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Change afoot in the PC market

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Apple's iPad 2 side by side

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

Raging Jobs vowed to "destroy Android"

Apple's Steve Jobs

Former Apple boss pledged to spend vendor's "every penny" pursuing makers of "stolen product"

24 Oct 2011

Industry mourns passing of Steve Jobs

Jobs - well done

Microsoft unveils Windows 8

Preview of Windows 8 homescreen

Software giant talks developers through new features of Windows 7's successor, but holds off on revealing launch date

14 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

Tablet market disappoints in Q1

IDC figures reveal mobile devices lag behind the hype for the first time

11 Jul 2011

VIP bites into Apple

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

20 Jun 2011

Windows 8 set for 2012 release

Microsoft top dog Steve Ballmer lifts lid on upcoming operating system

24 May 2011

Google channel hails Chromebook

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

18 May 2011

Microsoft tightens OS market stranglehold

Software monolith stretches lead at the top, but open source rivals make waves in the server arena

27 Apr 2011

Microsoft shifts 350 million Windows 7 licences

Software giant reveals 18-month sales figures for its flagship operating system

26 Apr 2011

Acer backtracks on claims it will dump netbooks

Red-faced vendor denies employee's suggestion it is "phasing out netbooks"

20 Jan 2011

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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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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


The Editors dairy blog

The editor's diary

Facebook floats at last

But it was all about the hoodie

Dave the dealer blog

Dave the dealer

Plumbing the depths

Dave brings you all the behind-the-scenes fighting talk as the entire channel gets in an angry mood this week

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