charged with driving growth in what ... Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Emulex signs Comstor distie pact to target datacentre transition
Cisco distribution house Comstor has added high-performance storage networking specialist Emulex to its line-card to boost the complementary options available to resellers marketing Cisco's Unified Compute (UCS) portfolio. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
What if Samsung's Kubrick Defence had succeeded?
Samsung's attempts to use 2001: A Space Odyssey in its defence against Apple in a German court have come to naught. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
How Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made me feel small - then big again
At a Billy Graham-style rally in London last week, Marc Benioff told his converts to reject their government and follow him into the cloud. It was all very humbling. They can make you feel very small, these charismatic CEOs of billion dollar ... Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
NetApp brand gets highlighted with podium finish
The plans to use the Tour of Britain cycling competition as a platform to push its brand paid off handsomely for NetApp after it finished the week long race with a rider on the podium. Continue Reading
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
Ingram takes wraps off Channel Transformation Alliance
Ingram Micro has taken the wraps off an alliance that is tasked with promoting and furthering the spread of cloud computing and managed services in the channel. Continue Reading