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SMBs lead the way in consumerisation of IT

Business people collaborating with various electronic and mobile devices

Smaller firms across the world more likely to allow employee-owned devices onto the corporate network

25 Jan 2012

E-book market continues growth trajectory

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Latest analysis shows sales in western Europe quadrupled last year and will rise further in 2011

19 Aug 2011

Google channel hails Chromebook

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Onlookers predict the release of web-based devices will smash Windows refreshes

18 May 2011

Stone becomes "manufacturing added reseller" with Lenovo deal

System builder to sell Chinese PC vendor's wares into education market

10 May 2011

Acer gets the Wong man to arrest sales slump

Vendor splits business into mobile and PC business units and overhauls management in bid to restore good times

19 Apr 2011

Tablet cannibalisation of PCs set to increase

One in twelve tablets are already being bought as a substitute for other form factors, says YouGov

19 Apr 2011

Rivals query XMA Welsh council win

Competing resellers blast 'unfair' procurement process after losing out on £3.5m laptop deal

15 Apr 2011

Acer agony but Lenovo lives it up in Q1 PC market

Big three vendors all decline as Lenovo gets aggressive on price

14 Apr 2011

HP and Dell take a stand on Sandy Bridge

PC duo follow in footsteps of Lenovo by announcing replace and refund services for affected customers

03 Feb 2011

Acer backtracks on claims it will dump netbooks

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

20 Jan 2011

Fujitsu VARs urged to join tablet PC revolution

Vendor advises partners to capitalise on tablet PC popularity

21 Dec 2010

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

Review urges government to shun resellers

Sir Philip Green's Efficiency Review tells public buyers to go direct and advises urgent audit of major IT services contracts

12 Oct 2010

Keegan appointed UK boss of Fujitsu hardware arm

Vendor's new leader stresses the importance of resellers

11 Oct 2010

With portables size matters

Netbook growth slows as mainstream notebooks enjoy renewed popularity in Q2

10 Sep 2010

Global PC forecast revised downwards

Gartner projections lowered after first-half sales revival

31 Aug 2010

Microprocessor market beats expectations in Q2

Unseasonable growth in shipments and revenue as system builders splash out on higher-end components

20 Aug 2010

Trade-in scheme fiasco hits VARs

Website problems at part-exchange scheme leave channel firms out of pocket

19 Aug 2010

Desktops regain their touch in Q2

PC sales in the UK have returned to growth in the opening months of the year

28 Jul 2010

New face for the video market

Imago appointed as master distributor to push Quanta Computer's newly launched faceVsion brand

21 Jul 2010

Notebook sales boost in early Q2

Distribution benefits from increased mainstream notebook sales

09 Jul 2010

European PC prices rise in second quarter

Channel given ASP boost as higher-priced form factors sell well

08 Jul 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

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