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Cirrus co-founder jumps ship to start-up

Cirrus' Mark Kacary

Authentication start-up Entersekt snares Mark Kacary to spearhead European assault

10 Feb 2012

Deepnet signs Cirrus as second UK distributor

New distie Cirrus signs vendor trio

Corero links arms with Cohort for DDoS assault

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AIM-listed security vendor still on the acquisition trail

08 Feb 2012

Corero rebrands Top Layer

Corero homes in on further deals

SecurEnvoy ups distribution ante with Vigil signing

Vigil finds "financially stable" replacement for fallen ally GrIDsure

06 Feb 2012

Webroot partner conference move causes VAR exasperation

Channel unhappy with decision to move February event to Dublin, as resellers look to move business away from vendor

01 Feb 2012

NTS hits £9m turnover

Security reseller claims Check Point sales ballooned 70 per cent last year

01 Feb 2012

Malcolm Tuck back in Kaspersky UK hotseat

Anti-virus firm's country head returns less than a year after leaving during restructure

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

Trend Micro levels playing field for Blue Solutions

SMB-specialist distributor gains rights to punt Trend Micro's wares to larger firms

27 Jan 2012

Under-threat pcAnywhere users told to switch off

Vulnerabilities arise after 2006 hack and customers told to wait for software updates

26 Jan 2012

Sponsored feature: On balance, add value

Consumer devices add value to a business, so the channel must help customers to manage and secure them in line with current threats

26 Jan 2012

Understanding the threat

Paul Davis puts the latest and more advanced malware life cycles under his microscope with a view to rapid response

26 Jan 2012

Taming SIP Vicious

Punk's not dead in the VoIP space, and action must be taken, notes Peter Cox

24 Jan 2012

Core Security to enlist a “few good men”

Vendor searches for crack team of loyal resellers after hiring first feet on UK street

24 Jan 2012

Panda bares all to distributors

Cloud security vendor makes channel strategy black and white as hundreds of VARs are migrated to new partners Westcoast and VIP

23 Jan 2012

All-terrain virtual vehicle

Neil Hollister has tried his hand at a range of activities in life so far, including programming war games to train the military

23 Jan 2012

UK boss de Rojas departs McAfee

Ross Allen steps into role as UK and Ireland vice president as incumbent moves to "to pursue new opportunities"

20 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

Becrypt lures VARs with deal registration carrot

Vendor claims new scheme represents the largest commitment it has made to partner profitability to date

19 Jan 2012

Webroot partner launches migration helpline

Infosec Technologies draws up list of six alternative vendors in wake of official communication from Webroot

17 Jan 2012

What’s on the VAR horizon in 2012

As 2011 disappears in the rear-view mirror, the channel can expect another year of change in the drive for mobility and efficiency

17 Jan 2012

GSS bags royal seal of approval

Surrey-based security VAR awarded accolade in recognition of its work for the royal household

16 Jan 2012

EfficientIP signs Computerlinks for DDI assault

Gallic DDI vendor hunts for partners to take its SOLIDserver appliances to UK customers

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

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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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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