IBM VARs blast rebate rethink

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Partners claim vendor's move to classify firms with a government stakeholder as public sector entities is hitting them in the pocket

IBM VARs are up in arms after the vendor changed Ts and Cs under its Software Value Incentive (SVI) programme to cut out a huge swathe of rebates. Partners accredited under the SVI scheme regist...

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