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News Archive
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January 21, 2020
21
Jan'20
Ignition Technology and Global Distribution add to vendor rosters
Distributors adding depth to the portfolio to widen the solutions and services they can put in front of resellers
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January 21, 2020
21
Jan'20
Fresh efforts made to tackle late payment woes
Late payments have been a headache for SMEs for years but fresh attempts are being made to clamp down on the issue
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January 20, 2020
20
Jan'20
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Moves at a fairly senior level seemed to be the trend over the past week with firms looking to kick on in 2020 with some fresh talent
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January 20, 2020
20
Jan'20
Kaspersky rolls out licensing portal for MSPs
Security player aims to make licensing easier with online tools and more flexible with a monthly billing option
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January 17, 2020
17
Jan'20
Canalys warns 2020 unlikely to match last year in the PC market
The analyst house has cast its eye over the state of the PC market and given the reasons why the months ahead might prove to be slightly more challenging than 2019
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January 17, 2020
17
Jan'20
Increasing security shift and platform approach benefiting Kaseya
Firm lifts the lid on how 2019 fared and details of its growth and increasing customer numbers
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January 16, 2020
16
Jan'20
Skills crisis threatens to derail customer growth ambitions
Getting hold of talent is top of the list of concerns for UK tech leaders and is causing many of them to cast doubts over the prospects for the industry in the next couple of years
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January 15, 2020
15
Jan'20
Bamboozling the enemy
Attivo Networks CTO explains the approach the firm takes to keeping hackers and cyber criminals at bay
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January 15, 2020
15
Jan'20
Logicalis: CIOs under pressure to deliver transformation
The challenge of making digital transformation happen and keeping systems running and secure is becoming a difficult juggling act for more customers
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January 14, 2020
14
Jan'20
PC market enjoys annual growth for first time in nine years
Both IDC and Gartner agree that last year was the best year for PC hardware since 2011
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January 14, 2020
14
Jan'20
Windows 7 turn off sparks security pitches
The end of support has finally arrived and the spectre of rising security risks is likely to be a boon for the channel
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January 13, 2020
13
Jan'20
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Several executive moves have caught the eye over the past seven days with this roundup capturing a few of the notable ones
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January 13, 2020
13
Jan'20
Sabio continues down acquisition path with Team vision buy
Customer experience player looks to Spain for its latest acquisition opting to snap up fellow CX specialist Team vision
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January 13, 2020
13
Jan'20
Ingram Micro Cloud and Cloud Distribution both enjoy strong 2019
Distributors Ingram Micro Cloud and Cloud Distribution share details on how they fared on the revenue front in 2019, with it proving to be a positive time for the big players
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January 10, 2020
10
Jan'20
Synnex splits in two with Concentrix getting its independence
Distributor is looking to gain more flexibility and focus by splitting away from the customer experience specialist Concentrix
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January 10, 2020
10
Jan'20
Zuckerberg expecting AR to make it big
The boss of Facebook has outlined some of the changes he sees coming in the 2020s and has put AR up there as the platform for the future
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
Veeam plans investments after $5bn Insight Partners buy
Firm will move base to US and expand operations after being acquired by Insight Partners
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January 09, 2020
09
Jan'20
Desmond returns as Exclusive strengthens executive team
After a year away from his role at Exclusive Networks, Barrie Desmond has returned to the distributor alongside three other hires to add muscle to the channel player’s executive team.
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January 08, 2020
08
Jan'20
Extreme Networks hands resellers the solution to go after retailers
Vendor is giving partners the option to take a number of options out to retailers that want automated and easy connectivity
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January 08, 2020
08
Jan'20
CES sets an agenda around AI and 5G
The organisers of the first major show of the year have predicted some of the technologies that will dominate the decade
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January 07, 2020
07
Jan'20
Wavenet snaps up Microsoft Teams player VIA
Deal has been struck in a move by Wavenet to increase the expertise it can offer around Teams
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January 07, 2020
07
Jan'20
Trust a challenge for security resellers
ESET has quizzed CIOs and found that many are struggling to trust those that supply them security tools and services
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January 06, 2020
06
Jan'20
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Just a few executive changes to concentrate on the first full week back to work of 2020
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January 06, 2020
06
Jan'20
LogicMonitor planning to invest in partners
It's been almost a full twelve months since the AIOps player launched its channel programme and it is looking to build on that over the course of 2020
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January 03, 2020
03
Jan'20
Enghouse Systems strengthens software side with Dialogic buy
The unified comms specialist will have more tools to offer partners after it seals a deal to pick up Dialogic
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December 23, 2019
23
Dec'19
Motherhood is the necessity of invention, says Mellanox channel boss
Mellanox vice-president Yael Asseraf Shenhav talks about how her employer has enabled her to thrive in a male-dominated industry and sheds light on how we can all better manage our time
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December 20, 2019
20
Dec'19
Resellers feeling good about 2020
Context has surveyed thousands of resellers across the UK and Europe and found that levels of optimism are higher than at this time last year
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December 19, 2019
19
Dec'19
VMware arming channel with skills to unlock digital opportunities
Reaping the digital transformation rewards is more than just an IT conversation and VMware's UK channel chief is taking an approach based on helping partners increase their capabilities
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December 18, 2019
18
Dec'19
Canalys reveals its Channel Champions
Analyst house places 12 vendors in the champions category for delivering high levels of support to partners
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December 18, 2019
18
Dec'19
Radius Payment Solutions buys again to strengthen telecom arm
The firm has made several acquisitions in the past few weeks to add extra muscle to its telecom operation
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December 17, 2019
17
Dec'19
Consenna gearing up for HP for Education programme
Channel player ready to support the eighth year of the vendor's education trade-in programme
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December 17, 2019
17
Dec'19
Sophos enhances MSP programme
Security player adds more compatibility and flexible billing options to make life easier for managed service providers
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December 16, 2019
16
Dec'19
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Before the channel starts to go into full on festive mode there have still been some appointments worth highlighting
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December 16, 2019
16
Dec'19
Channel must prepare for greater digital transformation complexity
Industry predictions are starting to be shared by industry experts and it's clear that there will be a role for the channel to play with users planning to get more digital
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December 12, 2019
12
Dec'19
HP expands channel finance options
Vendor renews its relationship with HPE and adds DLL to the mix to provide channel finance options
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December 12, 2019
12
Dec'19
Context warns channel to expect challenging year ahead on the PC front
Without some of the reasons to upgrade that have existed throughout this year being around for much longer the analyst house is warning of a soft second half to 2020 in the PC market
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December 11, 2019
11
Dec'19
SonicWall and Veeam enhance managed service support
Increasing support for those looking to deliver services is behind changes in partner programmes at both vendors
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December 11, 2019
11
Dec'19
Circle IT secures major university deal
The Welsh managed services specialist has won the opportunity to help its local university deliver a network fit for the demands of the 21st century
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December 10, 2019
10
Dec'19
SCC chief heralds solid year
The last twelve months have been busy ones for SCC and its chief executive is keen to highlight its achievements
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December 10, 2019
10
Dec'19
Stone Group undergoes an MBO
Firm goes through second MBO in the space of 11 years as it changes investment backers
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December 09, 2019
09
Dec'19
Northamber founder David Phillips passes away
The founder of Northamber has sadly died after suffering a short illness
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December 09, 2019
09
Dec'19
Sabio looks for growth with fresh CEO
Firm looks to build on six acquisitions in the last three years with a fresh face in the CEO chair
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December 05, 2019
05
Dec'19
Barracuda enjoys MSP growth
The firm has seen its MSP business improve over the last year and there are no signs that will slow down in the short-term
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December 05, 2019
05
Dec'19
Lenovo lifts lid on SME demands for more flexibility
The vendor has found that a significant number of staff working for SMEs would like to get access to mobile and cloud computing tools
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December 04, 2019
04
Dec'19
Brother pushing the security message
Printer vendor is educating partners around the need to cover off the security conversation with customers
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December 03, 2019
03
Dec'19
CounterPath preparing for UCC battle in SME space
The unified comms specialist is competing in a crowded SME market and the expectation is that customer segment will continue to be fought over
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December 02, 2019
02
Dec'19
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Another busy week with several comings and goings to report on from across the channel
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November 29, 2019
29
Nov'19
Veeam UK channel boss looking to widen partner support
The recently installed UK channel boss is planning to increase the support it offers a wider number of partners as well as looking to exploit its alliances for the benefit of resellers
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November 28, 2019
28
Nov'19
Apollo increases Tech Data offer to fend off rival bid
Private equity player is now prepared to pay $6bn for distributor after its original offer was trumped by a rival suitor
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November 28, 2019
28
Nov'19
Kaseya outlines plans to double EMEA business
Recently appointed Kaseya EMEA chief aims to be “loud voice" for the region at executive table