The most recent articles from CRN

Infor praises partners

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-05T17:02:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Friday 5 September 2008 at 17:02:00

Software vendor outlines its channel vision at second annual EMEA partner summit in Marbella

Enterprise software vendor Infor staged a love in with its resellers at its recent second annual EMEA partner conference in Marbella....

Judge rules in favour of Fasthosts partner

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-09-04T12:29:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Thursday 4 September 2008 at 12:29:00

Hosting provider forced to cough up compensation to partner UK Mobile Media in relation to downtime issues

Managed hosting provider Fasthosts has been forced to pay £1,500 damages to partner UK Mobile Media for failing to meet its customer service guarantees....

ANS Group aims at end-to-end with VMware gold status

Fleur Doidge — 2008-08-28T11:25:00.000Z

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 11:25:00

UK solution provider adds fourth top-level accreditation to portfolio

Manchester based ANS Group has racked up VMware gold partner status alongside its accreditations in Cisco, Novell and Microsoft in a bid to offer true end-to-end solutions....

Infor reviews VAR line-up

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-08-26T15:21:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 15:21:00

ERP vendor promises both recruitment and cutbacks as it reviews EMEA partner base

Enterprise software vendor Infor is set for a channel re-jig as it announces the launch of its channel recruitment and review programme across EMEA....

Infosys lines up UK acquisition

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-26T13:01:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 13:01:00

Indian offshore giant tables £407.1m bid for Axon as more UK firms look to outsource IT to the subcontinent

Indian offshore outsourcing giant Infosys is set to gain a firm toe-hold in the UK after agreeing to buy London-listed consultancy Axon Group for £407.1m....

DMSL gambles on expanded fixITlocal portfolio

Fleur Doidge — 2008-08-19T16:20:00.000Z

Fleur Doidge, CRN, Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 16:20:00

Reseller network adds extended warranty and disaster recovery offering ahead of national roadshow

Reseller members of the national fixITlocal network are still experiencing mixed results nearly ten months after launch, with some partners getting no service calls while others average 8-10 each week....

US rules against Dell claim to cloud computing

Kayleigh Bateman — 2008-08-19T15:59:00.000Z

Kayleigh Bateman, CRN, Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 15:59:00

Dell has no claim to generic cloud computing name, US Patent & Trademark Office decides

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Dell’s application to trademark the term ‘cloud computing’ following claims by rivals that the term is generic and undeserving of trademark...

Bell Micro adds value to Microsoft licences

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-18T17:28:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Monday 18 August 2008 at 17:28:00

Specialist team will offer service option on sales as part of extension to Bell’s Partner Services division

Bell Micro is to begin offering packaged services around every Microsoft licence it sells as part of an extension of its Partner Services practice....

Midex gobbles up Central leftovers

Sam Trendall — 2008-08-18T16:00:00.000Z

Sam Trendall, CRN, Monday 18 August 2008 at 16:00:00

WEEE specialist assists integrator with disposal of redundant telephony gear

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) specialist Midex has finished a stint of collecting redundant telephone equipment for integrator Central Telecom....

Netstore buy will give 2e2 the edge

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-15T16:37:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Friday 15 August 2008 at 16:37:00

Integrator issues statement of intent towards rival Computacenter

Integrator 2e2 has claimed its growing services pedigree will allow it to bank more profit than rival Computacenter next year, following its £57m acquisition of Netstore....

Stationer sets sights on wider IT market

kayleigh bateman — 2008-08-15T11:12:00.000Z

kayleigh bateman , CRN, Friday 15 August 2008 at 11:12:00

JGBM keen to recruit IT resellers to help widen its footprint in the market

One of the stationery market’s largest distributors is taking on the IT market with what it claims is a superior services model....

Nerves are frayed in outsourcing world

Sara Yirrell — 2008-08-15T09:39:00.000Z

Sara Yirrell, CRN, Friday 15 August 2008 at 09:39:00

As M&A activity continues in the UK and firms examine their IT supplier contracts, the customer is firmly in the driving seat according to analyst firm PAC

Today’s economic climate is causing a shift in power from the supplier to the customer in the outsourcing world, according to market watcher Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC)....

Intel throws a channel SaaS lifeline

Nick Booth — 2008-08-14T16:07:00.000Z

Nick Booth, CRN, Thursday 14 August 2008 at 16:07:00

Manufacturer gives partners the chance to offer applications through a hosted software-as-a-service infrastructure

The UK’s under-siege system builders could be rescued by a software-as-a-service (SaaS) expeditionary force headed by Intel. The manufacturer is set to give resellers the chance to offer applications through...

Netstore sells up to 2e2

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-12T09:58:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 09:58:00

2e2 tables £57m bid for security and managed services player

Six months after putting itself up for sale, security and managed services VAR Netstore has found a buyer in the shape of 2e2....

Rackspace sparks tech IPO misery

Doug Woodburn — 2008-08-11T11:37:00.000Z

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Monday 11 August 2008 at 11:37:00

Web hosting vendor suffers disappointing debut on the New York Stock Exchange

The first US tech flotation for six months has fallen well short of expectations. Web hosting giant Rackspace has become the first IT outfit to go public since security vendor...