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Column: Wanted: honest relationship. Ts&Cs need not apply
Recently, one of the big supermarkets complained that shoppers are cheating them. It turns out that people who scan their own shopping are becoming increasingly dishonest. My initial gut reaction to this is: good! But, when I've had some more time to... News | 04 May 2012
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Enterasys channel emerges from the shadows for BYOD battle
Following a restructuring of its channel that saw it part company with the bulk of its reseller base, network infrastructure specialist Enterasys is presenting a leaner silhouette to UK partners, and betting that a newly-launched IAM appliance will h... News | 04 May 2012
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Cloud purchase pays off for ShoreTel, but net profit still elusive
ShoreTel's1 February acquisition of cloud communications vendor M5 Networks looks to be paying off, the firm has revealed. Following the closure of the acquisition on 23 March, CEO Peter Blackmore revealed that ShoreTel's new cloud division made sale... News | 01 May 2012
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ACS guzzles Microsoft, Cisco partner Fabric Technologies
Software and services provider ACS has bought City of London-based Microsoft GoldPartnerand managed services provider Fabric Technologies Ltd for £4.6m. Fabric's Microsoft expertise is centred onDynamics CRM and NAV, Office and Sharepoint, and ... News | 01 May 2012
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Datapoint makes key managed services hire
Unified communications (UC) reseller and contact centre specialist Datapoint has recruited former Easynet professional services head Matt Taylor to "inject much-needed momentum into the development of [its] professional and managed services port... News | 30 Apr 2012
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Logitech courts unified comms channel partners
Logitech's new EMEA b2b director, John Howard, has spoken of the need for partners to make the most of the opportunity to add peripheral elements, such as webcams or headsets, to the unified comms (UC) sale, as the firm reflects on the recent launch ... News | 30 Apr 2012
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Public sector opportunities continue despite cuts
The public sector showed surprising signs of life in the last quarter as the need to cut budgets translated into spending on technology. Since the current government started its deficit reduction programme of cuts the public sector has been a place ... News | 30 Apr 2012
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SAS acquires Tidewell to bolster networking muscle
Managed network specialist SAS Group has moved to grow its routes to customers through the acquisition of voice and networking reseller Tidewell Solutions. The West Sussex based reseller is the first in a series of acquisitions that is expected to h... News | 27 Apr 2012
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Samsung dethrones Nokia as world's biggest mobile maker
Nokia has woken up to the news that for the first time since 1998, it is no longer the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world, after sales of Samsung's smartphone handsets surged ahead during the first quarter. The South Korean electronics co... News | 27 Apr 2012
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Westcon first to get Microsoft EMEA Lync-in-a-Box contract
Microsoft has handed Westcon Convergence pan-EMEA distribution rights to its Lync-in-a-Box catalogue, the first distributor in the region to be appointed. Westcon already works with several Lync ecosystem partners, including AudioCodes, Jabra, Plantr... News | 26 Apr 2012