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Squeezing trade

Twisting fifty pound notes between hands until water is rung out

With HMRC refusing to back down over VAT repayments to mobile phone and PC components traders, Sara Yirrell looks at the impact government strategy is having on the economy

07 Dec 2011

Spotlight on distribution: Survival of the fattest?

David Galton-Fenzi is group sales director at Zycko

The first question has thrown up some strong views on industry consolidation, writes Doug Woodburn

06 Sep 2010

On track for profits

Westcoast joins Sage stable

Spotlight on distribution: The evolution of distribution

CRN has compiled a rundown of the top UK distributors. Sam Trendall reports on a time of unprecedented change in the industry

02 Aug 2010

VIP boosts high-end graphics offering with KFA2

GTDC: Distribution is leading IT sector recovery

Financing into the future

Latest advice on channel credit and finance issues is to focus on communication and relationships, finds Fleur Doidge

12 Jul 2010

Expert financial advice on offer at Finance Forum

Financial specialists from legal, corporate, accountancy, trade credit and distribution sectors will speak to industry players this month

08 Jun 2010

Tax relief no help to tech providers

Businesses have called for consistency rather than constant change to the tax regime

19 Feb 2010

Bell Micro fighting fit for the future

Last month Bell Micro announced it was relisting on the New York Stock Exchange. Sara Yirrell talks to chief executive Don Bell, Graeme Watt, president of worldwide distribution and John Toal, president of Bell Micro Europe to find out about their year ahead

02 Feb 2010

Number cruncher for IT procurement

SaaS-based spend analytics offers VARs a new route to customer cost savings

01 Feb 2010

Strategy for sustainability in the midst of crisis

Budget and sustainability pressures are forcing organisations into technological crisis, but this means expanding opportunities for the channel

23 Nov 2009

Fast track to the future

The first-ever Channel Conference brings together leaders to seek the most profitable evolution path for the industry. Fleur Doidge reports

23 Oct 2009

A sporting chance not to be missed

IT service providers are missing a trick in not rising to meet the increasing demands of major sporting and cultural events, according to Ovum research. Fleur Doidge investigates

18 Sep 2009

How does your garden grow?

What must the channel do to ensure the green shoots of the new economic season appear in their own businesses?

04 Sep 2009

Focus: A guide to green IT incentives

Vendors are chasing the green pound through the channel. What help can VARs expect? Fleur Doidge reports

24 Jul 2009

An interview with the VAT man

A solicitor’s viewpoint for resellers that find their tax situation under scrutiny

03 Jul 2009

Spending surviving the credit crunch, says research

IT financing remains tough but surveys show that organisations are still investing

15 Jun 2009

What recession? A break in the clouds: Part 2

In the second part of our look at 2009 so far, it seems that confidence can definitely be found in the market if you know where to look, writes Sara Yirrell

09 Jun 2009

CRN Channel Debate

Our second debate question is revealing some interesting thoughts about the channel’s future, writes Sara Yirrell

22 May 2009

Starry, starry night

Nineteen distributors and vendors succeeded at last year’s CRN Channel Awards. But you don’t have to paint a Van Gogh-style masterpiece to win a prize, you just have to put your company in a good light. Fleur Doidge reports

15 May 2009

Winds of change in the channel

How do you see the channel changing in the future? Is it doomed in its current form?

01 May 2009

Pocket projectors

Recent GfK figures show a successful 2008 for projector sales and interest in micro units

16 Mar 2009

Making you think: Expo 2009

Our education and training programme has been devised to help you through difficult times, writes Fleur Doidge

27 Feb 2009

All wrapped up

Few channel firms took a real rap in 2008, but the industry is waiting to see what is beneath the paper in 2009, says Fleur Doidge

05 Jan 2009

Setting the credit record straight

It is possible to differentiate between companies that are bad payers and those that are late payers, writes Paul Westcott

23 Oct 2008

Finance bridges the digital divide

There is a way to fund improved IT investments in education, says Philip White

16 Oct 2008

Inflating disaster

The credit crunch has everyone worrying, but we have been here before and survived

09 Oct 2008

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