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Anyone for a real tennis racket?

VIP Computers' Dave Stevinson in his Real Tennis kit

Distributor executive takes on world in favourite game of Henry VIII

25 Jan 2012

Panda bares all to distributors

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Cloud security vendor makes channel strategy black and white as hundreds of VARs are migrated to new partners Westcoast and VIP

23 Jan 2012

Formjet downplays Panda sale

Distributor buy-out is Braziliant idea for Panda

Alicia Shepherd pops up at VIP

Alicia Shepherd is SMB and distribution channel manager at Acer

Acer's former UK channel manager heads up newly formed retail division at ambitious distributor

09 Jan 2012

Avnet and Northamber lose Microsoft OEM rights

Microsoft moves from eight to six OEM distributors in the UK following review process

06 Jan 2012

VIP extends push to Apple consumers

The distributor is expanding its range with accessories for popular retail brand

09 Aug 2011

Top reasons for reseller failure

Various high-profile resellers have entered administration recently. Dave Stevinson explains why

04 Aug 2011

Louise Doyle is displays' new VIP

VIP announces head for new monitors business unit

14 Jul 2011

VIP signs with OCZ and AOC

Acronyms ahoy in new disti signings

08 Jul 2011

Race to the bottom?

Price cutting may seem like an effective way to gain a competitive edge, but is it good for the channel? Elliott Caranci-Finch reports

04 Jul 2011

VIP bites into Apple

Components distributor extends reach into systems market in bid to become one-stop tablet shop

20 Jun 2011

FaceVsion revs up for SMB drive with VIP signing

Quanta-owned videoconferencing start-up makes good on pledge to widen distribution reach

26 Apr 2011

Take a tablet for business

Businesses will want media tablets in the wake of the iPad 2, says Dave Stevinson

29 Mar 2011

Fanny Wang lands in the UK

VIP secures exclusive UK distribution deal with South Korean headphone maker

23 Mar 2011

Middle East gets the VIP treatment

Components distributor VIP Computers opens Dubai digs

10 Jan 2011

VIP celebrates magic 20

Distributor marks 20th birthday with a party for staff and partners

23 Nov 2010

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