Credit and Finance
VC behind Rubrik's $61m funding round compares it to Sun Microsystems
Data management start-up will have equivalent industry impact to 1990s server giant, according to new VC backer Khosla Ventures
NG Bailey IT Services bets on smart buildings as sales plateau
Cisco Gold partner reveals it has won £50m deal with Fujitsu as annual sales pull up short of previous year's tally
Administrator's Report: 49 prospective buyers initially tempted by Outsourcery
But list was whittled down to just two when unified communications firm went into administration owing more than £7m to range of creditors
Dell unveils hybrid cloud finance package
Dell Cloud Flex Pay allows customers to trial hybrid cloud technology for six months at discount price
Dell hails boom in demand for hardware-as-a-service
Dell Financial Services claims consumer phone contract-style deals are becoming more popular
Steljes went bust owing SMART nearly £3m
Unsecured creditors, including 120 trade creditors, told to expect a return of three pence in the pound following collapse of audiovisual distributor in May
Ingram raises credit limits for 1,500 UK resellers
Distributor 'playing its part to ease pain' of Brexit with 30 per cent increase in credit at an aggregate level, with some resellers seeing a three- or four-fold increase
Syscap offers annuity ingenuity with portal relaunch
Finance provider's revamped portal includes reverse-engineered quotes and help for partners offering customer finance programmes
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Government launches new lending scheme for SMEs
New regulations aim to make it easier for SMEs to secure finance
Syscap laser-focused on channel after merger with Wesleyan Bank
IT finance specialist is fully integrated into bank after it was acquired last year and has a channel remit
Ebuyer gives SMB customers new lease of life
E-tailer teams up with ShireLeasing
CCJs on the rise
New figures suggest SMEs are increasingly pursuing legal means to chase late payments
Exertis looks to growth as it closes DVD arm
Smart and wearable tech primed for growth as distributor confirms 25 to 30 roles will be affected by withdrawal from DVD distribution
Entatech close to resolution with Changtel liquidator
Distributor says breakthrough in negotiations reached today will allow it to execute on strategy
W10 'hiatus' wallops Northamber
Long-standing chairman David Phillips says he wants to move to non-executive role
Exclusive - Bird: I'm not making an offer for Stone
Investment vehicle Stone Bidco was placed into administration last month
Dell Financial Services turns towards channel
Investment in indirect business mirrors Dell's wider strategy of increasing its channel mix, DFS UK boss Jim Findlay tells CRN
Palo Alto outgrows market as Q4 revenue soars
Security vendor reports 59 per cent revenue growth hitting £184m
Open for business
Atradius' Arwel Roberts tells CRN the credit insurer is seeking to increase its exposure in the IT channel despite recent spate of high-profile bankruptcies
Credit insurer 'cautious' over cloud market
But Atradius tells CRN it is keen to increase exposure in wider IT channel against backdrop of low claims levels
Syscap signs 30 new resellers
More channel firms turning to finance to make investments in cloud, leasing outfit claims
UK leads the way in billion-dollar tech startups
Almost half of the so-called unicorns in Europe are found in the UK
UK business distress levels at record low - research
Insolvency trade specialist R3 finds only 24 per cent of UK firms are suffering from distress
