September 2011
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September 19, 2011
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Sep'11
VAT 'amnesty' to end soon
A window of opportunity for anyone outside of VAT regime, that should be registered and inside, closes soon. As reported by BusinessMan on 16 June, HMRC has been running a campaign that aims to capture those who should be registered for VAT but who ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Government told "go cloud or die" by Salesforce.com boss
The UK government has been urged to embrace the cloud by one of the leading proponents of hosted services, writes Nick Booth. The call was made by Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff at the company's annual rally, Cloud force 2011, which was held in ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Fujitsu staff to stage 24 hour walk out
Fujistu staff in Crewe and Manchester are staging a 24 walk out on Monday in a strike over victimisation of Union representatives. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Nine out of ten city CIOs on course for prosecution by FSA
Over 90 per cent of city firms could face prosecution in November for failing to comply with new FSA regulations on call recording, according to one study. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
BYOD and XP end of life drive desktop virtualisation
As Microsoft winds down the support for XP, and increasing number of employees own and rely on smart phones, tablets and netbooks organisations have new challenges in their desktop virtualisation strategies, writes Linda Endersby. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
RIM tablets fail to fly and low demand hits numbers
The problems at Blackberry maker Research in Motion continue with the firm following up an announcement of 2,000 job cuts back in July with second quarter numbers that exposed its issues with low demand. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
In-depth: Taking the fear out of the security sell
When it comes to security, in whatever form it takes, fear is the key. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
Resellers should try and get closer to their vendors says channel boss
Resellers often complain that they don't get the support they want from the people who supply them with kit. But is it their own fault? We asked some top vendors for their advice. Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 16 September 2011
It's been a week where the boss of Intel looked to a mobile future, SAP won its day in court and Tech Data headed back out on the acquisition trail. It ended with RIM becoming the latest to show how difficult it is to compete with Apple in the ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2011
16
Sep'11
The new domain - it's not an e.xxxellent idea for all
With the launch of the new .xxx top level domain on September 7, businesses - and individuals for that matter - need to be awake to the fact that they may want to protect their brands and names from abuse by cyber squatters. Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Nokia shakes up distribution strategy
Nokia has taken the wraps off a distribution revamp that sees it settle on three partners and unveil a channel network. The telecoms vendor has made the strategic changes following a six month review of what it needs to do to further its business in... Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
UK IT consultants in demand from US firms
US firms are hiring UK IT consultants in the digital sector with an 275% increase in the number of American firms hiring Brits over the last year. The figures, from PeoplePerHour, showed IT and web programming as well as web design were the skills ... Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Consumerisation sparks managed services opportunity
The influx of mobile devices into the corporate network environment is creating a significant requirement for more reseller delivered managed services to help users cope. Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
SAP appeal wipes $1bn off Oracle fine
SAP's decision to challenge the $1.3bn fine that was handed out in its intellectual property infringement case against Oracle last year has been vindicated with $1bn slashed off what it must now pay its arch rival. Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Younger people lagging behind with pension provision
According to Government research, young workers are nearly four times less likely than their older counterparts to be saving in their employer's pension scheme. Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
Mis-management of applications wastes millions
Businesses are failing to exploit their assets because of lack of decent management with the vast majority not bothering to use technology to monitor their operations, writes Linda Endersby. Continue Reading
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September 15, 2011
15
Sep'11
In-depth: The move to block access to social networking
The message has been fairly consistently sounded across vendor land for resellers to embrace social networking and use it as a method of communicating with customers as well as giving the brand a human dimension. But there have always been nagging ... Continue Reading
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
A badly made sausage
Over a conversation with Piers Linney, co-CEO of cloud channel cloud specialist Outsourcery, about his firms involvement with the cycling competition the Tour of Britain the positives of the sport came up. Continue Reading
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
Cisco halves sales forecast as CEO eyes Huawei market share
Networking giant Cisco has halved its sales forecast as it struggles with reduced demand and increased competition. Cisco's annual revenues will grow up to 7% over the next three years, down from a previous target of up to 17%. But profits are ... Continue Reading
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
IT security should be about good management, says IDC
IT security in an increasingly complex threat environment needs to be more about management than technology performance, according to IDC. Continue Reading