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StrategyDSGi Business wields axe
Around 50 staff told their jobs are at risk as reseller trims its cost base 28 Aug 2008
AccreditationLogicalis becomes Master of Cisco realm
Logicalis joins Touchbase, 2e2 and Didata in elite pack of resellers to hold Cisco Master UC specialisation 28 Aug 2008
ANS Group aims at end-to-end with VMware gold status
UK solution provider adds fourth top-level accreditation to portfolio 28 Aug 2008
Maverick takes aim at high-end display sales with Mitsubishi
AV distributor adds fourth screen vendor and fills portfolio gap 27 Aug 2008
Cyber-Ark issues devious IT staff warning
Nine out of ten IT administrators admit they would make off with company information, vendor finds 28 Aug 2008
European distribution group wound up
Ingram Micro and Tech Data have one fewer pan-European rival to worry about after European Wholesale Group disbands 27 Aug 2008
Alcatel-Lucent hunts data VARs
Vendor revamps training schemes to help court UK and Ireland security and data resellers 27 Aug 2008
Sirius seeks to convert open source doubters
Linux consultancy is hoping to lure new customers with free advice service as it celebrates ten years in business 27 Aug 2008
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Spanish Zigor targets UK channel push
Power supply and industrial solutions vendor opens UK HQ and targets resellers 27 Aug 2008
ShoreTel breaches $100m barrier
IP telephony vendor enjoys 32 per cent revenue rise but is hit by stock-based compensation expenses 27 Aug 2008
Dabs.com founder out on £10m bail
David Atherton checks into Priory clinic after agreeing £10m bail surety 26 Aug 2008
Infor reviews VAR line-up
ERP vendor promises both recruitment and cutbacks as it reviews EMEA partner base 26 Aug 2008
Infosys lines up UK acquisition
Indian offshore giant tables £407.1m bid for Axon as more UK firms look to outsource IT to the subcontinent 26 Aug 2008
WStore unveils software licensing tool
Online reseller launches Microsoft licensing sales tool via tie-up with Solarweb 26 Aug 2008
LCD manufacturers tune in to outsourcing
More Asian LCD-TV producers are looking at using contracted manufacturers, research claims 26 Aug 2008
Formjet shelves distributor acquisition talks
Panda Software owner abandons proposed purchase of unnamed distributor following due diligence 26 Aug 2008
Anite lands Council document management deal
IT services firm expands on work with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Benefits department 26 Aug 2008
MessageLabs cleans up its image
Security vendor buys image composition analysis technology partner, Fortium ICA 26 Aug 2008
OGC gives Insight to public sector
Corporate reseller bags public sector deal to supply 10,000 PCS 22 Aug 2008
in-depth
CommentPreparation is the biggest hurdle
The Olympic Games will put the UK at risk and businesses must be ready, warns David Hobson 15 Aug 2008
CommentLean, green money-saving machine
While we all shout about the green virtues of virtualisation, its real benefit is saving money, says Peter Stroud 15 Aug 2008
Entrants need the wow factor
The judges have a tough job in store to decide who will be on this year’s Channel Award shortlist as the entries get better and more numerous every year. Simon Meredith looks at what they are looking for in a potential winner 14 Aug 2008
Best course for action
CRN’s sixth Channel Golf Challenge next month promises to keep firms in the swing of things, explains Sara Yirrell 07 Aug 2008
BT rivals are up in arms
The accusations surrounding BT margins could signal a price war, says Sara Yirrell 07 Aug 2008
Fuelling a rise in delivery costs
Ingram Micro’s plans to pass on rising fuel costs via a freight charge come into effect this week. Sara Yirrell digs deeper 31 Jul 2008
Players resist cutting jobs
Firms are hoping they do not have to cut jobs and remain optimistic about the future, says Sara Yirrell 31 Jul 2008
Tale of two halves must end
IT bosses and remote workers need to work together to solve divide over security issues 31 Jul 2008
Hone your awards entry
While the entry date for the Channel Awards has been extended, it is still vital to make sure that you have passed on all the necessary information by the new deadline as there can be no exceptions, writes Simon Meredith 24 Jul 2008
Fairweather supporters
Businesses should be taking more risks to reap long term benefits, says Sara Yirrell 24 Jul 2008
Opportunities to minimise
Resellers need to provide a service-based approach to businesses to help them rationalise their datacentres effectively 17 Jul 2008
CRN TV
In The Studio With CRN: Josh Claman, Dell
In an editorial coup for CRN, Josh Claman, vice president of EMEA channels at Dell, talks to CRN TV about the vendor's channel plans
CRN Fight Night bouts are LIVE!
ALL the bouts from CRN's first ever white collar boxing event at The Brewery in Chiswell Street, are now online in their full glory for CRN readers to watch.
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CRN Channel Golf Challenge 2008
CRN's annual golfing day will this year be held on 16 September at a championship course in East Sussex
CRN Reseller Leadership Forum
An exclusive channel conference from CRN, to be held over one action-packed day in September 2008
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The editor's diary
Channel news and views from Sara Yirrell, editor of CRN
Losers
22 Aug 2008Another day, another data loss by the Home Office. This time it is details of thousands of prisoners, contained on a memory...
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Giving you the inside track on the goings on within the UK IT channel
Read the book, got the T-shirt
19 Aug 2008Informer was amused to find a brilliant tome landing on its desk the other day entitled - Distribution Channels - Understanding and...
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