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Peering into video for VARs

VIP Computers' Dave Stevinson

Dave Stevinson looks at the issues surrounding the expanded market for online videoconferencing

09 May 2012

Paying the price?

Businessman being pulled in two directions

Sam Trendall asks if the channel has deep enough pockets to hang on to its top staff

16 Apr 2012

VIP Computers looks to Forward Industries

Disti deal aims to expand mobile offerings portfolio

14 Mar 2012

Flash in the pan?

The Thai floods have sent sales of solid state disk drives soaring. Caroline Donnelly finds out how sustainable this success could be in the long term

20 Feb 2012

Anyone for a real tennis racket?

Distributor executive takes on world in favourite game of Henry VIII

25 Jan 2012

Panda bares all to distributors

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

23 Jan 2012

Alicia Shepherd pops up at VIP

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

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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


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The editor's diary

Lessons learned

I've discovered that iPads are great for consuming, not so good for creating

Dave the dealer blog

Dave the dealer

Life's a beach

With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn