The most recent articles from CRN

Choiix targets mini-notebook channel

Nick Booth — 2008-10-03T16:01:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Friday 3 October 2008 at 16:01:00

Vendor claims VARs can make continuous profits from its mini-notebook accessories

Mini notebook accessories maker Choiix believes it can emulate the printer market’s model for making continuous profits for its partners....

Targus Entas Mac market

Nick Booth — 2008-10-03T14:49:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Friday 3 October 2008 at 14:49:00

Manufacturer tasks distributor Enta with taking its first Mac notebook accessory to market

Laptop accessory maker Targus has launched its first line of accessories for Mac notebook users, available to the channel through distributor Enta....

Abacus counts on bid talks

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-23T15:20:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Tuesday 23 September 2008 at 15:20:00

London-listed components distributor mulls over bid proposals after concluding its share price no longer reflects its true business value

Pan-European components distributor Abacus Group is holding talks with potential buyers after suffering a downturn in sales. The London-listed distributor admits it has recently encountered “challenging” trading conditions and is...

Semiconductor suppliers batten down the hatches

Nick Booth — 2008-09-19T12:36:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Friday 19 September 2008 at 12:36:00

iSuppli report paints a gloomy picture for the future of the semiconductor market

As the semiconductor market enters a period of instability, chip suppliers are being forced to drastically re-think their survival strategies, according to a report by researcher iSuppli....

Curtain goes up on Antec VIP deal

Nick Booth — 2008-09-18T16:54:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Thursday 18 September 2008 at 16:54:00

Distribution deal reached for Veris Multimedia Station

Home theatre PC builders now have a new offering for customers after vendor Antec announced a distribution deal with Cheshire-based VIP Computer for its Veris Multimedia Station....

MSI joins netbook battle with Micro-P

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-15T17:53:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Monday 15 September 2008 at 17:53:00

Components vendor enlists Micro-P to drum up interest for its MSI Wind netbook

The explosion of the UK netbook market has prompted distributor Micro Peripherals (Micro-P) to up its game by signing a partnership with components vendor MSI....

PC builders braced for back-to-school boom

Nick Booth — 2008-09-12T11:59:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Friday 12 September 2008 at 11:59:00

Harrow-based PC builder hopes to maintain sales momentum with an energy-saving PC

As the UK’s school term resumes, PC makers are entering their most crucial period of business, market analyst iSuppli has claimed....

Intel targets buying groups with Enta appointment

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-12T11:25:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Friday 12 September 2008 at 11:25:00

Chip vendor appoints Enta as sixth UK distributor alongside Avnet, DNS Arrow, Ingram Micro, Computer 2000 and Hammer

Intel has appointed Enta Technologies as its sixth UK distributor for its core processor line-up, in a bid to strengthen its ties with SME buying groups....

Cooler Master looks to take gamers by storm

Nick Booth — 2008-09-04T12:07:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 12:07:00

Components vendor takes aim at maverick PC buyers with latest high-end CM Storm brand

After launching its CM Storm brand at the Game Developer Conference in Leipzig, Cooler Master is on a recruitment drive for distributors and resellers....

Target has 3K mini-book in its sights

Nick Booth — 2008-09-04T11:51:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 11:51:00

Razorbook 400 to be distributed exclusively by Target Components.

Target Components has landed exclusive distribution rights for what it has labelled the coolest mini-notebook on the market. Its new Razorbook 400 is a Windows CE-powered mini-notebook from 3K....

Simms signs sales guru to drive growth

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-03T11:31:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Wednesday 3 September 2008 at 11:31:00

Phil Pace joins memory distributor after nine years as sales manager at Computers Unlimited

Memory and accessory distributor Simms has employed a sales manager from rival Computers Unlimited to drive its growth plans. Phil Pace was sales manager at Computers Unlimited for nine years....

Resellers hit by delivery disruption as Amtrak fails

Fleur Doidge — 2008-08-29T13:40:00.000Z

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Friday 29 August 2008 at 13:40:00

UK courier company Amtrak has entered receivership due to financial difficulty

UK customers – including an unknown number of IT resellers -- of troubled international courier operator Amtrak are suffering disruption to deliveries after the latter officially entered receivership....

Intel Flash drives to mark SSD push

Nick Booth — 2008-08-29T12:08:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Friday 29 August 2008 at 12:08:00

Developer conference provides a platform for Intel to introduce Flash drive range

Intel used its developer conference in San Francisco last week for a sneak peek at a range of Flash drives to be launched in the coming year....

Spanish Zigor targets UK channel push

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-08-27T10:53:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 10:53:00

Power supply and industrial solutions vendor opens UK HQ and targets resellers

Spanish renewable and conversion energy solutions vendor Zigor has opened a UK headquarters and distribution centre to expand on its channel....

Catalus falls into administration

Sara Yirrell — 2008-08-21T13:36:00.000Z

Sara Yirrell, CRN, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 13:36:00

Digital memory distributor falls victim to market conditions

Distributor Catalus has gone into administration, CRN has learned. The administration is being handled by Tenon Recovery, which was unavailable for comment as this article was published....