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Dell's channel business recently overtook its direct business in size in EMEA. But the former direct-selling purist still has a way to go to win over partners, finds Doug Woodburn

Five years on from its formal channel entrance, Dell has conceded that its partner strategy still needs some fine-tuning. The one-time channel foe used its recent European Solutions Conference i...

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