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Where did it all go wrong? IT's biggest downfalls

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With media empires crumbling and the world economy on the brink of collapse, we look at our industry's most memorable demises

29 Jul 2011

Decline and fall of the netbook

Context's Marie-Christine Pygott

Was Christmas the beginning of the end for the sales dominance of netbooks?

21 Feb 2011

Acer backtracks on claims it will dump netbooks

A sign reading 'Wrong way - go back'

Red-faced vendor denies employee's suggestion it is "phasing out netbooks"

20 Jan 2011

Tablets ease netbook pain

Acer clings onto PC market top spot

Netbooks flourish in summer

Sales surge in the back-to-school period but not at the expense of mainstream portables, says Marie-Christine Pygott

02 Nov 2010

UK netbook market records first ever decline

Small form factor under threat as sales struggle in back-to-school period

01 Nov 2010

Samsung gains on major notebook vendors in Q1

Strong netbook sales allow Korean manufacturer to beat seasonal decline and steal market share from bigger rivals

07 Jul 2010

Desktop recovery forecast slammed

Resellers unconvinced by IDC projections that PC market is set for robust growth this year

21 Jun 2010

Channel in the dark over iPad

Apple stays tight-lipped on go-to-market strategy for latest product

12 Mar 2010

Rivals pillage Dell PC market share

HP extends its lead at the top as Acer catches up and Lenovo and Toshiba also cash in on miserable 2009 for Dell

10 Mar 2010

UK PC market losing pace with European rivals

"Very weak" commercial demand sees market still shrinking as France and Germany return to growth

12 Nov 2009

Q4 growth expected as PC demand increases

Gartner adjusts global PC shipment projections for the remainder of 2009 as market enjoys first signs of recovery

23 Sep 2009

Netbook rise catches PC vendors napping

Research firm Canalys examines the PC industry's most "dramatic transformation" in 15 years as telcos muscle in

11 Sep 2009

Euro disties enjoy July PC sales hike

Figures from Context reveal unit sales across eight European countries rose last month as revenue declines ease off

13 Aug 2009

Musical chairs in "volatile" PC market

PC vendors enjoy mixed fortunes in tough Q2, but IDC claims market fluctuations could see all change next quarter

24 Jul 2009

Netbook sales dry up in Q2

With more vendors launching sub-£300 laptops, end users are starting to gravitate towards regular-size bargains

20 Jul 2009

Dell penny pinches as profits plummet

PC giant achieves $300m in operational savings as net income declines 63 per cent

29 May 2009

HP soars to give Dell hell in Q1

Global PC shipments decline 7.1 per cent but HP, Acer and Toshiba do well as Dell and Lenovo struggle

16 Apr 2009

Acer in the black despite shaky Q4

Revenue rises on acquisitions and profit enjoys healthy spike despite dishing out $50m in staff bonuses

31 Mar 2009

PC market to hit nadir in 2009

Gartner predicts massive shipment slump, but says VARs are better equipped than in 2001

02 Mar 2009

Gateway VAR programme keeps it simple

Vendor bursts into UK channel aiming to woo resellers with straightforward programme and portfolio

19 Feb 2009

Asus Eee PC 900

The best netbook the market has to offer just got better

20 Aug 2008

MSI Wind

New entrant blows into super-small notebook ranks

20 Aug 2008

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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The mobile enterprise: Secure the data, not the device

The proliferation of endpoint devices within the enterprise has highlighted the shortcomings of one of the traditional approaches to data security

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Measuring the ROI of Google Apps

This Forrester report compares the costs and benefits of legacy email and productivity software with Google Apps


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Dave the dealer

Clocking off

Dave discovers that rozzers are seemingly living in the technology dark ages

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

Departing CEO has done Dixons a service

Mark Needham, founder of distributor Widget, argues that John Browett leaves for Apple with Dixons in better shape than when he arrived