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• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Exinda highlights mobility, app management role for WAN optimisation VARs

  Exinda's EMEA vice president Karl Barton has been speaking about his plans to grow his channel and push resellers into enterprise mobility opportunities

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Comms disties join forces to host Vidyo services

  Telecoms distributor NeoWave has teamed up with some of its overseas peers to form a joint venture dedicated to offering hosted video collaboration services based on Vidyo software

• March 05, 2013 05 Mar'13

  Microsoft Lync resellers in demand at UC Expo

  On the opening day of UC Expo 2013, Lync technology partners are keen to sniff out growth opportunities in the Microsoft channel

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  Channel Telecom claims billing standard first

  Channel Telecom says implementing a new charging data record standard will make it easier for comms VARs to keep on top of their customer billing

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 22 February 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Cisco soups up midmarket collaboration channel

  Cisco has unveiled a number of channel initiatives to support the launch of its new midmarket collaboration solution, Cisco Business Edition 6000

• February 01, 2013 01 Feb'13

  Daisy buys channel services outfit NetCrowd

  Daisy Group has bought white-label channel services provider NetCrowd in its first acquisition in almost a year

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Riverbed pins support badge on DiData

  South Africa-based integrator Dimension Data has been handed Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) status

• January 15, 2013 15 Jan'13

  Brocade names Lloyd Carney as CEO

  Brocade has announced Lloyd Carney as its new chief executive officer (CEO), taking over with immediate effect

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  Servassure hires network veteran as sales director

  Long-serving networking sales specialist Rob McMillan has joined Daisy-owned white label channel ICT services provider Servassure as sales director

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  NGD teams up with Next Connex to boost service capabilities

  Datacentre provider Next Generation Data (NGD) has teamed up with fibre network owner Next Connex to improve the quality of service it is able to offer to its channel customers

• December 19, 2012 19 Dec'12

  Colt shares intel on transformation programme

  Networking, comms and cloud provider Colt Group has shared more details of a new programme to accelerate the transformation of its business

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  No near-term change for acquired Crossbeam VARs, says Blue Coat

  In the wake of its acquisition of Crossbeam, Blue Coat has moved swiftly to reassure its channel partners that they will be able to continue to trade as normal until the end of its financial year

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  Claranet buys French Typhon to realise continental ambition

  MSP Claranet has forked out £3.4m to acquire Paris-based hosting company Typhon as it seeks to expand its horizons on the other side of the Channel

• December 12, 2012 12 Dec'12

  HP launches managed network channel programme

  HP has added a new partner programme to its line-up, targeting a select few comms services providers looking to offer pay-as-you-go managed networks for their end-user customers

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  Emulex buys Endace for $130m

  Emulex has announced its acquisition of Endace for $130m (£81m) in cash

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 30 November 2012

  Our regular look back at the biggest channel news stories from the past seven days

• November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12

  Vodafone accelerates integration of CWW

  Vodafone has announced plans to bring forward some of its efforts to integrate Cable & Wireless Worldwide making changes that kick in from the start of next year

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Fujitsu private sector head Long heading to Kcom in January

  Fujitsu’s UK Private Sector division head Stephen Long will take up the role of managing director of KCOM in January, relieving temporary boss and CFO Paul Simpson of command

• November 26, 2012 26 Nov'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 23 November 2012

  Our regular look back at the most read stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the past seven days

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  Virgin Media Biz to add 10 new channel heads by Xmas

  Virgin Media Business (VMB) has said it will grow its channel team by about 25% by the end of the year as it seeks to capitalise on healthy year-on-year growth within its reseller-focused business

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  Cisco CEO: Europe not yet at rock bottom

  Cisco CEO John Chambers has told analysts that the European market has a way to go before it begins to turn around, after regional revenues in the first quarter of Cisco’s fiscal 2013 declined by 10%

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Langkjaer new Brocade EMEA channel chief

  Brocade has named its DACH OEM boss Thomas Langkjaer as its new EMEA channel sales director

• November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12

  Brocade adds Vyatta to software networking offer

  Brocade has forked out an undisclosed sum to acquire US-based network software expert Vyatta

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  Emulex launches new channel promotions

  Converged networking vendor Emulex is launching a number of channel promotions to bolster sales of its datacentre and cloud infrastructure performance-boosting kit

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  Riverbed swoops on OPNET in billion dollar deal

  IT performance company Riverbed Technology has bought OPNET Technologies in a deal estimated to be worth $1 billion in equity and $921 million in enterprise value

• October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12

  MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 October 2012

  Our regular look back at the most popular ICT channel news stories from the past week

• October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12

  ScanSource expands into Benelux

  Voice and data distributor ScanSource is building on its existing relationship with ShoreTel expanding its sales of the vendors products into Europe

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  Comstor adds video carrier UCi2i, enhances Cisco service offering

  Comstor has signed an agreement to offer London-based video carrier UCi2i’s managed services offering to its VAR community, enhancing the services it is able to provide around its core Cisco offering

• September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12

  Networking VC funding set for positive rebound

  Analyst house Ovum has indicated that after a few years in the doldrums the interest from venture capitalists in traditional networking firms is on the rise

• September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12

  Ingram launches UK Ipanema partnership

  Ingram Micro will today use its Cloud and Managed Service Boot Camp in Manchester to unveil a partnership with app performance solutions developer Ipanema Technologies

• September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12

  Channel Telecom, Abtec sign on to support Virgin channel ambitions

  Virgin Media Business (VMB) has signed two new Strategic Alliance Business Partners in the shape of Channel Telecom and Abtec Network Systems to target smaller resellers and dealer partners

• September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12

  G3 businesses merge to form new network force

  G3 Telecommunications and its sister firm G3 Network Services have merged to form a new entity, G3 Comms Group, in a nod to in a nod to growing demands from customers for more complete solutions

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  Reseller LDD takes leap into telecoms world

  HP, Cisco and VMware partner LDD Group has launched a new wholesale telecoms division as it seeks to diversify its offering into end-to-end solutions provision.

• 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.

• September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12

  Six Degrees buys Avaya partner Aurora

  Avaya reseller Aurora Networks Ltd is the latest firm to be picked up by buy-and-build cloud services provider Six Degrees Group, strengthening its unified communications business.

• August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12

  Stonesoft urges channel to exploit free AET tool

  Network security software specialist Stonesoft says more needs to be done to tackle the threat of Advanced Evasion Techniques and is calling on its channel to help.

• August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12

  Cisco approves Cluster Learning for VAR training

  Cisco has approved 27 of Cluster Learning’s sales courses for its Enabling Architecture Sales Excellence (EASE) promotion, offering Cisco funded training to partners for their sales teams.

• August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12

  e92plus launches FatPipe, Viewfinity to UK channel

  Enterprise security VAD e92plus is to give US vendors FatPipe and Viewfinity their first exposure to the UK channel.

• August 17, 2012 17 Aug'12

  Avaya financial boss out as losses mount

  Avaya has replaced its CFO Anthony Massetti, with JDS Uniphase financial bod and one-time Cisco man Dave Vellequette in the latest of a series of leadership changes at the communications firm.

• August 16, 2012 16 Aug'12

  Emulex kicks off channel summer promotions

  Emulex has kicked off summer promotions for its resellers in UK and across Europe as it looks to drive sales of its 10GB ethernet and 8GB fibre products

• August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12

  Loss clouds ShoreTel figures

  Unified comms and cloud vendor ShoreTel has ended its financial year on a high with sales up but posted yet another quarterly net loss.

• 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.

• 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.

• August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12

  MDNX on the rise with Griffin acquisition

  With the purchase of Griffin Internet, network integrator MDNX says it hopes to start to challenge some leading networking players.

• 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.

• 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.

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Mayflex flexes converged IP muscles

  Networking distie Mayflex has launched a new channel support proposition designed to exploit growth in the converged IP market.

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Vodafone ousts Cable & Wireless management

  Vodafone is to replace a swathe of top execs at Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW), with chief exec Gavin Darby and CFO Ian Gibson among those on the way out.

• July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12

  Chess continues acquisition spree

  Chess has continued to expand through acquisition adding two more purchases to a growing list as it bolsters its credentials in the telco and networking market

• July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12

  Datatec riding economic storm

  Datatec has indicated that despite ongoing global economic problems it is sticking to forecasts and Westcon and Logicalis are delivering growth

• July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12

  Huge investment needed for connected devices boom

  Brocade has warned that significant data centre investment is needed to support the explosion in connected devices

• July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12

  Siemens lavishes funding on potential UC VARs

  Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEC) is offering a range of incentives to entice new partners into its unified communications channel programme.

• July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12

  Tech Data takes complete control of Brightstar

  Tech Data has made the move to buy the 50% stake in joint venture mobility partner Brightstar

• July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12

  Murphx bosses head for the exit as Daisy earn-out period ends

  Former Murphx managing director Carl Churchill and management team Richard Jay, Ben Murphy and Nicki Jay have decided to leave Daisy Group following expiry of a management earn-out.

• July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12

  BrightPoint mobility business worth $840m to Ingram Micro

  Ingram Micro has made good on plans to bulk up through acquiring other distribution businesses after forking out $840m (£536m) to buy wireless device solutions and services specialist BrightPoint.

• June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12

  Comstor plants flag in Cisco, NetApp FlexPod environment

  Cisco-specialist Comstor has revealed it is to sell Cisco and NetApp's FlexPod datacentre architecture in EMEA after being handed distribution rights to the converged networking, server and storage solution.

• June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12

  Resellers to give Daisy partner programme the once-over

  Daisy Group partners have been invited to kick the tyres of the firm's indirect partner programme at its 'Evolve' relaunch event to be held this week in the Midlands.

• June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12

  Daisy losses narrow as sales bloom, considers dividend

  Daisy Group has cut its annual operating losses from £15.8m to £13.1m for the 12 months to the end of March, and sales at the b2b comms specialist have risen by 30% to £348.6m, with EBITDA also up to £56.3m.

• June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12

  Channel names handed gongs in Queen's list

  Forget Gary Barlow and Kate Winslet, the real stars of the Queen's Birthday Honours were closer to home indicating that if you do good works then there are still rewards there for people connected with the computer and telco industry.

• June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12

  ANS among first to nab elite Cisco NetApp FlexPod badge

  Networking and cloud integrator ANS has become one of the first Cisco and NetApp partners in the UK, alongside DiData and Logicalis, to be named to the vendors' joint FlexPod Premium Partner Framework.

• June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12

  Interactive Ideas adds NetFort to UK line-up

  Software VAD Interactive Ideas has signed up to build out a channel for network monitoring software outfit NetFort as the Irish vendor seeks to formalise its UK business strategy.