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NFC not so insecure

Gemalto's Howard Berg

Howard Berg says m-commerce security in some ways compares well with credit and debit cards

21 Jun 2011

Fraudsters are cleaning up

CyberSource's Akif Khan

Cleaner transaction data is making it easier for fraudsters to slip their activities past legitimate businesses, notes Akif Khan

03 Jun 2011

Building customer confidence through communications

Personalised, context-aware, relevant marketing and communications can grow sales, says Richard Burdge

30 Mar 2010

How direct debits may bolster budgets

Crediting key suppliers via corporate direct debit can help organisations to cut the cost of managing credit while freeing up valuable staff resources for more business-critical tasks

09 Nov 2009

Getting LinkedIn to CRN

CRN's LinkedIn Group smashes through the 500 member mark, writes Sara Yirrell

28 Sep 2009

A quarter-century of change in the channel

Phil Jones reflects on some channel lessons of the past 25 years

08 Sep 2009

Web 2.0 networking no time waster for IT business

Social networking can improve product sales and development, says Kev Pearce

20 Aug 2009

Financial services sector IT departments should look to risk mitigation and compliance to add value

Jim Close asks what happens post-credit crunch to financial services companies whose IT is burdened by new legislation?

05 Jun 2009

Editorial: Rays of hope in the gloom

While the nation ridicules MPs’ expenses claims and the national media eases back on its doomsaying a little, business in the channel is booming, so it seems.

29 May 2009

Countdown to Expo '09

With the best education programme in Expo history and more big hitters exhibiting than ever before, can you afford to miss this year's event? writes Sara Yirrell

11 May 2009

Broaden your potential online

SMEs should strengthen their e-commerce capabilities during recession, argues Craig Sullivan

04 Feb 2009

Thinking long term with SOA

Dilemmas about advanced architecture can be resolved by thinking in a different way, writes Richard Watson

05 Dec 2008

Shortening the supply chain

Retailers need to look closely at their IT manufacturer supply chain, writes Stuart Thorn

09 May 2008

Don't rule out the SME

Small businesses have a large part to play, writes Lexmark's Raj Meghani

26 Nov 2007

Obligations and moderation

When it comes to finance, there is one topic on everyone’s lips ­ the credit crunch, writes Peter Austin

11 Oct 2007

Distributors must be specialists

The word distribution no longer adequately describes the direction that the new breed of distributors are taking, writes Laura Harman

06 Sep 2007

A means to a financial end

The end of the financial year offers a tremendous opportunity to resellers as firms look to spend their annual budgets, writes Chris Spearing

02 Apr 2007

Setting a new standard with SOA

The service oriented architecture industry is in desperate need of a set of reliable testing and monitoring standards, warns Peter Cole

13 Dec 2006

Making the web even greater

CRN's web site, www.channelweb.co.uk has now been updated to make it even faster, even more simple to use and even more useful, Sara Driscoll explains

16 Oct 2006

Lessons Learned: Sarbanes-Oxley to Basel II

The Basel II Capital Accord and Sarbanes-Oxley have brought regulatory concerns over operating risk to the top of the corporate agenda. While different geographies adopt disparate legislation, international organisations have been addressing compliance.

23 Aug 2006

Low times on the high street

Dixons Store Group to remove the Dixons brand from the high street and operate solely online

10 Apr 2006

We’re first with the news on the web

Sara Driscoll introduces the all improved CRN web site

27 Feb 2006

Give business the detox treatment

Resellers should look closer to home first when it comes to shaping up a business, write Sara Driscoll

09 Jan 2006

The big night is finally upon us

The countdown to the Channel Awards 2005 has begun, writes Sara Driscoll

21 Nov 2005

Communication is what you need

Efficient levels of communication are vital to the IT industry, writes Sara Driscoll

17 Oct 2005

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