CRN UK www.channelweb.co.uk Accenture buying New York firm that counts Apple, Google as clients <img alt="Accenture buying New York firm that counts Apple, Google as clients" src="https://www.channelweb.co.uk/api/v1/wps/dc8b18d/90230b7b-6fbd-48cc-8c0c-157d02924d69/13/Accenture-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/api/v1/wps/dc8b18d/90230b7b-6fbd-48cc-8c0c-157d02924d69/13/Accenture-185x114.jpg https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4163393/accenture-buying-york-firm-counts-apple-google-clients https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4163393/accenture-buying-york-firm-counts-apple-google-clients https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4163393/accenture-buying-york-firm-counts-apple-google-clients Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:09:22 +0000 UK newcomer looking to 'consolidate ITAD market' following £11m investment <img alt="UK newcomer looking to &#39;consolidate ITAD market&#39; following £11m investment" src="https://www.channelweb.co.uk/api/v1/wps/ebdf8e9/1b51c26e-8ed4-441f-a77d-98a27275bbad/4/Vyta-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/api/v1/wps/ebdf8e9/1b51c26e-8ed4-441f-a77d-98a27275bbad/4/Vyta-185x114.jpg https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4049108/uk-newcomer-looking-consolidate-itad-market-following-gbp11m-investment https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4049108/uk-newcomer-looking-consolidate-itad-market-following-gbp11m-investment https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4049108/uk-newcomer-looking-consolidate-itad-market-following-gbp11m-investment Wed, 4 May 2022 06:56:36 +0000 BT to drop eight disties and go it alone with Nimans on hardware <p><!--summary start--> Westcoast and Incom confirm they are losing BT consumer hardware deal, and CRN understands six others have also been chopped <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2469750/bt-drop-disties-nimans-hardware https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2469750/bt-drop-disties-nimans-hardware Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:09:42 +0000 Systemax to focus on B2B as it shuts 31 stores <p><!--summary start--> Decision to exit retail driven by 'excitement we have for our B2B operations', CEO Richard Leeds claims <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2399057/systemax-focus-b2b-shuts-31-stores https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2399057/systemax-focus-b2b-shuts-31-stores Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:27:00 +0000 Dot com days are here again <p><!--summary start--> The global M&As market is booming once more, notes Chris Gonsalves <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2382654/dot-com-days https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2382654/dot-com-days Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:03:49 +0000 Tech firms across Europe ripe for buyouts <p><!--summary start--> Merger market poll suggests deal-making is expected to rise this year - in IT firms especially <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2375305/tech-firms-europe-ripe-buyouts https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2375305/tech-firms-europe-ripe-buyouts Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:43:10 +0000 ScanSource to buy Imago Group for £25m <p><!--summary start--> Letter of intent executed with completion expected by 30 September <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2362118/scansource-imago-gbp25m https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2362118/scansource-imago-gbp25m Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:42:40 +0000 Imago buys rival German distributor Vitec <p><!--summary start--> Mainz videoconferencing added to network of European subsidiaries <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2352272/imago-buys-rival-german-distributor-vitec https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2352272/imago-buys-rival-german-distributor-vitec Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:42:26 +0000 Market consolidation good for SonicWall channel? <p><!--summary start--> Fears of opportunity shrinkage in the wake of Dell buy not realised by partners, says vendor <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2350102/market-consolidation-sonicwall-channel https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2350102/market-consolidation-sonicwall-channel Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:41:17 +0000 Unify to halve headcount to 3,800 <p><!--summary start--> Firm formerly known as Siemens ramps up shift to software and services <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2347985/unify-halve-headcount-800 https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2347985/unify-halve-headcount-800 Tue, 3 Jun 2014 14:22:26 +0000 Get used to vendor consolidation <p><!--summary start--> Acquisitions in the OEM space are set to continue so the channel must adapt. Larry Walsh outlines the scene. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2345575/-vendor-consolidation https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2345575/-vendor-consolidation Mon, 19 May 2014 15:17:00 +0000 What goes around isn't coming around <p><!--summary start--> Consolidated firms in particular are hampered in the modern IT sales cycle, says Gartner <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2340883/-goes-isnt-coming https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2340883/-goes-isnt-coming Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:52:09 +0000 Vendor shake-ups to continue in telecoms <p><!--summary start--> Business telephony market shrinking as well as consolidating <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2330756/vendor-shake-ups-continue-telecoms https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2330756/vendor-shake-ups-continue-telecoms Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:30:54 +0000 Dell seals lips on predicted UK layoff impact <p><!--summary start--> Twenty to 30 per cent staff reduction predicted globally although sales volumes may be rising <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2322294/dell-seals-lips-predicted-uk-layoff-impact https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2322294/dell-seals-lips-predicted-uk-layoff-impact Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:29:00 +0000 The intel on the former McAfee business <p><!--summary start--> Larry Walsh looks forward to changes in the wake of the Intel rebrand <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2321963/-intel-mcafee-business https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2321963/-intel-mcafee-business Thu, 9 Jan 2014 11:40:34 +0000 Oracle to boost software-defined networking offer <p><!--summary start--> Virtualisation capabilities expanded in latest US acquisition plan <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2321505/oracle-boost-software-defined-networking-offer https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2321505/oracle-boost-software-defined-networking-offer Tue, 7 Jan 2014 17:41:17 +0000 US reseller implicated in Autonomy allegations <p><!--summary start--> Serious fraud allegations by HP draw partners into the net <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2321198/us-reseller-implicated-autonomy-allegations https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2321198/us-reseller-implicated-autonomy-allegations Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:29:00 +0000 Logicalis acquires Jersey cloud provider iConsult <p><!--summary start--> Global VAR expands Channel Islands footprint in managed services and hosting <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2300508/logicalis-acquires-jersey-cloud-provider-iconsult https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2300508/logicalis-acquires-jersey-cloud-provider-iconsult Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:09:15 +0000 Cloud provider Iomart buys BTL backup for £23m <p><!--summary start--> Seven-year-old Leeds DR firm swallowed by growth from Glasgow <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2297799/cloud-provider-iomart-buys-btl-backup-gbp23m https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2297799/cloud-provider-iomart-buys-btl-backup-gbp23m Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:26:52 +0000 Aorta Cloud set to bail out US cloud firm <p><!--summary start--> London cloud provider swoops on troubled Nirvanix touting care for US customers <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2296030/aorta-cloud-set-bail-us-cloud-firm https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2296030/aorta-cloud-set-bail-us-cloud-firm Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:19:16 +0000 Comms providers on the brink of decline <p><!--summary start--> Evolution must happen if they are to deliver value in increasingly complex telecoms landscape, study says <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2295450/comms-providers-brink-decline https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2295450/comms-providers-brink-decline Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:26:08 +0000 Huawei moving further into IT space <p><!--summary start--> Consolidation is inevitable, says the Chinese vendor -- and it intends to keep a piece of the action <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2294957/huawei-moving-space https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2294957/huawei-moving-space Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:35:01 +0000 Healthcare IT specialist Ascribe sold for £57.5m <p><!--summary start--> Vertical market consultancy and software provider swallowed by larger vendor <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2294651/healthcare-specialist-ascribe-sold-gbp575m https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2294651/healthcare-specialist-ascribe-sold-gbp575m Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:32:04 +0000 King of the private equity castle <p><!--summary start--> Arrow's Project Castle purchase of Computerlinks saw private equity firm Equistone make a tidy profit, finds Doug Woodburn <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/feature/2293716/king-private-equity-castle https://www.channelweb.co.uk/feature/2293716/king-private-equity-castle Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:48:30 +0000 Kaseya third managed services vendor to sell <p><!--summary start--> This week, the provider joined a stream of MSP acquisitions. Larry Walsh reports <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2277571/kaseya-managed-services-vendor-sell https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2277571/kaseya-managed-services-vendor-sell Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:41:33 +0000 Ofcom decision on BT Wholesale margins 'flawed': Gamma <p><!--summary start--> Regulator decides not to fine BT despite industry complaint dating back to 2008 <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2276746/ofcom-decision-bt-wholesale-margins-flawed-gamma https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2276746/ofcom-decision-bt-wholesale-margins-flawed-gamma Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:11:05 +0000 Avnet stays on services hunt with latest buy <p><!--summary start--> Global distributor feathers its nest with US systems integrator, boosting services <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2274755/avnet-stays-services-hunt https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2274755/avnet-stays-services-hunt Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:30:00 +0000 Five thoughts on the N-able acquisition <p><!--summary start--> Larry Walsh critiques the trumpeted effect on the channel of the SolarWinds purchase <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2270461/-nable-acquisition https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2270461/-nable-acquisition Fri, 24 May 2013 11:07:56 +0000 Should Michael Dell leave the firm he founded? <p><!--summary start--> Larry Walsh examines the Icahn alternative plan for Dell's future and what it means for the channel <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2267939/michael-dell-warns-investor-icahn https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2267939/michael-dell-warns-investor-icahn Tue, 14 May 2013 13:13:00 +0000 Touchline Video bought by Imago after 12 years <p><!--summary start--> VAD billed as Europe's largest video communications firm expands further <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2266678/touchline-video-bought-imago https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2266678/touchline-video-bought-imago Wed, 8 May 2013 12:44:15 +0000 Dell deal reminds me of Icarus <p><!--summary start--> Investors could get burnt if they try to fly high in this developing Dell situation, warns Victor Basta <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2264354/dell-deal-reminds-icarus https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2264354/dell-deal-reminds-icarus Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:59:42 +0000 Altodigital concludes double Fusion buy in Bristol <p><!--summary start--> Print reseller makes sister Fusion companies 22nd and 23rd acquisitions <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2264378/altodigital-concludes-double-fusion-bristol https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2264378/altodigital-concludes-double-fusion-bristol Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:59:27 +0000 Steljes sheds staff in latest lay-offs <p><!--summary start--> Further headcount reduction at distributor as tougher times continue <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2263359/steljes-announces-redundancies https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2263359/steljes-announces-redundancies Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:00 +0000 UK still in front for management buyouts despite decline <p><!--summary start--> Overall value of acquisitions in Europe declines quarter on quarter <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2258629/uk-management-buyouts-despite-decline https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/2258629/uk-management-buyouts-despite-decline Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:10:26 +0000 BlackBerries for the picking <p><!--summary start--> What could it mean if Lenovo or another vendor really were to buy the troubled BlackBerry marque? Larry Walsh speculates <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2254470/blackberries-picking https://www.channelweb.co.uk/analysis/2254470/blackberries-picking Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:57:00 +0000 Moving from volume to value at Dell <p><!--summary start--> An EMEA view of Dell's privatisation from IDC. By Giorgio Nebuloni, with Daniel Bizo, Karine Paoli, Mette Ahorlu, Arnaud Gagneux, and Thomas Meyer <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2242033/moving-volume-value-dell https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2242033/moving-volume-value-dell Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:04:00 +0000 Rivals take shots at $24bn Dell deal <p><!--summary start--> HP, Microsoft, and Lenovo all rushed to comment on their own position in the wake of the Dell buyback announcement, notes Chris Gonsalves <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2242011/rivals-shots-usd24bn-dell-deal https://www.channelweb.co.uk/opinion/2242011/rivals-shots-usd24bn-dell-deal Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:31:38 +0000 Can we bank on the channel this year? <p><!--summary start--> Jeremy Davies looks at the prospects for resellers in the coming year in Context's market research <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/research/2239376/-bank-channel https://www.channelweb.co.uk/research/2239376/-bank-channel Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:28:00 +0000 Happy New Year? <p><!--summary start--> This year is certainly going to be a challenge and the doom-mongers are out in force already <!--summary end--></p> https://www.channelweb.co.uk/blog-post/2233360/happy-new-year https://www.channelweb.co.uk/blog-post/2233360/happy-new-year Wed, 2 Jan 2013 12:02:45 +0000