The most recent articles from CRN

Red Hat a good fit for Qumranet

Sam Trendall — 2008-09-05T17:29:00.000Z

Sam Trendall, CRN, Friday 5 September 2008 at 17:29:00

Open source behemoth opens up Windows opportunities with acquisition of virtualisation specialist

Open source software vendor Red Hat has beefed up its virtualisation offering by snapping up specialist vendor Qumranet for $107m (£60.5m)....

Brookcourt breaches PCI compliance space

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-04T11:41:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 11:41:00

Security VAR adds web application firewall vendor Breach to its line-up

Security integrator Brookcourt Solutions has bolstered its Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance offering by adding Breach Security to its vendor roster....

Trustmarque fights cyber-bullies with Securus

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-03T16:46:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Wednesday 3 September 2008 at 16:46:00

VAR inks deal with e-safety vendor

Software licensing reseller Trustmarque Solutions has partnered with e-safety vendor Securus Software to target schools and help cut cyber-bullying in the UK....

BT Lynx nets Microsoft voice badge

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-03T16:33:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Wednesday 3 September 2008 at 16:33:00

Reseller skills up on software giant’s unified communications portfolio

Networking reseller BT Lynx has qualified as a Microsoft Unified Communications Competency Voice specialist. The VAR can now offer Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, including...

DSGi suffers sales drop

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-03T11:10:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Wednesday 3 September 2008 at 11:10:00

Retailer’s shares plunge five per cent as chief executive alludes to tough market conditions across Europe

DSG international’s (DSGi) shares were thumped again this morning as the retailer put out a lacklustre interim management statement. The electricals giant said it is targeting a further £25m in costs...

Bell makes its move on freight

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-02T17:32:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Tuesday 2 September 2008 at 17:32:00

Broadliner has sent out letters to managed accounts informing them of increase in freight charges

Bell Micro has become the latest distributor to raise its freight charges in the face of spiralling fuel costs. The broadliner has this week informed all of its UK managed accounts...

Dell does distribution U-turn

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-02T12:39:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Tuesday 2 September 2008 at 12:39:00

Micro-P appointment comes just two months after Dell told CRN that UK distributors would be surplus to requirements

Dell has appointed Micro Peripherals (Micro-P) to carry its imaging products, just two months after all but ruling out the need for UK distribution partners....

BSA hangs pirate out to dry

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-01T16:30:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Monday 1 September 2008 at 16:30:00

BSA praises Trading Standards following confiscation hearing of East Midlands software pirate at Derby Crown Court

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has announced its support for Trading Standards in its court win against an East Midlands software pirate....

Maverick switches on Hot Lamps in Europe

Doug Woodburn — 2008-09-01T15:23:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Monday 1 September 2008 at 15:23:00

Distributor to double UK lamp stock holding as part of pan-European expansion drive

Maverick is pole-vaulting its lamp distribution brand, Hot Lamps, into continental Europe with the help of new parent Tech Data....

Dell’s profits plunge 17 per cent

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-29T16:17:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Friday 29 August 2008 at 16:17:00

PC vendor's net profit takes a tumble as turf war with HP in EMEA hurts bottom line

Dell’s profits took a hammering in the second quarter as the PC giant’s EMEA pricing blitz took its toll on the bottom line....

Acer H1 revenue jumps on acquisitions

Sam Trendall — 2008-08-28T16:37:00.000Z

Sam Trendall, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 16:37:00

Vendor sees revenues for first half of 2008 rise by almost a third

Following its acquisitions of rivals Gateway and Packard Bell, ambitious PC vendor Acer saw revenue leap by a third in the first half of 2008....

Late payment spike wounds SMEs

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-08-28T13:31:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 13:31:00

Nine out of ten larger customers not stumping up for small firms on time, FPB research finds

A rise in late payments is hitting small channel businesses hard, research from the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has suggested....

Computacenter recovers from shaky Q1 2008

Sam Trendall — 2008-08-28T13:17:00.000Z

Sam Trendall, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 13:17:00

IT infrastructure and services firm posts solid H1 results after strong second quarter

After a shaky start to the year, infrastructure and services behemoth Computacenter enjoyed a strong Q2 and posted solid results for 2008's first six months....

DSGi Business wields axe

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-28T11:30:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 11:30:00

Around 50 staff told their jobs are at risk as reseller trims its cost base

Around 50 DSGi Business employees have been informed that their jobs are at risk as the reseller embarks on its latest cost-cutting drive....

Cyber-Ark issues devious IT staff warning

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-28T11:02:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 11:02:00

Nine out of ten IT administrators admit they would make off with company information, vendor finds

Vendor Cyber-Ark has warned firms to lock down privileged data after finding that nine out of ten IT administrators would steal valuable and sensitive company information if they were laid...