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Paying for value

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Is service quality set to suffer if VARs continue the current trend of squeezing distributors’ margins until the pips squeak?

10 Feb 2012

Arrow ECS in double Juniper supply coup

Computerlinks bulks out core security portfolio

Where next for Cisco?

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The networking giant used its recent techie get-together in London to discuss where it will place its bets in the coming years

10 Feb 2012

Government launches prompt payment drive

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Graydon and FPB back initiative to help small firms struggling to get paid on time

06 Feb 2012

Late payments improve in IT sector

SMEs fight late payments head on

ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of last week's most-read stories on ChannelWeb

06 Feb 2012

Reward in a recession

Spending on staff is a worthwhile investment even in tough times, according to Lawrence Jones

06 Feb 2012

More or less in the age of smarter IT

Might manufacturers increasingly fall in line with users’ desire to buy tech less often, risking channel sales cycles in the process? Fleur Doidge

03 Feb 2012

Coraid floats IPO strategy

Ethernet SAN vendor rules out joining its rivals on the storage M&A bandwagon

02 Feb 2012

Cisco CTO: Software is becoming a core competency for us

Padmasree Warrior talks up vendor's software, server and switching skills in opening speech at Cisco Live event

31 Jan 2012

Darker days ahead for distribution

Dave Stevinson scries out the future of distribution and distributors

31 Jan 2012

Just Lamps refreshes mobile website

Mobile application as "easy to use" as main site, distributor claims

30 Jan 2012

ChannelWeb's top five most read

A rundown of the five most-read stories on ChannelWeb last week

30 Jan 2012

For the present

The wraps are about to be removed on the plans for this year’s CRN Partner Connect event in Coventry. Fleur Doidge reports.

30 Jan 2012

It’s all downhill from here

Simon Webster thinks carefully when answering questions from CRN but not so much when careering down a mountain by bike

30 Jan 2012

Grabbing the gold dust

Is the channel missing out by failing to harness the web’s power to bring easy leads to its door, asks Doug Woodburn

30 Jan 2012

Core Security to enlist a “few good men”

Vendor searches for crack team of loyal resellers after hiring first feet on UK street

24 Jan 2012

DTP plans enterprise assault to continue growth spurt

Fast-growing Leeds reseller eyes up commercial market and European expansion

23 Jan 2012

Comparetheware.com sniffs out reseller recruits

New IT search portal aims to “put the market in touch with the channel”

23 Jan 2012

Think vertical to gain focus

James Harris talks up the need to get specific when selling potential networking deals to enterprises

23 Jan 2012

Dell uses soft touch on storage

Dell is pushing partners to sell a wider range of its products and vows not to pull rank on those that resist. Caroline Donnelly reports

23 Jan 2012

Crucial Memory talks up SSD opportunity

Micron-owned vendor claims Thai floods, economic downturn and performance gains are fuelling the demand for its solid state storage technology

20 Jan 2012

Sims plots employment scheme expansion

IT waste disposal firm to extend back-to-work initiative for disadvantaged people

20 Jan 2012

Becrypt lures VARs with deal registration carrot

Vendor claims new scheme represents the largest commitment it has made to partner profitability to date

19 Jan 2012

Misfiring Comet burns another £15m hole in owner's pocket

UK retailer's poor festive performance and mounting debt mean Kesa will have to pay up to £65m to offload it in two weeks' time

19 Jan 2012

CRN Channel Forecast for hardware - with Brother's Phil Jones

Phil Jones, sales and marketing director for Brother UK, scrys out the 2012 print market

17 Jan 2012

Bullish Phoenix opens up on restructure

Services player gives the lowdown on avoiding channel conflict, growth plans and continued demand for core break-fix services

13 Jan 2012

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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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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