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Veeam debuts invite-only top partner tier

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Virtual data management and protection vendor overhauls channel programme and lowers deal registration threshold

08 Feb 2012

Veeam poaches VMware channel boss

Veeam unveils $1bn revenue aspiration

Computacenter urges clients to act on Microsoft price shift

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VAR joins the band of partners advising customers to get up to speed on upcoming changes to volume pricing

08 Feb 2012

Microsoft hits out at Google's privacy proposals

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Software giant urges users concerned by Google's privacy policy changes to take another look at its products

03 Feb 2012

Microsoft volume price shift could see big rise for UK customers

Vendor decides to align pricing to euro from 1 July as partner Softcat urges clients to act swiftly to prepare

02 Feb 2012

Microsoft VARs Pinpoint partner location scam

Software giant to take action against VARs found posting false information on firm's partner directory

01 Feb 2012

Microsoft VARs vent partner branding fury

Partners ask software giant to take action against VARs that misuse its logos

31 Jan 2012

Understanding the threat

Paul Davis puts the latest and more advanced malware life cycles under his microscope with a view to rapid response

26 Jan 2012

Quartet of vendor giants posts upbeat numbers

Intel, Google, Microsoft and IBM all record impressive quarterly figures

20 Jan 2012

Centrix pushes partners to get certified

Application monitoring vendor to wind down channel recruitment activities after bagging 15 new partners

18 Jan 2012

What’s on the VAR horizon in 2012

As 2011 disappears in the rear-view mirror, the channel can expect another year of change in the drive for mobility and efficiency

17 Jan 2012

IntY revamps Office 365 programme in partner push

Hosting provider's new programme promises 30 per cent margin on product bundles and introduces internal software use rights

16 Jan 2012

Microsoft warns of PC shipments drop

Speaking ahead of its Q2 results, Microsoft execs warn PC sales could miss what were already downbeat analyst forecasts

12 Jan 2012

Avnet and Northamber lose Microsoft OEM rights

Microsoft moves from eight to six OEM distributors in the UK following review process

06 Jan 2012

Comet hit by Microsoft counterfeit software claims

Software giant takes legal action against retailer over unauthorised Windows software allegations

04 Jan 2012

K3 steps up yuletide shopping spree

ERP reseller adds Microsoft Dynamics specialist Retail Systems Group to festive cart

20 Dec 2011

CRN Roundtable: Partner-to-partner collaboration

As the technological landscape continues to shift, working together is even more important than before

19 Dec 2011

RES Software bags third distributor

Workspace management vendor partners with distribution newcomer Prianto

15 Dec 2011

CRN Q&A: Innovation in a downturn

Microsoft's Janet Gibbons chats to CRN editor Sara Yirrell about growing a business in these challenging times

12 Dec 2011

Mimecast guns for growth with staff investment

Email archiving vendor announces staff recruitment drive, after hitting one million-user milestone

30 Nov 2011

Margin-rich Avaya tops buoyant PBX market

Telephony space looks in solid shape in Q3 but Cisco has to swallow ASP decline to keep pace, according to Infonetics

29 Nov 2011

Smaller Microsoft partners voice MPN concerns

Some resellers continue to harbour concerns that mechanics of new-look partner programme favour bigger firms

25 Nov 2011

S3 Consulting insures Markel's virtual environment

Milton Keynes-based VAR completes insurance firm's Veeam deployment

22 Nov 2011

Storage Fusion outlines channel plans

ISV wants to use parent company's financial backing to fuel channel growth

21 Nov 2011

Lift and balance the load

George Zervos weighs up the growing need for server load balancing among SMBs and looks at how it could benefit the channel

18 Nov 2011

UK reseller quintet collared for software offences

Microsoft announces settlements with five VARs who have admitted to illegally vending software

17 Nov 2011

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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