'Unsolicited and unhelpful': End users hounded by 40 IT supplier calls a day

Trevor Treharne
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VAR's research unveils industry's obsession with cold calling end users who are spending up to three hours a day fielding unwanted calls

The majority of end users claim they are receiving up to 40 "unsolicited and unhelpful" IT supplier calls a day. Research from VAR Probrand, which surveyed IT suppliers and buyers, found that ov...

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