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Enterprise Hardware

• December 09, 2025 09 Dec'25

  Q&A: Natalie Noor, UK&I channel and SME director, Lenovo

  Lenovo’s UK channel lead updates on how the year has been and where the focus will be in 2026

• December 05, 2025 05 Dec'25

  Context forecasting resilient 2026 for distributors

  A number of factors will keep momentum going into next year as customers continue to embrace AI

• December 01, 2025 01 Dec'25

  Nuvias UC sells hardware business to Northamber

  Firm pivots towards a software and services strategy as fellow distributor moves to bolster its operations

• November 28, 2025 28 Nov'25

  PC market should be bracing for tougher 2026

  The Windows 11 migration effect will run its course over the next few months, and the industry will have to accept the sales of the past few months might not be replicated

• November 21, 2025 21 Nov'25

  UC sales surge in October

  Context has charted an increase in demand for displays and headsets as BT Business underlines the benefits of connecting employees

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  AI driving GPU demand

  Refurbished equipment specialist ETB has seen a surge in interest in components that can support more intensive workloads

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at SCC, Hammer, Ingram Micro, N-Able and Selector

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  Sustainability accelerating in the print market

  Quocirca research indicates that customers are continuing to reduce carbon emissions but want suppliers with the same commitment to sustainability

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  Netgear cuts ribbon on programme as Sharp rebrands

  Networking vendor looks to support partners with revised programme, while Sharp is hoping a unification of brands will make life easier for its channel

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  MPS players under pressure to meet evolving demands

  Quocirca report indicates the shifting priorities from customers keen to digitally transform their workflow processes

• October 16, 2025 16 Oct'25

  Epson points partners to green benefits of inkjet

  Print player’s sustainability manager talks of inkjet benefits and why SMEs are caring more about their emissions

• October 09, 2025 09 Oct'25

  Windows 11 tops AI as main driver for PC sales

  The need to move to the latest supported operating system is the primary reason for growth in hardware sales, says Omdia

• October 09, 2025 09 Oct'25

  Windows 10 end of life driving sales

  The winding down of support for the Microsoft operating system is spurring hardware activity in both consumer and commercial markets

• October 06, 2025 06 Oct'25

  A year of channel progress at Jamf

  As the vendor sits down with partners this week at its event in Denver, a senior channel executive has talked of efforts made to improve its partner ecosystem

• September 25, 2025 25 Sep'25

  Dell and Lenovo hand partners fresh products to pitch

  Hardware suppliers identify private cloud and the SME market as areas where they and their channels can make an impact

• September 24, 2025 24 Sep'25

  Retailers enjoy summer demand for AI laptops

  August saw an acceleration in the sales of laptops that come with the latest functionality

• September 16, 2025 16 Sep'25

  Quocirca: Print investment holds firm

  In the face of AI, security and other areas, customers are indicating they will continue to put funds into print infrastructure and services

• September 12, 2025 12 Sep'25

  Users like the physical properties of printing on paper

  Canon shares insights into the print market, pointing out that the physical properties of printing are an advantage

• September 11, 2025 11 Sep'25

  Propel Finance adds to options for Apple channel

  Finance will be on offer to partners that sell into the SME customer base, with Select kicking off the programme

• September 10, 2025 10 Sep'25

  HPE channel boss praises partner Q3 impact

  The lid is lifted on the role the channel played in delivering the vendor’s decent quarterly numbers

• September 05, 2025 05 Sep'25

  Canon and WBM prevent printer consumables being dumped

  The partnerships between the vendor and recycling specialist has been a successful one in its first year

• September 04, 2025 04 Sep'25

  Exclusive bolsters Apple options with Jamf signing

  Distributor given remit to expand reach across UK and Ireland for management and security specialist

• August 15, 2025 15 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at ANS, Node4, Cohesity, Phoenix Software, Dell and Chainguard

• August 07, 2025 07 Aug'25

  Ingram Micro CEO addresses ransomware attack

  Paul Bay, CEO of Ingram Micro, shared an update while discussing the distributor’s second-quarter numbers

• August 01, 2025 01 Aug'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at TD Synnex, Insight Enterprises, Kite Distribution, Cynomi, Fortinet and Confluent

• 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

• June 16, 2025 16 Jun'25

  Apogee taking the consultative approach to Windows 11 migrations

  Customers are wrestling with budget and resource issues, and using the end of support for Windows 10 as a threat is not the right approach for the channel to take

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  HP: Partners key to delivering sustainability

  Vendor HP provides an update on the continuing demand from customers for green technology and the role its channel plays in supporting those needs

• May 23, 2025 23 May'25

  HP’s UK&I managing director stresses importance of partner dialogue

  The recently appointed country manager shares her views on the importance of maintaining close links with the channel

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  Dell arms partners with resiliency and automation tools

  Vendor has used Las Vegas event to make a number of announcements that are designed to improve its security, datacentre management and AI position

• May 13, 2025 13 May'25

  HP expands refurbished PC scheme to cover the UK

  HP provides a greener option for partners to pitch to customers concerned about sustainability, as well as budgets

• May 09, 2025 09 May'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at Assured Data Protection, Acer, Canon, UiPath and Coro

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Print players need to cover rising cloud demand

  Shift to hybrid and fully hosted environments continues to be a trend the channel must address

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Dell welcomes former Lenovo staffer to drive CSG channel growth

  Vendor is keen to take advantage of user upgrade and refresh momentum towards Windows 11 and artificial intelligence devices

• April 22, 2025 22 Apr'25

  Acer arms partners with reliability pledge

  Hardware player Acer launches reliability promise to make its channel stand out in a crowded market

• March 31, 2025 31 Mar'25

  CloudCoCo looks back on ‘pivotal’ year

  Firm looking to the future after offloading its MSP business and bolstering its cash position

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  Europe flat in TD Synnex Q1

  Distributor TD Synnex shares results that indicate Europe did not match revenue growth seen in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Japan

• March 21, 2025 21 Mar'25

  Channel catch-up: News in brief

  Developments this week at CMS Distribution, SoftwareOne, Dell, Integrity360, Evolve IP and Softcat

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  Shares rise on North American performance at Computacenter

  UK performance in contrast to North America is disappointing as customers continue to show hesitancy in signing off orders

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  SCC steps up sustainability efforts

  Channel player SCC works to share more emissions data with customers and provide asset disposal for those looking to upgrade devices to Windows 11

• March 12, 2025 12 Mar'25

  Laptop refresh a time to pitch remanufactured technology

  With Windows 11, AI-capable machines and the realities of working with hardware that is five years old, Circular Computing is among those reaching out to the millions of users upgrading this year

• February 27, 2025 27 Feb'25

  Lexmark looking to partners to gain A3 market share

  Print player Lexmark has armed its channel with a range of options as it looks to enter the low-page volume end of the market