December 2012
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December 20, 2012
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Dec'12
Business adoption of Windows 8 still low
Adoption of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8, has so far been slow across businesses in western Europe, with penetration through the channel substantially lower than for Windows 7 Continue Reading
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December 20, 2012
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Dec'12
The datacentre combover
Are you recruiting a datacentre manager? You can tell a lot about them by their hairstyle, says Nick Booth Continue Reading
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December 20, 2012
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Dec'12
FAST Ltd to resell Certero SAM solutions
Compliance and software asset management (SAM) firm FAST Ltd has signed on to resell products and solutions from emergent sector player Certero Continue Reading
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December 20, 2012
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Dec'12
CompTIA reports optimistic VAR outlook for 2013
A survey of UK IT companies by trade body CompTIA has found that two thirds of companies expect to experience growth over the next 12 months, with 22% of firms looking for growth of 10% or more Continue Reading
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December 20, 2012
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Dec'12
MicroScope's Review of the Year: July - December
As 2012 draws to an end, we look back at the top stories from the second half of an eventful year, as selected by MicroScope readers Continue Reading
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December 19, 2012
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Dec'12
Oracle Q2 revenues rise 3%
IT giant Oracle has posted a modest increase in sales of 3% to $9.1bn (£5.6bn) for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2013, compared with the same quarter the year before Continue Reading
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December 19, 2012
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Dec'12
Colt shares intel on transformation programme
Networking, comms and cloud provider Colt Group has shared more details of a new programme to accelerate the transformation of its business Continue Reading
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December 19, 2012
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Dec'12
OKI in major sales recruitment push
OKI Systems has taken on seven new print sector experts to help strengthen its offering and advance its business momentum into the new year Continue Reading
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December 19, 2012
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Dec'12
Lanway recruits SME sales manager
Lanway has appointed former Equanet and Insight man Mark Bull as its new sales manager to focus predominately on transactional sales within the SME market Continue Reading
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December 19, 2012
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Dec'12
MicroScope's Review of the Year: January - June
As 2012 draws to an end, we look back at the top stories from the first half of an eventful year, as selected by MicroScope readers Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
TSG picks Sophos for all future UTM engagements
Sophos partner and IT support specialist TSG has picked the vendor’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) as its default offering for its customers moving forward Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
Here’s to 30 more years of MicroScope and the channel
As MicroScope's 30th birthday celebrations continue, Billy MacInnes mulls over how IT and the channel have developed since 1982 Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
2012: a strong year with more to come
At the end of a year in which cloud has rarely been off the front page in the tech industry, VMware UK channel boss Ed Dolman looks back at a busy 12 months for virtualisation partners Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
Design to dominate PC hardware agenda in 2013
The design and branding of hardware is going to be come even more important next year as laptop and tablet vendors look to exploit the touch functionality offered in Windows 8 Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
No near-term change for acquired Crossbeam VARs, says Blue Coat
In the wake of its acquisition of Crossbeam, Blue Coat has moved swiftly to reassure its channel partners that they will be able to continue to trade as normal until the end of its financial year Continue Reading
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December 18, 2012
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Dec'12
OpCapita engulfed in growing row as Comet shuts down
With its remaining stores closing for good on 18 December, private equity backer OpCapita is under pressure over its role in the collapse of Comet Continue Reading
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December 17, 2012
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Dec'12
Imerja hires new UK sales head in revenue push
Long-serving industry sales consultant Paul Taylor has joined security and networking services specialist Imerja to strengthen its sales operation Continue Reading
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December 17, 2012
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Dec'12
Nimans parent Nycomm buys Videonations
Audio-visual reseller Videonations has been bought by Nimans parent, the Nycomm Group, for an undisclosed sum to bulk up its unified comms channel offering Continue Reading
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December 17, 2012
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Dec'12
Claranet buys French Typhon to realise continental ambition
MSP Claranet has forked out £3.4m to acquire Paris-based hosting company Typhon as it seeks to expand its horizons on the other side of the Channel Continue Reading
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December 17, 2012
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Dec'12
Planning your channel IT security strategy for 2013
Some IT security experts share their predictions of what 2013 may have to offer to help plan your security strategy Continue Reading