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Comstor earns Cisco UCS configurator status

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

22 Feb 2012

Comstor and Emulex pair up

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Distribution deal targets VARs working in the Cisco UCS datacentre space

19 Sep 2011

Cisco comes round to used kit

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Used equipment dealers say Cisco-backed scheme from Comstor adds credibility to refurbished market

04 Apr 2011

Comstor throws weight behind Cisco reused space

Government urged to embrace refurbished IT

Comstor throws weight behind Cisco reused space

Distributor unveils business development scheme to help VARs push refurbished kit

29 Mar 2011

Comstor unveils cloud battle plans

Cisco distributor hopes to formally launch Rainmaker tool to UK partners in May

11 Mar 2011

Tandberg distributors prepare assault

TDAzlan and Comstor gear up for video push

21 Jan 2011

Westcon makes datacentre LEAP

Distributor opens first Cisco UCS demonstration centre

30 Sep 2010

Comstor drinks from its own well with UCS rollout

Distributor practises what it preaches with major Cisco datacentre technology implementation

25 Jun 2010

Distributors gun for UCS top spot

Comstor, Azlan, Magirus and Ingram Micro go head to head for supremacy in Cisco datacentre channel

22 Apr 2010

Exchange rate fluctuation hits Cisco partners

VARs' margins subject to change as dollar "bounces around like nobody's business"

06 Apr 2010

Comstor celebrates Cisco success

Distributor's whole external and internal sales team pass Cisco's datacentre sales exams in one go

19 Jan 2010

Ingram seals Cisco global deal

Distributor becames second partner to sign standardised worldwide contract and plans to help VARs explore new markets

16 Nov 2009

UCS propels comms VARs into server arena

Up to three fifths of Cisco’s networking and comms partner base expected to invest in technology

06 Nov 2009

Comstor targets HP and IBM VARs with UCS

Cisco-focused distributor claims networking titan can grab VARs from rivals with server launch

02 Nov 2009

Comstor offers VARs WAAS taster

Distributor launches initiative allowing VARs and end users to sample optimisation kit before buying

29 Oct 2009

Comstor and Cisco walk global talk

New head Pritchard says global model transition will take about five months

05 Oct 2009

Comstor unveils global business unit

Jon Pritchard to co-lead new global organisation for Cisco distributor

21 Sep 2009

Comstor keeps VAR credit flowing

Cisco distributor makes an extra £9m of incremental credit lines available to its resellers

29 Jun 2009

Cisco asks Comstor to get the Czech

Distributor lands in Czech Republic with the support of its biggest vendor partner

27 May 2009

Trend Micro and Westcon to part ways

Anti-virus vendor and distributor will go their own separate ways at the end of February

05 Feb 2009

Comstor maintains Cisco focus

Distributor may cut smaller vendors and claims VAR demand drove HP Procurve deal

22 Jan 2009

Comstor adds Linksys to SME offering

VARs can buy Linksys kit from Cisco-focused distributor with no changes to account or partner status

03 Nov 2008

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Life's a beach

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

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Views from the Channel

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