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Sources indicate partners will now be asked to work through distribution, with end-user support also backed off to the channel's middlemen
29 May 2012
Microsoft explains why intellectual property and cloud sales, rather than hardware, are the key for VARs to unlock new accounts and prise open more customer spend
28 May 2012
Some Partner Connect attendees and exhibitors this year were more creative in their approach than others. Fleur Doidge reviews the show
25 May 2012
Anti-piracy body's "hit-and-run" reputation is hindering its efforts to curb software piracy rate, claims software tools vendor
23 May 2012
Who is on a high and who is bumping along the bottom this week?
18 May 2012
Partners told current iteration of deal registration scheme will run until 31 December
10 May 2012
Eitex executives scale Snowden to demonstrate flexibility of Microsoft's cloud proposition
08 May 2012
Partners vexed by Office 365 exam requirements of new Small Business Competency
04 May 2012
Market watcher IDC reveals a 'disappointing' first quarter for tablets and e-readers
04 May 2012
Vendor confirms UK volume pricing will jump by 29 per cent from 1 July – far higher than most expected
01 May 2012
The latest triumvirate of OSes from Microsoft is a fine channel proposition, according to Stuart Cordingley
23 Apr 2012
Windows 7, Office 2010, SQL Server and Dynamics sales all strong, but entertainment revenues tank
20 Apr 2012
Report warns that datacentres must use cleaner energy sources to reduce long-term impacts
19 Apr 2012
Multi-vendor reseller demo facility launched to boost business custom
17 Apr 2012
After starting off life as an Apricot reseller, Computerworld Business Solutions is now a tricenarian
13 Apr 2012
Michel van der Bel named as replacement in China-UK exchange
13 Apr 2012
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
Cloud, mobile and big data to encourage market for BI and analytics apps
02 Apr 2012
Bill Gates made to eat his words
29 Mar 2012
Cascade platform designed to help resellers win mid-market business
27 Mar 2012
Pressing issues affecting all channel partners will be under the microscope at this year’s Partner Connect conference in Coventry on 17 May. Fleur Doidge reports
26 Mar 2012
SaaS hype has suggested that recurring revenue should be raining down on the channel, but few VARs have done more than dip a toe in with a view to the profits. Fleur Doidge investigates
26 Mar 2012
System builders handed new support and installation freebies
22 Mar 2012
Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services have all cut the price of their cloud services, but at what cost to the channel?
19 Mar 2012
Software goliath passes on cost savings from economies of scale
15 Mar 2012
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With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities
Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn