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Windows 7 is good for business
Overcoming application compatibility issues with Windows 7 will create opportunities for the channel, says John Tate The opportunities for Windows 7 are being widely discussed in the IT channel. After the low take-up rate of Vista, many organisation... News | 15 Feb 2010
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Five minute interview: Gary Newbold, Extreme Networks
MicroScope puts its questions to Gary Newbold, regional director for the UK and Ireland at Extreme Networks What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? "Never ever give up", by my first sales manager. What is the bes... News | 12 Feb 2010
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Prepare for a year of consolidation
One of the safest bets that can be made this year is that there will be further consolidation in the market and perhaps a few surprises in terms of buyers and sellers. That safe prediction stems from the very obvious conclusions that can be made by l... News | 11 Feb 2010
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How to succeed in Managed Services
MicroScope, in association with Kaseya, will be holding a complimentary seminar at the exceptional Sofitel London St James hotel on the 18 March. We'd like to invite you to attend this industry event which will give you an insight to succeeding in M... News | 09 Feb 2010
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Five minute interview: David Blackman, Acronis
MicroScope puts its questions to David Blackman, general manager, northern Europe, at Acronis What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? Best: you will never go wrong taking a profit - my father. What is the best book you've ... News | 08 Feb 2010
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Phoenix IT Group acquires KCOM network break fix arm
Phoenix IT Group has confirmed that it has acquired the contracts held by KCOM's network maintenance arm for £1.8m. Under the terms of the deal, revealed by MicroScope last week, 142 staff will transfer from KCOM to Phoenix to provide field e... News | 03 Feb 2010
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To 'give to get' emerging as IT marketing strategy
The idea of resellers giving away free consultancy advice to customers emerged as one of the responses during the recession to secure loyalty but has emerged as a marketing strategy. Last year Logicalis talked of 'freeconomics' and the need to provi... News | 01 Feb 2010
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Five minute interview: Simon Rixon, BT Engage IT
What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom? The best advice I have received are the values my parents instilled in me. The worst was my school career service which told me that I would never get a job in IT. What is the best book... News | 01 Feb 2010
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Opinion: Time for channel to chase fame in Twitter limelight
When Twitter went down for an afternoon - or what felt like eons to those used to permanently switched on communications - Bill Gates was at one point singled out as a probable cause. The decision by the Microsoft founder to start tweeting led to him... News | 28 Jan 2010
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IT services will not bounce back this year
Analyst firm Ovum said this year will be a challenging one for the IT services in the UK sector and pre-recession growth levels will not return until 2011 at best. Swingeing cuts in public sector spending will be partly to blame for the stuttering r... News | 26 Jan 2010