Computer Trade Shopper articles from June 2005

Computer Trade Shopper archives from June 2005

Standing firm against Dell.(editorial)
June 22, 2005... The British have always had a sense of fair play and a tendency to root for the underdog. Just look at Tim Henman, who will once again embark on an exercise in futility this week when he tries to win Wimbledon for probably the last time. ...

Dell may face EC grilling over pricing complaint.(news)
June 22, 2005... Dell could face a European Commission (EC) investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour after Compusys visited the institution to complain and provide evidence about the direct selling vendor's "unfair" pricing strategies. The...

Maxdata to push Belinea tag.(news)
June 22, 2005... Having suffered from a lack of brand awareness in the UK, according to some partners, Maxdata is to use its Belinea monitor tag for notebook products from August, despite the fact that its display sales have declined comparatively in recent...

Battlelines are drawn up for digital lounge fight.(news)
June 22, 2005... PC manufacturers have been spending years trying to get entrenched into the home market, yet, to date, all they have succeeded in doing is to become established in the home office. What those manufacturers are now frantically trying to do is to...

Shared Support setback to impact Cisco channel.(news)
June 22, 2005... The Cisco channel has braced itself for a potential setback in negotiations over the terms and conditions of the vendor's controversial Shared Support scheme after worldwide channels director Paul Mountford stepped aside as part of a major...

Full IT support for 50p per day.(news)
June 22, 2005... Frightened by the prospect of stagnant or declining revenues in the consumer market, telecoms operators are rapidly reinventing themselves as IT service providers for business. UK-based telecoms giant BT's latest attempt to crack the IT...

A stronger Intel map decides it for Apple.(news)
June 22, 2005... In a monumental but much touted move, Apple has dumped IBM PowerPC chips in favour of Intel, citing the CPU giant's stronger roadmap as the primary reason to turn its back on Big Blue after a relationship spanning ten years. At its...

Where a screw is out of the question.
June 22, 2005... It is so tempting when writing about cases to try to get some toe curling pun in the introduction about case closed or Sherlock Holmes, or even some hint about stealing the show at a LAN party. That is all well and good, but it is easy to...

Navigating a foot onto the smart phone ladder.
June 22, 2005... Order a cab through a specialist company and the likelihood is that the driver will have a navigation system stuck somewhere on the dashboard to direct him to your chosen location. These devices have exploded in the market not just with those...

Pen scanner fits in 500 pages.
June 22, 2005... A few years ago in a previous existence there was a chance for this humble reviewer to spend a few weeks working for someone who wanted to convert a lot of paper documents into word files via a document scanner. The equipment was slow,...

Big buck promises big bang.
June 22, 2005... In this day and age of almost disposable IT kit and with prices for TFT monitors falling through the floor, it's fair enough to repeat the adage that when buying new pieces of equipment you certainly get what you pay for. While the PC Worlds...

Ashes anywhere.
June 22, 2005... The fight for the Ashes is only a few weeks away and thanks to the last week's result we are certain England is going to win them back, so other than beer supplies and a campaign to blag a corporate ticket, what else do you need to make it the...

Nine-ink printing sets a new standard--and cost.
June 22, 2005... The company HP has certainly been through the mill of late, what with the management changes and threats to its business coming in from all directions, you can't blame the company for not knowing where to turn next. The latest instalment...

For movie fans as well as gamers.
June 22, 2005... Asus is at the start of the motherboard alphabet and holds on to many customers who never get past the start of the directory because they find everything they are looking for with this manufacturer. Able to produce motherboards, graphic...

Resellers call the shots.(round up)
June 22, 2005... The security channel has always evolved around a model that embraces innovative products and milks the margin from them before they disappear down a price-cutting, commoditised route. At all levels there is advice and hype about which...

Celebratory tech centre launch.(SHORTS)
June 22, 2005... Most people celebrate a birthday with a cake and some beers, but Fujitsu has gone one better and decided to mark its 70th anniversary by opening a technology centre where the entire product range, from scanners to robots, can be seen and...

Out with the old and in with the new.(SHORTS)
June 22, 2005... Following the announcement by Epson of the launch of its latest generation of Stylus Pro large-format inkjet printers, Fuji Hunt Digital Solutions has incorporated these, along with the UltraChrome K3 inkjet, into its Fujifilm/Epson range. The...

Partnership on Irish territory.(SHORTS)
June 22, 2005... Communications specialist Voice Integrated Products (VIP) has announced an indirect channel partnership with Siemens in Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens will resell and implement VIP's entire range of voice solutions through...

Latest offering from a trusted name.(SHORTS)
June 22, 2005... If you are looking for an HDD DVD recorder then the obvious temptation is to go for a leading household brand. One option is to choose something from the Sony stable, such as the HX510 Hard Disk Drive DVD recorder which is the vendor's first...

A true love-hate relationship? Can't live with them, can't live without them--or their 'friendly' programmes. Gordon Davies, commercial director at Compusys, asks how can we educate vendors as to the real needs of the channel?(opinion)
June 22, 2005... Key vendors can be the rock on which you can build your business profitably, help you meet and exceed customer expectations, or sadly they can also be the very embodiment of all that is wrong with suppliers and increasingly the channel's single...

On his toes and boxing clever: Alan Parker, sales and marketing director at Temtec, takes a strong line on just about everything--neither does he tolerate outrageous expenses or people throwing punches.(talking shop)(Interview)
June 22, 2005... WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE COMPANY? Sales and marketing director for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS MAXIM? Always act fairly and ethically and be as open as possible. ...

A positive outlook for the two shades of business colour printing: office colour is becoming the driving force in the UK printer market and the prospects for dealers and resellers are positive.
June 22, 2005... The number of colour page printers (page printers is the collective term for solid ink, laser and LED printers) sold into the UK grew by a significant amount again in the first quarter of 2005, with over 46,000 units shipping, giving a...

The game is on for Abit: with many exciting innovations in the desktop market Abit motherboards are riding a healthy wave of interest, helped somewhat by a commercial connection with top gamer Fatal1ty.(product roadmap)
June 22, 2005... It is interesting times in the desktop market--dual core, dual graphics, migration to new sockets and connectors. In addition to the architecture changes, there are more choices with regard to chipsets with nVidia moving into the Intel space,...

10,118 Points!! ASUS SLI motherboard shatters 3DMark05 record: whether it's listening to music, watching DVD and TV or playing games, more and more people are using PCs for entertainment. Especially in gaming applications, the improvement in graphics technology has given PCs more power to deliver realistic images.(Advertisement)
June 22, 2005... NVIDIA[R] SLI[TM] Technology(Scalable Link Interface) is the latest motherboard platform that enables simultaneous operation of two PCI Express graphics card to deliver extreme video performance. The ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard set a new...

Keep hold of your assets: Ross Bentley discusses the importance of valuing your staff, especially with the IT jobs market hotting up as the industry enters a period of growth.(analysis)
June 22, 2005... Whisper it quietly, but all the signs are that, after a few difficult years, the UK technology sector is entering a period of sustained growth. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the IT jobs market, where there is evidence of a definite...

Manufacturers directory.(Directory)
June 22, 2005... t: 0870 1280 880 e: sales@a-mw.co.uk w: www.a-mw-co.uk HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS PHONE WEB 1st Computer Traders Ltd 01827 55555 www.1ct.com Acer (UK) Ltd 01753...

Distributors directory.(Directory)
June 22, 2005... PHONE FAX a 1st Computer Traders Ltd 01827 55555 01827 66666 A One Distribution 0161 7633633 0161 7633644 Access Keyboards Ltd ...