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Computer 2000 sets out public sector ambitions
Computer 2000 has outlined its ambitions to become a major player in the public sector just weeks after it brought in Cathi Low to run its operations in that market. Speaking at the distributor's vendor partner summit Peter Hubbard, UK and Ireland ma... News | 22 Mar 2012
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HP PC business to merge with printing unit
Hewlett-Packard has revealed it will merge its Personal Systems Group (PSG) and Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) into a new Printing and Personal Systems Group, confirming rumours that began to circulate around the industry yesterday. Having failed i... News | 21 Mar 2012
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Mid-market days could be numbered
The current focus on the mid market by vendors and resellers alike could change fundamentally as that sector of the market fragments over the next few years. According to research carried out for Ricoh Europe by the Economist Intelligence Unit those... News | 20 Mar 2012
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Trams extends Apple reach with Cancom acquisition
Trams has positioned itself as one of the leading Apple business resellers in the UK with the acquisition of Cancom Ltd. The London-based reseller has picked up Cancom from Cancom AG as part of ongoing plans to grow its market position through acqui... News | 19 Mar 2012
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 16 March 2012
Government caps contracts to aid SME suppliers The government has taken further steps to ensure that it becomes easier for small firms to sell into the public sector. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister responsible for driving through changes ... News | 16 Mar 2012
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Tablet users shunning poor websites
Despite the growth in the popularity of tablets users are expressing frustration with performance undermining the potential revenue the channel could earn selling online to customers using the technology. The majority of the problems arise because o... News | 14 Mar 2012
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HP bids to make partners vanguard of economic recovery
Hewlett-Packard UK boss Nick Wilson has issued a battle cry to channel partner, sayingthat the sheer clout of the vendor's partner organisation in the UK market could make it a critical element of the economic recovery. "The top countries by GDP... News | 14 Mar 2012
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 9 March 2012
Employee number one at Compaq UK, Joe McNally, dies Joe McNally, the first employee at Compaq UK and its managing director for many years, died this week after losing a battle against cancer. He started Compaq's UK operation with just $40,000 in 1984... News | 09 Mar 2012
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Changing consumer priorities to shape PC market through 2013
The next two years will bring fundamental changes to the underlying dynamics of the PC industry as buyers look to get more out of their purchases, according to Gartner. The analyst firm today released statistics suggesting that worldwide PC shipments... News | 08 Mar 2012
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Educational resellers urged to look beyond IWBs and projectors
Education specialist Turning Technologies has started a channel recruitment drive to encourage those selling whiteboards and projectors to extend the portfolio of products they offer schools and colleges. The firm, which has set up in the UK recentl... News | 08 Mar 2012