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Client computing still king as SMB IT budgets grow

IBM PC

Research finds smaller firms' tech spending is set for double-digit H1 rise, with desktops, laptops and tablets the order of the day

08 May 2012

GE Capital: UK SMBs plan £37bn CapEx spend in 2012

Money give take

Of that figure £10.6bn will be to replace IT hardware and software, and £4.2bn replacing office equipment

20 Mar 2012

Government procurement changes could help SMBs win

The Houses of Parliament

Cabinet Office outlines new tools, plans and increased visibility of IT procurement regime

12 Mar 2012

C2000 bags UK-wide deal with Acronis

Shake-up ahead for emergency services IT procurement

SMBs lead the way in consumerisation of IT

Smaller firms across the world more likely to allow employee-owned devices onto the corporate network

25 Jan 2012

Osborne expected to unveil £40bn SMB lending scheme

Chancellor to take wraps off credit easing plan in autumn statement tomorrow

28 Nov 2011

Good week/Bad week

We round up who's on a high and who's gone awry over the last seven days

28 Nov 2011

SMB sales boost at Steljes

Business development focuses on smaller firms

08 Nov 2011

Dell does deal on printer offers as market falls

Four initiatives to improve sales of its lasers

13 Sep 2011

Tech leaders implore Cameron to overhaul IP laws

Industry heavyweights claim PM's plans to turn Shoreditch into Silicon Roundabout are in jeopardy

04 Jul 2011

Westcon ramps up SMB and services business

Distributor takes the hit on Avaya support charges and hires Dionne Wheeler to lead third-party services sales push

27 Jun 2011

Cisco EasyLease adds five-year deals and partner rebates

Low-rate financing scheme expands scope

02 Jun 2011

SMEs set to be snubbed by banking initiative

FPB claims the billion-pound bank lending scheme will not extend to smaller firms

20 May 2011

Government opens up to SMBs

Report from Francis Maude urges public sector to increase reuse and open source implementations

30 Mar 2011

Steljes adds Avermedia to enhance SMB video conferencing

Two new SMB products available to VARs

03 Mar 2011

Cisco extends Capital idea to boost SMB drive

Vendor looks to use financing clout to help its push into the small business space

31 Jan 2011

Cisco boosts SMB push with product and finance bonanza

Vendor unveils storage, security and networking wares alongside extension of EasyLease financing scheme

25 Jan 2011

New Cisco SMB chief eyes recruitment drive

Incoming small business head Andy Brocklehurst looks for 200-plus new partners

21 Jan 2011

Admiral rolls out SMB IT support service

Human factor critical to network and server support for smaller firms, says vendor

17 Jan 2011

K3 accelerates services play with second buy

Wales-headquartered ERP reseller sells Sage 200 business unit to rival

23 Dec 2010

Postal services disruption may hit British SMBs

Bacs urges SMBs to reduce their reliance on cheques

22 Dec 2010

Resellers question Dixons' Knowhow

Repairs specialists unruffled by retail giant's after-sales support push

03 Dec 2010

Avaya opens up for SMB partners

Vendor pledges to make it easier for small business-focused VARs to gain accreditation

09 Nov 2010

SMBs slam government plans to reduce red tape

Small business owners express sceptism over government plans in Forum of Private Business poll

08 Nov 2010

Government cuts could foil SMB funding

Government plans to increase number of public sector contracts awarded to SMBs

05 Nov 2010

Cisco adds Micro-P to distribution line-up

Networking newcomer bolsters UC, storage and CCTV offering by partnering with industry giant

02 Nov 2010

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