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Europol in online counterfeit crackdown
EU law enforcement agency fronts sting against 999 sites allegedly illegally punting technology and other goods
Citrix tells GoTo arm where to go
Vendor also planning to cut 1,000 roles as it seeks to save $200m in costs
Services surge gives Q Associates bottom-line boost
Infrastructure and services VAR reports positive FY15 results
Crayon boss predicts Microsoft LSP 'bloodshed'
Incentive changes will mean 'no more than a handful' of LSPs will survive in current form, Torgrim Takle tells CRN sister publication Channelnomics Europe
UK partners face wait for Microsoft Surface Book
Vendor's laptop will not hit Europe until 2016, with go-to-market plans still undecided
The medium is not the message - technology's difficult relationship with teaching
CRN content editor Sam Trendall argues that the IT sector needs to recast the role that technology plays in the classroom
UK leads world in tablet adoption
Country has highest percentage of web users
HP and Dell to resell Microsoft Surface
Microsoft adds vendor duo to its growing roster of Surface resellers amid commercial push
Pushing Daisy
The new leader of the IT channel's next billion-pound business talks Sam Trendall through his plans
Imperfect 10: What's behind Windows 10's slow start?
Context figures show just 150 machines pre-installed with Windows 10 were sold through European disties in its first week
Hammer bang on as revenues rise
UK sales up 10.8 per cent to £79m as total sales reach £133m
EMEA is star performer for Avnet in FY15
Top and bottom line on the up despite currency headwinds
Oracle and Rimini Street trade blows as trial date looms
Jury to hear vendor giant's claim against independent support provider in September
Hire education
Channel onlookers tell Sam Trendall why the IT industry's recruitment processes are changing
Microsoft accused of threatening UK MPs with R&D closures
Vendor says it has 'nothing to share' after former government adviser makes allegations
Chambers to retire as Robbins picked as new Cisco boss
Operations chief Chuck Robbins will assume top job in July
AMD boss blurts out Windows 10 release date
Lisa Su lets release details slip during results conference call
Westcon and Logicalis on song for Datatec
South African IT group cheers "robust recovery" at distie arm Westcon and "comparative improvement" at integrator arm Logicalis
ANS Group open to transformational acquisition
CEO reveals £50m-turnover VAR could look to buy a similar-sized company
Special report: is professional services the missing link?
We ask if moving into consultancy and other services could be the last stage of the channel's evolution
Friends or foes?
Channelnomics Europe, CRN's sister title, has asked hundreds of resellers across the region if they feel their US vendor partners are doing enough for them. Sam Trendall reports
Ambitious Exclusive Networks hunts for new investor
Distributor looking to take on new funding to achieve €1bn revenue goal
Law firm Kennedys picks ANS for IT transformation
Legal player tasks Cisco and NetApp partner with overhauling infrastructure and providing ongoing support
Tech firms commanding 'ludicrous' premiums
The average valuation of SaaS firms in 2014 stood at over 30 times EBITDA, research claims
Slimline RM enjoys margin boost
Schools IT outfit boosts profits despite greatly reduced revenue
Daisy founder Riley to lead Damovo Europe M&A spree
Investment firm Oakley Capital teams up with Matt Riley to acquire integrator's European businesses
Outsourcery chief Linney tells Dragons' Den: 'I'm out'
Boss of cloud firm to depart TV show after two years
Healing hardware - how 2014 saw the rebound of the channel's key market, part two
In part two of our feature, we examine how the troubled PC market bounced back
Healing hardware - how 2014 saw the rebound of the channel's key market, part one
In the first installment, we look at well the EMEA server market did in 2014
Collapsing currency sees Apple shutter Russian web store
Volatility of rouble sees vendor halt sales while it reviews pricing
UK public sector shunning offshore IT
Outsourcing market gets big boost from the public sector this year, market watcher reports
Avnet to jump back on M&A bandwagon after one-year hiatus
Distributor says it is ready to acquire again in Europe after taking break to digest Magirus
New Daisy CEO Muller points to IT and comms convergence
Neil Muller discusses what attracted him to his upcoming post, and how he intends to make Daisy 'the clear market leader' in the SMB and mid-market space
Systemax CEO sends staff 'motivational' song
Spoof of pop song All About That Bass tells staff "two hours of talk will result in improved KPIs"
Top VARs 2014 - one-on-one with Neil Muller, Computacenter
The UK boss of our number-one VAR talks us through a strong year, and why 'playing nicely' will be key in 2015 and beyond
CRN Top VARs 2014
Find out the identity of the UK's 100 biggest resellers and lots more besides in our annual report
CRN Top VARs 2014 - tier-two players drive stellar year
Resellers just outside the leading pack show big growth as top 100 increases sales by double digits
CRN Top VARs 2014 - Sheffield reseller Millgate shows its steel
Another peek behind the curtains of our annual research sees reseller soar up the rankings after stellar 2014
CRN Top VARs 2014 - US giants flatlining in UK
A sneak peek into the findings of our annual research into the UK's top 100 resellers shows Insight and Misco had a tough year
CRN on Education
Leading channel figures report on market trends at our recent event focused on the education market
Lee Driscoll pops up at Zycko
Pan-European distie appoints ex-Azlan, SDG, and CCD man as sales boss
World Cup puts $50m hole in Logicalis H1 numbers
Brazilian business suffers major setback, while product revenues in Europe also take a hit
Ingram enjoys UK sales and profit boost in 2013
Distribution giant claims improved business mix and management overhaul is paying dividends
Trustmarque 2013 numbers show top- and bottom-line declines
Restated prior-year accounts take £2m hit after revenue-recognition changes
A winning formula
Exploring how the channel has emerged victorious - but why the price of fruit in Amsterdam could wreck it all
HP channel boss preps assault on 'crumbling' Cisco bastions
Worldwide channel chief believes HP can make big gains in Cisco-dominated networking and converged systems markets
IPO more likely than private equity for skateboarding Softcat
Chairman explains why VAR will shun private equity, where it will expand next, and what makes the firm 'an annoyance'
Aggressive Lenovo targets HP and Dell VARs for server push
Chinese titan's EMEA channel boss talks us through big plans for newly expanded datacentre business