News

Desktop PCs

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Windows 7 refresh driving commercial PC market

  Forecasts from IDC indicate that the Windows 7 refresh is going to help keep the momentum going in the commercial PC market

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  Firm grip on technical asset management eluding most customers

  Real time insights into the technology estate is a wish for the majority of customers but at the moment just remaining a dream which is opening up an opportunity for the channel

• May 01, 2019 01 May'19

  Michael Dell: Customers need trusted advisors more than ever

  Channel will be “super important” for cutting through complexity, says CEO of the hardware giant

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Microsoft signals CPU shortages are easing

  Firm's CFO indicates the worst is over as it updates the markets on its fiscal third quarter performance

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  CPU shortages hitting PC shipments

  Intel CPU shortages and Brexit issues have combined to hit the UK PC market in the first quarter

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  HaaS already an option for many customers

  Hardware as a Service is a model already being used by plenty of customers according to research from Spiceworks

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  PC revenues holding up

  Context figures indicate that although volumes might be down slightly revenues have increased for distributors in the first couple of months of this year

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Component shortages continue to plague PC market

  Analysts warn of disruption throughout the first half of the year before shortages ease

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  Workers shifting away from desktops in search for flexibility

  Pressure on the humble desktop continues with LaptopsDirect.co.uk charting its decline in the workplace

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  CPU shortages and political issues hit PC market

  Things had been going well in the first half of 2018 but then a couple of negative factors undid a lot of that good work in the last months of the years

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Dell's UK channel boss identifies growth opportunities

  He might have only been in the job for a matter of weeks but Rob Tomlin has already identified areas where the channel can reap rewards in 2019

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Dell and HP share reasons to be optimistic about the PC market

  Both hardware firms used their latest quarterly results announcements to share the progress they continue to make in the PC space

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  SMB the focus for Lenovo's fresh UK channel boss

  Even after a few days it has become clear to Lenovo's UK channel boss that the firm's commitment to working with partners to reach the small business market will remain a priority

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Tech Data gearing up for HP TaaS push

  The distributor is encouraging SME resellers to get involved with the vendor's Technology as a Service approach

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  DaaS pointed to as a long term answer once Windows 10 refresh wears off

  Canalys has provided insights into its expectations in the PC market next year and advised the channel to think beyond just working with customers looking to upgrade old hardware