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Strong performance at Logicalis boosts Datatec
A decent performance by Logicalis helped Datatec increase revenues although weak conditions hit Westcon in the second half of the Group's fiscal yearNews | 15 May 2013
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Dell launches online solutions calculator, adds discount fund
Dell will make $5m worth of discounts available to partners to mark latest programme launchNews | 13 May 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 10 May 2013
Our regular look back at the most important ICT channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 13 May 2013
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Redstation datacentres to deploy Virgin 100Gbps network
Datacentre specialist claims UK first following new agreement with Virgin Media BusinessNews | 09 May 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 29 Apr 2013
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Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
A drop in voice revenues as a result of European regulatory rate cuts hurt Colt in the first three months of this yearNews | 26 Apr 2013
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Computerlinks fined over Syria sanctions busting
Distie's Dubai subsidiary allegedly shipped internet monitoring kit to Syrian state telco in defiance of US government trade embargoNews | 25 Apr 2013
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O2 Wholesale plans deeper channel engagement after BSkyB consumer buy
B2B broadband provider is seeking tighter engagement with its channel following the sale of its consumer cousin to the Murdoch empire in MarchNews | 18 Apr 2013
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ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Comms VAD hopes its restructuring plan will act as a trigger for future growth around its key vendorsNews | 12 Apr 2013
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Wi-fi growth should spark upgrade opportunities
Wick Hill's chairman Ian Kilpatrick has warned that the improvements in wireless networks will drive some customers to upgrade and could leave some resellers behindNews | 04 Apr 2013
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Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
A drop in voice revenues as a result of European regulatory rate cuts hurt Colt in the first three months of this yearNews | 26 Apr 2013
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Belkin stresses Linksys commitment as it completes acquisition
Belkin says it will continue to maintain distinct brands after closing the purchase of Linksys from CiscoNews | 18 Mar 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 15 February 2013
Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven daysNews | 18 Feb 2013
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Cisco soups up midmarket collaboration channel
Cisco has unveiled a number of channel initiatives to support the launch of its new midmarket collaboration solution, Cisco Business Edition 6000News | 12 Feb 2013
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Liberty Global snaps up Virgin Media
US cable giant Liberty Global has acquired Virgin Media as it looks to increase its market share across EuropeNews | 06 Feb 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 1 February 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest channel news stories from the past seven daysNews | 04 Feb 2013
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Cisco consumer business hits the buffers
Just shy of 10 years after it bought consumer and SOHO networker Linksys, Cisco has pulled down the shutters on its consumer lines with the sale of its Home Networking Business to BelkinNews | 25 Jan 2013
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Virgin Media Biz to add 10 new channel heads by Xmas
Virgin Media Business (VMB) has said it will grow its channel team by about 25% by the end of the year as it seeks to capitalise on healthy year-on-year growth within its reseller-focused businessNews | 21 Nov 2012
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Comstor to offer Cisco, NetApp ExpressPod to SME market
Westcon Group’s Cisco specialist unit, Comstor, has added Cisco and NetApp’s latest cloud platform, ExpressPod, to its channel line-up to help partners break into the SME cloud marketNews | 20 Nov 2012
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Colt tempts MSPs with managed contact centre offer
Networking and cloud services provider Colt has launched a new midmarket hosted contact centre offering for resellers targeting the 50 to 250 seat market in the UK and IrelandNews | 02 Oct 2012
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 25 January 2013
Our regular look back at the most popular channel news stories from the past seven daysNews | 28 Jan 2013
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Download: Virtualisation, Windows 8 – The questions you should be asking
Tips on making the right moves around Windows 8 and virtualisation opportunities.Magazine
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Download: Money making opportunities in virtualisation
Tips for getting ahead in the virtualisation stakesMagazine
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Riverbed pins support badge on DiData
South Africa-based integrator Dimension Data has been handed Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) statusNews | 22 Jan 2013
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Cisco buys into virtualisation outfit Parallels
Desktop virtualisation software specialist Parallels has sold a 1% stake in itself to Cisco with the intent of supporting joint go-to-market activities and boosting take-up of its products in mainstream Cisco environmentsNews | 18 Jan 2013
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Brocade names Lloyd Carney as CEO
Brocade has announced Lloyd Carney as its new chief executive officer (CEO), taking over with immediate effectNews | 15 Jan 2013
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Download CW Europe: December
This month, CW Europe (formerly IT in Europe) looks at how to do virtualisation right. We explain chow to strike the balance between security and efficiency.Magazine
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Comstor to offer Cisco, NetApp ExpressPod to SME market
Westcon Group’s Cisco specialist unit, Comstor, has added Cisco and NetApp’s latest cloud platform, ExpressPod, to its channel line-up to help partners break into the SME cloud marketNews | 20 Nov 2012
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Avnet adds Riverbed support to WAN services line-up
Avnet Technology Solutions has picked up Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) status, meaning it can now offer round-the-clock support to Riverbed WAN optimisation resellers in the UKNews | 13 Nov 2012
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Langkjaer new Brocade EMEA channel chief
Brocade has named its DACH OEM boss Thomas Langkjaer as its new EMEA channel sales directorNews | 13 Nov 2012
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A scary vision of the future at IBM Connect?
Nick Booth looks back at a packed agenda at IBM Connect 2013, and looks ahead to a scary vision of the futureOpinion
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Zycko adds Riverbed Cascade to list of support options
Addition of Cascade allows distie to deliver wider range of support to Riverbed partnersNews | 03 May 2013
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Intrinsic, Logicalis bag spots on Welsh public sector framework
Award will help public sector buyers in Wales bypass complex procurement proceduresNews | 30 Apr 2013
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Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
A drop in voice revenues as a result of European regulatory rate cuts hurt Colt in the first three months of this yearNews | 26 Apr 2013
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Computerlinks fined over Syria sanctions busting
Distie's Dubai subsidiary allegedly shipped internet monitoring kit to Syrian state telco in defiance of US government trade embargoNews | 25 Apr 2013
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Alvea gets Cloud Industry Forum certification nod
Badge will increase partner and customer confidence in Alvea cloud platform, firm saysNews | 23 Apr 2013
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O2 Wholesale plans deeper channel engagement after BSkyB consumer buy
B2B broadband provider is seeking tighter engagement with its channel following the sale of its consumer cousin to the Murdoch empire in MarchNews | 18 Apr 2013
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Reseller e-book is latest Entanet wheeze
Data comms and voice wholesaler Entanet hits on a novel idea to educate its partnersNews | 16 Apr 2013
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ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Comms VAD hopes its restructuring plan will act as a trigger for future growth around its key vendorsNews | 12 Apr 2013
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Daisy returns to acquisitive ways with new bank agreement
Daisy Group will look to acquire to bulk up its business this year after arranging a multi-million pound facility with six major banksNews | 28 Mar 2013
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Emulex kicks off channel summer promotions
Emulex has kicked off summer promotions for its resellers in UK and across Europe as it looks to drive sales of its 10GB ethernet and 8GB fibre productsNews | 16 Aug 2012
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 20 July 2012
The top stories from MicroScope's for the week ending 20 July 2012News | 23 Jul 2012
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Cloud Distribution to expand Vyatta UK presence
Cloud Distribution has announced a new partnership with Vyatta, vendor of software-based networking for virtual and cloud environments.News | 09 May 2012
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Ipanema targets VAR market with new partner programme
WAN governance and app-centric VPN services specialist Ipanema Technologies is branching out from its traditional routes-to-market and launching a partner programme to address a "green field" market among system integrators and VARs. Up to now, Ipanema has chosen to address the market largNews | 11 Aug 2011
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Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
A drop in voice revenues as a result of European regulatory rate cuts hurt Colt in the first three months of this yearNews | 26 Apr 2013
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ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Comms VAD hopes its restructuring plan will act as a trigger for future growth around its key vendorsNews | 12 Apr 2013
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BIS buy fills Six Degrees colocation gap
Six Degrees says that after 18 months of acquisitions, its latest buy finally transforms it into a major league data services playerNews | 02 Apr 2013
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O-bit staff reunite at VoIP firm Coms
O-bit sales director Tim Loveday is to reunite with his former boss Dave Breith at Polycom partner Coms, taking up the role of indirect channel sales directorNews | 01 Mar 2013
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Westcon secures MS Lync gold badge
Westcon has been handed Microsoft’s Partner Network Gold Communications competency as a mark of proficiency around its Lync UC portfolio, becoming the first distie worldwide to achieve the designationNews | 19 Feb 2013
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SEC ups ante against rivals with Nimans promo
Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEC) and comms distie Nimans have launched a double sales incentive plan to promote sales of its OpenScape lines and displace rival installationsNews | 19 Feb 2013
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Alcatel-Lucent boss falls on sword
Alcatel-Lucent boss Ben Verwaayen has announced that he will not be staying on at the firm after May as the telco reported losses for its fourth quarterNews | 07 Feb 2013
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VoIP enters a mix of trends that will strain business broadband in 2013
Dan Cunliffe, head of partners and strategy at O2 Wholesale, says bandwidth demands created by VoIP are going to loom large this yearOpinion
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Migration from Windows XP could be dominating issue in the year ahead
Amro Gebreel looks ahead at some of the issues that could loom large for the channel during the year aheadReport
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Gamma offers UC VARs upfront commission
Business comms and networking provider Gamma Business Communications has started the new year by changing the way in which it rewards reseller partnersNews | 18 Jan 2013
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Avaya simplifies pricing with One Source
Avaya has taken steps to speed up pricing and quotes that resellers can offer customers with its One Source initiativeNews | 13 May 2013
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Five Minute Interview: Steve Boakes, Aspect Software
We chat to Steve Boakes, Northern Europe channels and partners manager at unified communications specialist Aspect SoftwareFeature
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Profiting from TEM
Telecom Expense Management has sometimes been seen by the channel as an overly complex area and one to be avoided but it need not be says Ben Mendoza, CEO of MDSLOpinion
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 29 Apr 2013
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Cisco pins UCC badge on Ingram Micro
Distie says CCA badge will help it drive more sales through its UK Advanced Solutions DivisionNews | 19 Apr 2013
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ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Comms VAD hopes its restructuring plan will act as a trigger for future growth around its key vendorsNews | 12 Apr 2013
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Getting ready for a future of loving IT
Something's never seem to change but even in video conferencing and databases Nick Booth finds the world is not once as it wasOpinion
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Ingram bulks UC portfolio with Sangoma
Ingram Micro has expanded its unified communications vendor portfolio signing up infrastructure specialist SangomaNews | 04 Apr 2013
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BIS buy fills Six Degrees colocation gap
Six Degrees says that after 18 months of acquisitions, its latest buy finally transforms it into a major league data services playerNews | 02 Apr 2013
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Comstor adds managed video financing options
Westcon-owned distie is intent on helping the channel grab a larger slice of the multi-billion pound video marketNews | 26 Mar 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 15 March 2013
Our regular look back at the most important IT channel news stories from the past seven days as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 18 Mar 2013
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Exinda highlights mobility, app management role for WAN optimisation VARs
Exinda's EMEA vice president Karl Barton has been speaking about his plans to grow his channel and push resellers into enterprise mobility opportunitiesNews | 13 Mar 2013
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Time to back mobile workplace vendors
Ovum has predicted changes are coming in the workplace and its time for the channel to get behind those vendors driving the changesNews | 13 Mar 2013
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Cloud Distribution sinks claws into Talon
Cloud Distribution has signed an exclusive UK distie partnership with next-gen storage and application delivery software firm TalonNews | 29 Jan 2013
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Migration from Windows XP could be dominating issue in the year ahead
Amro Gebreel looks ahead at some of the issues that could loom large for the channel during the year aheadReport
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Riverbed pins support badge on DiData
South Africa-based integrator Dimension Data has been handed Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP) statusNews | 22 Jan 2013
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No near-term change for acquired Crossbeam VARs, says Blue Coat
In the wake of its acquisition of Crossbeam, Blue Coat has moved swiftly to reassure its channel partners that they will be able to continue to trade as normal until the end of its financial yearNews | 18 Dec 2012
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HP launches managed network channel programme
HP has added a new partner programme to its line-up, targeting a select few comms services providers looking to offer pay-as-you-go managed networks for their end-user customersNews | 12 Dec 2012
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Zycko offers Riverbed demo lab
Zycko has cut the ribbon on a new Riverbed test and demo laboratory at its Gloucestershire base, which it claims is the first of its kind in EMEANews | 15 Nov 2012
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Cisco CEO: Europe not yet at rock bottom
Cisco CEO John Chambers has told analysts that the European market has a way to go before it begins to turn around, after regional revenues in the first quarter of Cisco’s fiscal 2013 declined by 10%News | 14 Nov 2012
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 1 February 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest channel news stories from the past seven daysNews | 04 Feb 2013
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Brocade names Lloyd Carney as CEO
Brocade has announced Lloyd Carney as its new chief executive officer (CEO), taking over with immediate effectNews | 15 Jan 2013
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Meru channel programme refresh promises clarity, support
Wireless networking specialist Meru has made over its partner programme, ditching tiers that, by its own admission provided “no differentiation” for partners and promising more supportNews | 28 Nov 2012
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Cisco CEO: Europe not yet at rock bottom
Cisco CEO John Chambers has told analysts that the European market has a way to go before it begins to turn around, after regional revenues in the first quarter of Cisco’s fiscal 2013 declined by 10%News | 14 Nov 2012
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Reading base first phase of Huawei UK investment
Huawei may be facing renewed attacks on several fronts over its links to the Chinese state but its investment in the UK market is continuing apace, with the announcement of a major new head office development in the Thames ValleyNews | 10 Oct 2012
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Cloud Distribution sets the Ball rolling
Value added distie Cloud Distribution has named network veteran James Ball as its technical manager as it seeks to capitalise on its recent growth and move up “to the next level”News | 02 Oct 2012
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Lanway star signing for Burnley FC
Managed services and comms provider Lanway has renewed its support for its local team, Championship side Burnley FC with a new outsourcing deal expected to shave 25% from the club’s costsNews | 27 Sep 2012
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Huawei set to pump £1.2bn into UK economy
Ren Zhengfei, the CEO of expansive Chinese networking kit builder Huawei, is set to announce the creation of 700 new jobs in the UKNews | 11 Sep 2012
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Education specialist joins Lanway
IT solutions and comms specialist Lanway have appointed Julie Anderson as account manager extending their education expertise.News | 30 Aug 2012
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Quartermaine new UK boss for Juniper
Juniper Networks has named Mark Quartermaine as its new area vice president of the UK and Ireland, with a brief to get his teeth into its service provider and enterprise business.News | 28 Aug 2012
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LDD Group buys into education market
Acquisition of primary school computing specialist Compubyte latest step in LDD’s expansion plansNews | 07 May 2013
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Wi-fi growth should spark upgrade opportunities
Wick Hill's chairman Ian Kilpatrick has warned that the improvements in wireless networks will drive some customers to upgrade and could leave some resellers behindNews | 04 Apr 2013
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Xirrus launches first dedicated Wi-Fi partner programme
Xirrus has packed a new partner programme with reseller tools as it targets more business for its Wi-Fi solutionsNews | 02 Apr 2013
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Belkin stresses Linksys commitment as it completes acquisition
Belkin says it will continue to maintain distinct brands after closing the purchase of Linksys from CiscoNews | 18 Mar 2013
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Enterprises struggling with rising mobile data costs
As BYOD takes off in more firms those looking after the bills are expecting that data roaming charges will increase over the course of this yearNews | 08 Feb 2013
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Alcatel-Lucent boss falls on sword
Alcatel-Lucent boss Ben Verwaayen has announced that he will not be staying on at the firm after May as the telco reported losses for its fourth quarterNews | 07 Feb 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 1 February 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest channel news stories from the past seven daysNews | 04 Feb 2013
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Schools leading the way on wireless
The education sector is leading the way in the adoption of wireless technologies as schools prepare for a more flexible learning environmentNews | 01 Feb 2013
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Cisco consumer business hits the buffers
Just shy of 10 years after it bought consumer and SOHO networker Linksys, Cisco has pulled down the shutters on its consumer lines with the sale of its Home Networking Business to BelkinNews | 25 Jan 2013
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iPass calculator adds up 3G costs
With the costs of using smart phones connected to 3G a challenge for corporates wi-fi specialist iPass has devised a calculator to help resellers show users where they can save moneyNews | 10 Jan 2013
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Profiting from TEM
Telecom Expense Management has sometimes been seen by the channel as an overly complex area and one to be avoided but it need not be says Ben Mendoza, CEO of MDSLOpinion
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Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
A drop in voice revenues as a result of European regulatory rate cuts hurt Colt in the first three months of this yearNews | 26 Apr 2013
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Daisy partners to get 4G training in new scheme
With EE’s 4G offering continuing to spread across the UK, Daisy Distribution is planning a series of channel training daysNews | 24 Apr 2013
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ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Comms VAD hopes its restructuring plan will act as a trigger for future growth around its key vendorsNews | 12 Apr 2013
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Daisy Distribution launches O2 partner promo
Distie says its cashback promotion will encourage resellers to go after rival telcos’ market shareNews | 10 Apr 2013
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Getting ready for a future of loving IT
Something's never seem to change but even in video conferencing and databases Nick Booth finds the world is not once as it wasOpinion
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BIS buy fills Six Degrees colocation gap
Six Degrees says that after 18 months of acquisitions, its latest buy finally transforms it into a major league data services playerNews | 02 Apr 2013
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Daisy returns to acquisitive ways with new bank agreement
Daisy Group will look to acquire to bulk up its business this year after arranging a multi-million pound facility with six major banksNews | 28 Mar 2013
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Hey, keep the noise down!
Nick Booth wants to make your working environment an altogether more pleasant oneOpinion
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Siemens launch kicks off SME UC migration
Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEC) has pointed to new opportunities for SME network resellers with the launch of a new unified comms platformNews | 11 Mar 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 10 May 2013
Our regular look back at the most important ICT channel stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 13 May 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 3 May 2013
Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as chosen by MicroScope readersNews | 07 May 2013
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Profiting from TEM
Telecom Expense Management has sometimes been seen by the channel as an overly complex area and one to be avoided but it need not be says Ben Mendoza, CEO of MDSLOpinion
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BYOD edges towards ubiquity but channel opportunity remains
CIOs will begin to drive the BYOD trend in the next four years, with many expecting to stop supplying devices to their end users, says GartnerNews | 01 May 2013
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IBM is the accidental solution provider
The combination of small handsets and big data could help liberate us from the curse of handling too much information, is the message coming from IBM Impact 2013. Nick Booth is on the case...Opinion
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013
Our regular look back at the biggest IT channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 29 Apr 2013
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Daisy partners to get 4G training in new scheme
With EE’s 4G offering continuing to spread across the UK, Daisy Distribution is planning a series of channel training daysNews | 24 Apr 2013
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Cloud Distribution to sell Enterasys security kit
Expansive Cloud Distribution has added Enterasys mobile IAM, NAC and SIEM solutions to its catalogueNews | 23 Apr 2013
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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 12 April 2013
Our regular look back at the most important channel news stories from the past seven days, as selected by MicroScope readersNews | 15 Apr 2013
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Microsoft and Fujitsu squeeze a little tighter
Microsoft and Fujitsu UK & Ireland have joined forces to drive Microsoft’s raft of new products into UK businessesNews | 09 Apr 2013
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