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Five minute interview: Jason Dance, Exclusive Networks
MicroScope sits down with Jason Dance, Exclusive Networks UK sales director, for another hard-hitting Five Minute Interview. Tell us what you do for a livingAs sales director for Exclusive Networks UK, it's my job to make sure we hit, and where possi... News
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Unite goes on the offensive over HP cuts
The Unite trade union has said it will hold urgent talks with HP in an attempt to safeguard up to 1,600 UK jobs that may be at risk as a result of the vendor's restructuring programme. In a statement issued today, the union said it would team up with... News
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HP slashes staff, restructures as profits plunge 31%
HP has announced plans to ditch 27,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce,and will embark on a radical restructuring programme in a bid tocutcosts of between $3bn to $3.5bn (£1.9bn to £2.2bn) over the next two years. Besides headcount reduction... News
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Lenovo growth outpaces PC market again
Lenovo has proven once again that it seems to have hit on a secret formula for growing PC sales, after powering to record full-year numbers and booking quarterly sales growth of 54%, making it the fastest growing 'top four' PC vendor for the 10th qua... News
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Michael Dell pins Windows 8 hopes on consumer upgrades
Michael Dell has spoken of his hopes for the upcoming launch of Microsoft Windows 8, saying that although enterprise buyers were still in the process of upgrading to Windows 7 and would tend to hold off, there were earlysigns of a massive refresh in ... News
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KCOM profits swell despite group sales decline
Unaudited annual pre-tax profit at KCOM Group has grown by more than 55% to £51.1mas a result of increased EBITDA and reductions in both exceptional costs and the overall cost of borrowing. Group executivechairman Bill Halbert said this morning... News
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Intrinsic appoints new CEO as market heads for the cloud
Insider Jarvis has been appointed CEO at networking reseller Intrinsic Technology as its market shifts to the cloud offering new opportunities for growth, writes Linda Endersby. Intrinsic has built solid expertise in networking and unified communicat... News
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Tech Data reports mixed first quarter, sales down, profits up
Quarterly sales at Computer 2000 parent Tech Data have fallen substantially short of expectations, dropping 7.9%to $5.8bn (£3.6bn) in a torrid macroeconomic environment, with weak foreign currency performance against the US dollar accounting fo... News
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Cloud Distribution hires northern sales boss
Cloud Distribution has appointed Tracey Hannan from telecom company KCOM to head up its sales operations in the North, writes Linda Endersby. Tracey will draw on her 15 years' experience in the industry to help lead, drive and manage sales as Cloud D... News
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CIF to promote Code of Practice at World Forum
The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF)is to put the case forward for a Code of Practice at this year's Cloud Computing World Forum The Forum feels that providers need to be clear in their cloud offerings to build trust with customers, who in turn need to und... News