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Fraud

CMI fights workplace fraud

With nearly half of UK organisations having been the victim of fraud, Chartered Management Institute unveils anti-fraud guide 20 Nov 2008

Software

ISVs urged to try on Red Hat

Open source software vendor bolsters its JBoss Certified ISV programme 20 Nov 2008

Canon sticks to specialists with first 18 large-format partners

Vendor ramps up sales push into general, fine arts, photography and CAD markets 20 Nov 2008

Yes hands VARs key to mobile data market

Business-to-business telecoms operator unveils package to help IT resellers break into mobile data market 20 Nov 2008

Health pros neglect mobile security

Survey reveals many UK and US health professionals fail to ensure safety of work data on mobile devices 20 Nov 2008

Irish PC World Business closes doors

Firm blames market conditions as 12 more staff lose their jobs 19 Nov 2008

Microsoft gives credit

SME finance package will offer reduced payment rates 20 Nov 2008

Britannic event offers taste of convergence

VAR event presents new opportunities 20 Nov 2008

Pow wow, here and now

Calls for videoconferencing are getting louder as resellers speak out for an army of adopters 20 Nov 2008

Oracle training boosts channel

Held at Heathrow’s T5, Oracle’s partner event turned the spotlight on the firm’s numerous training schemes 20 Nov 2008

Baskerville moves on to Vizioncore

Vendor secures new expertise 20 Nov 2008

Gamma plays the host

Carrier claims its offering is different to competitors 20 Nov 2008

Storage-as-a-service market set to expand

Increasing demand for online storage services means opportunities for resellers, says IDC survey 20 Nov 2008

Zeacom tasks 5i to grow UK sales

5i explores perceived gap in the market to push Zeacom’s operator console products 20 Nov 2008

Realtime puts its head in the clouds

Cloud security services are the way forward, claim distributor 20 Nov 2008

Magirus offloads security vendors

Distributor reshuffles partner base 20 Nov 2008

SonicWall lifts partners with subscription tool

Percs tool will enhance recurring revenue model by alerting VARs to expiring subscription services 20 Nov 2008

Shanghai draws praise from system builders

AMD’s latest core-processor model offers improved features and is welcomed by integrator community 20 Nov 2008

Coface credit cut clobbers Comet

UK high street titan becomes latest big name to be rocked by a reduction in credit insurance cover 19 Nov 2008

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Comment

Four Cs of datacentres

Consolidation, cooling and centralisation are main ways to cut costs in the 21st century datacentre, argues Donnie MacColl 20 Nov 2008

Comment

A joint effort

Strategic channel partnerships are a great way to lift revenue and growth potential, Brett Rowe says 19 Nov 2008

Out with the new

Recruiting new partners should not be a bigger focus than building up existing relationships, argues Mike Morgan 18 Nov 2008

A break in the circuit

Sara Yirrell highlights the plight of credit insurers 13 Nov 2008

Can we fix it? Yes, we can

Philip Bird explains why the break-fix model just doesn’t work 14 Nov 2008

Catching the wave

An SaaS storm surge is approaching and resellers may sink or swim 13 Nov 2008

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CRN 17 November 2008

Articles from the 17-11-08 issue of CRN - Computer Reseller News 17 Nov 2008

Carry on mobile

Fixed mobile convergence (FMC) may not be all that 13 Nov 2008

Online platforms and collaboration

Online platforms are key for channel collaboration, says Andy Horn 13 Nov 2008

Get some application

Business applications can be critical to the virtualisation journey, argues Alan Smith 12 Nov 2008

Stormy weather

The channel can turn the current economic climate to its advantage, says Phil Jones 11 Nov 2008

Get informed, get protected

Trade credit insurance is no longer a ‘nice to have’ 06 Nov 2008

Hosting security is not so mysterious

Many resellers are still profiting from the basic principles of selling products, but change is on the horizon 06 Nov 2008

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Vendor Q&A Session: Rick Wallis, NEC Computers

Vendor Q&A Session: Rick Wallis, NEC Computers

During this Q&A session Rick Wallis, UK Sales Director at NEC Computers, talks about the firm’s reasons for committing to a 100 per cent channel strategy

In the Studio with CRN: Oracle

CRN TV catches up with Alan Hartwell, vice president of technology solutions and channels at Oracle

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Channel Expo 2009

The UK's top reseller exhibition will return to the NEC on 20 May 2009

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Securing the future

Securing the future

Does the security channel need a governing body?

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The editor's diary

The editor's diary

Channel news and views from Sara Yirrell, editor of CRN

Corporate Fraud

20 Nov 2008An interesting press release was sent to me about the increase in corporate fraud. In today's climate - as companies begin to...

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Channel Informer

Giving you the inside track on the goings on within the UK IT channel

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21 Oct 2008Informer was interested to hear two executives talking about the upcoming Channel Awards at a recent gathering. The conversation went something like...

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