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MicroScope's top stories, week ending 26 April 2013
Tablet and mobile mix hit Ingram margins
Drop in voice revenues hits Colt Q1 numbers
Samsung cements smartphone leadership position
Azlan aims to swell reseller numbers
Computer 2000 focused on passing £3bn revenue
Computerlinks fined over Syria sanctions busting
Avnet targets cuts of $40m in fourth quarter
Phoenix shows off business continuity investment
Catbird flies into UK datacentre market
CentraStage sounds warning over managed services confusion
Kaspersky plans partner programme changes to reflect wider portfolio
Fenton calls time on Insight role
Daisy partners to get 4G training in new scheme
Egnyte, NetApp offer channel double rebates in new partnership
ICO turns fines on private sector data breaches
WatchGuard puts channel emphasis on managed services
UK only bright spot for Computacenter in Q1
Apple profits dip for first time in a decade
Zycko to run Aptare EMEA distribution
PwC breach report warns SMEs in cyber attacker crosshairs
Alvea gets Cloud Industry Forum certification nod
Bad security practices making breaches more likely
CA bolsters managed services support for resellers
Cloud Distribution to sell Enterasys security kit
Context: UK tablet shipments grew fourfold in Q1
Outsourcing market takes a tumble
Tintri sets out to rearticulate channel vision
Syscap highlights HMRC danger over late VAT payments
KPMG warns Big Data benefits eluding most customers
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 19 April 2013
Cisco pins UCC badge on Ingram Micro
Asia-Pacific decline hits SAP
IBM misses targets as software deals slip
Microsoft: immense amount of work to do on Windows 8
Blackstone drops put of race for Dell
O2 Wholesale plans deeper channel engagement after BSkyB consumer buy
Hardware encryption community challenge software rivals
DESlock ESET data protection tie-up launches to channel
Gartner adds its voice to XP warnings
Apple shares drop over slowdown fears
Brother elevates Phil Jones to MD role
SUSE extends support for SAP resellers
Dire state of PC market hurts Intel
CIF to calm cloud fears at InfoSec
Samsung Win 8 Smart PCs to get Becrypt protection
Algosec looks for reseller growth with Arrow
Reseller e-book is latest Entanet wheeze
Symantec warns SME cyber attacks are spiralling
Abiquo to plough VC dosh into marketing, sales plan
Brother makes move for Kodak document imaging biz
FSB finds a freezing March hits SMEs hard
More SAM education needed
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 12 April 2013
Lord Sugar vows to tackle spurious claim culture
ScanSource gets new Euro MD in restructure
Microsoft confirms new channel appointment for Barclay
Watchful Software latest signing for Cloud Distribution
LaCie appoints Beta Distribution
Dell -Microsoft OEM agreement to streamline supply chain
Employee security breaches more widespread than thought, says LogRhythm
Tandberg Data launches into own-brand NAS market
End of the line for Magirus CEO von Kuenheim
Windows 8 slammed after “worst ever” quarter for PC trade
MicroScope ACEs: voting now open
Integralis sales up to record high
Ball and Betz to build Veeam virtual infrastructure biz
BSA: nearly a third of SMEs knowingly underlicensed
Daisy Distribution launches O2 partner promo
ThinkGrid evolves into Colt SME services package Ceano
Ovum suggests alternatives to rushed XP migration
Microsoft and Fujitsu squeeze a little tighter
Cloud Distribution hires dedicated southern sales head
IBM showcases channel financing app
Sophos VP Rafferty heads to Proofpoint
Micro-P elevates sales director Bryan to MD role
Camwood survey adds to Windows XP migration worries
MicroScope ACEs 2013: voting to open Wednesday
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 5 April 2013
Clock ticking loudly over end of XP support
Branson advice sparks UKFast enterprise division
Acronis launches data security services
Samsung boasts of Q1 profits surge
Shareholder unrest topples HP chairman
Gartner paints bleak picture for desktops
Ingram bulks UC portfolio with Sangoma
Enables IT chairman departs
KCOM seals agreement over pension deficit
Wi-fi growth should spark upgrade opportunities
Mobile payments a growing fraud concern
Big data not just an enterprise sale
Acronis aims for enterprise and mobility growth
Government highlights need to boost skills
Security budgets rising to fend off threats
Channel at heart of Dell's future plans
Tekdata becomes Micro-P Security Team
Xirrus launches first dedicated Wi-Fi partner programme
BIS buy fills Six Degrees colocation gap
Channel veteran Edgeley takes chairman role at Fluent Communications
Daisy returns to acquisitive ways with new bank agreement
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