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Oracle partner deadline looms
Oracle has maintained a vow of silence despite (or because of) the recent changes to its channel and appears unlikely to break this for at least the next six weeks. A deadline of 15 October looms for Sun Microsystems resellers to migrate from the Su... Opinion
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Banking on some positive seasonality
With September almost here it's time to put the trunks away in a drawer, deflate the lilo and put the sunglasses back in the case. If the British weather isn't enough of a reminder summer is over and there's some serious work to be done. The next few... Opinion
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Not feeling guilty about a Monday lie-in
At the end of a phone call about some embargoed news that comes out on Monday I had to mention that its a Bank Holiday. There was a pause as those on the line, both calling in from different exotic places overseas, struggled to understand just why th... Opinion
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Bell and Avnet's BBQ bonanza
Bell Microproducts UK boss John Toal has committed to naming his management structure and key personnel by the end of this month, earlier than the deadline for EMEA set by the regional bigwag Graeme Watt. Management at the Surrey-based distributor w... Opinion
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Oracle to cut Interface Solutions from channel say sources
The rumour mill has been going into overdrive that current Oracle Sun distributor Interface and several other newcomers that were vying for the contract have not made the grade. As revealed last month, Oracle had put out of request for information f... Opinion
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Kelway boss Doye on the run
Kelway chief executive Phil Doye is participating in the London Triathlon this Sunday on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer but has left it a bit late in the day to raise money, a point he acknowledges. "This late request is down to the fact ... Opinion
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Recycling sector mourns passing of WEEE Advisory Board
The benefits of the WEEE Advisory Board (WAB) in helping government make sense of the European directive far outweighed the £20,000 it cost the taxpayer to fund the group every year, according to sources familiar with the situation. The WAB wa... Opinion
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SEC airs Dell and Intel's dirty laundry
For years the industry questioned how the unstoppable Texan juggernaut Dell was a dead cert to meet quarterly expectations on Wall Street, and now we have the answer - with a little help from its friend Intel. The investigation into the relationship... Opinion
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An open approach to a distribution review
It might have taken seven months but there has been an openness during the McAfee distribution review that has been refreshing. In several briefings the UK and Ireland channel director Jill Henry talked about the aims of the review and then explaine... Opinion
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When is a threshold not worth having?
When you hear things about Symantec reducing its threshold on its SME specialisation from $100,000 to just $10,000 it makes you wonder why you bother having a threshold at all. Clearly the bar was set too high but if it is too low then it makes it a... Opinion