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• 19 Jun 2013 Tech firm ditches Rackspace hosting service for ‘lack of support’

  Cloud sales service company Price & Quote has ditched IT hosting provider Rackspace due to “lack of support and unresponsiveness”

• McAfee worried that SME security training lacks impact

  McAfee is worried that SMEs that have trained staff around security matters are still not seeing an improvement in attitudes towards threats

• Icahn makes another attempt to derail Dell private plans

  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has made a third attempt to block Michael Dell's plans to take over the firm he founded

• HotLink helps VARs address hypervisor management

  Latest Silicon Valley start-up touts award-winning multi-hypervisor and hybrid cloud management product as it sets up shop in Europe

• HP looks to former Acer, Lenovo boss to run PPS

  Dion Weisler to run Printing and Personal Systems (PPS) after Todd Bradley gets posted to China

• Adobe mulls over licensing changes

  Adobe's CEO has indicated that it is listening to customers concerns about license payment options and might make changes

• 18 Jun 2013 Veeam extends backup to cloud programme

  Veeam has made enhancements to its cloud provider programme including its backup suite as part of the offering

• SME confidence linked to positive IT use

  The latest Symantec global SME confidence survey has found those using IT for growth are best placed

• Operating losses widen at Daisy in otherwise strong year

  Daisy Group sees operating losses widen but bosses are confident the business will stay the course

• Annodata hires Azzurri, Intrinsic talent in sales push

  Former Azzurri and Intrinsic bosses to help shepherd comms business to £100m revenue target

• 17 Jun 2013 Windows 8.1 not a magic bullet for PC sales

  Context analysts say those anticipating a boost to PC sales from Windows 8.1 may be waiting in vain

• UKFast hiring M&A team to support acquisition plans

  Cloud specialist UKFast is hiring finance specialists to staff an M&A team as it looks to make acquisitions

• SME confidence on the rise

  The Federation of Small Businesses has revealed that small business confidence is on the rise

• Ramsac reveals security gap around BYOD

  Although many firms are allowing staff to bring their own devices into work not many are putting the security in place to protect the corporate network

• MicroScope's top stories, week ending 14 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories of the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• Binding gets Southern region role at Avnet

  Former Magirus executive Andrew Binding has been given a senior role covering Southern Europe at Avnet Technology Services

• 14 Jun 2013 Microsoft extends Office 365 to iPhone users

  Microsoft has extended compatability for its Office 365 to the iPhone providing the Apple phone users with the chance to view and edit documents

• Gartner predicts expansion in office cloud app usage

  Gartner is forecasting a growth in the number of customers that are using cloud-based office systems over the next couple of years

• Entatech nabs five from Northamber to run Surrey base

  Telford-based distie populates new Leatherhead office with ex-Northamber staffers as it bids to ramp up its nationwide scale

• CBI backs Technology Strategy Board

  The CBI has given its backing to the Technology Strategy Board warning the government against cutting funding for innovation

• 13 Jun 2013 m-hance grad recruitment scheme hugely oversubscribed

  Reflecting the tough jobs market for young people, software developer m-hance reveals it has seen massive levels of interest in its 2013 graduate recruitment scheme

• Resellers urged to cultivate contacts beyond CIO

  The CIO might hold the purse strings in most companies but resellers should be widening their contacts to make sure they don't miss out on other opportunities

• MicroScope ACEs 2013: The winners

  We reveal the full list of winners in the 2013 MicroScope ACEs

• Integralis ex Jones to run Blighty for Exclusive after reshuffle

  Exclusive Networks makes new UK appointments after country boss Neil Ledger heads upstairs

• Google channel welcomes HP endorsement

  HP's decision to engage with Google and sign on to resell its business apps through the channel has been welcomed by existing Google partners

• Accumuli splashes out £2.6m for Signify Solutions

  Accumuli has made a move to add two factor authentication to its portfolio with the acquisition of Signify Solutions

• 12 Jun 2013 Software whistle-blower costs Scottish firm £48,500

  The Federation Against Software Theft has revealed that a whistle-blower has cost their former employer thousands to pay for the correct software licenses

• Nimans turns to YouTube for reseller development

  VAD launches dedicated video channel to bring partners news about trends and product developments

• Data knowledge key to making cloud moves

  Resellers have to help customers understand their own internal data flows before taking them into a cloud environment

• Box targets G-Cloud growth with Softcat

  Duo claim Box’s collaboration solutions will fill an important strategic gap for many public sector customers

• AVG acquires Level Platforms

  AVG has boosted the management and monitoring options it can deliver through CloudCare as a result of a Level Platforms acquisition

• 11 Jun 2013 Former CEO of Compusys Kazerounian takes up Centerprise role

  The former CEO of Compusys Sam Kazerounian has been appointed managing director by Centerprise International

• Dell launches imaging, printing programme

  Dell has added a new printing partner programme to the growing PartnerDirect ecosystem

• Databarracks calls for more controls to prevent data breaches

  Databarracks has called for more controls to prevent users from moving large volumes of sensitive data to laptops to avoid more breaches

• Cisco revs lead generation prog to drive $1B in deals to partners

  Cisco plans to drive $1 billion in midmarket lead value to partners in fiscal 2014. Find out how the company is generating the additional leads.

• C2000 accounting probe holds up Tech Data quarterlies

  The impact of Tech Data’s investigation into its UK accounts means it will fail to file its first quarter financial results on time

• Apple breathes life into iPhone with major OS update

  Apple has taken the wraps off iOS 7 as it looks to try and regain its crown in the smartphone market

• 10 Jun 2013 Westcon gets new digs, forges ahead with Lync channel plans

  Convergence distributor invests in new offices and channel training facility with an eye on broadening its UC solutions set

• Trustmarque in £43m MBO

  Midmarket buyout specialists Dunedin steer Trustmarque to next stage in its managed services evolution

• MicroScope's top stories, week ending 7 June 2013

  Our regular look back at the biggest channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readers

• Channel needs to keep eye on data centre costs

  Building data centres and packing them full of customers might not be the ideal long term strategy according to Romonet

• ACEs winners revealed

  The winners of the MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence have been announced in the latest MicroScope ezine

• 07 Jun 2013 Toughshield makes new appointments

  Smartphone device provider Toughshield has appointmented two key senior managers in new roles

• Security newbie ThreatTrack signs OEM, hires channel chief

  GFI security spin-off ThreatTrack makes its first moves on the security software channel

• Mobile workforce report highlights channel opportunity

  iPass has published its 14th quarterly Mobile Workforce Report showing that mobile workers are using connectivity to be more productive over longer hours

• Entatech adds DGM tablets to line card

  Distie says DGM’s range of Android tablets offer the channel competitive products at a more attractive price point

• BI spend slows in 2012, says Gartner

  Tough conditions and confusion around new technology terms has led to slower growth in the Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management worldwide software market

• 06 Jun 2013 Swivel sets out channel growth ambitions

  Authentication specialist Swivel Secure has set out ambitions to grow its global channel network as it looks to exploit growth in the cloud

• SAP: hybris acquisition reflects changing nature of CRM world

  Acquisition propels SAP into heady world of cloud e-commerce but analysts and rivals urge caution

• PartnerPulse community aims to socialise Microsoft partners

  Independent community for Microsoft partners to use social networking features to drive more business into the channel’s arms

• Lacoon last piece of Cloud Distribution mobility stack

  Expansive VAD to offer zero-day malware protection for mobile devices as part of its Enterprise Mobility stack

• Cloud standards debate should focus on the operational

  The debate about the need to be stricter with technical cloud standards is seen as missing the chance to concentrate on the operational side of the equation

• 05 Jun 2013 jetNEXUS launches VAR programme, hunts Microsoft business

  Home-grown load balancing and app acceleration specialist dips its toes in channel waters for the first time, touting a margin-rich programme

• Virtual backup market heading for SME churn

  Research from Veeam has revealed that many customers will change their choice of virtual backup tools next year

• Symantec finds human error still behind most data breaches

  Human error still causes the most data breaches leading to calls from Symantec for more customer education

• Microsoft looks for greater OEM hardware support

  Microsoft has used Computex as a venue to talk up its OEM hardware partnerships with the arrival of Windows 8.1 getting ever closer

• MicroScope ACEs 2013. Winners to be revealed on 10 June

  After a long and rigorous judging process we are now just days away from revealing the winners of the 2013 MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence

• IBM's SoftLayer buy should increase reseller cloud options

  IBM's move to buy cloud infrastructure specialist SoftLayer should provide resellers with more options to pitch to SME customers

• Brocade to double-down on Ethernet fabric, SDN channels

  Brocade promises to boost its technical enablement activities in the coming months to help its resellers stand out from the networking crowd

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