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The art and the arena

Visitors registering for Partner Connect 2012 at Ricoh Arena

Some Partner Connect attendees and exhibitors this year were more creative in their approach than others. Fleur Doidge reviews the show

25 May 2012

One day to Coventry kick-off

Footballer kicking a ball on a football pitch

The CRN Partner Connect trade show and seminar programme this Thursday promises a range of ways to score

14 May 2012

Partner Connect 2012 is nearly here

On the education agenda at Partner Connect

Xerox boosts Premier Partner support and MPS

Print vendor adds to services for Premier Partners

04 May 2012

CA competencies added to Cisco cloud builder programme

Cisco partners recognised for cloud environment developer skills

04 May 2012

SugarCRM expands global partner programme

More hoops to jump through for SugarCRM partners worldwide

25 Apr 2012

Cisco revamps services and mid-market VAR schemes

Vendor unifies 47 services channel programmes while unveiling mid-market scheme on first day of partner conference in San Diego

17 Apr 2012

Pano Logic rolls partner programme into EMEA

Zero-client outfit gets serious about regional channel

16 Apr 2012

Make a stand this May

Road warriors from the UK channel will in one month be loading up their boldest banners and best kit to meet friend and foe alike at Partner Connect. Fleur Doidge looks at the latest line-up

13 Apr 2012

Fujitsu extends hardware rebate scheme

Storage, server and PC VARs can earn back-end payouts of eight per cent

10 Apr 2012

Bridging the gap

HP has unveiled plans to train 20,000 people in IT over the next four years to help ease partners’ recruitment woes. Caroline Donnelly reports

13 Mar 2012

C2000 bags UK-wide deal with Acronis

Disaster recovery vendor forges closer ties with Tech Data following end of CMS Peripherals partnership

12 Mar 2012

Citrix heralds SMB push with new partner programme

Vendor giant pushes partners to take advantage of SMB demand for virtualisation

09 Mar 2012

New Business Solutions programme for Lexmark VARs

More focus placed on high-value offerings, says printer manufacturer

07 Mar 2012

HDS rolls out zero-per-cent financing scheme

Storage vendor introduces leasing initiative to ease financial burden of IT upgrades

06 Mar 2012

Iomega debuts NAS channel sales sweeteners

EMC-owned vendor rolls out deal registration and rebate incentives to drive up NAS SMB sales

06 Mar 2012

Storage Fusion tools up for partner push

Avisen-owned ISV rolls out new storage analytics product and hints at soon-to-be-announced distributor and reseller signings

06 Mar 2012

D-Link looks to re-engage with channel after structural revamp

Networking vendor divvies business up into consumer, B2B and telco arms, looking to reconnect with partners that have drifted away

05 Mar 2012

SMB VARs weigh up new Microsoft partner badge

Software giant's partners cautiously welcome new SMB competency

05 Mar 2012

Cornish VAR defends Microsoft over licence-profiteering claims

NCI Technologies hits out at "Microsoft haters" for claiming its volume licensing pricing shift is a money-making exercise

28 Feb 2012

MTI bags Miradore deal

Storage systems integrator announces partnership with cloud-based device management specialist

28 Feb 2012

SAP takes a special interest in VARs

The vendor’s UK and worldwide partner bosses discuss how they plan to give more rewards to specialist VARs and those that drive new business in 2012

24 Feb 2012

Exinda squares up to big boys with crack partner team

WAN optimisation player slows recruitment after claiming raft of new partners and meaty contract wins

24 Feb 2012

Veeam eyes closer ties with Microsoft

Virtualisation specialist banks on new product to help forge ties with Microsoft LARs

23 Feb 2012

Comstor earns Cisco UCS configurator status

Distributor gets green light to custom-build B-Series model blade servers

22 Feb 2012

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