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• July 29, 2025 29 Jul'25

  Maintel revenues flat in H1

  Channel player provides update on how the first half of 2025 has gone, and the progress of its transformation efforts

• July 28, 2025 28 Jul'25

  Context: UK distribution shows strength in Q2

  Second-quarter growth enjoyed by UK distributors was better than that experienced by continental counterparts

• July 25, 2025 25 Jul'25

  Abnormal AI seeks to widen channel base

  Security player is keen to deepen existing relationships and work with fresh partners to extend its reach in the UK and beyond

• July 25, 2025 25 Jul'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Westcoast, Exertis, TD Synnex, Orange Cyberdefense, Iomart, Source Code Control and Pentest People

• July 24, 2025 24 Jul'25

  SMEs need channel help moving off Windows 10

  Research from Dell and Intel shows that while migration off Windows 10 is happening, it is slower in smaller firms

• July 24, 2025 24 Jul'25

  SysGroup financial year numbers show impact of transition

  MSP sees revenues decrease but cuts losses as it looks to base the business around higher-margin activities

• July 23, 2025 23 Jul'25

  Red Hat announces range of partner programme enhancements

  Red Hat refreshes specialisations and rebates, along with stepping up available marketing support, in its announcement of enhancements

• July 23, 2025 23 Jul'25

  MSP platform player Inforcer looks for further European growth

  After Inforcer secured its latest round of funding, its sights are set on increasing the volume of channel relationships

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  German AI player osapiens investing in UK

  Firm will be looking to increase its channel base as it outlines plans to spend millions to expand its presence

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  MSPs unprepared to deal with financial impact of cyber attacks

  Insights into the attitude of managed service providers to ransomware from CyberSmart has exposed a mixed response towards planning for the worst

• July 21, 2025 21 Jul'25

  OT security a channel opportunity

  Research and anecdotal experiences of those working across the channel all point to operational technology being an area that needs to be secured by partners

• July 21, 2025 21 Jul'25

  Channel moves: Who's gone where?

  Moves of note in the past week at Pax8, SAS, Zero Networks, Vanta and the Chester Business Club

• July 18, 2025 18 Jul'25

  Exertis Enterprise looks to life after sale of IT business

  Enterprise-focused business was not part of the sale earlier this week and continues to operate under the DCC Technology umbrella

• July 18, 2025 18 Jul'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Catch up on developments this week at Apogee, Westcon-Comstor, BlueSnap, SoftwareONE and ISS

• July 18, 2025 18 Jul'25

  Barracuda: Security opportunities and challenges out there for MSPs

  Survey of the market reveals many SME customers are working with the channel, and are prepared to spend to keep themselves protected

• July 17, 2025 17 Jul'25

  HP report exposes printer security gaps

  The channel has a role to play in talking about risk and supporting users with best practices to reduce exposure to cyber criminals

• July 15, 2025 15 Jul'25

  Security distie e92plus sparks off division with Scalefusion

  Security distributor e92plus makes launch signing of its emerging technologies operation by bringing UEM player Scalefusion on board

• July 15, 2025 15 Jul'25

  Xeretec and Qodea active on M&A front

  Xerox partner and Google consultancy takes steps to widen market reach and add to their portfolios

• July 14, 2025 14 Jul'25

  Channel Recruiter and Nebula team up with talent offering

  Partnership between Nebula and The Channel Recruiter will help the channel tap into skilled staff on demand to bolster their capabilities

• July 14, 2025 14 Jul'25

  DCC sells Exertis to private equity firm Aurelius

  A deal for Exertis is struck eight months following DCC’s announcement that it was divesting its IT distribution business

• July 10, 2025 10 Jul'25

  High-profile attacks underline ransomware threat

  With the headlines dominated by recent incidents that have impacted retailers and the channel, the need remains for partners to continue to support customers

• July 09, 2025 09 Jul'25

  Security gap emerging in multi-vendor print environments

  Quocirca research highlights areas where channel print specialists can make a positive difference to concerned customers

• July 09, 2025 09 Jul'25

  Ingram Micro ransomware attack contained and remediated

  Distributor shares update on efforts made to recover from the attack that hit the business late last week

• July 08, 2025 08 Jul'25

  Evolve IP talks growth amid brand refresh

  Cloud collaboration player uses moment to elevate key personnel and underline its market pitch

• July 08, 2025 08 Jul'25

  Market remains challenging for distribution

  Review of Q2 from Context indicates that it is a mixed picture for disties across Western Europe

• July 07, 2025 07 Jul'25

  Ingram Micro hit by ransomware attack

  Distributor Ingram Micro suffers outages after ransomware group targets the channel player

• July 07, 2025 07 Jul'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Moves this past week at BCS, 8x8, Leaseweb, Alteryx, CyberArk and TrafficGuard

• July 04, 2025 04 Jul'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments of note at Dell, Gamma Communications, Bytes, TD Synnex, LevelBlue, Crayon, Trend Micro and Brother UK

• July 04, 2025 04 Jul'25

  boxxe bolsters position with CAE buy

  Channel consolidation continues, with Cisco and Microsoft partner snapped up in the latest deal

• July 03, 2025 03 Jul'25

  Advania uses M&A to bolster AI position

  Channel player picks up consultancy specialising in artificial intelligence to add more depth to its ability to support customers looking to adopt the technology

• July 03, 2025 03 Jul'25

  Antonio Neri views HPE and Juniper tie-up as a channel positive

  With the deal finally given approval, the HPE boss describes his initial thoughts about what it will mean for partners

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  TD Synnex adds more development muscle with Apptium

  Distributor TD Synnex adds more software development expertise while elsewhere Xerox closes its Lexmark deal

• July 01, 2025 01 Jul'25

  Education customers need to move away from Windows 10

  From a security perspective, the option of remaining with an operating system that has had its support ended is not a wise one

• July 01, 2025 01 Jul'25

  Logicalis reaches sustainability milestone

  Channel player Logicalis shares progress on reducing carbon emissions as it moves towards meeting ambitious targets

• June 30, 2025 30 Jun'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  There are moves of note this week at Arc, PaperCut, Synaxon, Proofpoint and Symatrix

• June 30, 2025 30 Jun'25

  Netgear looks to channel to drive business division growth

  Networking player Netgear keen to build on momentum in sales to a growing SME customer base

• June 27, 2025 27 Jun'25

  Working Together for Channel Success: Analysts discuss security, partner programmes, sustainability

  The topics of security, sustainability and the need for evolving partner programmes were discussed at the partner event

• June 26, 2025 26 Jun'25

  Cyber insurers adding to MSP challenges

  The prospect that some managed service providers could fall foul of the needs of the insurance industry is a concern raised by Canalys

• June 25, 2025 25 Jun'25

  Channel still key to plugging security expertise gaps

  Analyses of the state of ransomware by Sophos and from the NCC Group underlines the continuing need for partners to aid customers

• June 25, 2025 25 Jun'25

  Jitterbit expanding indirect business

  Artificial intelligence and automation expert cuts ribbon on partner programme as it looks to generate more revenues via the channel

• June 25, 2025 25 Jun'25

  HPE arming partners with latest AI technology

  Vendor keen to ensure its channel is up to speed on agentic AI as it unveils a number of product enhancements

• June 24, 2025 24 Jun'25

  Colt and ALSO Cloud UK continue to talk sustainability

  Channel players share progress to reduce emissions and call on more efforts to counter the energy demands of AI

• June 24, 2025 24 Jun'25

  Westcon-Comstor marks 40th birthday with look ahead

  Distributor outlines the main trends that are shaping the channel as it plans to share more insights to prepare partners for the future

• June 23, 2025 23 Jun'25

  Channel moves: Who’s gone where?

  Personnel moves have occurred this week at the likes of Softcat, Alteryx, N-able and Checkmarx

• June 20, 2025 20 Jun'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at AvePoint, Nebula Global Services, Pulsant, Skyhawk Security and HackerOne

• June 20, 2025 20 Jun'25

  SMEs embracing subscription model

  Research from Uswitch.com highlights how small businesses are starting to take advantage of more services

• June 19, 2025 19 Jun'25

  MSPs remain confident over security

  Despite being inundated with attacks, the vast majority of managed service providers are upbeat about their abilities to fend off breaches

• June 18, 2025 18 Jun'25

  Pure Storage hands channel fresh data management pitch

  Vendor announces launch of a cloud data management option that it believes will offer an alternative to traditional storage approaches

• June 18, 2025 18 Jun'25

  BT Wholesale: Making the switch to digital

  In a Q&A session, the telco giant’s managing director of BT Wholesale shares the priorities of its partners

• June 17, 2025 17 Jun'25

  Integris seals largest deal yet to expand MSP offering

  Channel player makes another acquisition to bolster business on the other side of the Atlantic as it continues to increase its offering for SME customers