September 2012
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September 28, 2012
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Sep'12
Value of short-term apprentice schemes questioned
Centrex Services has questioned the value of six month apprenticeship schemes raising doubts that they are anything other than a way of exploiting cheap labour Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Channel calls for EC cloud strategy refinements
Cloud services providers have welcomed the release of the European Commission’s European Cloud Computing Strategy report, but say that Brussels’ proposals need further refinement Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
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Sep'12
Ultrabook makers gobble up HDD supplies
A growing appetite for ultrabook PCs is currently helping to boost the hard disk drive (HDD) supply market to record levels, according to analysts at IHS Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Is Microsoft wrong to release a desktop version of Windows 8?
Billy MacInnes finds out that even before the launch next month of Windows 8 there are doubts being raised by Gartner over the speed at which customers should adopt the software Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
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Sep'12
Business issues rather than technical hold back cloud
Customers are concerned about a range of issues incouding compliance and fear of contract lock-in as they weigh up the move to basing more of their IT in the cloud Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
RIM losses narrow in transformative second quarter
Floundering BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) has posted a substantially lower year-on-year loss for the three months to 1 September and claimed it is beginning to steady the ship Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Intel and friends roll out tablet plans
Intel and a host of OEM partners including Acer, ASUS, HP and Dell have unveilved tablets based on the Atom processor and Windows 8 to challenge Apple and Amazon Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Olympic effect leads to tough summer at Northamber
The Olympics had a negative effect on channel trading after this summer's extended holiday feeling meant the phones at distributors were not ringing as often as they should Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
IBM ups support for MSPs in cloud push
IBM has indicated it will offer more technical and financial support to managed service providers to encourage them to develop services based around its cloud platforms Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Lanway star signing for Burnley FC
Managed services and comms provider Lanway has renewed its support for its local team, Championship side Burnley FC with a new outsourcing deal expected to shave 25% from the club’s costs Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
'Picky' strategy pays off for Nimans
Comms distributor Nimans has said that its decision to be a bit more picky in terms of the business it accepts – turning away opportunities that delivered inadequate or no margins – has paid off Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
ExactTrak Security Guardian
BYOD security fears should be calmed with the ExactTrak USB device that can track location and remotely wipe the memory if it strays into the wrong hands Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Silver Peak stuffs the network manager and the data
Silver Peak's new WAN optimisation solution, Velocity, could heighten tensions between your customers' networking and storage managers, reckons Nick Booth Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Mimecast plans US expansion with $62m funding
Having secured $62m worth of funding cloud email management specialist Mimecast has outlined plans to plough the funds into R&D and US expansion Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Five Minute Interview: David Ball, GFI Software
We sit down with David Ball, channel marketing director at security specialist GFI Software, for this week's Five Minute Interview Continue Reading
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Hotlamps promotes anti-counterfeit message
Distributor Hotlamps is looking to increase channel awareness about the dangers of selling copied or counterfeit projector lamps to customers Continue Reading
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Acronis plans strategy shift to meet BYOD challenge
Acronis has hired a former Red Hat executive to help it change strategy and move beyond its core backup and recovery markets Continue Reading
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Cisco reacts to cloud changes with Master certification
Cisco has introduced a Master Cloud Builder specialisation as it looks to generate more resellers capable of selling a wide ranging solution to meet customer needs Continue Reading
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Networking VC funding set for positive rebound
Analyst house Ovum has indicated that after a few years in the doldrums the interest from venture capitalists in traditional networking firms is on the rise Continue Reading
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Ingram celebrates a year of channel transformation
Ingram Micro has marked the first anniversary of the Channel Transformation Alliance by outlining its plans to increase reseller support in year two Continue Reading