The latest news analysis for UK channel businesses selling IT and communications products or services

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Marie-Christine Pygott, senior research analyst at ContextHardware

Hope springs eternal for desktop sales

PC desktop sales in UK distribution recover sequentially and show a return to seasonal patterns 19 Mar 2010

Cloud with rays breaking from behind itWeb

Cloud computing: really useful or a load of hot air?

Are end users really all that interested in cloud computing and are any getting genuine benefits, asks Fleur Doidge 15 Mar 2010

Long and winding road for next virtualisation step

Demand for desktop virtualisation is growing but customers may not understand what they will achieve or what they will have to do to achieve it, finds Fleur Doidge 08 Mar 2010

TCA day shows channel the way

The TCA has been working hard to offer its members tangible benefits and become a voice for the industry, and evidence of that work was on show at the TCA conference, writes Sara Yirrell. 05 Mar 2010

Healthcare deals thriving despite cutback threats

Does the healthcare ICT market still have a pulse in the run-up to the election? 02 Mar 2010

Make an exhibition of yourself

This year’s Channel Expo packages and opportunities are designed to help exhibitors show their wares to best advantage 22 Feb 2010

Tax relief no help to tech providers

Businesses have called for consistency rather than constant change to the tax regime 19 Feb 2010

Freshening the desktop fleet

The time may be right – finally – for a widespread desktop refresh in businesses 19 Feb 2010

Seconds out...round three!

CRN's action-packed Channel Fight Night event is entering its third year and as the potential combatants square up, it is already looking stronger than ever, writes Sara Yirrell 15 Feb 2010

Stronger data loss penalties give channel a chance

Changes to the penalties faced by Data Protection Act offenders could open up major opportunities for the channel 12 Feb 2010

No peripheral effect

Should print suppliers care who buys their printers and peripherals? 08 Feb 2010

Channel Expo rolls right up to London

Get ready to step right up to Olympia for the UK’s largest reseller event this year 05 Feb 2010

Bell Micro fighting fit for the future

Last month Bell Micro announced it was relisting on the New York Stock Exchange. Sara Yirrell talks to chief executive Don Bell, Graeme Watt, president of worldwide distribution and John Toal, president of Bell Micro Europe to find out about their year ahead 02 Feb 2010

Number cruncher for IT procurement

SaaS-based spend analytics offers VARs a new route to customer cost savings 01 Feb 2010

Shapes in the clouds

Multiplying cloud computing standards could have ramifications for the third-party cloud services provider 01 Feb 2010

Take a BETT on education tech

The 26th annual BETT show adopted a playful approach to learning that could yield bumper results for channel players in the education sector, Fleur Doidge discovers 22 Jan 2010

A light at the end of the tunnel

It could be the sun shining outside, or it could be a train coming the other way. Fleur Doidge finds out if we’re getting back on track in 2010 18 Jan 2010

Gloves are off as vendors battle for channel supremacy

What might recent voice-and-data vendor crossfire mean for the channel? 11 Jan 2010

Not just fun and games at Bett

The 25th Bett show this month will centre on at technology for edutainment in education 11 Jan 2010

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CRN Web Seminar: Convincing Customers to Spend their way out of Recession

Join CRN editor Sara Yirrell and a panel comprised of Tim Black from sponsor Intel, Sam Routledge from VAR Softcat and Antony Young from analyst Demuto to find out how to get customers spending in 2010

events

Reseller Business Academy

Reseller Business Academy: Sales Fundamentals for Resellers

This workshop is designed for anyone who is new to sales or who is already in sales but has had...

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Channel Expo 2010

The only UK exhibition dedicated to the channel is coming to London, Olympia on 12 and 13 May 2010

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