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Special report: The new connectivity

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Broadband infrastructure is key to delivering the converged and mobile applications and services that customers now demand

17 May 2012

Sales go mobile in the channel as businesses turn to tablets

Mehryar Hamid is an IT account executive at GfK

It has been a positive first quarter for B2B sales despite the double dip, says Mehryar Hamid

11 May 2012

GfK: Buying tech offline still has appeal

Eastern promise for UK PC market in Q1

Eastern promise for UK PC market in Q1

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The humble desktop fuels a return to growth as Asian duo Lenovo and Toshiba posts stellar numbers

10 May 2012

Client computing still king as SMB IT budgets grow

Research finds smaller firms' tech spending is set for double-digit H1 rise, with desktops, laptops and tablets the order of the day

08 May 2012

Ivy Bridge ultrabooks to speed double-digit mobile sales

Intel marketing to accelerate already-strong portables growth

26 Apr 2012

Hardware sales to education set to double

Futuresource figures suggest sales of kit to schools will double by 2015

24 Apr 2012

SMBs may be set to boost PC sales

The turn of the year showed signs of promise for UK distribution, writes Marie-Christine Pygott

16 Apr 2012

Samsung estimates lower sales, higher profits for Q1

World's largest IT vendor discloses slightly lower revenue and higher profit prediction for Q1 2012

10 Apr 2012

Varlink website to specialise in rugged market

Distributor sharpens focus on computing for the great outdoors

04 Apr 2012

Special report: Head above the clouds

New-style managed and converged infrastructures mean an expansion of partnering to provide a seamless customer experience

12 Mar 2012

Web books may be 2012 saviour

Newer form factors such as web books could revive PC sales this year, argues Mehryar Hamid

27 Feb 2012

Change afoot in the PC market

Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers must clarify their business models in an increasingly confusing, complex PC market, Fleur Doidge discovered at this year’s Distree EMEA conference in Monte Carlo

17 Feb 2012

Sponsored video: Acer Autumn conference

Find out what gifts Acer has in store for partners for 2012 in this exclusive roundup of its recent conference

27 Jan 2012

Sponsored feature: Risk awareness critical in mobile device use

A look at the attitudes of industry players found that acceptable use policies and risk awareness regarding personal mobile devices generally require a boost. Fleur Doidge reports

20 Jan 2012

Don't be tempted to cut prices

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

Cautious optimism sets scene for Q4

GfK’s Dominic Ashford picks out the likely success stories for IT sales following encouraging category performances in the third quarter of 2011

14 Nov 2011

Second quarter an uncertain one for IT

GfK market watcher Dominic Ashford notes varying sales strength across categories

05 Sep 2011

HP UK PSG chief: We are not quitting PCs

Paul Hunter hits out at "incorrect stories" and stresses desire to lead partners to future success

25 Aug 2011

Acer to spend 2011 in the red after miserable Q2

Sales slump by a third and quarterly losses reach £150m for embattled PC maker

25 Aug 2011

Notebooks still on the move

Despite tablet explosion, managing smartphones and laptops will remain key in mobility solutions

18 Jul 2011

One hundred years of innovation

As IBM celebrates its centenary, it reveals it couldn’t have done it without its partner community. Sara Yirrell reports

05 Jul 2011

PC sales weaker than expected

Context's Analyzer SalesWatch report confirms PC category decline further through Q1

07 Jun 2011

Storage, software, and peripherals spur channel sales

IT reseller and mail order channels show strength in the first quarter

20 May 2011

Google channel hails Chromebook

Onlookers predict the release of web-based devices will smash Windows refreshes

18 May 2011

Samsung promises more channel focus

Korean giant seeks to harvest larger B2B opportunity

29 Mar 2011

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