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VMware urged partners to move away from traditional applications at VMworld this year. Caroline Donnelly finds out why
08 Nov 2010
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
VARs can take advantage of managed hosting to support increased IT demands
07 Aug 2009
The much-anticipated Channel Expo 2009 provided attendees with invaluable advice. Fleur Doidge reports
29 May 2009
The figures are up for packaged software for the home, but businesses are feeling the pinch
22 May 2009
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
Convergence of electronics and software in the East is bringing new risks to manufacturers in the West
06 Mar 2008
VARS need to educate customers about virtualisation to encourage take-up, writes Kayleigh Bateman
18 Jan 2008
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
Integration is the watchword in today’s businesses, says Terence Cooke, vice president of international sales at DataDirect Technologies.
01 Oct 2007
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
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
Managing administrative passwords is a taboo area and one that keeps IT directors awake at night, says Calum Macleod
20 Nov 2006
'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
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
Companies need to understand that their technology teams can add to the underlying goal of their business, argues David Rae
06 Nov 2006
Microsoft Windows is a powerful offering, but it isn’t the right choice for every firm, writes Ray Marsh
02 Oct 2006
Training is vital if resellers hope to succeed in the convergence market, claims Matt Hathorn
02 Oct 2006
I hate to repeat myself, but this week the distribution channel has been in the firing line yet again.
25 Sep 2006
Businesses must give IT the respect it deserves if they want to get the most out of it, writes Richard Barker
11 Sep 2006
Telemarketing has a bad reputation, but it should be an invaluable part of the sales process, writes Jamie Vaughan
04 Sep 2006
Software vendors’ best practice analysis applications can be dangerously restrictive, claims Jason Bissell
08 Aug 2006
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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