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Alcatel-Lucent looking to sell PBX arm, say reports

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WSJ claims vendor's telecoms kit unit may undertake IPO or sell up to HP or Microsoft

15 Apr 2011

Alcatel-Lucent shrinks mobile infrastructure

Alcatel-Lucent moves beyond PBX

HP launches SMB networking specialisation

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EMEA-only badge offers improved financial perks and access to HP’s Network Design Centre

09 Feb 2011

HP looks to go bespoke in UK sales training revamp

HP to build cloud component into PPP

HP removes Cisco from its datacentres

Vendor completes internal migration to its own networking products

27 Sep 2010

HP issues war cry to Cisco

Vendor claims networking market is a two-horse race after its 3Com acquisition was recently finalised

30 Jul 2010

HP and Cisco woo channel in wake of key acquisitions

Industry giants see VAR opportunities after sealing big deals

23 Apr 2010

Azlan invests to skill up HP and 3Com VARs

Distributor sees massive channel opportunity as vendors' portfolios are merged

21 Apr 2010

Gloves are off as vendors battle for channel supremacy

What might recent voice-and-data vendor crossfire mean for the channel?

11 Jan 2010

HP gets serious about networking

Staff incentives to plug ProCurve kit boost the vendor’s standing in networking arena

08 Dec 2009

HP shakes up networking market with 3Com buy

$2.7bn move sends shockwaves through the channel

12 Nov 2009

Channel to the rescue ahead of support services boom

Offering support services gives partners a chance to cash in on a growing market, says Fleur Doidge

12 Oct 2009

3Com rings Bell for IP telephony

Vendor appoints Bell to carry its voice gear after parting company with Northamber

20 Jul 2009

3Com welcomes Willis as country manager

Networking vendor hands Jeff Willis the reins of UK and Ireland operation

15 Jul 2009

3Com goads Cisco with H3C push

Networking vendor claims it has received interest from the Cisco channel as it hunts for enterprise partners in the UK

19 May 2009

3Com evokes spirit of 1990s

Rival vendors have lost focus in the channel, networking vendor’s EMEA boss claims

14 May 2009

Huawei banks $1bn in 2008

Chinese communications vendor swells top and bottom line and targets further growth this year

22 Apr 2009

Careful 3Com in the black in Q3

Networking vendor pinches pennies and enjoys Chinese success to post third straight quarterly profit

20 Mar 2009

3Com bolsters UK support

Networking vendor adds three more spare parts depots in the UK in a bid to improve customer service

05 Nov 2008

3Com slumps to Q4 loss

Goodwill impairment charge drags networking vendor to $166.7m loss in latest quarter

25 Jun 2008

CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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The mobile enterprise: Secure the data, not the device

The proliferation of endpoint devices within the enterprise has highlighted the shortcomings of one of the traditional approaches to data security

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Measuring the ROI of Google Apps

This Forrester report compares the costs and benefits of legacy email and productivity software with Google Apps


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Dave discovers that rozzers are seemingly living in the technology dark ages

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Views from the Channel

Departing CEO has done Dixons a service

Mark Needham, founder of distributor Widget, argues that John Browett leaves for Apple with Dixons in better shape than when he arrived