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Micro-P tipped for Cisco SMB move
Word on the street is that Cisco is about to expand its distribution channel with sources expecting Micro P to take on the SME and consumer product range. The distributor ran a training weekend that started on 23 October with a number of vendors pres... Opinion
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Ingram Micro prepares for cloud assault
Ingram Micro has started to make preparations for a push into cloud computing with a number of senior appointments on both sides of the Atlantic. Last month, the broadliner appointed Renee Bergeron as VP managed services and cloud computing to head ... Opinion
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Trying to see the point of i
Just a quicke comment on the launch by the Independent of i the week day newspaper that costs 20p and is aimed at those that haven't got time to read a larger newspaper. Having got the first copy yesterday and flicked through the pages, what strikes ... Opinion
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Have you heard the word about Hurd's latest bird?
The story of the summer refuses to die as further allegations about Mark Hurd's sex life emerged yesterday, following reports that he had a romantic dalliance with a married vice president of sales at Sun Microsystems. Traditionally, the IT industry ... Opinion
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Printerland boss set to run London Marathon
Printerland boss James Kight has enlisted the help of Sale Sharks and England rugby Star Andrew Sheridan as a personal trainer to help get him in better shape for next year's London Marathon. The boss of the Cheshire-based reseller will be running i... Opinion
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Credit posterboy Pacey set to leave Avnet
The word on the street is that Bell Microproducts long standing credit guru Eddie Pacey is set to exit the business. During 18 years at Ideal Hardware/ Bell Micro, Pacey raised the awareness and importance of credit in the channel like no-one else. ... Opinion
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Stick to knickers and cheese rolls Sir Phil, leave IT to resellers
The rather silly comments made by Sir Philip Green yesterday that government should be buying IT kit direct from multi-national vendors really demonstrates why he should stick to selling cut priced clothes and food. For a start, it is questionable wh... Opinion
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The influence of the review shows in the share price
As someone who has written reviews, for the Tech Trader section of MicroScope, in the past I will tread more carefully in the future about giving the thumbs up or down. If ever there was an example of the pen being mightier than the sword then the i... Opinion
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Interest rate time bomb ticking for the channel
The level of insolvencies are finally edging up, if a near 30% rise in fatalities can be described in such modest terms, and the superficial bubble the channel has inhabited in the last eighteen months could soon be about to burst. The well documente... Opinion
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The Fry effect
Whoever it was at Microsoft who popped a Windows 7 mobile in a jiffy bag and sent it to Stephen Fry deserves a promotion. It was a risky strategy because, let's be honest, Fry is seen as Mr Apple, but it paid off handsomely at the launch as the natio... Opinion