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Decline in server sales and European weakness hurt IBM
A weak performance in Europe and from its systems and technology hardware operations took the gloss off the first quarter for IBM. Although Big Blue was able to deliver a set of top line numbers for the three months that ended XXX which all pointed ... News
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New role for Jones as Brother reshuffles UK management
Brother sales and marketing director Phil Jones is to step into the role of UK country head and deputy managing director as the firm repositions its UK management for a renewed push for new market share. The firm is planning to get closer to solution... News
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The BYOD count is rising; if only we worked like the Mafia
Morality aside, there's much we can learn from criminal organizations. Granted, their products aren't everyone's cup of tea, but it has to be said they do run a very tight ship. News
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C2000 consumer division adopts Triade name
Computer 2000 has announced it will adopt the TDTriade name for its consumer electronics division in the UK and Ireland, writes Linda Endersby. The move brings the firm in-line with parent Tech Data's European ops, which are renaming their consumer e... News
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EMEA PC sales shine in Q1, reports Gartner
Strengtheningsales into the professional market boosted overall growth in the EMEA PC sector during the first quarter of 2012, according to Gartner's preliminary figures. Total shipments into the region of 28.2 million units were up 6.7% on the same ... News
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Sony swings axe on 10,000 and sets out on business review
Sony is to swing the axe on 6% of its global workforce putting 10,000 people out of work as it tries to claw its way back in the market. The firm has been struggling in the face of intense competition and difficult economic conditions and the new CE... News
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Commodore 64 visionary Jack Tramiel dies aged 83
Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore International and the man behind many of the iconic PC brands of the 1980s has died aged 83. Born Jacek Trzmielin Poland in 1928, Tramiel's family was confined to the Jewish ghetto in Lodz in 1939, and was subse... News
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Apple iPad rivals pin tablet hopes on Windows 8 launch
Vendors hoping to challenge Apple's seemingly unbeatable iPad with their own tablet offerings appear to be hedging their bets andholding off until the launch of Windows 8 later this year, according to Gartner. Carolina Milanesi, Gartner research vice... News
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Dingley gets UK MD role at Konica Minolta
Konica Mintola has shuffled its management pack with the UK managing director of the last five years returning to Japan. The decision by Yuki Kobayashi to head back to the HQ in Japan gives an opportunity for the operations director and company secr... News
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 6 April 2012
Resellers top the growth charts The channel has flown the flag strongly in a list of the fastest growing mid-sized companies indicating that it's far from all gloom and doom in the reseller world. The latest list of the 100 fastest growing mid-sized ... News