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• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  UK delivers growth for CDW

  Full year numbers from the US firm indicate that the UK performed well over the course of last year

• February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18

  Dell weighing IPO options

  An SEC filing from the vendor reveals it is musing over the idea of returning to public ownership but it has called on partners to remain calm in the face of the speculation

• January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18

  CompTIA: Digital transformation driving IT spending growth

  The demand for cloud, security , IoT and a fair few other technologies should keep the channel busy throughout the rest of 2018

• January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

  Connect Managed Services makes double acquisition

  The firm has struck two deals on both sides of the Atlantic as it looks to bolster its portfolio and customer base

• January 22, 2018 22 Jan'18

  Computacenter enjoys a solid 2017

  Digital transformation projects helped Computacenter exceed expectations and deliver growth across all its operating regions

• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  Adept4 cuts pre-tax losses as cloud services grow

  Managed services player has taken steps to simplify its structure and make a security push with the latest prelim numbers showing progress

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Excalibur snaps up Techs4Education

  Excalibur has made its fifth acquisition in seven years bolstering the support it can offer educational customers

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  GTDC: Distribution set for a solid year

  Distribution is well placed in a cloud and multivendor solution world to deliver the support that suppliers are looking for

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Syscap rebranded as parent opts for more unified approach

  Just shy of three years after Syscap was acquired by Wesleyan Bank the operation is going through a rebrand

• January 01, 2018 01 Jan'18

  That was the year that was - the channel

  In the second part of our look back over last year the focus is on what 2017 meant to the channel

• October 06, 2017 06 Oct'17

  Distributor consolidation causing some reseller price concerns

  The distribution world has been shrinking in terms of the number of players as the big get bigger and that has raised some reseller worries about price and procurement issues

• September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17

  Bytes expands UK footprint with Phoenix Software buy

  Bytes has boosted its position in the North and the public sector with the move to acquire Phoenix Software

• November 14, 2016 14 Nov'16

  Exertis expands AV footprint with Medium buy

  A month after announcing the Hammer acquisition Exertis is busy again buying AV player Medium

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Exertis snaps up Hammer

  Storage and server specialist Hammer is the latest distributor to be acquired by an expanding Exertis

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  Ingram Micro acquires Comms-care

  Ingram Micro has moved to bolster its services capabilities with the acquisition of Comms-care

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  Getronics closes acquisition of Colt's cloud business

  Getronics completes acquisition of Colt's managed services business, as it looks to intensify European operations

• March 07, 2016 07 Mar'16

  Lack of security awareness poses a major threat to businesses

  Organisations are putting their reputation and competitive advantage at risk by not addressing the 'human factor' in cyber security. Could the channel come to the rescue?

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Entatech settles with liquidators of Changtel

  Entatech looks to the future, as it announces a new owner and a settlement with Changtel's liquidators

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  CDW increases Kelway stake to 100%

  US reseller CDW has increased the stake it holds in Kelway taking over the business completely

• July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15

  Daisy completes acquisition of Phoenix IT

  Daisy takes step closer to ambition of becoming a £1 billion unified communications & IT infrastructure managed services business

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  Computacenter sells recycling arm to Arrow

  Arrow buys IT disposal and asset recovery business RDC for a cool £56m cash

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Exclusive Networks acquires ITEC

  Distributor bags global services firm, extending support reach across the globe

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Daisy Group agrees to £494m takeover

  After nearly three months of uncertainty, Daisy announces that a deal has been struck

• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  Arrow Computerlinks purchase a done deal

  The acquisition of Computerlinks by Arrow Electronics formally closed on 28 October 2013