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Hardware VARs see Oracle's value, says UK channel boss

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Oracle's UK channel chief, Alan Hartwell, claims 'the opportunity with Oracle is larger than any problems' Sun partners may have had

13 Oct 2011

Vickers joins Tinglobal after £6m investment

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Used hardware specialist bags private equity lolly and enlists services of former Canon honcho Andy Vickers

30 Jun 2011

Second-hand kit demand fuels tinglobal's IPO plans

tinglobal looks to expand after profit spike

Oracle snaps up Pillar Data Systems

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Software giant to acquire Larry Ellison-owned storage player to lower reliance on OEM partners

29 Jun 2011

Sun merger shines in Pillar’s favour

Reseller drive to boost Pillar share

Coraid laments impact of M&A on storage VARs

Ethernet SAN vendor claims resellers are being left out in cold by storage channel consolidation

26 May 2011

Google and the channel - the story so far

Vendor's EMEA partner boss Peter Lorant discusses the competitive landscape and how VARs can monetise the cloud

19 May 2011

Wisdom behind the Oracle-Sun merger

Oracle and its partners open up about the Sun acquisition’s impact on the channel. Caroline Donnelly reports

16 May 2011

Microsoft tightens OS market stranglehold

Software monolith stretches lead at the top, but open source rivals make waves in the server arena

27 Apr 2011

Oracle talks up benefits of specialisation

Vendor's EMEA channel chief Stein Surlien claims specialised resellers can triple their revenues

15 Apr 2011

Oracle enjoys fine Q3 as HP spat escalates

Boom in new software licences for Sun owner but ugly sniping with competitor continues

25 Mar 2011

Former Oracle boss jumps ship to Fujitsu

Rob Walton brought in to push SI sales of hardware giant's server and storage products

10 Mar 2011

Oracle urged to ditch hardware support policies

Vendor's overhaul of Sun product maintenance policies causes channel to hit out

09 Mar 2011

Oracle's share of server market cut in half

New entrant continues to flounder as IBM and Dell cash in during upbeat Q4 for EMEA market

25 Feb 2011

HDS hails Sun split for record Q3

Vendor cites end of Sun reseller deal as key factor in Q3 success

19 Jan 2011

“Contra-cyclical” tinglobal steps up acquisition hunt

Second-user specialist looks to bolster services business as revenues grow by 13 per cent

17 Jan 2011

Oracle talks up channel progress

Vendor claims partners are warming to benefits enlarged company can offer as it continues to widen OPN

23 Nov 2010

Sun VARs hit out at Oracle charges

Partners in revolt over Oracle's partner programme charges

04 Oct 2010

Oracle salutes hardware and software success in Q1

Vendor claims Sun Exadata and Solaris kit is flying off the shelves, while new licence sales rise by a quarter

17 Sep 2010

Pivotal Oracle trademark case set for court

Independent reseller M-Tech prepares for showdown with vendor giant after the Court of Appeal orders trial

07 Sep 2010

HP pays $55m to US government to end kickback case

Vendor settles following allegations it paid off staff at other companies to recommend its products

31 Aug 2010

Avnet and Arrow confirmed as UK Oracle distributors

Exhaustive distribution review finally reaches conclusion, ChannelWeb understands

26 Aug 2010

Server sales soar in Q2

After a year to forget in 2009, the market is back in rude health, according to IDC

25 Aug 2010

M-Tech given Court of Appeal boost in Sun row

Trademark battle set for trial in landmark case for the industry

24 Aug 2010

VARs question Oracle's wisdom

As vendor's product and channel plans for its hardware business become clearer, many questions still remain

19 Aug 2010

Oracle continues to push back distribution decision

Another deadline missed today as distributors' anxious wait is prolonged

16 Aug 2010

Heel steps into Avaya services hotseat

Sun veteran Joe Heel is appointed comms player's services chief while Chris Formant moves to government-focused role

12 Aug 2010

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