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$5.4bn sale of Tech Data completes
Distribution behemoth completes sale to private equity and announces $750m investment plan
Zoom signs up distie in pan-European deal
Distributor becomes master agent with video calling vendor
Cisco: 'Our channel strategy has accelerated like hell'
Global channel boss Oliver Tuszik says Cisco partners that did not shift their business to software and services last year are now dealing with the consequences
IBM snaps up cybersecurity vendor
Vendor will help IBM address compliance needs in highly regulated industries
Datacentre market slows as enterprise demand slumps
Data from Synergy Research Group suggest end of growth surge for datacentre market as enterprise spending shrivels
Softcat and Computacenter among first in Juniper's invite-only programme
Vendor launches exclusive Enterprise+ programme with 38 EMEA members
MSP makes second Irish acquisition of the year
UK player Calligo makes second Irish M&A move of the year through snapping up Itomic Voice & Data
Tech stocks hit hard amid fears of second coronavirus wave
Tech stocks fall across the board as US registers huge leap in COVID-19 cases
Cisco CEO calls for "space and healing" as Live event is postponed
CEO Chuck Robbins says recent events require time for ‘space and healing” in video address to attendees
Tech CEOs voice anger over George Floyd killing
Chuck Robbins, Tim Cook and Andy Jassy among those to voice their outrage as protests and clashes with police continue across the US
Four key takeaways from Dell's latest results
Despite successful first quarter, vendor sounds caution to investors for weaker Q2
Nutanix bosses take pay cut as revenue drops
CEO claims that the hyperconverged vendor will look into more ways to cut operational costs, claiming virtual .NEXT conference will be a commercial success
Dell to cut staff benefits in COVID-19 response
Vendor to halt 401(k) contributions to retirement plans, freeze internal promotions and external hiring
Orange Cyberdefense exec on rivaling the IT services giants
After building a leader in cybersecurity services through acquiring two of Europe’s largest independent players, Thomas Gourgeon discusses the difficulties of integrating the firms during COVID-19, and plans for the future
Huawei exec on latest US sanctions: 'Survival is the keyword for us now'
Vendor anticipates a fight after US government imposes new semiconductor restrictions
Cisco bullish despite tumbling revenues in latest results
CEO Chuck Robbins claims COVID-19 crisis has been a ‘wake-up call’ for customers as revenues dive eight per cent
Cato Networks VP on European expansion plans
SASE vendor plans to at least double headcount and expand footprint in major economies
Bechtle sales rise despite 'extremely unfavourable' conditions
German VAR sees surge in demand for home office solutions amid ‘extremely unfavourable’ conditions in March
Veritas lowers requirements for Platinum partner programme tier
Data protection vendor looks to promote more Gold-level partners into its top Platinum tier as it rolls out new rebates and incentives
Acquisitive Irish MSP snags Singapore-based Apple reseller
Acquisitive IT procurement and services firm builds out presence in APAC
IBM's new CEO bullish about growth prospects as it posts Q1 results
Big Blue scraps financial targets for 2020 amid coronavirus uncertainty, while analysts probe newly appointed CEO Arvind Krishna on bringing firm back to growth
How has COVID-19 changed the PC market?
IDC, Gartner and Canalys give conflicting opinions on the state of the PC market in Q1
Cohesity lands massive $250m funding
Firm claims it has doubled its valuation in less than two years
HPE bins full-year guidance due to pandemic uncertainty
Vendor is latest to scrap financial guidance over economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19
PC sales rocket in the UK as homeworking becomes the norm
Notebook sales see 51 per cent growth across western Europe, claims Context, as customers scramble to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic
NetApp scoops up vendor Talon Storage
Storage vendor claims acquisition adds to cloud data services portfolio
HPE hit by chip shortage and 'uneven business environment'
Infrastructure vendor plagued by Intel chip issues and coronavirus uncertainty
VMware to integrate Carbon Black, VeloCloud and Pivotal into new partner programme
Virtualisation vendor launches Partner Connect programme and promises to integrate acquired businesses Carbon Black, Pivotal and VeloCloud in coming months
'It's about not giving away margin to underperformers' - Pure COO on changes to partner incentives
Former Cisco channel boss and Riverbed CEO says Pure can’t give away margin to ‘non-performers’ as he hints at changes to incentives
Crayon benefiting from SoftwareONE-Comparex merger, claims CEO
Norway-based software and cloud partner claims merger has created ‘unique opportunity’ in European market as it closes out record growth in Q4
Meet the European tech channel's most influential women
CRN sister title CPI profiles 30 female power players at vendors, disties and resellers
Cisco predicts tough quarter ahead as revenue falls again
Networking giant expects revenues to continue to decline next quarter by as much as 3.5 per cent
HP to keep quiet on Xerox's latest bid
Vendor says it wants shareholders to have ‘full information’ on earnings before responding to Xerox’s renewed takeover approach
Updated: MWC cancelled after number of vendors pulled out
Huge trade show in jeopardy tech firms decide against attending
Xerox ups HP bid and boasts of shareholder support
Xerox ups bid for reluctant competitor by over nine per cent
SentinelOne's new EMEA boss has 'laser-sharp' focus on UK market
Newly-appointed boss Daniel Kollberg opens up about hiring ‘dozens’ of staff across Europe as part of expansion strategy
Bechtle growth surge continues as revenue tops €5bn
Preliminary results show revenues rocketed by 24 per cent
Cancom CEO walks over 'different opinions' with board
Cancom returned to the UK market in 2018 and acquired an Irish MSP last year
Symantec's services business offloaded by Broadcom
Global SI acquires six security operations centres and 300 Symantec staff
Share prices of UK resellers get boost in wake of general election
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party gained a massive majority in this year’s election which he said is a mandate to “get Brexit done”
Dell cuts $2bn from revenue forecast as chip storage restrains PC market
Vendor's server business sees steep decline for third consecutive quarter
Getronics CEO departs as global restructuring begins
IT services firm to bring back Pomeroy brand to the US market as high-level execs leave the company
HP snubs takeover bid in damning letter to Xerox board
Print giant says it is still "open to exploring" potential merger
The four key takeaways from this year's Canalys Channel Forum
Partners weigh in on the big talking points from the event: including HP and Lenovo's controversies to Tech Data's rumoured sale.
'We can be faster' - incoming HP CEO on stripping out regional management layers
Enrique Lores opens up on HP's restructuring and job cuts
Lenovo and HP slated, and Google's acquisition targets - five takeways from Canalys Channel Forum 2019
Steve Brazier also claims that resellers have 'outgrown' large systems integrators
IDC, Gartner and Canalys argue over health of PC market
Research from all three analyst firms disagree on everything from Apple's positioning to global market growth in Q3