Doug Woodburn is news editor for CRN magazine and its web site, ChannelWeb.co.uk, a role he has held since May 2008. His current focus is on the security sector as well as general channel news. He has been a member of the CRN team since January 2007 and prior to that worked for pan-European IT channel magazine IT Europa

UK IT firms feeling plucky

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Business confidence in the sector soaring despite double-dip recession 16 May 2012

HP to refurbish tin at Erskine facility

HP kit being recycled

Vendor cuts ribbon on 8,400 sq ft technology renewal centre in Scotland 15 May 2012

Emerging vendors fuel Exclusive Networks’ growth

Olivier Breittmayer is chief executive at Exclusive Networks

Distributor posts sales of €62m in the first quarter of 2012 15 May 2012

Dell apologises for moderator’s misogynistic rant

Vendor says “inappropriate” remarks made by the host of its recent Copenhagen partner and customer summit do not reflect its values 15 May 2012

Governments urged to man up after piracy rate remains static

UK software piracy rate falls fractionally to 26 per cent, while global rate stays at 42 per cent, according to BSA study 15 May 2012

Kelway stresses cloud transparency

Reseller argues traditional cloud reporting methods are no longer accurate enough as it launches Kelway ServiceWorks 14 May 2012

Entando slashes fees for top partners

IBM and Oracle competitor unveils 40 per cent short-term discount for Platinum partners 14 May 2012

Computerlinks aims to cause Ruckus with Ucopia

Distributor pairs up with guest access vendor 14 May 2012

Giant slaying

Doug Woodburn speaks to Red Hat about the vendor's recent successes and its plans to bring the virtualisation fight to industry behemoth VMware - and win 14 May 2012

HP and Avnet aim to democratise cloud market

Cloud-in-a-Box solution aimed at lowering the barrier of entry for resellers looking to help customers kick-start their private cloud journey 10 May 2012

Microsoft extends Solution Incentive programme

Partners told current iteration of deal registration scheme will run until 31 December 10 May 2012

Large firms slam wallets shut in Cisco’s Q3

Networking giant’s “solid” quarter marred by drop in enterprise sales 10 May 2012

Infoblox swaps UK bosses

IPO funds will be lavished on channel, says incoming honcho Paul Anderson 09 May 2012

Integralis to fight data breaches with SailPoint

Security integrator inks partnership with governance-based identity management vendor 09 May 2012

Oracle and SAP legal spat rumbles on

Larry Ellison’s firm now seeking $777m in damages for copyright infringement that dates back to 2007 08 May 2012

ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of the most-read stories of last week 08 May 2012

Microsoft partner has high opinion of Office 365

Eitex executives scale Snowden to demonstrate flexibility of Microsoft's cloud proposition 08 May 2012

Microsoft accused of forcing SMB partners into cloud

Partners vexed by Office 365 exam requirements of new Small Business Competency 04 May 2012

Acer readies resellers for corporate push

Consumer and SMB specialist fancies chances in the enterprise space as it launches new partner programme 04 May 2012

Equanet identifies appetite for IT financing

41 per cent of firms questioned by the reseller saw IT finance as essential tool to remaining competitive 03 May 2012

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CRN On.....Healthcare

healthcare

The first in an exciting series of events delving into vertical markets. This event digs deeper into issues around the healthcare supply chain

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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Colour printing: why the bill keeps outstripping the budget

The wrong printers, for the wrong tasks on the wrong contracts

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Magic quadrant for business intelligence platforms

Who leads the BI pack and who should we be watching out for?


The Editors dairy blog

The editor's diary

Partner Connect 2012 is nearly here

The channel's biggest networking opportunity is coming to Coventry on Thursday 17 May

Dave the dealer blog

Dave the dealer

A degree of uncertainty

Dave wonders what all the Scott Thompson fuss is about, while a big cheese closer to home may also have overplayed his credentials

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn