Computer Reseller News articles from April 2006

Computer Reseller News archives from April 2006

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April 3, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne Shortcuts Rogers in BT transformation BT has appointed Neil Rogers as managing director of its 21st Century Network transformation programme. He was previously president of global business management at BT...

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April 3, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone shortcuts Fujitsu unveils fi-5900C Fujitsu Europe's latest high-speed fi-5900C production scanner is able to scan 100,000 sheets per day. It can scan virtually all types of paper documents, regardless of...

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April 3, 2006... Byline: James Sherwood Shortcuts OnStor joins SNIA Europe Enterprise NAS gateway vendor OnStor has joined the vendor-independent, non-profit Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Europe organisation. OnStor said it...

Sermon from Bishop.(Interview)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Simon Bishop Sermon from Bishop Simon Bishop, UK and Ireland channel sales manager at Stonesoft UK, is a dedicated follower of football, and here he sings the praises of his beloved Arsenal CRN: What was your first job?...

SAP UK's nine basic partner categories: l Content: Partners that integrate their own data, IP or information services with SAP solutions. l Education: Partners that work with SAP to deliver training in solutions and technology. l Hosting: SAP solutions to.
April 3, 2006... Byline: James Sherwood SAP UK's nine basic partner categories: l Content: Partners that integrate their own data, IP or information services with SAP solutions. l Education: Partners that work with SAP to deliver training in...

Breaking News Mike Jones, managing director of Computacenter Distribution is believed to have left the company last week. The firm was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press. Discussions for a potential sale of telco Kingston Communicatio.(briefs)
April 3, 2006... Byline: James Sherwood Breaking News Mike Jones, managing director of Computacenter Distribution is believed to have left the company last week. The firm was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press. Discussions...

Sinclair to software.(Griffin Internet)(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Adrian Sutherland Sinclair to software Adrian Sunderland, technical director at Griffin Internet, talks to CRN about his first computer, his dreams of a life on the open waves and why he thinks the north has one up on the south...

The online storage boom is on its way.
April 10, 2006... Byline: James Sherwood The online storage boom is on its way Data storage is undoubtedly vital for even the smallest business. But as compliance and disaster recovery issues increase, many firms are looking to outsource data...

Shortcuts Fibre success for McData McData has maintained its overall leadership position in the Fibre Channel space, with more than 36 points of product share for the fourth quarter 2005, according to figures from analyst firm Dell'Oro Group. McData.
April 10, 2006... Byline: James Sherwood Shortcuts Fibre success for McData McData has maintained its overall leadership position in the Fibre Channel space, with more than 36 points of product share for the fourth quarter 2005, according to...

Shortcuts Can't get above the RIM Canadian vendor Research In Motion (RIM) remains the mobile email leader with its BlackBerry devices, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. RIM has an estimated 63 per cent of the corporate wireless.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sara Driscoll Shortcuts Can't get above the RIM Canadian vendor Research In Motion (RIM) remains the mobile email leader with its BlackBerry devices, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. RIM has an...

Infineon to launch new company next month.(Infineon Technologies)(Qimonda)
April 10, 2006... Byline: martin lynch Infineon to launch new company next month Logic and memory manufacturer claims Qimonda will enable it to better serve logic chip customers martin_lynch@vnu.co.uk Infineon Technologies has accelerated its...

NVidia unveils Quadro cards.
April 10, 2006... Byline: martin lynch NVidia unveils Quadro cards martin_lynch@vnu.co.uk NVidia has overhauled its professional mobile workstation graphics range with three additions that promise to push the performance to desktop levels. The...

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April 10, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone shortcuts NEC projectors rock NEC's GT projectors are being used by hip-hop group Coldcut on its current tour across Europe. Coldcut's live show involves VJ-ing, which is the art of mixing and scratching...

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April 10, 2006... Byline: team CRN shortcuts D-Link signs sole distributor GR-Computer Products UK has been appointed as the sole UK and Ireland distributor for D-Link's structured cabling systems (SCS). D-Link SCS products are manufactured in...

Moyse will be Moyse.(Ian Moyse)(BlackSpider Technologies)(Interview)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Ian Moyse Moyse will be Moyse Ian Moyse, UK channel sales director at BlackSpider Technologies, talks to CRN about spinning out on a motorway, Mensa and his fondness for nights in white satin CRN: Describe your job. I...

Shortcuts Sony AIT-3x gets Hammered Storage distributor Hammer has added the Sony AIT-3x drive to its product port folio. The AIT-3x offers up to 520GB capacity and 24MB/s transfer rates, double the speed and storage of the standard AIT-3 drive. It is.
April 17, 2006... Byline: Sara Driscoll Shortcuts Sony AIT-3x gets Hammered Storage distributor Hammer has added the Sony AIT-3x drive to its product portfolio. The AIT-3x offers up to 520GB capacity and 24MB/s transfer rates, double...

Shortcuts InTechnology Excellence Distributor InTechnology has been appointed as a Juniper Networks Authorised Training Centre of Excellence. InTechnology holds end-user and reseller training events which enable VARs to become authorised Juniper partne.
April 17, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne Shortcuts InTechnology Excellence Distributor InTechnology has been appointed as a Juniper Networks Authorised Training Centre of Excellence. InTechnology holds end-user and reseller training events which...

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April 17, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone shortcuts New printer from Kyocera Kyocera Mita has launched a new 22-page-per minute laser mono desktop printer. The FS-1030D's time to first page is 10 seconds, making it ideal for ad-hoc printing. It has...

Microsoft launches web site for Linux.
April 17, 2006... Byline: vnunet Microsoft launches web site for Linux Software giant reveals its open-source plans in its first ever LinuxWorld conference keynote crn@vnu.co.uk At the LinuxWorld conference, held in Boston recently, about...

Summary l With sales of interactive white boards reaching their peak, resellers are looking for 'the next big thing' in education. l Interactive voting systems are beginning to appear in schools and present a good margin opportunity for VARs. l The syst.
April 17, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone Summary l With sales of interactive white boards reaching their peak, resellers are looking for 'the next big thing' in education. l Interactive voting systems are beginning to appear in schools and present...

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April 17, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne shortcuts Bad decisions cost [pounds sterling]2bn UK managers are being hampered by inadequate and out-of-date information because of a lack of IT resources, according to business data specialists ICS....

The one to marketwatch.(Datamonitor's Technology Finance MarketWatch)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Sara Driscoll The one to marketwatch l Datamonitor's Technology Finance MarketWatch tracked 285 investment deals in technology companies in the first three months of 2006. l Investment was up marginally on the...

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April 17, 2006... Byline: Sara Yirrell shortcuts Hathorn inside Comstor Distributor Comstor has appointed Matthew Hathorn as training manager. He will be responsible for improving in-house resourced training and business support to the firm's...

Dobson's love affair.(Scott Dobson)(VComm UK Ltd.)(Interview)
April 24, 2006... Byline: Scott Dobson Dobson's love affair Scott Dobson, managing director of VComm, talks about getting punched because of Mike Oldfield, beating Mick Hucknell at pool, and why his best deal was also his most romantic CRN:...

Dial M for Merger l Alcatel chief executive Serge Tchuruk will become non-executive chairman, while Lucent chief executive Patricia Russo will head-up the merged organisation. There will be equal board representation from both companies in "a merger o.
April 24, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne Dial M for Merger l Alcatel chief executive Serge Tchuruk will become non-executive chairman, while Lucent chief executive Patricia Russo will head-up the merged organisation. There will be equal board...

summary l Alcatel and Lucent have merged to create one of the largest telecoms vendors in the world. The merged companies' combined revenues were greater than networking vendor Cisco's in 2005. l The success of the merged firms' R&D capabiliti.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)(Lucent Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne summary l Alcatel and Lucent have merged to create one of the largest telecoms vendors in the world. The merged companies' combined revenues were greater than networking vendor Cisco's in 2005....

Shortcuts Fujitsu's big plans for SMEs Fujitsu Europe has launched a desktop scanner aimed at SMEs. The fi-5015C comes with both a flatbed and auto - matic document feeder, as well as full versions of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Stan- d ard and ABBYY FineReader 8.
April 24, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone Shortcuts Fujitsu's big plans for SMEs Fujitsu Europe has launched a desktop scanner aimed at SMEs. The fi-5015C comes with both a flatbed and auto- matic document feeder, as well as full versions...

Accessing smaller firms.
April 24, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne accessing smaller firms Citrix Access Essentials is targeted at firms with between five and 75 users to provide information access via a web browser. It is intended to enable users to enter orders, bill...

shortcuts M&S gets steady Mercury Software vendor Mercury Interactive has been appointed by retail giant Marks & Spencer to help the firm maximise the performance of its mission-critical business applications. Marks & Spencer delivered more than 450 app.
April 24, 2006... Byline: Trevor Treharne and Sara Y shortcuts M&S gets steady Mercury Software vendor Mercury Interactive has been appointed by retail giant Marks & Spencer to help the firm maximise the performance of its mission-critical business...

History of HCI l 1999: tax break for loaned computers introduced. l 2004: HCI is relaunched and the HCI Alliance is formed. l 22 March 2006: chancellor announces plans to scrap HCI from 6 April 2006. l 24 March 2006: HCI Alliance reveals that more.
April 24, 2006... Byline: Laura Hailstone History of HCI l 1999: tax break for loaned computers introduced. l 2004: HCI is relaunched and the HCI Alliance is formed. l 22 March 2006: chancellor announces plans to scrap HCI from 6 April...