An intellectual pursuit

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More resellers are creating their own intellectual property to boost margins. It's a risky business, as Doug Woodburn discovers

How best to boost margins - and inflate the value of a potential exit - is an issue facing every VAR boss as the returns from reselling IT kit continue to shrink. Many are now turning not to ser...

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