Spin-off could could “strengthen competitive posture” as Lockheed Martin as net sales down nine percent
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Britain’s SMBs Are Security Cheapskates
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of UK SMBs spending less than 2 percent of their IT budget on security, Avast survey reveals
APC by Schneider unveils global channels organisation
Supplier boosts support for uninterruptible power supply and related products
Fujitsu brings in Memset to help with HMRC contract
Memset’s hosting infrastructure is built entirely on open source software
SUSE expands partner programme for 64-bit ARM chips
For compute needs 'one size does not fit all' and ARM64 offers an efficiency advantage for certain workloads
BlackBerry appoints new president of global sales
Struggling smartphone maker gets Cisco, Apple, Avaya, Lucent and Texas Instruments veteran
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
Ultracomms hires channel head for cloud contact centres
The company has launched a new channel programme
Imerja wins firewall deal with the Royal Mint
Following a competitive tender Imerja specified a Check Point solution
Bitdefender signs with distributor Blue Solutions
The move marks the latest step in Bitdefender increasing engagement with the channel
Red Hat launches global cloud partner programme
The initiative aims to better support distributors, managed service providers and other partners
Netwrix appoints UK channel account manager
The company has reported record UK revenues for its IT audit software
Claranet expands portfolio with two acquisitions
The MSP has bought disaster recovery and Linux services firms
Alert Logic and partners join Amazon cloud programme
The move includes 2nd Watch, Cloudreach, Datapipe, DualSpark, Logicworks, Nimbo and Smart421
Zadara and Steel ORCA partner on cloud storage
Companies are recognising that purchasing large storage arrays has often become inefficient
Xerox shows off new tools for SMB managed print services
They include Enhanced Managed Supplies Service, an easy way for partners to provide proactive supplies replenishment
Avnet offers exclusive Hitachi business solutions training
Hyperconverged infrastructure, cloud, big data analytics and mobility are covered
Wick Hill gets equity investment to aid EMEA expansion
Equity firm has made a 'significant investment' in the VAD
Toshiba throws Stone into £310m education framework
Stone Group previously supplied Stone, Samsung and Acer devices through the framework
Kano Raspberry Pi computer points to more coding sales
The brightly coloured computer can be built in about ten minutes
Black Duck expands open source channel programme
The company has named Kevin Bland as director of channels and alliances to build an ecosystem of strategic partners
Annodata aims to become £100m firm with exec changes
Rod Tonna-Barthet has assumed the newly-created position of CEO
Accenture and Avanade win NHS cloud email deal
The consulting firm and cloud MSP will migrate the NHS to Microsoft Exchange 2013
Zynstra teams with Phoenix for school IT offering
Zynstra’s hybrid cloud technology is designed to meet the demands of modern day students
Impartner seeks resellers for partner portal offering
The SaaS partner relationship management specialist has recently introduced Impartner PRM
Secunia signs VAR deal with Blue Cube
The agreement covers security patching products
Avnet expands Check Point deal to UK
The announcement represents an extension of Avnet’s existing European contract
D-Link enhances VAR partner programme
The offer includes new upfront discounts and rebates
Mitel brings in head of contact centre sales
The appointment follows a retooling of Mitel’s contact centre portfolio
