August 2013

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  BSA unveils IP expert as CEO and president

  The Business Software Alliance has revealed it has appointed a former member of Obama's administration as its latest CEO and president  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  ANS Group founder slams TA role in cyber crime battle

  The founder of the ANS Group has hit out at government plans to use the Territorial Army as part of its attempts to fend off cyber attacks  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Microsoft names new global partner head

  Former US Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Boss Phil Sorgen selected as replacement for Jon Roskill  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Cyber Academy launches to bolster security skills

  The government has given its backing to a cyber academy that is designed to increase the levels of security skills in the UK  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Computacenter makes first half loss on German fallout

  Computacenter books statutory pre-tax loss after making provisions for losses on three dodgy German contracts, but the underlying business is heading in the right direction  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  IDC revises PC decline shipments downwards

  The ongoing decline in the PC market has led IDC to make a third revision to its global shipment forecasts as the tough times in the market continue  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  Time for artificial intelligence to make life easier

  Andrew Anderson, CEO of Celaton, believes that it's time for resellers to embrace artificial intelligence and stop fearing the technology  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  NG Bailey gets top level Mitel badge

  IT division of services giant NG Bailey recognised as Mitel signaturePARTNER  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  Gartner warns resellers not to bank on cloud riches

  Although customers continue to invest in the cloud the level of money that technology takes from the IT budget will still be fairly low according to Gartner  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  Pure Storage funding round to support EMEA business, IPO

  Enterprise flash array cheerleader claims $150m private funding round is the largest in storage history  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  Entatech administers to gaming channel specialists

  Entatech brings together key gaming vendors in a new channel venture called the Ministry of Gaming  Continue Reading

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  SMEs turning in increasing numbers to alternative credit sources

  The latest BDRC Contintental SME Finance Monitor has revealed optimism about growth but also more determination to avoid relying on the banks for credit  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Customers failing to understand UPS technology

  Uninterruptable power supply specialist Eaton has discovered that many customers are unaware of the features that the technology offers  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Five Minute Interview: Carl Boraman, Tollring

  Carl Boraman, commercial director at expense and resource management specialist Tollring, tells us about his industry inspirations and why he can't leave LinkedIn alone for long  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Nutanix adds Microsoft Hyper-V support to platform

  “SAN-free” datacentre specialist celebrates VMworld 2013 by getting cosy with Microsoft, offering new support possibilities to the channel  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  RISC/Itanium Unix pressure prompts server revenue drop

  Severe downward momentum in the RISC/Itanium Unix server segment prompts a decline in worldwide server revenues decline, even though overall volumes are up, says Gartner  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  IBM US channel boss calls time on Big Blue career

  IBM is on the hunt for a new channel boss to cover North America after the current incumbent Bill Donohue revealed retirement plans  Continue Reading

• August 28, 2013 28 Aug'13

  Arrow splashes out €230m for ComputerLinks

  Arrow Electronics has announced it will acquire ComputerLinks as it looks to bolster its position in serving the datacentre market  Continue Reading

• August 27, 2013 27 Aug'13

  AVG targets packetTrap MSPs with trade-in offer

  Following the decision by Dell to wind down development of the packetTrap products AVG has revealed plans to step into the breach  Continue Reading

• August 27, 2013 27 Aug'13

  Microsoft is more than just one man

  Billy MacInnes points out that those hoping Steve Ballmer's decision to retire will mark a sea change at the company should remember it's a firm of more than just one man  Continue Reading