The UK services business seems to be doing well though
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CGI wins £186m Edinburgh council digital contract
Local SMEs promised spin-offs from the deal, along with 200 new jobs and apprenticeships
Datto expands channel amid ‘rapid’ backup growth
The company held its first partners conference in the UK in July
Seagate to buy Dot Hill for $694m
Deal will drive innovation and provide 'incremental value' to their combined OEM customer base
Dell aids hybrid cloud with channel payment options
'Pay as you grow' among the options to support growing hybrid market
Rip off Britain: Data centres here most expensive in Europe
High prices despite biggest capacity on continent
Databarracks simplifies DRaaS channel pricing
Databarracks said its partners can now produce accurate quotes 'within minutes'
Capita acquires Scottish IBM VAR Barrachd
The VAR is a specialist in business analytics and follows a number of other recent Capita acquisitions
NG Bailey wins place on three public sector frameworks
In the frame for CloudStore, TfL and Lewisham Council
Claranet expands portfolio with two acquisitions
The MSP has bought disaster recovery and Linux services firms
Wick Hill gets equity investment to aid EMEA expansion
Equity firm has made a 'significant investment' in the VAD
D-Link enhances VAR partner programme
The offer includes new upfront discounts and rebates
Networks First pops corks to record year
Sales were up 17 percent last year, increasing to £11.4 million
SAP enters into Calypso reseller agreement for financials
SAP will resell the Calypso cross-asset, front-to-back treasury and capital markets platform as two solution extensions
Capita wins NHS framework deal worth up to £1bn
As part of the framework, Capita will get an initial 7-10 year contract worth around £400m
Bridgeway steps in after Mobil8 goes bust
Mobility integrator and reseller Mobil8 has voluntarily wound itself up and has entered voluntary liquidation, with customer support ending
