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Stronger data loss penalties give channel a chance

Changes to the penalties faced by Data Protection Act offenders could open up major opportunities for the channel

12 Feb 2010

Data breaches cost UK firms £64 per file lost

Gamma hits the road in tech drive

No peripheral effect

Should print suppliers care who buys their printers and peripherals?

08 Feb 2010

Print channel in fraud alert

Canon to land IT VARs in PartnerNet

Three weeks of voting to go!

The Channel Awards are nearly upon us again, so get those votes in before it’s too late. Fleur Doidge reports

18 Sep 2009

Cisco feels the SME love

2009 shortlist out NOW!

Focus: Reaching for green shoots

Technology for a greener and more sustainably profitable future is available through the channel, finds Fleur Doidge

17 Jul 2009

An interview with the VAT man

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

03 Jul 2009

Credit where it's overdue

Suppliers should steer clear of companies that use loopholes to evade payment

17 Apr 2009

Survival of the safest in 2009

As financial security concerns top Unisys’ latest Security Index, Sam Trendall finds identity protection is top priority

09 Jan 2009

A tangled web of deceit

The fraud economy has its own channels and IT providers must be increasingly alert, writes Fleur Doidge

05 Dec 2008

Get the NAC

Andrew Bradshaw claims today's NAC offerings offer the channel serious growth opportunities

02 Sep 2008

Operation: Data Destruction

Kayleigh Bateman investigates why companies are having such a tough time disposing of data and disks safely

19 Jun 2008

Phantom Deceptions

The complexities of dealing with the rising threat of card-not-present fraud, which encompasses internet, phone and mail fraud, are a growing concern for online resellers across the UK

28 Apr 2008

Be a destroyer

Sara Yirrell looks at the intricacies of data destruction

27 Mar 2008

Plugging the data breach

As high-profile data breaches continue to make headline news, the channel can offer security, says Sara Yirrell

14 Feb 2008

Not so fast

It often strikes me that the channel seems to operate a kind of corporate cleaning service from time to time ­ running around expected to tidy up someone else’s mess.

06 Dec 2007

Time to protect, educate and encourage

Keeping data secure in the workplace just requires common sense, writes Tom de Jongh

22 Nov 2007

The next generation of VPNs

Are secure socket layer virtual private networks (SSL VPNs) still a hot topic, asks Paul Brettle, technical manager for the UK and Ireland at Stonesoft

23 Oct 2007

IT manager slumber party

The IT manager who’s convinced his or her network is totally secured is just that much more likely to be the next headline, in the tradition of Monster.com, TK Maxx, Barclays and Nationwide to name but a few, writes Alex Raistrick, director Northern Europe at ConSentry Networks

08 Oct 2007

Acquisitions show no sign of slowing

The recent raft of mergers among service providers and the channel are another effect of the services revolution, writes Keith Humphreys

20 Nov 2006

Don’t leave all credit management to ROT

Managing customer credit and the collection of it can make all the difference to an SME’s business survival, argues Simon Groves

20 Nov 2006

HMRC gets onboard for Carousel battle

The government’s recent crack-down on VAT fraud has shown that it means business. But will this really eliminate the problem, asks Emma Howard

13 Nov 2006

Security giant ready to make its Point

Check Point has revealed that the channel is still as important to the vendor as it has ever been before. Amnon Bar Lev,vice-president field operations and technical services speaks with Sara Yirrell about the firm’s plans for its resellers

13 Nov 2006

The big benefits of medium-sized firms

Accounting for one-third of the UK economy, mid-market companies offer massive margin opportunities for the channel. They just need a little guidance from resellers that understand their needs and can offer the right advice, writes Paul Bray

06 Nov 2006

Adapting to changing needs

The process of software development must adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s businesses, writes Simon Townsend

06 Nov 2006

Selling ‘grab and go’ appeal

Demand is growing among SMEs for a device that offers better accessibility to data, but is smaller than a notebook. Some remain to be convinced that ultra-mobile PCs offer what they are looking for, writes Mark Dye in the fourth of our five-part series

06 Nov 2006

Explaining to business the why in Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi becoming more commonplace in everyday life, businesses are under increasing pressure to join the wireless revolution. VARs are ideally placed to take advantage, but they have to convince business that Wi-Fi is worth it, writes Paul Bray

30 Oct 2006

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