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VMworld: Open up to open source

The venue of the VMWorld 2010 event

VMware urged partners to move away from traditional applications at VMworld this year. Caroline Donnelly finds out why

08 Nov 2010

Maritz: vendors lack innovation

VMware: service providers key to hybrid cloud delivery

Crash, bang, wallop - Fight Night hits the spot

It was a night of thrills, spills and sadly a couple of limps. CRN‘s white-collar boxing event was a resounding success once again, writes Sara Yirrell

14 Jun 2010

Readers' lives: Match point

Seconds out...round three!

Big sales to smaller businesses

VARs can take advantage of managed hosting to support increased IT demands

07 Aug 2009

Maximum exposure

The much-anticipated Channel Expo 2009 provided attendees with invaluable advice. Fleur Doidge reports

29 May 2009

Grow-your-own sales in a box

The figures are up for packaged software for the home, but businesses are feeling the pinch

22 May 2009

Fair deal for schools

Resellers have called for a box-builder alliance to compete against the dominance of proprietary software pre-installed on computers in schools. Fleur Doidge reports

11 Dec 2008

Close the open-source legal gap

Convergence of electronics and software in the East is bringing new risks to manufacturers in the West

06 Mar 2008

Challenges of a virtual world

VARS need to educate customers about virtualisation to encourage take-up, writes Kayleigh Bateman

18 Jan 2008

The emergence of enterprise class open source

Steve Bale, general manager of EnterpriseDB International, discusses the amalgam of open source and private enterprise and the new opportunities this trend offers VARs.

26 Nov 2007

Just say no to proprietary APIs

Integration is the watchword in today’s businesses, says Terence Cooke, vice president of international sales at DataDirect Technologies.

01 Oct 2007

IP networks signal sales opportunities

One of the biggest open computing standards, IP, offers organisations many benefits, but it has its own unique problems, writes Bob Tarzey

02 Apr 2007

How self-reliance can revolutionise IT

The BP initiative that grants staff responsibility for their own IT is just the first step in a new wave of self-reliant schemes, claims David Rae

11 Dec 2006

Big Brother is watching you

Managing administrative passwords is a taboo area and one that keeps IT directors awake at night, says Calum Macleod

20 Nov 2006

IT travelling down the greener road

'Green IT' is fast becoming the IT industry’s current buzzword, but will green lead to genuine channel margins or is it just a naïve dead end? Gareth Kershaw looks at what this latest wave of regulation-compliant equipment can offer both customers and VARs

20 Nov 2006

Can Lenovo still ride the Big Blue wave?

It has been almost two years since IBM disposed of its Personal Computing Division to Lenovo. Lenovo’s performance in the US and Europe has been less than stellar thus far – but that’s not a reason to write the firm off yet, argues Ben Tudor

20 Nov 2006

The importance of your IT department

Companies need to understand that their technology teams can add to the underlying goal of their business, argues David Rae

06 Nov 2006

Windows is not always the way

Microsoft Windows is a powerful offering, but it isn’t the right choice for every firm, writes Ray Marsh

02 Oct 2006

VARs cannot overlook training

Training is vital if resellers hope to succeed in the convergence market, claims Matt Hathorn

02 Oct 2006

Distributors need to take a risk

I hate to repeat myself, but this week the distribution channel has been in the firing line yet again.

25 Sep 2006

Understanding the technology

Businesses must give IT the respect it deserves if they want to get the most out of it, writes Richard Barker

11 Sep 2006

Why telemarketing matters

Telemarketing has a bad reputation, but it should be an invaluable part of the sales process, writes Jamie Vaughan

04 Sep 2006

Mind your own business intelligence

Software vendors’ best practice analysis applications can be dangerously restrictive, claims Jason Bissell

08 Aug 2006

Customising your customers

Convergence can often lead to confusion, especially for customers in the small business sector who are unsure what the term entails. Nick Booth examines how resellers can successfully target the SME sector in the first of our five-part series

05 Jun 2006

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BYOD: balancing IT risk and productivity

Organisations must strike a balance between worker productivity and the security of social media/mobile devices

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Smart working in the 21st century

Overcoming technological limitations and traditional office cultures to free employees to do more with less from wherever they want to


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I've discovered that iPads are great for consuming, not so good for creating

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Dave the dealer

Life's a beach

With a triumvirate of VARs getting into sporting sponsorship, Dave runs the rule over the brand-building opportunities

View from the channel

Views from the Channel

Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn