Latest Colt Telecom articles

Colt unveils franchise model

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Vendor claims latest channel model will bring it closer to partners and grab it a larger slice of the European market

19 Apr 2012

Magirus tells VARs to customise the cloud

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Distributor wants partners to combine Colt's cloud services with their own offerings

01 Dec 2011

Three myths clouding CIO judgement

Colt's Steve Hughes

Steve Hughes says VARs need to be aware of the misconceptions some CIOs have about cloud

18 Oct 2011

Addressing cloud latency

Alex Watson-Jackson talks up how to address distance, congestion and monitoring issues in the cloud

17 Aug 2011

Computacenter’s Walsh to run new Colt unit

Simon Walsh has been tasked with growing voice and data firm’s new end-user focused Enterprise Services arm

10 Dec 2010

VMware: service providers key to hybrid cloud delivery

Virtualisation player's CEO Paul Maritz outlines hybrid cloud go-to-market vision at VMworld event in Copenhagen

12 Oct 2010

Aura Alliance eyes Avaya dominance

London VAR G3 Telecommunications teams up with foreign players to secure global contracts

28 Jun 2010

IP Integration unveils £10m growth ambition

Avaya partner plans to grow newly launched Network Services unit into eight-figure business

01 Feb 2010

Making the most of vendor partnerships

Teaming up means success in a rapidly evolving industry, says Andy Horn

11 Nov 2009

Into the Ethernet for wide-area networks

Ethernet is a reseller opportunity in 2009 and beyond, says Andy Horn

29 Oct 2009

VARs scramble as PaaS is set for take-off

The burgeoning cloud platform-as-a-service market offers canny channel players a lucrative opportunity

29 Oct 2009

Sharing the benefits in a community cloud

The community cloud could offer a valuable cost-cutting option to UK organisations in these tough times

03 Sep 2009

COLT flies into vCloud

Carrier joins VMware's vCloud initiative to strengthen its virtual offering

02 Sep 2009

Colt certifies first UK Platinum VARs

London resellers Redwood Telecommunications and BIS Limited ascend to carrier's top tier of partners

12 Aug 2009

Big sales to smaller businesses

VARs can take advantage of managed hosting to support increased IT demands

07 Aug 2009

Special report: Take partners by the hand

Paul Bray investigates why vendors should spend on next-generation marketing campaigns to keep channel sales flowing

22 May 2008

Special report: Calling all resellers on VoIP

After a decade of hype, IP telephony has finally been accepted by UK resellers and customers alike, Guy Dixon reports

07 Feb 2008

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CRN Cloud Forum 2012

Cloud Computing Security

Join us at our cloud event on Thursday 14 June at Le Meridien, Piccadilly

Date: Thu 14 Jun 2012

CRN Sales and Marketing Awards

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Brand new event launched to celebrate individual and team performance within the channel

Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012

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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


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The editor's diary

Lessons learned

I've discovered that iPads are great for consuming, not so good for creating

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Dave the dealer

Life's a beach

With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn