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European enterprise software market faces 'strong headwind'
The enterprise software market in western Europe is sailing into a "strong headwind" in the second half of 2011, according to preliminary figures released today by Gartner. According to research director Fabrizio Biscotti, the pace of grow... News | 21 Jun 2011
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The right approach still delivering public sector orders
There is still money to be made in the public sector for the channel as long as they go in with the right approach recognising that the traditional sales pitches will no longer work. Under the current government the public sector has borne the brunt ... News | 20 Jun 2011
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Jaspersoft anticipates open source growth
Open source specialist Jaspersoft has outlined ambitions to grow its business in the UK hoping to surf the wave of interest from more firms looking for an alternative to existing software packages. The software vendor specialises in open source busi... News | 16 Jun 2011
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Trustmarque sets sights on growth
Trustmarque has revealed it has plans to expand both in its number of regional offices and possibly through acquisition after delivering a solid set of fiscal year numbers. The reseller has been undergoing a transformation over recent years as it dev... News | 15 Jun 2011
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Wick Hill and Expand Networks pair up for Oracle, SAP push
Security and convergence VAD Wick Hill is dipping its toes in the fast-frowing WAN optimisation and acceleration market following the signing of a newcontract with Expand Networks. Expand UK sales director Mathew Matthews said that the agreement woul... News | 15 Jun 2011
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Insight sets out cloud strategy
Insight UK is using its attendance at the Cloud Computing World Forum as an opportunity to outline its strategy in the hosted market. The channel player has established its own data centres and has developed a range of services offering hosted email,... News | 15 Jun 2011
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Cloud complexity a reseller opportunity
The complexity of making a transition from traditional infrastructure to cloud computing is going to be a fertile area for managed services providers. Customers are starting to make the move towards the cloud, with predictions from the likes of Gartn... News | 14 Jun 2011
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Microsoft backs Cloud Industry Forum
Microsoft UK has thrown in its lot with the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), the industry body that aims to talk up trust, security and transparency in cloud deployments. Microsoftis one of the larger players in the cloud market, with Gartner predicting i... News | 14 Jun 2011
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Business intelligence and cloud on midmarket agenda
Getting greater business intelligence is the key requirement for mid-market customers as they look to get greater insights into their operations to identify where trends are emerging that will support future growth. IBM has undertaken its largest fac... News | 10 Jun 2011
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Tech M&A deals grow in volume and value
The health of the technology sector continues to improve with mergers and acquisition activity on the rise thanks to some major deals including Microsoft picking up Skype last month. The latest survey of M&A activity from Regent tracked 265 acqu... News | 10 Jun 2011