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Gartner: Everything stacked against UK PC market in 2012

Gambling sector still attracts interest

Q4 figures paint a sorry picture, with HP, Dell and Acer all stuck in the doldrums

07 Feb 2012

Government launches prompt payment drive

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Graydon and FPB back initiative to help small firms struggling to get paid on time

06 Feb 2012

Late payments improve in IT sector

SMEs fight late payments head on

Channel surges onto private equity high-growth list

Growing Investment

A range of industry firms make the cut on the Sunday Times Buyout Track 2012 list

06 Feb 2012

PAC: Challenging year ahead for software and IT services

Analyst's latest global report predicts continued increase in cloud uptake and outsourcing as firms look to slash costs, but spend will vary according to region

03 Feb 2012

Value over volume for displays in 2012

The UK monitor market will gain from an increased vendor push for niche markets and high-quality products this year, suggests Lachlan Welsh

03 Feb 2012

On track to transform enterprise printing

Louella Fernandes examines the future of Nuance offerings in the printing and imaging market

01 Feb 2012

Cloud term to 'lose usefulness' by 2020

The word on everyone’s lips could be an anachronism before the end of this decade, says Forrester

31 Jan 2012

Global projector sales hit 10 million in 2011

Projector market continues to grow, especially in emerging markets

31 Jan 2012

Is it still worth attending trade shows?

ChannelWeb asked readers to cast their vote on whether attending trade shows makes good business sense

30 Jan 2012

Next-generation firewall adoption takes off

Sixteen per cent of UK firms now using NGFWs, with a further 24 per cent ready to ditch their first-generation firewalls, research suggests

30 Jan 2012

Getting to grips with SMB resilience

Andrew Buss looks at using virtualisation to improve business continuity

30 Jan 2012

Reseller insolvencies hit nine-year high in 2011

Graydon UK reveals 356 UK resellers went under last year but says there is light at the end of the tunnel

27 Jan 2012

Samsung and Apple battle for smartphone crown

But Samsung steals the title for 2011, according to IHS iSuppli's latest figures

27 Jan 2012

SMBs lead the way in consumerisation of IT

Smaller firms across the world more likely to allow employee-owned devices onto the corporate network

25 Jan 2012

Ear we go again

Dave gets a bit misty eyed as he learns of the perils of wearing headphones

25 Jan 2012

Business failures rise slightly in 2011

Experian's latest set of figures shows a marginal rise in firms going bust, with failures actually dropping in the IT sector, compared with 2010

25 Jan 2012

UK shines as EMEA outsourcing market explodes

Mega-deals proliferate as demand for IT outsourcing continues to snowball

24 Jan 2012

Where do your sympathies lie in Microsoft's legal battle with Comet?

ChannelWeb asks readers to cast their votes on Microsoft's recent legal spat with Comet

23 Jan 2012

Tech to take over from textbooks

School textbooks to disappear from classrooms as IT marches forward

23 Jan 2012

Plimsoll: aggressive VARs eating up the market

Latest research from analyst identifies a group of 187 "emerging" players that are grabbing lion's share of the market

17 Jan 2012

Will channel firms have to pay top dollar to attract the best staff in 2012?

A recent ChannelWeb poll provided insight into the channel's top recruitment woes

16 Jan 2012

Sponsored feature: Consumerisation rise stokes security fears

In this second of a four-part feature series, CRN examines the threats organisations perceive from consumerisation on the network

16 Jan 2012

Closing the SMB security gap

Tony Lock analyses the essential role the channel has to play in helping smaller firms to command their security and data risk landscape

16 Jan 2012

UK economy hovering over precipice

Latest Business Trends report from market watcher BDO notes falling business confidence, but inflationary pressures are easing to give a glimmer of hope

13 Jan 2012

No Christmas cheer for western European PC market

Lack of consumer demand means market remains in the doldrums, Gartner numbers reveal

12 Jan 2012

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 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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The mobile enterprise: Secure the data, not the device

The proliferation of endpoint devices within the enterprise has highlighted the shortcomings of one of the traditional approaches to data security

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Measuring the ROI of Google Apps

This Forrester report compares the costs and benefits of legacy email and productivity software with Google Apps


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Dave the dealer

Clocking off

Dave discovers that rozzers are seemingly living in the technology dark ages

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Views from the Channel

Departing CEO has done Dixons a service

Mark Needham, founder of distributor Widget, argues that John Browett leaves for Apple with Dixons in better shape than when he arrived