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Olive Communications wins £5 million unified comms deal with Admin Re
Swiss Re subsidiary Admin Re wants to improve the way its staff and customers communicate with each other, so it went to Olive
Outsourcer Capita gets Cisco approval to provide secure buildings technology
Capita claims to be one of the few UK-based companies to offer traditional Cisco LANs & WANs and deploy physical security solutions
Socitm Supports Proposed Labour Party Plan For Local Digital Services
The localisation of digital services development could bring new channel opportunities in local government
There’s A Mid-life Crisis Looming For The Channel As SMBs Boom
Post Office survey shows SMB founders to be 45-54 which could have a knock(ing)-on channel effect
McAfee Publishes UK Guide To The Channels For Public Sector Success
Hacker basher McAfee turns its attention to decoding the complex public sector procurement process
Dell’s 2020 Vision Of Future Data Centre And Server Architectures
Dell's chief researcher predicts data centres will be full of servers, servers and nothing but servers
Netwrix Shares The Six Best Practices To Assure PCI Compliance
PCI specifications are merely the beginning, change and configuration auditing must be added on top
Spooked Microsoft Promises Greater Customer Data Protection
Microsoft COO tackles accusations of government access to customer data with a new commitment
Socitm Advocates Prince2 Lording It Over Agile Development Teams
Socitm explains how DSDM can harmonise the disparate Prince2 and Agile methodologies
Rising Dangers Of Social Scammers Highlighted By Get Safe Online
Companies of all sizes should be on constant alert as social engineering attempts continue to rise and become more subtle
Keeping Up With The Changing Pace Of The Channel
The secrets of selling keep changing but Dave Oddie at Eaton believes packages now provide the solution
Bitcoin Is Not Ready For Retail Mass Market Says Spreadshirt
The Bitcoin has more to do to persuade e-tailers to switch over from conventional trading currencies
How To Form The Best Channel Programme In The World, Probably
Netrwrix's regional manager uses his experience in vending, reselling and distribution to map out a mutually beneficial programme
Line Of Business IT Requires A New Balancing Act
A look at how cloud growth and virtualisation are driving decentralisation of IT budgets and control
VARs And SIs Could Be Mything Out On A Tax Relief Windfall
Myths about R&D tax relief are potentially robbing software developers of millions of pounds
Entatech Starts Recruitment Push With Boot Camp Prize Giveaways
Distie seeks to attract trade customers with competition, prize draw, and big discounts
Flash Storage Drives Major Opportunities For Resellers
Flash storage vendors are actively recruiting channel partners as markets boom and prices fall
Microsoft’s Tablet Channel Strategy Surfaces At Last
Nine UK channels and counting as Microsoft at last takes the indirect route with Surface
One Man’s Facilitation Payment Is Another Man’s Bribe
Bribery laws differ around the world. What accounts should channel players keep to satisfy international regulations?
Will Microsoft’s Hardware Deal Ever Surface In The Channel?
Microsoft's Surface marketing has been a disaster and it may now have missed the boat in the channel
Smiling Through Hard Times, First Demo Europe Saw A Talent Parade
Looking for the edge that will bring hard won investment, European start-ups battled for attention
Intel Promises To Give Resellers The Edge On Competitor Products
A white box server from Intel could have your name on it and move you up in your customer's estimation
Avnet Unveils Global Services Strategy And A Brocade Challenge
Unified services strategy and prize draw aimed to foster greater collaboration and growth for partners
National Audit Office Plans Investigation Of Ofcom 4G Auction
NAO looks into low return from 4G auction to see if the UK's spectrum was undersold
Without Managed Agility Service Providers Will Fail Their Customers
Managed change is a vital element of services provision to deliver agility to dependent enterprises
Integra And Synaxon Indulge In A Touch Of Partner Swapping
Strategic moves as dealer groups link-up to share benefits among reseller communities
Vendor-Fuelled Upgrade Junkies Wasting Money And Resources
These addicts needs a fix - the channel could help by offering one to extend the life of existing hardware
Biggest Boom Since The Web Lost In Clouds Of Jargon
Online services are clouded in confusion which breeds distrust in the mind of prospective customers
CA Offers Lower Prices To MSPs To Boost ArcServe Programme Revamp
Bring in more than £1,300 in one month and we’ll drop prices, CA promises existing and future MSPs