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Microsoft calls time on Select programme

Last sales of licensing offering set for next year as partners claim Plus package is easier and more transparent 18 Mar 2010

Windows 7 adoption continues upswing

Dimensional Research reveals that IT professionals are more confident in Microsoft's most recent OS 18 Mar 2010

Google prepares for cloud battle

Launch of Google Apps Marketplace builds search engine giant's presence in business software market 16 Mar 2010

BSA offers piracy lesson after collaring colleges

Software body reminds education establishments to sort out their software after combined £40,000-plus settlement 02 Mar 2010

Three drivers for communications providers

Safety, cost and communications competition are top 2010 trends, says Steve Hilton 24 Feb 2010

Software pirate jailed for reseller burglary

Burglar was one of four men jailed following the discovery of £190,000 software haul by police 22 Feb 2010

Microsoft welcomes software pirate jailing

Software giant says convictions should deter public from considering illegal software purchases 17 Feb 2010

Ramsac sets out its stall for UC push

VAR targets success with new comms wing built around ShoreTel and Microsoft technology 15 Feb 2010

Microsoft on prowl for more VADs

Ingram Micro will be among those to join Bell and C2k as it works towards new status 08 Feb 2010

Bell and C2000 picked to drive Microsoft's new technologies

Microsoft's new VAD programme will reward distributors for sales of security, virtualisation and UC 01 Feb 2010

Symantec calls for partners to adopt SaaS

Security giant seeks VARs for revamped MessageLabs channel scheme 25 Jan 2010

'Wait-and-see' attitude to hit PC resellers in 2010

Channel onlookers predict tough six months for PC market as businesses continue to exercise caution 25 Jan 2010

Take a BETT on education tech

The 26th annual BETT show adopted a playful approach to learning that could yield bumper results for channel players in the education sector, Fleur Doidge discovers 22 Jan 2010

HP and Microsoft: Partners to benefit from $250m tie-up

"Groundbreaking" engineering partnership will have implications for resellers too, duo stress 13 Jan 2010

Trustmarque celebrates revenue spike

Annual turnover rises to £122.8m as LAR continues services push 12 Jan 2010

Gloves are off as vendors battle for channel supremacy

What might recent voice-and-data vendor crossfire mean for the channel? 11 Jan 2010

True Colours beefs up sales team

Distributor strengthens audiovisual sales team with broadline and specialist skills 17 Dec 2009

Opera claims victory in Microsoft browser battle

EC conclusion means Microsoft must provide Windows users with alternative browser options 16 Dec 2009

HP steps up drive to nab Sun customers

Vendor partners with Microsoft, Red Hat and Novell to improve migration incentive programme 15 Dec 2009

Microsoft declares war on software pirates

Vendor predicts detection of illegal software dealers will rocket as new anti-piracy technology launched 14 Dec 2009

Apprentices to get Microsoft treatment

National Partner Apprenticeship Scheme will be free to resellers thanks to government funding 14 Dec 2009

Dabs.com: Windows 7 sales outstrip Vista

E-tailer claims Windows 7's first-month sales were 6,000 per cent up on Vista's 11 Dec 2009

NetApp and Microsoft reinforce tech partnership

The vendors have signed a three-year storage product collaboration deal 10 Dec 2009

Microsoft clobbers four illegal software dealers

Quartet of UK dealers caught out in Microsoft's counterfeit software crackdown 03 Dec 2009

CRN Roundtable: A virtual victory

In this roundtable sponsored by Microsoft, channel players discuss the virtualisation trend and related opportunities in the SME market 26 Nov 2009

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Wireless LAN systems for the healthcare industry

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CRN Web Seminar: Convincing Customers to Spend their way out of Recession

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Reseller Business Academy: Sales Fundamentals for Resellers

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