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Clearswift snapped up by investment firm
Web and email security player gets acquired and accrues three new directors
E-tailers cash in on Cyber Monday sales bonanza
But unexpected web traffic spikes could cause problems for unprepared resellers
Virtualising Eden
The Eden Project in Cornwall was struggling with its research team's data growth until Milton Keynes-based VAR S3 Consulting stepped in. Caroline Donnelly reports
HDD vendor mega-merger edges closer
Western Digital's buyout of Hitachi Global Storage Technology wins conditional backing from EU
ThinkGrid urges channel to get head in clouds
Hosted infrastructure vendor claims cloud-savvy end users could cause problems for hardware and software-focused VARs
Molten to melt away enterprise VDI woes
VAR eyes more enterprise deals after clinching Thames Water VDI contract
S3 Consulting insures Markel's virtual environment
Milton Keynes-based VAR completes insurance firm's Veeam deployment
Doyenz prepares for UK cloud push
US-based disaster recovery vendor signs distributor and opens datacentre in UK partner drive
Storage Fusion outlines channel plans
ISV wants to use parent company's financial backing to fuel channel growth
Intercept IT bags NetApp director
Virtualisation VAR adds former NetApp boss Mark Roberts to board of directors
NetApp blames misfiring major accounts for revenue blip
Storage vendor blames lower-than-expected Q2 revenue on nine underperforming accounts
A hire education
Apprenticeships and graduate training schemes are seeing a rise in popularity. Caroline Donnelly finds out how the channel is guiding the next generation
Quest rounds up top- and middle-tier partners
Acquisitive software giant claims to moved more than 600 VARs into the upper echelons of its Quest Partner Circle programme
Calyx hails IT service desk improvements
Managed services provider claims deploying Hornbill's products have helped it cut costs and skill up
Computacenter confirms director's departure
Datacentre solutions director Neill Burton is leaving the firm after 11 years to preside over Hitachi Data Systems' channel
Ebuyer launches extended warranty service
Online reseller teams up with warranty provider SquareTrade to protect customer purchases
NetApp unveils sub-£6,000 storage box
Storage giant said device will help it gain greater ground in the mid-market
BSA bags insurance firm payout
Anti-piracy body nabs insurance company for alleged software licence misuse
3 ain't a magic number
CRN reporter Caroline Donnelly lets rip about her network provider's take on good customer service
Thinking small
VMware wants partners to push virtualisation to smaller businesses. Caroline Donnelly attended the firm's European conference, VMworld, in Copenhagen to find out why
Trustmarque expands management team
VAR hires former NHS IT boss to oversee SAM activities,and adds new sales manager for graduate training push
Tech Data shines light on LCD price fixing
Distributor accuses LCD vendors of decade-long price fixing
Hammer nails Certeon distribution deal
Basingstoke-based firm secures Europe-wide contract with WAN optimisation player
Cisco poaches VMware chief for security push
End-user computing expert Chris Young ditches VMware for Cisco
Kelway prepares for cloud growth with datacentre deal
VAR signs 10-year lease with datacentre provider Digital Realty
Computacenter bags contract extension with legal firm
VAR has IT contract with Eversheds renewed for another five years
LSI snaps up storage player SandForce
Storage vendor hits acquisition trail in pursuit of PCIe flash adapter business growth
ThinkGrid bags venture capitalist funding
Hosted infrastructure vendor to plough funds into datacentres, partner recruitment and new hires
ReadSoft to push half its business through channel
Document automation vendor wants at least 50 per cent of sales to come via the channel by 2012
Storage M&A helps Scale partner numbers
Storage vendor claims to have 60 partners signed up to UK partner programme
Acer confirms departure of UK chief
PC vendor's UK managing director will leave the firm at the end of 2011 but will hand over day-to-day responsibilities early next month
Quest buys ChangeBASE to speed up Windows 7 projects
Acquisitive vendor adds application compatibility software specialist to its stable
Intact Software wants Sage, SAP and Microsoft VARs
Mid-market ERP vendor is gunning for growth by launching a channel recruitment drive
VMware previews new partner competencies
Virtualisation giant to expand partner programme specialisation areas later this month
VMware pushes partners to take cloud downstream
Virtualisation giant warns VARs not to treat cloud as an enterprise-only revenue opportunity
Nimble Storage lands UK partnership with S3
Vendor highlights channel storage vacuum caused by M&A activity
Welsh council clears up missing school laptop rumours
Torfaen County Borough Council explains why the 8,600 laptops it procured from XMA this year are not being used
IBM reinforces commitment to cloud partners
Hardware giant uses launch of new cloud products and services to pledge support for channel
Two held over smash-and-grab raid on Apple Store
Vendor's Covent Garden store attacked and robbed by biker gang, police confirm
Hammer unveils new channel services offering
Storage distributor reveals new IT services consultancy to help partners win more business
Meru Networks starts search for new chief exec
Vendor confirms Ihab Abu-Hakima is to step down, but will lead search for his successor
HDS seeks to acquire Shoden
Storage vendor acquires technology partner after more than a decade of partnership
Industry mourns passing of Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56
Romac rescued from administration
IT haulage and logistics firm bought out of administration by Middlesex-based rival
BSA doubles whistle-blower windfall to £20,000
Anti-piracy body marks start of new Nottingham education campaign by doubling maximum whistle-blower reward
HP Networking lines up new UK boss
Hardware giant rumoured to have found a replacement for outgoing UK and Ireland boss Barry Bonnett
RES picks up new staff and partners
Workspace management vendor unveils recent hires and new partners
HP seals Autonomy deal
Hardware giant finally wins shareholder approval to take over UK software firm