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Welcome to the new year

As CRN publishes its first issue of 2010, Sara Yirrell speculates on the year ahead 11 Jan 2010

Paying out to punish pirates

Would you shop your boss or supplier for £20,000? 30 Nov 2009

Opening up the public sector

The public sector bidding process is one that prompts differing reactions from the channel. 09 Nov 2009

What future for the hybrid?

Ingram Micro’s acquisition of CCD is probably the biggest acquisition of the year in the channel and it is a very interesting move. 02 Nov 2009

Cloudy future for licensing

Most of us are acquainted with the term cloud computing, but how many of us know what it means for the channel? 26 Oct 2009

Reasons to be cheerful?

If I had a pound for every time the word recession was mentioned I’d be very rich indeed. 21 Sep 2009

Skill up for success

Sara Yirrell talks up the importance of training in the wake of a HDS partner survey 15 Sep 2009

A fresh new channel face

Sara Yirrell reflects on shortlists and a new-look CRN 07 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

A place for apprentices

Although most apprentices will not have Sir Alan Sugar pointing in their direction and shouting, ‘You’re fired!’, it seems that IT industry and channel companies are embracing the idea of apprenticeships in increasing numbers. 24 Jul 2009

Social service is resumed

I’m not sure how many of our readers actually go on our www.channelweb.co.uk site ­ or are aware that we update the site several times a day with news ­ but the online revolution is continuing in the channel. 10 Jul 2009

Keep up the good work in online VAR debate

This week sees the launch of our penultimate question in the CRN Channel Debate. 06 Jul 2009

The financial fightback

Don’t get too excited, but two separate pieces of research last week both pointed to signs that the channel and wider economy is holding its own. 29 Jun 2009

Distributors face reality at global council forum

I was at the annual European meeting of the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) last week and I could not help but feel a little awestruck by the power of these people grouped together in one room. 15 Jun 2009

Get into the swing of the Channel Golf Challenge

Sign up for this year’s Channel Golf Challenge at a luxury Sussex resort and you will not regret it, promises Sara Yirrell 15 Jun 2009

Source of joy for channel

The whole public sector bidding process is about to get a lot more interesting by the looks of things. 27 Feb 2009

A smile goes a long way

I was reading with interest a report from Cisco last week that polled 1,000 owner/managers of UK SMEs about the importance of customer service. 12 Feb 2009

What the Dell is going on?

Most of our readers will now be aware that there are some pretty large changes afoot within Dell’s UK channel structure. 29 Jan 2009

A break in the circuit

Sara Yirrell highlights the plight of credit insurers 13 Nov 2008

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Wireless LAN systems for the healthcare industry

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