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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

Open up those Olympic pipes

Cabletiime's Mike Cuckow

Mike Cuckow suggests a pipe-opener - speed preparation to ensure intense activity can be sustained – could be needed for customer networks in advance of the Games

16 May 2012

Peering into video for VARs

Dave Stevinson looks at the issues surrounding the expanded market for online videoconferencing

09 May 2012

What's really in the cloud for VARs?

Sam Wijeyakumar lays down a route through the clouds to increased reseller profits

02 May 2012

GfK: Buying tech offline still has appeal

Analyst confirms IT consumers still want to visit retail outlets as well as shop online

27 Apr 2012

Ivy Bridge ultrabooks to speed double-digit mobile sales

Intel marketing to accelerate already-strong portables growth

26 Apr 2012

Time to cut the cables

Ian Walter says the most efficient way to deliver broadband is over wireless and this option should also be evaluated by the government

20 Apr 2012

Dirty datacentre deeds done cheap

Report warns that datacentres must use cleaner energy sources to reduce long-term impacts

19 Apr 2012

Browsers are a weak point in PCI compliance

Laurie Coffin notes that even bank-supplied card protection systems may not protect against internet security issues

12 Apr 2012

Spar for the course

Cloud-based digital signage-as-a-service that has been developed in the UK is already delivering for one of the world’s giant convenience store chains, finds Fleur Doidge

30 Mar 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

The smartphone and tablet opportunity in printing

Louella Fernandes reports on the revenue opportunity and compares some vendor offerings

07 Mar 2012

Hanging on the telephone

Delayed 4G upgrades present an opportunity to the channel, argues Marcus Jewell

28 Feb 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

Web browsers

Dave discovers the unexpected demographical anomalies of online shopping

08 Feb 2012

Just Lamps refreshes mobile website

Mobile application as "easy to use" as main site, distributor claims

30 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

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

Buy IT Direct posts double-digit UK sales hike in FY11

Owner of Laptops Direct and Servers Direct online reseller brands doubles margins in robust set of annual numbers

06 Jan 2012

Dell, HP and Sun stalwart Dale to lead Misco and WStore

Online reseller Systemax nabs prominent UK exec for newly created European chief role

04 Jan 2012

For whom the bell tolls

Conditions will remain tough next year, but there will be many opportunities too. Fleur Doidge reports on IDC’s global 2012 predictions summary

23 Dec 2011

A case of the Mondays

Dave discovers online retailers are confused about the biggest day in their calendar

05 Dec 2011

Business heads in the cloud

How do customers really see the future of cloud computing? An Entrepreneurship Week event brought together four business leaders to answer the question. Fleur Doidge reports

28 Nov 2011

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