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ZyXel's Antony Byford

Antony Byford says supply chain disruption caused by the Thai floods show that discounting is not always the best way to recover

03 Jan 2012

HDD shortage prompts resellers to adapt

The interior of a big warehouse

Constraints in supply of entry-level machines have forced some UK resellers to think differently

14 Dec 2011

Thai floods should boost SSD

Western Digital counts cost of Thai floods

Samsung increases lead in DRAM market

Flooding in Lopburi in Thailand

South Korean giant takes 45 per cent share in wake of Thai floods

12 Dec 2011

Layer up for best protection

Joseph Souren says the stormier cyber-threat landscape requires yet another layer of IT security

09 Dec 2011

Massive HDD price rises to come

Shortages caused by the recent, devastating floods in Thailand will have a long-term effect on the storage market, writes Alexandre Mesguich

21 Nov 2011

Dell claims it is coping well with HDD crisis

But vendor admits fallout from Thai floods has affected revenue

16 Nov 2011

Thai floods should boost SSD

SSD should be considered at least to dam up HDD supplies in the wake of flooding in Thailand, argues Dave Stevinson

09 Nov 2011

CMS Computers acquired by VIP

£30m UK system builder sold to PC and components distributor

07 Nov 2011

HDD shortage unlikely to hit Q4 PC sales

Notebook vendors appear to have sufficient stockpiles for Q4, says IHS iSuppli

01 Nov 2011

ECS on target again for Arrow in robust Q3

Distribution leviathan wants to add more high-margin products and services as IT kit continues to fuel growth

26 Oct 2011

Resellers told to brace for HDD shortage

Thai floods could hammer supply chain, warn distributors

14 Oct 2011

Game on for Trust and Target

Gaming peripherals manufacturer signs up Yorkshire distributor

05 Oct 2011

UK supply chain subject to “unprecedented" price shifts

Number of price changes has doubled on an annual comparison, according to Probrand

22 Sep 2011

McAfee and Intel unveil first jointly developed product

DeepSafe incorporates hardware features to sit between the chip and the OS

15 Sep 2011

EntaTech adds MSI to components stable

Components and notebook vendor adds fifth UK distributor

16 Aug 2011

Penny-pinching Arrow Electronics UK cashes in during FY10

Distributor's stellar 2010 UK results reveal four locations closed in cost-cutting drive

12 Aug 2011

Systemax fights consumer slowdown in Q2

B2B operations shore up WStore and Misco parent's results as consumer and components sales feel the pinch

04 Aug 2011

AMD gains on Intel during wobbly Q2 for chip market

Challenger lands a blow on market's alpha male as microprocessor space suffers decline

03 Aug 2011

NFC not so insecure

Howard Berg says m-commerce security in some ways compares well with credit and debit cards

21 Jun 2011

VIP bites into Apple

Components distributor extends reach into systems market in bid to become one-stop tablet shop

20 Jun 2011

Demand for tablet DRAM explodes

Tablet market expansion beyond iPad prompts surge in memory sales

10 Jun 2011

Arrow eyes services and UC boost after robust Q1

Distributor's CEO outlines plans to widen value-add portfolio after 23 per cent Q1 sales spike

28 Apr 2011

UK storage resellers report advanced purchases

Origin Storage says major corporates are planning ahead in the face of possible hard drive shortages

24 Mar 2011

Japanese earthquake sparks component price hikes

DRAM and NAND prices rose sharply this morning as fears grow over supply shortages

14 Mar 2011

Hitachi GST takeover calms channel

Western Digital leaves competitors far behind with Hitachi acquisition, raising hopes that HDD channel will stabilise

14 Mar 2011

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