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WStore gets Systemax B2B sales back on track

US online specialist ends 2009 strongly, growing business sales in Q4 after nine months of declines 09 Mar 2010

McHugh on the move again with Brocade appointment

The 'Godfather of ProCurve' lands his fourth job inside two years after being named marketing chief at networking rival 01 Mar 2010

VARs urged to pounce in buyers' market

Plimsoll figures claim acquisitive UK resellers can cherry pick from more than 150 bargain buys 12 Feb 2010

DTE looks to tempt rivals' sales staff for growth push

Bullish VAR promotes "old-fashioned" commission packages as it plans to double headcount and increase vendor accreditations 11 Feb 2010

NSC Global targets international acquisitions

Cisco Gold partner grows sales past £50m and reveals plans to buy three foreign companies 05 Feb 2010

Extreme to cash in on M&A uncertainty

Vendor claims its single-minded focus on Ethernet networking could tempt partners from more thinly spread rivals 18 Jan 2010

Daisy still on acquisition trail

Firm endures pre-tax loss for 2009's first nine months but claims integration continues apace and more deals will follow 07 Dec 2009

Speculation mounts over Equanet future

DSGi reaffirms commitment to brand despite management exodus and rumours of sale 07 Dec 2009

Standen out as ATC chairman

Company documents reveal ATC chairman John Standen left the firm a month after its buy-out by Daisy 26 Nov 2009

Chess doubles profit in 2009

Telecoms firm grows top and bottom line and has RBS backing to continue acquisition strategy 11 Nov 2009

Logitech scales up with LifeSize buy

Peripherals vendor snaps up videoconferencing specialist for $405m and plans open standards video community 11 Nov 2009

US consumer strength steadies Systemax sales

Misco and WStore parent holds revenue steady as European B2B sales shrink 11 Nov 2009

"Price and quality" issues scupper Xploite M&A

Buy-and-build specialist allows shareholders to cash in on Anix disposal as it plans acquisitions of smaller firms 21 Oct 2009

Avaya and Nortel face tough task

Following blockbuster acquisition, channel onlookers foresee challenges in executing integration 02 Oct 2009

New boss joins Redstone as firm loses £50m

Integrator slumps to mammoth operating loss as Stephen Yapp starts reign as executive chairman 28 Sep 2009

Acquiring the channel facts

Acquisitions are a bit like buses; ­ you wait ages for one and then several come along at once. 07 Aug 2009

WatchGuard VARs given email security chance

UTM manufacturer claims BorderWare buy-out will give resellers expanded portfolio and sales opportunities 07 Aug 2009

Ericsson bags Nortel wireless arm for $1.13bn

Swedish firm triumphs in auction but RIM refuses to give up and reaches out to Canadian governnment 27 Jul 2009

Avaya agrees to buy Nortel's enterprise arm

Comms vendor to sell off EMEA operations while a stalking horse bidding process is kicked off for the rest of the world 20 Jul 2009

Avisen branches out to South Africa

VAR continues overseas expansion by snapping up South African-based IBM Cognos reseller Quadrum Consulting 10 Jul 2009

EMC overtakes NetApp in Data Domain race

Company places £1.3bn deal on the table, overtaking NetApp’s £1.2bn offer 06 Jul 2009

Acquisitive types may more easily beat the downturn

Matthew Hare says that company acquisitions are a force for good 24 Jun 2009

Canada helps fund Nortel breakup

Nokia Siemens Networks bags $300m from government corporation to fund $650m deal for CDMA and LTE Access units 22 Jun 2009

Onyx gears up for growth spurt

North east VAR looks to break £20m revenue barrier and get noticed up and down the UK 05 Jun 2009

Affiniti set for BT outsourcing deal

National press reports that Kcom is to spin off its I&MS arm to BT in a move that could lead to a demerger 01 Jun 2009

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