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UK firms get tough on outsourcing team changes

Outsourcing firms’ tendency to change project personnel could prompt end users to insert new contract clauses 08 Oct 2008

Cisco spins out WebEx to VARs

Collaboration portfolio welcomed by partners 03 Oct 2008

Savings through services

Phil Sansom reveals how SMEs can go green while their business remains in the black 18 Sep 2008

Infosys lines up UK acquisition

Indian offshore giant tables £407.1m bid for Axon as more UK firms look to outsource IT to the subcontinent 26 Aug 2008

Stationer sets sights on wider IT market

JGBM keen to recruit IT resellers to help widen its footprint in the market 15 Aug 2008

Nerves are frayed in outsourcing world

As M&A activity continues in the UK and firms examine their IT supplier contracts, the customer is firmly in the driving seat according to analyst firm PAC 15 Aug 2008

Fujitsu Services anticipates cuts

Fujitsu Services could be the latest channel firm to make large-scale redundancies after confirming it is in talks with the 1,000 staff who worked on the National Programme for IT in the NHS. 27 Jun 2008

Cisco Smart Care takes first steps

Cisco has lauded the roll out of its SME-focused Smart Care services programme as a boon for UK resellers and is hoping to launch a similar initiative in the enterprise space next year. 19 Jun 2008

Outsourcing to prop up IT services, claims IDC

Outsourcing set to overtake project-based services in 2008 as credit crunch hits home 01 May 2008

LogicaCMG wields UK axe

IT services mammoth announces plans to cut 500 British jobs and hire 4,000 more offshore staff 22 Apr 2008

Find Me Stock stops charging

Online product sourcing service Find Me Stock has dropped its charges to resellers for 12 months, to try to win a crucial base of reseller partners in its first year. 18 Apr 2008

IT Dealer plans to grow and recruit in Europe

Channel sourcing firm IT Dealer has set its sights on European expansion and is looking to boost membership numbers significantly this year. 04 Apr 2008

NetApp announces programme extension

Partners encouraged to offer services in four separate areas through NetApps’ APSP 14 Feb 2008

Northgate bags contracts worth £1.2m

Public sector VAR will promote efficient, environmentally-friendly services under new deals 05 Feb 2008

Fleshing out a business model

With the planning over, Morse is now ready to push for new business in its core sectors, writes Sara Yirrell 24 Jan 2008

Indians win offshore mindshare

UK companies are increasingly turning to India for their offshore outsourcing needs, national survey finds 11 Jan 2008

Seagate Recovery eyes more European VARs

Seagate Recovery Services is expanding its network of VARs throughout Europe. Currently, the vendor has 30 VARs and aims to recruit 70 more over the next six months. 03 Jan 2008

Uplogix urges channel to offer SME services

Channel players should capitalise on the upcoming boom in demand for SME managed services, according to remote management vendor Uplogix. 03 Jan 2008

Mimecast tackles football emails

Email archiving vendor Mimecast and systems integrator Network Defence have scored a 10-year contract with Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers. 06 Dec 2007

Northgate in council win

Mansfield Council has selected public sector VAR Northgate Information Solutions to supply a revenues and benefits service. 16 Nov 2007

Ramsac takes the stress out of school IT management

Schools opt to outsource IT headache to reseller 07 Nov 2007

Special report: Support services

The flexibility of third-party service providers means firms can choose the skills they need when they need them 15 Oct 2007

Call on a third party for first-class service

The flexibility of third-party service providers means firms can choose the skills they need when they need them, says Laura Hailstone 11 Oct 2007

Get your support act together

Stringent service level agreements (SLAs) are spurring growth of the support services sector. Gareth Kershaw reports 11 Oct 2007

Rowers ditch threads to tackle Atlantic

Naked rowers set for ocean trial 05 Oct 2007

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Vendor Q&A Session: Rick Wallis, NEC Computers

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