September 2011
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
Dixons sales slump as economy remains fragile
A fragile economy, lack of football world cup to spur TV sales and a gap between iPad launches all took their toll on Dixons Retail operation with sales dropping at the high-street giant. Continue Reading
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
Corero security unit outperformed by legacy education biz
Buy-and-build security outfit Corero Network Security has booked a first half pre-tax loss at its core business, acquired earlier this year through a reverse takeover of Top Layer. Continue Reading
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
Social networking seen by staff as security risk
The warnings about the security threats of social networking sites have made a deep impression on users with a growing number of users taking the view that sites like Facebook and LinkedIn pose a threat. Continue Reading
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
Why did Yahoo's CEO get the boot by phone?
So Yahoo has fired CEO Carol Bartz. Whatever the reasons for her sacking, I'm intrigued by the way Yahoo chose to fire her. In an email to Yahoo employees, Bartz wrote: "I am very sad to tell you that I've just been fired over the phone by Yahoo's ... Continue Reading
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
Wireless kit sales boosted by corporate mobility growth
Booming sales of mobile devices have led to year-on-year growth of 35% in enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) sales, as Wi-Fi coverage in both public and private spaces becomes a must-have service, according to analysts at Canalys. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
BT to merge Engage IT and dabs, Balaam steps down
BT is to form a £400m IT services business that will see the integration of three standalone units, reseller Engage IT, BT Business Direct and e-tail arm dabs.com, with Engage IT head Martin Balaam to step down as a result. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Former Dell channel head takes role at HDS
The former channel head at Dell has popped up within just a couple of days of his departure from the PC giant, being confirmed in a role driving corporate and commercial business at Hitachi Data Systems. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Siemens Enterprise Comms names new channel boss
Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEC) has named distribution manager Tony Smith as its new UK indirect channel sales director, replacing Leon Mangan, who is leaving to take up a new post elsewhere in the industry. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
ANS doubles turnover in busy fiscal 2011
Manchester-based services provider ANS has more than doubled its turnover to £29.4m during an eventful fiscal 2011. In the 12 months to 31 March, the firm turned in gross profit of £6.6m, up 68%, and operating profit of £1.5m, up ... Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Ingram Micro to launch new Cisco VAR programme
Ingram Micro will launch a programme designed to attract new Cisco resellers later on this month, the distributor has said. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Channel could benefit from NOA call for multi-sourcing
The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) is warning that in the wake of the decision by Fujitsu workers to strike customers should be looking into the idea of taking their services from a larger number of suppliers. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Security fears spark social media clampdown
We are all meant to be getting more social but with the likes of Twitter and Facebook identified as sources of security threats more firms are clamping down on the use of networking sites. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Computacenter finds infrastructure holds back user cloud ambitions
The virtualisation opportunity remains a large one for the channel with a sizeable number of customers yet to make any moves in the area. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Stone nabs RM man to run services
Michael Battle, former RM service manager, is heading to public sector hardware supplier Stone as director of services, a newly-created role designed to strengthen its service provision in the public sector and education markets. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Fisher heads to China to run, cycle and swim for GB
The channel is full of talent and people with passions and hidden depths so it is perhaps not as surprising as it might at first seem to be highlighting the triathlete credentials of License Dashboard sales and marketing director Matt Fisher. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Peer 1 looks for channel growth
IT hosting provider PEER 1 has reached the milestone of gaining 100 partners across EMEA, with 70 of them in the UK, as it looks to secure more business through the channel. Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
BT and Heineken team up to enable drunk tweeting!
As if the legless needed any more encouragement to spill their (mental and physical) guts, BT and Heineken have just announced plans to supply a new wireless internet service, the Heineken Hub, to 100 London boozers, and 200 more across the UK by ... Continue Reading
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September 06, 2011
06
Sep'11
Consultation launched into disability employment services
Around 50% of disabled people are out of work and for a number of reasons, those that are employed often work far below their potential. To combat this, the Government has launched a consultation into employment services for disabled people. Continue Reading
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September 05, 2011
05
Sep'11
Global services sector takes a big hit in Q2
Ouch. Things aren't looking great in the services sector right now. Ovum has revealed that the value of global IT services sales in the second quarter of 2011 was 40% (yes, that's right, 40%) down on the same quarter in 2010. Continue Reading
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September 05, 2011
05
Sep'11
PSG head vows to lead HP hardware operation
The current head of Hewlett-Packard's personal systems group (PSG) has indicated that he plans to stay at the helm of the operation even if the vendor decides to spin it off. Continue Reading