Computerlinks
'I always dreamed of having a pan-European company' - Distology takes first step abroad
CEO Hayley Roberts says demand was there from vendors to expand internationally as Manchester distributor gets set to open Benelux operation
Ucopia aims to expand UK channel on back of big data
Mobility and big data trends the target of specialist French firm
Computerlinks UK founder heads through Arrow exit doors
Mark Norman, who led MBO of Unipalm in 1996, understood to be retiring
Smaller but not unnoticed
Some firms may not think they are at risk from hackers; VARs must teach them otherwise
RSA enlists Avnet as second UK distributor - sources
Merger of incumbent distributors Arrow and Computerlinks last autumn left security vendor underserved
Arrow reveals it will retire Computerlinks brand in Q2
Computerlinks' top UK management stay on as Arrow ECS' EMEA boss opens up over integration process
Looking to the future
It's time to take a look at 2014 and what this new year might bring for the channel. Fleur Doidge asks around
Vendors take watching brief over Arrow-C'Links union
Check Point confirms it will not be making any changes to its UK distribution line up
Good times/Bad times
We round up who's on top of the world and who's in a world of pain in the IT industry this week
Project Castle set in stone as Arrow's Computerlinks buy clears
Computerlinks gobbled up in €230m deal which closed today
Computerlinks adds iScan mobility tools
Online offering promises enhanced mobile security
Exclusive Networks hails H1 growth and appoints M&A bod
Distributor claims Computerlinks' acquisition and range of new vendors' tech will help propel it into €1bn club
King of the private equity castle
Arrow's Project Castle purchase of Computerlinks saw private equity firm Equistone make a tidy profit, finds Doug Woodburn
Computerlinks a private-equity success story, claims backer
Equistone says VAD a shining example of positive impact private-equity industry can have on mid-cap firms
Arrow accomplishes 'Project Castle' with Computerlinks buy
The industry has been chattering about 'Project Castle' for months. Now the two parties have come clean over €230m deal
It isn't all about the apps
How much focus should be on devices, software, and services when it comes to mobility? Fleur Doidge tries to find out
Aerohive expands distie line-up for enterprise assault
Wireless LAN vendor claims market large enough to support three distributors following appointment of Cloud Distribution
Computerlinks: Disties should be more than just cloud aggregators
Security specialist claims it is the only VAD investing in its own cloud services and IP through ALVEA brand
IaaS versus virtual private servers
Virtualisation is a first step into the cloud, but not the whole picture, says David Ellis
Alvea tweaks cloud service to help VARs embrace BYOD
Distie enhances cloud-attached storage programme to reflect growing customer demand for mobile and BYOD products
Computerlinks brushes off rumours of Arrow interest
Pan-global VAD dismisses sale talk as 'rumours in the market'
Tales of an £800 guerrilla
Are guerrilla or other unusual IT marketing campaigns only for the brave? If they don't pay off they can also be costly, as Fleur Doidge finds
Computerlinks handed big fine for Syria trade breach
Vendor Blue Coat expresses its support for punishment of distributor's Middle East arm, reported to include $2.8m fine
E92plus gets Lumension's endpoint products to itself
Distributor renews its eight-year partnership but will be sole distributor following exit of Computerlinks last year
