Latest FPB articles

One small step for government?

FPB's Phil McCabe

According to Phil McCabe, this latest Budget did not go far enough to help UK businesses

27 Mar 2012

Government procurement changes could help SMBs win

The Houses of Parliament

Cabinet Office outlines new tools, plans and increased visibility of IT procurement regime

12 Mar 2012

C2000 bags UK-wide deal with Acronis

Shake-up ahead for emergency services IT procurement

Beggared if you don’t

FPB's Phil McCabe

The Forum of Private Business is campaigning for significant changes to the lending culture, says Phil McCabe

01 Dec 2011

The right kind of magic

Project Merlin may prove unable to cast the right spell over banks, with small businesses in particular still begging for credit, says Phil McCabe

24 Oct 2011

Make email and internet marketing work for you

Smaller companies often neglect the web in their marketing strategy. Phil McCabe revisits some of the basics

01 Sep 2011

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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

CRN Sales and Marketing Awards 2012 logo

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


The Editors dairy blog

The editor's diary

Lessons learned

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

Dave the dealer blog

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