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May 29, 2015 29 May'15
Equinix agree acquisition deal with Telecity Group

Equinix to buy Telecity Group for $3.6 billion after Interxion deal collapses
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
Google to include 'buy button' in results

In the lead up to its I/O Developer Conference, Google has confirmed that it is to include a 'buy now' button in its search results
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
SME borrowing confidence rising

Half of SMEs are showing early signs of returning appetite for finance
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
Nadella and Ive top list of influential execs

Newly released rankings of influential execs led by Microsoft’s Nadella.

May 27, 2015 27 May'15
Daisy to buy out Phoenix IT in £135m deal

Acquisition hungry Daisy agrees a tasty deal to buy out troubled Phoenix IT
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Microsoft rumoured to be out of race for Saleforce purchase

Talks of a Microsoft buying out Salesforce fall through due to Benioff's ambitious price expectations
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Exclusive aims to boost finance spending after strong Q1

Pan European distributor Exclusive Group has delivered a strong first quarter and will acquire in the UK this year
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Piers Linney applauds business deregulation plans from the Cabinet

The CEO of Outsourcery says that business secretary Sajid Javid's Enterprise Bill is a welcome move
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
HP sells off 51% stake in Chinese networking business

Deal between HP and Tsinghua sees new Chinese powerhouse formed. News overshadows lacklustre Q2 results
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Lenovo profits creep up by just 1% despite 20% jump in revenues

Pressure on margins in its home markets have impacted on profits, but the world's largest PC manufacturer looks in good shape on the whole

May 21, 2015 21 May'15
NetApp swings axe after poor Q4

Drops in revenue and income have forced NetApp to take steps to improve its performance with 500 staff in the firing line
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Extreme undergoes restructuring on the back of poor quarter

Extreme Networks to cull 285 jobs as part of its ‘new solutions-based go-to-market strategy’
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Wipro flagged as potenital buyer for CSC

Following the confirmed split of Computer Sciences Corp. there are rumours emerging that Wipro may be a potential buyer for the commercial division of the business
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
MicroTech sues HP over Autonomy debacle

In one of the confusing pieces of technology litigation to date, MicroTech is now suing HP over software deals that HP claims never existed in the first place
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Civica has a strong 2014 thanks to local government wins

Public sector IT services specialist Civica reports steady growth, with the UK remaining by far its strongest market
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Exertis acquires Computers Unlimited

Thirty year old Computers Unlimited has started a fresh chapter as part of Exertis
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
TmaxSoft partners with Prestige Systems in latest channel play

The middleware vendor has partnered with reseller Prestige Systems as it attempts to bring its relational database management system to the masses
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Bytes plans to build on growth via acquisition

Bytes Technology Group is looking to increase revenues and could do so via acquisition
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Jim O'Neill to lead the UK's 'Northern Powerhouse' movement

The man behind the term 'the BRICs' gains peerage and ministerial role within the Treasury team
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
CompTIA identifies significant UK skill gaps

In a global survey looking at technology priorities and workforce trends CompTIA has revealed UK firms are concerned about skill shortages
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
CSC split may happen as soon as next week

Reuters is reporting that technology consulting services giant Computer Sciences Corp may be splitting its business in two
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
EU referendum stoking business uncertainty

The Governor of the Bank of England has warned that the EU referendum is causing some business uncertianty
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
Chambers hands over a Cisco well positioned for the future

In the last set of quarterly results that John Chambers will preside over as CEO of Cisco the firm has delivered a strong performance
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
Majority government will boost outsourcing industry, NOA says

The National Outsourcing Association has welcomed the Tory victory, saying that a majority government will offer some much needed stability to the industry
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
Virgin Media Business teams up with Unify to provide UC solution

VMB and Unfiy form partnership to sell OpenScape to government and healthcare sectors
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
IT service providers aren't meeting demands of customers

A new study from LogicNow has found that IT service providers are ignoring the immediate needs of their customers, in favour of longer term goals
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Shares tumble as Rackspace revises Q2 expectations

Rackspace shares fall by 13% on revised estimates for Q2
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Intel leads the charge on a IT workplace diversity

Intel has committed itself to hiring more women and ethnic minorities and is calling on other tech firms to do the same
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Toshiba shares slide after deeper accounting probe announcement

Toshiba's initial attempts to discover accounting issues has led to the need to establish an independent comission
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
KPMG highlights strong demand for full-time IT staff

The latest job market analysis from KPMG has revealed continuing demand for full-time IT jobs
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
Poor UK performance hurts Systemax

Losses at Systemax have widened after the UK performance contributed to a weak first quarter
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Last of the old guard: Cisco CEO John Chambers steps down

Veteran CEO John Chambers is to step down, with long-serving exec Chuck Robbins taking control in July
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Agilitas continues to attract channel talent with Kelly appointment

Inventory management specialist Agilitas has revealed that former Logicalis staffer Tom Kelly has become chairman
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Lenovo and Syscap mark milestones

It's been 10 years since Lenovo acquired IBM's PC business and a quarter of a century since Syscap started trading
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Daisy Group predicts sweeping changes to office culture

Fast forward to 2035 and the office will look very different from the way it does today and the channel needs to be aware of the changes that are coming according to the Daisy Group
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Ingram Micro launches Cloud University in the UK

Ingram Micro has chosen to kick off its Cloud University in the UK before rolling it out across Europe
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Azlan joins Cisco Cloud Aggregator Programme

Tech Data unit is on the hunt for new and existing Cisco Cloud Services Resellers (CSR)
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
PC price rises set to cause spending delays

Gartner has warned that PC price rises could hit 10% this year and will have an impact on customer spending plans
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
MXC Capital backs Pinnacle turnaround strategy

MXC Capital has made an investment in Pinnacle Technology Group to support the managed service player in its ongoing turnaround efforts
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Phoenix exposes remote working reality gap

It has been easy to get carried away believing that everyone wants to work remotely but Phoenix has found the real situation is very different
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
IT job opportunities growing strongly

There has been fairly rapid growth in the number of vacancies in the IT sector in the first four months of this year
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Cloud sales double for Microsoft

Revenue up, profit is down, but the big news coming out of Redmond is that commercial cloud sales have doubled for the fourth consecutive quarter
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Avnet joins ranks of firms hit by strong dollar

Currency challenges helped reduce some of the third quarter numbers at Avnet although EMEA continues to perform strongly for the distributor
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Amazon finally figures out how to make money

Amazon - famed for its massive turnover and slim margins - lets investors take a peak under the hood of Amazon Web Services; and they like what they see
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
AppSense hikes up support for platinum partners

AppSense has decided to increase the support it gives it top level partners as it looks to help them gain faster growth
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Oracle fostering greater channel transformation

Oracle is encouraging its partners to expand their areas of expertise to hunt out growth opportunities
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Computacenter says 2015 should be 'a year of progress'

Trading update shows progress in UK and Germany but growth in French market remains a elusive
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
Yahoo Q1 results mark another stage in slow and painful death

Net income for Q1 of $21 million, down from $312 million one short year ago
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
ACEs voting opens

Forget the general election for the moment and cast a vote in a contest that really matters to the channel
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
VMware kicks of 2015 with an okay set of results

Revenue continues to grow at a healthy rate - but not as healthy as the previous seven quarters
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
Workplace of the future should drive mobility and automation

A flurry of research has indicated that the workplace of the future will involve more mobility, automation and a need for robust infrastructure
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
IBM does enough in Q1 to keep investors happy

IBM has delivered its latest set of quarterly numbers indicating that the business continues to expand in the cloud but contract in other areas
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
LambdaTek picks up Queen's Award

Ecommerce specialist LambdaTek has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise as a result of its strong growth in Europe
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
CompTIA banging the drum for IT careers

Industry training body CompTIA is doing its bits to get the next generation of girls interested in starting careers in IT
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Google prepares to roll out biggest algorithm update in two years

Google's new algorithm update will favour mobile friendly sites, potentially affecting millions of businesses
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Death of the B2B salesman warning stirs channel debate

A warning from analyst house Forrester that one million B2B sales jobs could go as a result of ecommerce has inevitably stirred some debate
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Pure Storage commits to channel with two new execs

Pure Storage hires channel leadership, unveils new partner success programme and introduces international distribution model
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Lenovo courts rival resellers with One Channel enhancements

Lenovo has used the opportunity to integrate the System x range into its channel programme as a chance to tempt some rival selling resellers on board
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Nimans becomes supplier in SuperConnected Cities Scheme

Nimans urges resellers to take advantage of the scheme, which provides SME funding for superfast broadband
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
EU accuses Google of abusing its power

The European Union has accused Google of prioritising its own products and links in search results
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
SCC gets access to Rigby Capital operation

The Rigby Group has unveiled a finance and leasing operation that will support SCC and M2 customers
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Chess signals March buying spree is not the end

Chess acquired three firms in the last month but has indicated that it is not finished when it comes to adding to its portfolio
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Comms-care bags another Microsoft Gold competency

Outsourced IT services provider Comms-care adds Gold Midmarket Solution Provider competency to its collection of accolades
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
Unify and Nimans join forces in recruitment drive

Unify and distributor Nimans announce a series of partner events
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
Lenovo announces new service provider programme

Chinese giant launches its first partner programme for cloud and managed service providers
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Epson reveals distribution network for WorkForce RIPS printers

Epson opens its long lasting inkjet business printers up to the channel
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Datalogic launches Collaboration ISV Programme

Software vendor partnership programme aims to ease delivery of complete solutions
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Lack of soft skills harming security awareness programmes

The director of the SANS Institute has warned that businesses need to focus on soft skills if their security awareness programmes are to succeed
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Gartner: Global IT spending to shrink in 2015

Strong US dollar will force IT prices to rise and spending to shrink
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Tech Data expands European agreement with Logitech

Tech Data to bolster European agreement, offering resellers the Logitech portfolio in Germany, Austria, Poland and Czech Republic
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Zycko and ExactTrack take new mobile opportunity to the channel

Distribution firm Zycko signs mobile data protection ExactTrak to its portfolio, expanding mobile security portfolio
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Mitel promotes Bevingtion to new global position

Mitel appoints Graham Bevington to chief sales officer in a bid to drive market expansion
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Half of SMEs struggle to find qualified IT staff

A new report from Node4 suggests that UK SMEs are increasingly outsourcing their IT infrastructure as they struggle to find the right staff for the job
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
EY Startup Challenge 2 is underway

EY is inviting applications for year 2 of the Startup Challenge
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Samsung results indicate possible recovery

Samsung's initial Q1 figures suggest that the South Korean giant may have turned a corner
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Salesforce.com reveals bonuses and stalled retirements

Salesforce.com has revealed the bonus paid to the CEO and has some surprising news about the planned retirement of its CTO
April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15
Norris backed letter adds to Labour woes

Computacenter boss Mike Norris is one of the signatures along with 100 plus other business leaders on a letter praising Tory business policies
April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15
A new smile on the face of business

The channel is doing it's bit to make life easier for customers using 1 April to rollout some great innovations
April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15
HP sues Lynch for billions

HP has turned up the heat of the former CEO and CFO of Autonomy by suing them for $5.1bn in the UK courts
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
NetApp unveils fresh UK head honcho

Storage player NetApp has appointed a UK and Ireland head as it bolsters management in the territory
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Ingram Micro cuts ribbon in UK on Cloud Marketplace

Ingram Micro has launched its Cloud Marketplace for UK resellers with a handful of starting vendors and big ambitions for the future of the scheme
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Exclusive Group brings marketing exeuctive in from vendor partner

Exclusive Group has brought a marketing and comms expert on board to coordinate its communication efforts across all parts of the business
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Ingram Micro brings on board more supply chain expertise

Ingram Micro is looking to get even more out of its European supply chain business after bringing on board an ecommerce fulfillment veteran
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Danwood enjoying apprentice experience

Halfway through a year-long apprentice programme t5he experience is a positive one for print management specialist Danwood
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Labour slams coalition record on digital services

Ahead of the election the Labour Party has issued a report slamming the government's track record in delivering digital services
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Apple boss vows to give wealth to charity

Following in the footsteps of Bill Gates and others the Apple boss has indicated that he will be giving his wealth to charity
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Bit9+Carbon Black looks for UK channel growth

Endpoint protection specialist Bit9+Carbon Black is looking for more channel activity to come out of the UK
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Lack of research undermining the sales pitch

Two pieces of research indicate that a lack of research and a failure to pick up signs of customer frustration are losing sales
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
Cloud Distribution hands partners campaign marketing tool

Cloud Distribution has added a marketing tool it believes will help partners develop quick campaigns
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
RM transition continuing to deliver results

RM is outlining progress made in Q1 at its AGM as it moves further away from its hardware past
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Tech Data looks ahead after solid fiscal year

Despite the dollar issues that seem to have impacted US firms trading globally Tech Data managed to deliver a solid set of numbers for its fiscal year
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
IoT and faster broadband get Budget backing

In his last budget before the election the Chancellor George Osborne accepted that more needed to be done to improve the national broadband infrastructure
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
IoE worth £100bn to UK startups over next decade, Cisco says

Cisco claims that the Internet of Everything could be worth £100bn to the UK startup community, with healthcare and retail sectors coming out on top
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
HP to launch Partner Navigator Programme ahead of split

If mediation is the key to a clean divorce, HP is headed in the right direction, as it offers additional support to partners ahead of the split
March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15
Fortinet unifies channel approach

Network security player Fortinet has unified its global channel programmes and introduced certification changes as it looks to support its next growth phase
March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15
ACEs entry deadline extended

The entry deadline for the 2015 MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence have been extended
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
BBC gives away one million microcomputers to school kids

The BBC is giving away one million mini computers to school children in a push to make the digital natives...'more digital'
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
Computacenter's profits rise for fifth consecutive year

Despite issues on the continent, a strong performance at home has seen the corporate reseller post healthy results for FY2014
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
SMEs need help with digital skills

Billions of pounds are being lost to the UK economy as a result of the SME digital skills gap
March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15
Tintri EMEA channel goes from strength to strength

EMEA channel boss Sally Reade sits down with MicroScope to discuss Tintri's explosive growth and how the channel programme is shaping up