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Microsoft set to revamp Office 365 channel set-up

Microsoft Office 365 staircase

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

Opening the door

open-door

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

The art and the arena

Visitors registering for Partner Connect 2012 at Ricoh Arena

Some Partner Connect attendees and exhibitors this year were more creative in their approach than others. Fleur Doidge reviews the show

25 May 2012

BSA accused of missing the point in anti-piracy fight

Anti-piracy body's "hit-and-run" reputation is hindering its efforts to curb software piracy rate, claims software tools vendor

23 May 2012

Good week/Bad week

Who is on a high and who is bumping along the bottom this week?

18 May 2012

Microsoft extends Solution Incentive programme

Partners told current iteration of deal registration scheme will run until 31 December

10 May 2012

Microsoft partner has high opinion of Office 365

Eitex executives scale Snowden to demonstrate flexibility of Microsoft's cloud proposition

08 May 2012

Microsoft accused of forcing SMB partners into cloud

Partners vexed by Office 365 exam requirements of new Small Business Competency

04 May 2012

Android slides while Apple shines in tablet wars

Market watcher IDC reveals a 'disappointing' first quarter for tablets and e-readers

04 May 2012

Microsoft LARs caught cold by giant price spike

Vendor confirms UK volume pricing will jump by 29 per cent from 1 July – far higher than most expected

01 May 2012

Looking through the Windows

The latest triumvirate of OSes from Microsoft is a fine channel proposition, according to Stuart Cordingley

23 Apr 2012

Microsoft grows solidly in Q3

Windows 7, Office 2010, SQL Server and Dynamics sales all strong, but entertainment revenues tank

20 Apr 2012

Dirty datacentre deeds done cheap

Report warns that datacentres must use cleaner energy sources to reduce long-term impacts

19 Apr 2012

Equanet opens Bury innovation centre

Multi-vendor reseller demo facility launched to boost business custom

17 Apr 2012

Brummie VAR celebrates 30th anniversary

After starting off life as an Apricot reseller, Computerworld Business Solutions is now a tricenarian

13 Apr 2012

Frazer vacates Microsoft UK hotseat after six years

Michel van der Bel named as replacement in China-UK exchange

13 Apr 2012

Make a stand this May

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

Sales surge for BI heralds key 10-year shift

Cloud, mobile and big data to encourage market for BI and analytics apps

02 Apr 2012

Channel growth propels Red Hat into $1bn club

Bill Gates made to eat his words

29 Mar 2012

IntY unveils cloud buying group

Cascade platform designed to help resellers win mid-market business

27 Mar 2012

On the education agenda at Partner Connect

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

Willing the clouds to open

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

Microsoft plies OEM partners with shiny new tools

System builders handed new support and installation freebies

22 Mar 2012

VARs urged to act on "margin-eroding" cloud price cuts

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

Microsoft partners hail Office 365 price slash

Software goliath passes on cost savings from economies of scale

15 Mar 2012

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