News
Managed IT Services
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October 26, 2012
26
Oct'12
Government launches next phase of G-Cloud project
The second phase of the G-Cloud project has gone live with hundreds of new suppliers, including a substantial number of resellers, named to the public sector cloud buying programme
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October 25, 2012
25
Oct'12
Ingram Micro ready to roll with Microsoft SPLA programme
Ingram Micro has formally launched Microsoft’s Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) to the channel, two months after being handed the role of distributor
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October 25, 2012
25
Oct'12
Acquisition, development costs hit Colt Group profits
Colt Group has booked a 3.2% decline in its EBITDA after its acquisitions of MarketPrizm and ThinkGrid and associated product development costs
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October 24, 2012
24
Oct'12
VMware profits dip as expenses rack up
Although it booked growth across the board in licence and services revenues, VMware’s profits failed to keep pace with the runaway growth in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure in Q3
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October 24, 2012
24
Oct'12
Datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016, predicts Cisco
Global datacentre traffic will grow four times by 2016 to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually, Cisco Systems’ Global Cloud Index has forecast
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October 23, 2012
23
Oct'12
Trustmarque signs up Comms-care to polish services delivery
VAR heavyweight Trustmarque has inked a new deal with channel support services specialist Comms-care to enhance its technology services proposition
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October 22, 2012
22
Oct'12
BT highlights cloud momentum
BT and Ovum has revealed that there is a swing in favour of cloud computing thanks to buying patterns changing with networking and IT coming under the same roof
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October 22, 2012
22
Oct'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 October 2012
Our regular look back at the most popular ICT channel news stories from the past week
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October 19, 2012
19
Oct'12
BT iNet ramps up headcount
BT iNet, the network services arm of BT, has embarked on a recruitment drive to bolster it's sales of cloud technologies to customers
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October 18, 2012
18
Oct'12
Redstone gives Cambridge dedicated cloud
Redstone has extended the cloud support it gives the City of Cambridge giving the university town a business network that spans across the town
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October 18, 2012
18
Oct'12
Ancoris ramps up Google app support
Just a week after its acquisition of Cloud Skills Ancoris has released an overhauled version of the online resource designed to support organisations that use Google apps
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October 18, 2012
18
Oct'12
Cisco and Citrix close in on mobile cloud
Citrix and Cisco are looking to build on their technology relationship to ensure they can improve the options for cloud computing users
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October 15, 2012
15
Oct'12
Citrix resellers predicting 'workshifting' opportunities
Citrix resellers are expecting the growth in mobility will provide them with plenty of opportunities to provide the support required for BYOD environments
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October 15, 2012
15
Oct'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 12 October
MicroScope's top stories week ending 12 October
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
UK and services shine for Computacenter
A strong performance in the UK and growth in services revenues helped Computacenter turn in good numbers for its third fiscal quarter
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October 12, 2012
12
Oct'12
AVG rolls out CloudCare to support security MSPs
AVG has launched its CloudCare service in the UK for resellers looking to provide security as part of a managed service to the SME customer base
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October 11, 2012
11
Oct'12
Government Digital Service hands SCC G-Cloud hosting contract
SCC has revealed it has been awarded the G-Cloud services contract to provide the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) with hosting solutions and services
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
Enterprise purchasing programme latest VMware wheeze
On the second day of VMworld Europe 2012 in Barcelona, host VMware has announced the introduction of a token-based enterprise purchasing programme (EPP) to increase software licence sales
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October 10, 2012
10
Oct'12
IBM growth plans will see channel activity rise
As it looks to hit ambitious growth plans by 2015 IBM will see the share of its indirect business rise as it looks for more growth from its reseller base
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
VMworld Europe: VMware eases VAR rebate requirement on new business
VMware has almost halved the size of the deal value that partners need to achieve with new customers to earn an extra 10% rebate at VMworld Europe 2012 in Barcelona.
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
VMworld Europe: VMware hires Microsoft man to run UK
On the opening day of VMworld Europe 2012, in Barcelona Tuesday, VMware has named former Microsoft staffer David Parry-Jones as its new regional director for the UK and Ireland
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
VMworld Europe: Colt adds backup, disaster recovery services to vCloud
Cloud and network provider Colt Technology Services has added backup and disaster recovery services to its vCloud services platform in response to channel and customer demand
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October 09, 2012
09
Oct'12
Resellers growing but distribution flat in first half
The latest picture of the state of the channel shared by Canalys at its channel forum in Barcelona has revealed that resellers are growing revenues despite the tough economic conditions
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October 08, 2012
08
Oct'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 5 October 2012
Our regular look back at the most read content on MicroScope.co.uk from the past week
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October 04, 2012
04
Oct'12
Phoenix IT boss Courtley resigns
Phoenix IT Group CEO David Courtley has resigned after just 15 months in charge, the company has revealed
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October 03, 2012
03
Oct'12
SCH celebrates best ever year, plans major SCC investment
SCC-parent SCH has brushed aside concerns surrounding the British economy to post its most successful financial year in its near 40-year history
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October 02, 2012
02
Oct'12
Cloud Distribution sets the Ball rolling
Value added distie Cloud Distribution has named network veteran James Ball as its technical manager as it seeks to capitalise on its recent growth and move up “to the next level”
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October 01, 2012
01
Oct'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 28 September 2012
Our regular look back at the most popular news stories from the past seven days on MicroScope.co.uk
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September 28, 2012
28
Sep'12
Channel calls for EC cloud strategy refinements
Cloud services providers have welcomed the release of the European Commission’s European Cloud Computing Strategy report, but say that Brussels’ proposals need further refinement
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
IBM ups support for MSPs in cloud push
IBM has indicated it will offer more technical and financial support to managed service providers to encourage them to develop services based around its cloud platforms
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Lanway star signing for Burnley FC
Managed services and comms provider Lanway has renewed its support for its local team, Championship side Burnley FC with a new outsourcing deal expected to shave 25% from the club’s costs
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September 27, 2012
27
Sep'12
Mimecast plans US expansion with $62m funding
Having secured $62m worth of funding cloud email management specialist Mimecast has outlined plans to plough the funds into R&D and US expansion
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Cisco reacts to cloud changes with Master certification
Cisco has introduced a Master Cloud Builder specialisation as it looks to generate more resellers capable of selling a wide ranging solution to meet customer needs
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September 26, 2012
26
Sep'12
Ingram celebrates a year of channel transformation
Ingram Micro has marked the first anniversary of the Channel Transformation Alliance by outlining its plans to increase reseller support in year two
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September 25, 2012
25
Sep'12
Rise appoints channel head to support reseller cloud moves
Rise has appointed Sue MacDermott as head of channel with a brief to help more resellers make the transition to the cloud as it looks to get more business through existing partners
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September 24, 2012
24
Sep'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 21 September 2012
Our regular look back at the most read stories from the past week on MicroScope.co.uk
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September 19, 2012
19
Sep'12
Comms-care adds new teams to meet services demand
Channel-focused services and support provider Comms-care is recruiting to make sure it can meet runaway growth in demand for support services
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September 19, 2012
19
Sep'12
Cloud growth a wake up for the channel
Recent figures showing strong growth in adoption of hosted applications and services in recent months should spur reseller activity in this area
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September 17, 2012
17
Sep'12
Cloud adoption speeding up
Adoption of cloud applications and services has speeded up over the last nine months as more customers start to embrace the technology
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September 17, 2012
17
Sep'12
Redstone absorbs Maxima remnants in £13.8m deal
Networking and IT solutions integrator Redstone has opened its wallet to pick up the remaining assets of sunken rival Maxima in a deal that values the firm, at £13.8m, including net debt
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September 17, 2012
17
Sep'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 September 2012
Our regular rundown of the most read stories of the past week on MicroScope.co.uk
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September 14, 2012
14
Sep'12
HDD or SSD debate heads to the cloud
The appeal of solid state drives is something that cloud providers are going to have to start thinking more about as customers look for quick performance options
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September 12, 2012
12
Sep'12
Salford City Council offers cloud service to local businesses
Salford City Council will offer a private cloud service to local businesses through a partnership with ANS Group
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September 11, 2012
11
Sep'12
Calyx boss speaks of plans for MSP evolution
Newly-appointed Calyx CEO Steve Clark has been speaking about his plans for the business as the firm continues its evolution into a true managed services provider.
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September 11, 2012
11
Sep'12
Six Degrees signs up to Interxion carrier community
Acquisitive cloud services and UC provider Six Degrees division Datahop has signed up to offer network services via carrier-neutral datacentre provider Interxion’s new London facility.
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
Youngjohns steps into Autonomy hotseat
Former Microsoft executive Robert Youngjohns has been appointed by HP to run Autonomy stepping into the shoes of departed boss Mike Lynch
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 September 2012
Our regular look back at the biggest stories from the last week on MicroScope.co.uk
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September 07, 2012
07
Sep'12
Getronics treats itself with €10m investment
Aurelius, the German backer of services player Getronics, is to plough €10m (£8m) into the business to smooth its internal processes and help it better address its customers’ needs.
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September 05, 2012
05
Sep'12
Tech Data pounces on SDG in £219m deal
Tech Data has swallowed up SCH’s distribution business, SDG, in a deal valued at around £219m to augment its enterprise distribution unit, Azlan and strengthen its wider broadline capabilities.
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
Public sector channel returns shrink, but opportunities remain
TechMarketView has predicted slimmer pickings for public sector specialists in the next 12 months, but highlighted that some opportunities will remain.
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
Ingram to put ShoreTel at heart of UC strategy
Ingram Micro has opened up over its new UK relationship with ShoreTel, which was won from Avnet in August, saying it will put the vendor at the heart of its “best-of-breed” unified communications solution set.
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September 03, 2012
03
Sep'12
Phoenix finds £14m black hole in Servo accounts
Stock at services player Phoenix IT has slumped after it revealed on Monday that it had uncovered evidence of a deliberate accounts misstatement at its midmarket managed services business Servo.
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September 03, 2012
03
Sep'12
Cloud still a foreign concept to many Europeans
The BSA has discovered that across Europe there are mixed attitudes towards the cloud but the majority of users have little understanding of the technology
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September 03, 2012
03
Sep'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 31 August 2012
Our weekly run down of the top 10 most read stories on MicroScope.co.uk.
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August 31, 2012
31
Aug'12
Computacenter hikes dividend but profits dip
Computacenter has upped its interim shareholder interim dividend by 11.1% despite booking a 9.7% slide in adjusted pre-tax profit in the first half of its financial year.
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August 29, 2012
29
Aug'12
Citrix to add more product training to Elite Academy scheme
Citrix is in the process of making a series of tweaks to its Elite Partner Academy training scheme, including the addition of more technical training on its own products.
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August 29, 2012
29
Aug'12
ANS proclaims i3 FlexPod architecture massive success
Manchester-based services provider ANS Group has proclaimed its Infrastructure 3.0 (i3) proposition a rip-roaring success after powering to record profits and sales during the financial year ending 31 March.
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
Kelway sees growth from cloud, Microsoft success
Kelway has today reported a 17% rise in EBITDA for its fiscal 2012, along with a 35% uptick in topline sales thanks to growth in its cloud offering, and its acquisition of Microsoft LAR status.
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
VMware kills vRAM licence scheme at VMworld
In his first act as incoming VMware CEO, Pat Gelsinger used a VMworld keynote on Monday to ditch its controversial vRAM licensing scheme.
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August 28, 2012
28
Aug'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 24 August 2012
Our weekly round-up of the most popular digital content here on MicroScope.co.uk.
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August 23, 2012
23
Aug'12
HP plunges to $8.9bn loss
Hewlett-Packard has posted an enormous $8.9bn (£5.6bn) loss in the third quarter of its fiscal 2012.
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August 22, 2012
22
Aug'12
SCC hails G-Cloud first
Integrator SCC has become the first channel player on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation.
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
Olympics kickstarts SME remote working
The Olympics could have a lasting impact on the way SMEs work with more now enjoying the ability to allow staff to work remotely.
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
Level 3 boosts UK datacentre capacity
Comms services provider Level 3 is adding to its UK enterprise datacentre capacity to support international business requirements.
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August 20, 2012
20
Aug'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 17 August 2012
Our weekly review of the most read online news stories at MicroScope.co.uk
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
Melbourne gives iomart Manchester base
Cloud hosting specialist iomart Group has acquired Manchester-based hosting firm Melbourne Server Hosting, giving it a physical presence in north-west England for the first time.
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
Shift F7 shifts into acquisition mode
Shift F7 has kicked off a strategic plan to acquire ‘non-competing’ businesses with the purchase of local player Datashare Solutions (DSL).
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August 15, 2012
15
Aug'12
Channel portfolio performs for Better Capital
Investment company Better Capital PCC has said that in spite of economic weakness its IT businesses are making “solid and significant improvements” in profitability and cash generation.
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August 14, 2012
14
Aug'12
Admiral bosses jump ship in SilverBug merger
Admiral IT and two of its sister firms are to merge with outsourcer SilverBug to create a new managed services player.
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August 13, 2012
13
Aug'12
ThinkGrid sates Colt SME cloud appetite
Colt Technology Services has picked up channel cloud platform provider ThinkGrid for an undisclosed sum, filling a significant gap in its portfolio around the SME market.
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
Rackspace profits from hosted demand
Growing demand for hosted cloud services has pushed quarterly revenues at sector bellwether Rackspace up 29% year-on-year to $319m (£203.7m), while net profit of $25m was up 49%.
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August 08, 2012
08
Aug'12
HP makes changes at top of enterprise services division
Hewlett-Packard has made changes to the management team in charge of its enterprise services operation after the current head decided to leave
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Wozniak praised for voicing cloud fears
The co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak has described the cloud as horrendous and raised concerns over data integrity
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Cloud driving outsourcing market growth
Gartner figures show the growth in the IT outsourcing market is coming from cloud related services
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 3 August 2012
Our regular look back at the biggest stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days.
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August 03, 2012
03
Aug'12
Resellers must discuss hidden cloud costs
The cloud might appear to be flexible and better value but IT industry group ISACA has warned there are hidden costs that could trip customers up
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
Tin's in at Insight
Insight’s EMEA business has turned in a massive 31% increase in hardware sales, pushing the unit to Q2 sales of $459.7m, up 14% year-on-year.
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
intY looks for channel growth post acquisition
Following its acquisition by Weather the cloud specialist intY is looking to grow the number of resellers it works with in the channel
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August 02, 2012
02
Aug'12
Microsoft appoints Ingram and Westcoast as SPLA disties
Microsoft has concluded a distribution review awarding Ingram Micro and Westcoast with the right to service SPLA partners selling cloud services
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July 31, 2012
31
Jul'12
Steve Clark new top dog at Calyx
Former Azzurri operations director and Everlogic founder Steve Clark is to become the new CEO of Calyx Managed Services.
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July 27, 2012
27
Jul'12
NetSuite talks up rest of year but losses remain
Cloud ERP specialist NetSuite has improved revenues and raised its outlook but losses remain an issue
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Reorganisation costs set to hit Phoenix
Moves made in April to move to a single integrated structure set to have an impact on the bottom line warns Phoenix
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Cloud delivering growth for Citrix
Citrix has shown that the cloud business continues to be a profitable one with climbs in both income and revenue in its second quarter
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July 26, 2012
26
Jul'12
Six Degrees buys again with CCC purchase
Six Degrees has acquired managed cloud services specialist Cloud Computing Centre as it continues to expand its business operations
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Time ticking down on one size fits all vendors
Mitel has predicted a future where technology and solutions will be much more personal and vendors offering a one-size-fits-all option will struggle
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
McAfee takes wraps off reseller managed service programme
Security vendor McAfee has launched a managed services programme for the channel to encourage more flexibility in the support its partners provide customers
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July 23, 2012
23
Jul'12
Cloud has role in two-tier security approach
The cloud should be used as part of a security programme exploiting hosted services to allow more focused in-house defences
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July 19, 2012
19
Jul'12
Outsourcing providers must improve service
Customers might be spending large quantities on outsourcing contracts but satisfaction levels are not as high as they should be according to KPMG
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
Wick Hill signs mobile management player Zenprise
Wick Hill has added to its portfolio after signing Zenprise which provides a mobile management solution
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July 17, 2012
17
Jul'12
EMC shuffles management pack to back cloud commitment
EMC has made a couple of senior appointments in its channel team to support its ambition to get more resellers selling cloud products and services
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July 17, 2012
17
Jul'12
Services continue to deliver for Computacenter
Computacenter has revealed its services business continues to deliver revenue growth in a trading update for the first six months of this year
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July 16, 2012
16
Jul'12
Claranet sounds warning over cloud worries
Customer worries about the cloud continue to persist and resellers must be aware of the concerns that linger over the technology among users
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
Phoenix on prowl for new sales teams as pipeline swells
Phoenix IT sales director John Hall has revealed the restructuring of the company is beginning to have a positive effect on its sales pipeline.
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
ThinkGrid forms partnership with Soonr
ThinkGrid has formed a partnership with Soonr to offer resellers a mobile platform to share files
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July 13, 2012
13
Jul'12
ElasticHosts offers resellers white label cloud service
ElasticHosts has taken the wraps off a white label cloud service that resellers can brand as their own as they look to keep customers from migrating to alternative providers
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July 12, 2012
12
Jul'12
Avnet picks up Mattelli assets to bolster services
Avnet Technology Solutions has picked up the assets of IT estate management specialist Mattelli Ltd to add muscle to the services it can offer resellers
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July 10, 2012
10
Jul'12
On Direct powers up cloud services expansion
Cloud services provider On Direct has embarked on a partner recruitment drive as it prepares to deliver a series of enhancements to its Cloud Direct offering.
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Cloud driving 2012 IT spend growth, says Gartner
Gartner has raised its worldwide IT spending forecast by half a percentage point as enterprise buyers get cloud fever.
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
Stark warning sounded for generalist resellers
Those resellers that have not developed a specialisation will face the combination of economic problems and competition will make life increasingly difficult
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July 08, 2012
08
Jul'12
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 6 July 2012
Our weekly round-up of the top 10 most read stories here on MicroScope.co.uk