Computer Reseller News articles from November 2005

Computer Reseller News archives from November 2005

BT blasted by channel for reseller acquisition. Partners left unsure of Vendor's direction following last week's purchase of TNS.(British Telecommunications PLC)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. BT came under close scrutiny from its channel last week after it bought its second VAR in six months and released details of its new reseller strategy after a two-month waiting game. ...

Government funds on way for VARs james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk.
November 7, 2005... More public sector cash could be pushed towards the channel following the publication of the government's latest IT strategy document which calls for a new supplier management framework. The Transformational Government, published late last...

Matrix division could be sold.(Matrix Communications Group, Fujin)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. Matrix Communications Group has confirmed it is considering selling its Fujin mobile phone content filtering division. Fujin was created in March last year to focus on providing...

Breaking news.(Granville Technology Group Ltd. creditors meeting)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... The administrators for failed Granville Technology have confirmed that a creditors meeting will not be taking place. As CRN went to press, a representative for administrators Grant Thornton, said: "There are new regulations that mean that a...

Morse 'on track' with its shift towards services. Consultancy and support transition is a success, claims integrator.(Morse Group)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Yirrell, sara_yirrell@vnu.co.uk. Pan-European integrator Morse is launching a renewed recruitment drive to smooth its transformation into a service company. The firm, which divided its business into three units earlier this...

F5 and Clarity changes afoot.(F5 Networks Inc. changing its partnership)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. A shadow was cast over the relationship between networking vendor F5 and distributor Clarity last week as rumours circulated that F5 is seeking a new partner. Clarity and F5 have a...

IBM launches support for ISVs in SME sector.
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. IBM has launched a global ISV sales support network to increase its vertical SME reach. Sales Connections, which was last week launched in Europe, is open to ISVs from IBM's Partner...

SAM friends seek support.(software asset management, Investors in Software)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Yirrell, sara_yirrell@vnu.co.uk. A group of resellers that last year formed an independent body aiming to push the benefits of software asset management (SAM) is looking for more vendors to supply funding. Investors in...

Ageism must be addressed.(survey on employment discrimination)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Channel players will need to start looking at their employment policies sooner rather than later to comply with a new ageism directive that will become law next October, trade union Amicus...

UK companies opt for overseas acquisitions. Number of companies purchased abroad by UK companies is bigger than on home soil.
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. More UK firms are choosing to acquire abroad rather than focus on their home turf, according to the latest government figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) found the value of...

Avaya's rising direct sales spark concern.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. Uncertainty is surrounding Avaya's channel after the telephony vendor's direct sales rocketed by 15 per cent during the final quarter of 2005. Direct sales now account for the...

WEEE deal for Ingram Micro.(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)(Hewlett-Packard Co., contract)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Ingram Micro has signed an agreement with Hewlett Packard (HP) to limit the impact of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive for European Ingram resellers selling...

VARs can help Cabinet Office to cut red tape. The government turns to channel players with paperwork and admin-busting web portal.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Resellers are being strongly urged to submit proposals for cutting red tape for businesses to a government portal set up by the Cabinet Office. The portal is part of a...

Strix connects with React.(React Technologies, Strix Systems)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. Networking vendor Strix Systems has signed distributor React Technologies, after parting company with existing distributor Northamber. Raphael Lignier, EMEA managing director at Strix...

Confidence on the rise among UK businesses.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. Business confidence has grown in the UK as the economy gets onto a more even keel. Unpredictable fortunes for UK firms has seen business confidence yoyo during 2005, but new research...

Sage funds recruitment.(Sage Group PLC)(resellers recruitment)
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. Sage is ploughing millions of pounds into helping its resellers expand their internal salesforces by funding the recruitment, training and first three months salary of any new recruits. ...

Smart mobile device sales getting stronger. Smartphones and PDAs have experienced a growth surge, according to analysts.
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. Global shipments of smart mobile devices grew by 75 per cent to over 13 million units during the third quarter 2005, with Nokia taking more than half of the market, according to a report by...

High street blues as sales slump continues.(survey)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Retailers continued to suffer a tough time on the high street as October marked the fifth consecutive month of falling sales volumes, according to the Confederation of British Industry's...

VAR Bell is on the right track.(Bell Microsystems, value added resellers)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. VAR Bell Microsystems has been named one of the UK's 100 fastest growing technology companies. The Tech Track 100 league table ranked the Portsmouth-based Bell Microsystems as the UK's...

Shortcuts - Vistorm security alliance.
November 7, 2005... Security firms BlackSpider Technologies and Vistorm have teamed up to offer a managed email security service to Vistorm's customer base. Vistorm MailControl will offer protection against virus infection, spam, content filtering and email...

Shortcuts - Teleware turns to services.(plans to introduce new service)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Telephony software provider TeleWare is hoping to move its business towards a more services-based model. It claims to have extended its channel over the past 18 months, but hopes to work with resellers on more than a simple 'box-shifting'...

Shortcuts - Omnipod joins MessageLabs.
November 7, 2005... MessageLabs is to acquire enterprise instant messaging services firm Omnipod, for an undisclosed sum. MessageLabs said the move will provide its 800 channel partners with a comprehensive suite of managed email, web and instant message services....

Shortcuts - Q1 profits drop for Sun.(Sun Microsystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Sun posted a net loss of $123m last week for its fiscal first quarter, which ended 25 September 2005. Turnover rose 3.7 per cent to $2.73bn, while cash flow from operations for the first quarter was $224m, and cash and marketable debt...

Shortcuts - DoubleTake aids Allied.(Allied Bakeries Ltd., NSI Software, contract)
November 7, 2005... Allied Bakeries, one of the UK's largest bakeries, has solved its disaster recovery needs by using NSI Software's Double-Take solution, a data replication product that is supplied to the European market by Sunbelt Software. A bespoke server and...

Shortcuts - VoIP firm headed to MS.
November 7, 2005... Microsoft has agreed to acquire media-streams.com AG, a software company based in Zurich that develops communications applications based on voice over IP technology. The firm plans to incorporate the technology to speed the delivery of its...

Strong SME sales help Ramsac smash targets. Service strategy sees reseller go from strength to strength, and become a majority-Dell VAR.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Driscoll, sara_driscoll@vnu.co.uk. Reseller Ramsac has beaten its consultancy and services target by 170 per cent and its product sales target by 131 per cent for the month of October. For the fist six months of they year,...

Back to school for CipherTrust.(IronMail)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Security vendor CipherTrust is hoping to grow its share in the education space with the launch of a series of messaging bundles tailored specifically for educational establishments. ...

Unipalm gives VARs direct reassurance. Distributor claims new Check Point initiative is not intended to affect reseller relationships with customers.(Unipalm Group PLC, Checkpoint Computers Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Yirrell, sara_yirrell@vnu.co.uk. Unipalm has been quick to reassure resellers that its latest Check Point support initiative is not a way of dealing directly with end-users. The distributor last week unveiled its...

Interquad still short of Enteo reseller recruitment target.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. German software vendor Enteo is still looking for a further 15 resellers to come on board following its UK launch in September. The vendor's aim was to recruit between 20 and 25...

Editorial - When outsourcing is the in thing.(Editorial)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Driscoll, editor of CRN. Contact her at: sara_driscoll@vnu.co.uk. The word 'outsourcing' has negative connotations, implying job losses, cheap labour and struggling to get your overseas banking helpdesk to understand why you...

News security - Proofpoint restructure leads to redundancies. Unsuitable strategy blamed as security vendor is forced to restructure channel support.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Driscol, sara_driscoll@vnu.co.uk. Security vendor Proofpoint has restructured internally after admitting it did not support its channel properly. The restructure resulted in the firm making four people redundant. The...

SoftScan turns to VARs for success.(value added resellers)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Sara Driscoll, sara_driscoll@vnu.co.uk. Hosted security vendor SoftScan has embarked on a channel recruitment drive as it looks to push further into the UK market. The firm launched in the UK with a direct phone-selling...

Shortcuts - Net deal for Sphinx.
November 7, 2005... Sphinx has signed an agreement to become an accredited Netintelligence distributor. Sphinx will now offer Netintelligence's web-based range of security products, which help protect laptop and desktop computers the moment an internet connection...

Shortcuts - Profits rise for Websense.
November 7, 2005... Websense has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September, 2005. Sales in the third quarter were $38.3m, an increase of 32 per cent from the third quarter of 2004. Third quarter profit was $10.1m, an increase of 42...

Shortcuts - Microsoft crackdown.(a case against the senders of spam email messages)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Software giant Microsoft has filed lawsuits against 13 unnamed senders of spam email messages through botnets. The actual charges were filed in August, but Microsoft has only now unveiled details about the case. A botnet is a collection of...

Shortcuts - Wireworx land McAfee.(Network Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... McAfee has formed a European alliance with PC support company Wireworx, at the expense of Symantec. The agreement will see Wireworx provide managed security services for small businesses on McAfee's behalf and comprises of desktop and mobile PC...

News storage - Hammer signs Maxtor and drops Tandberg. Storage firm agrees distribution deal with Maxtor and drops Tandberg to focus on Quantum relationship.
November 7, 2005... Byline: James Sherwood, james_sherwood@vnu.co.uk. Storage distributor Hammer has signed a UK distribution agreement with hard drive vendor Maxtor, but has dropped Tandberg Data as part of its vendor line up. Under the terms of the...

Audiovisual news - Canon turns to solution specialists to aid VARs. Vendor unveils scheme to boost reseller awareness of print software and services.(value added resellers)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Canon UK is giving its partners access to a nationwide team of dedicated 'solutions specialists' to help them add value to their multifunctional printer offerings. The move is part of...

Audiovisual news - Life begins at 50 for TallyGenicom.(recruitment of the value added resellers)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Laura Hailstone, laura_hailstone@vnu.co.uk. Printer vendor TallyGenicom has surpassed its target of signing 50 resellers to its Commission for Life channel programme, but has said it is not closings its doors. The vendor's...

Shortcuts - Viewsonic shares vision.
November 7, 2005... Audivisual vendor ViewSonic has added to its NextVision LCD range, with three high definition (HD) entertainment LCD TVs. The new NextVision N3260w (32in), N3760w (37in) and N4060w (40in) all sport the 'HD-Ready' logo and include HDMI...

Shortcuts - IBM grows Interprint range.
November 7, 2005... IBM has unveiled five new workgroup printers for its Infoprint 1000 laser printer family. Big Blue said its Infoprint 1512 is for small businesses; Infoprint Color 1534 offers color images and business graphics; Infoprint 1532 Express and...

Shortcuts - Lasers from Lexmark.
November 7, 2005... Lexmark has launched a range of colour and monochrome laser printers for SMEs. The new products include the Lexmark C52x colour laser family with colour and monochrome print speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) and the new Lexmark E series...

Shortcuts - DR in the house.
November 7, 2005... Canon has launched an imprinter to complement its DR 5010C colour scanner. The new device integrates three-colour bitmap imaging technology (red, black and purple) to enable images such as signatures, logos or stamps to be printed onto scanned...

Voice and data - Chess makes move to strengthen its position. Comms VAR purchases Gemini Telecom as it plans to become a joint reseller and distribution firm.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Trevor Treharne, trevor_treharne@vnu.co.uk. Chess has signed its eleventh acquisition of the past 18 months and is transforming itself into a hybrid reseller/distribution company. The comms VAR acquired Gemini Telecom last week,...

Voice and data - Shortcuts - Huawei reassigns Chen.(Edward Chen appointed at Huawei Technologies Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Chinese networking vendor Huawei, which recently re-launched its UK channel (CRN, 5 September), has appointed Edward Chen as UK and Ireland managing director. Chen, who has been running the vendor's wireless product business unit, will replace...

Voice and data - Shortcuts - SonicWall assesses VoIP.
November 7, 2005... Security vendor SonicWall has created a framework for risk assessment of Voice over IP (VoIP) security and privacy. It is hoped the initiative, called 'Threat Taxonomy for VoIP', will help firms to use safer voice and data communications,...

Voice and data - Shortcuts - Firepass update from F5.
November 7, 2005... F5 Networks has released an update of its FirePass Controller product designed to define end-users' access policies and endpoint security from one location. The vendor claims the product will provide improved access for remote LANs and wireless...

Analysis - How resellers can become local heroes. Despite the potentially huge financial benefits that local authority work can offer resellers, only a select handful seem capable of landing the deals. Simon Meredith explains how to break into the market.(Company Profile)
November 7, 2005... Many VARs assume that it is impossible to break into the local government market unless your business is on approved lists or has a very distinct specialisation. They are wrong. Silversands is a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Poole. It has...

Analysis - Has storage become an acquired taste? The storage market has recently seen an avalanche of acquisitions and merger activity. What effect will the consolidated super-vendors such as Symantec-Veritas have on the channel? Simon Meredith investigates.
November 7, 2005... If you want to get some idea of just how much consolidation has taken place in the storage market over the past five years, just visit research site www.storageresearch.com. You'll find information on the deluge of acquisitions and mergers that...

Analysis - Defining the market for high definition. As increasing levels of hype surround the imminent launch of high definition television, resellers find themselves with a unique opportunity to get on board at ground level. But is it really worth the risk? Martin Lynch investigates.
November 7, 2005... High definition TV (HDTV) is the next big market shift in home entertainment and commercial display technology. It all comes down to image resolution and the HDTV images largely blow anything else out of the water. Next year, numerous UK...

Analysis research - Managed services key for IBM future. Big Blue has turned it's attention to outsourcing to boost mid-market growth. Bob Tarzey explains why.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Bob Tarzey, service director at Quocirca. Businesses prefer to spread the payment for services over a period of time through regularly monthly payments. Many UK enterprises would prefer to pay for software in the same way, although...

Analysis - Comment - The time for VoIP is now. Businesses have begun to realise the benefits of Voice over IP. Ian Sherring explains why it is time to switch.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Ian Sherring, business development manager of IP at Cisco. Many people would argue the debate about voice and data convergence is over. Frost & Sullivan projects that Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic will account for about 75 per cent...

Analysis - Comment - Soundbytes.(views of chief executive officers)
November 7, 2005... "I have been pleased to see a renewed focus on AOL at Time Warner and the emergence of so many strategic alternatives." - Former AOL chief executive Steve Case, on stepping down from the board of Time Warner before it decides what to do with...

Analysis - Credit and finance - Migrant workers can help the UK. As more and more EU migrants make their way into the UK's workforce, Dennis Turner explains the benefits they can bring to us all.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Dennis Turner, chief economist at HSBC. In the wake of the London bombings this summer, several separate issues were lumped together to explain what had happened and several measures were put forward to avoid a repetition. Too few...

Analysis - Credit and finance - Stay in the black with white labels. Financing has become a key factor in software sales. Howard Dudley looks at how key players in the channel get by and the mysteries of white labelling.(Column)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Howard Dudley, head of sales at Siemens Financial Services. I've been around for a few years, and nowadays it takes something a bit different to grab my attention. A few weeks ago I did noticed some research put out by Ovum...

How to sell Servers - A virtual certainty. After a slow start, server consolidation and virtualisation are proving their worth in cutting management time and costs, and are set for rapid growth. Paul Bray looks at the latest developments in the first of our five part series.
November 7, 2005... After several years of waiting in the wings, server consolidation and virtualisation (SC&V) is moving rapidly centre stage. The value of the virtualisation market alone will mushroom to nearly $15bn worldwide by 2009, according to analyst firm...

Focus on PDAs - Dawn of another PDA. The sales prospects of PDAs are brightening, especially for resellers that are more interested in adding value and managing security than just selling tin. Ken Young reports in the final part of our three-part series.
November 7, 2005... It is not hard to feel upbeat about mobile technology. According to analyst Garter, three-quarters of the sales and services workforce worldwide will be mobile by 2008. IDC is even more bullish, predicting that by 2006 two-thirds of the...

Integrator - Widescreens seen as 'glaring' market trend. Report claims that notebooks with larger displays will render older models obsolete.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Martin Lynch, martin_lynch@vnu.co.uk. Widescreen notebooks will be the dominant notebook type as early as the middle of next year according to market watcher, IDC. In its latest forecast, the analyst said that the popularity of...

Integrator - Western Digital hits $1bn.(earnings and shipment of the company)
November 7, 2005... Byline: Martin Lynch, martin_lynch@vnu.co.uk. A surge in notebook hard drive sales and strong PC drive sales has helped Western Digital (WD) clock up $1bn in first quarter turnover for its 2006 financial year. Western Digital reported...

Integrator - Analysis - Widescreen is the key for notebooks.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Martin Lynch is CRN's Integrator expert. Contact him on: martin_lynch@vnu.co.uk. Notebooks were always a compromise. When compared with the PC, you always had to give something up for the ability to carry around something that...

Integrator - Analysis - A chance too good to waste. As WEEE laws move closer, now is the time for resellers to prepare waste disposal solutions, writes Jon Godfrey.
November 7, 2005... Byline: Jon Godfrey, managing director at Life Cycle Services. Over the past decade the channel has been vocal in its change of focus from tin shifting to value added services. And the greatest value in an organisation is its knowledge....

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - DVD Writer - NEC ND-3540A.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Multi-format internal DVD burner at a good price Rating: 5/5 The ND-3540A is the latest drive in NEC's internal DVD writer range. Unlike previous models, this one is able to write to dual-layer DVD-R discs as well as DVD+Rs. The...

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Satellite navigation - Mio 269.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Satellite navigation with plenty of features but slow operation Rating: 3/5 The Mio 269 looks stylish, is neatly designed and is just about small enough to fit in your pocket. The 3.5in display is bright and has a resolution of 320 x...

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Keyboard and mouse - Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Stylish keyboard set loaded with multimedia features Rating: 5/5 As its name suggests, this desktop set is cordless and uses a simple USB stick to send and receive digital radio transmissions. The set consists of a remote control,...

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - All in one printer - Canon Pixma MP150.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Low-budget all-in-one, ideal for the SME market Rating: 4/5 Canon's latest multifunction device (MFD) the Pixma MP150 is not much bigger than a high-end inkjet, but it's an all-in-one model that's capable of photo printing to high...

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Shortcuts - ASUS announce four SLI motherboards.
November 7, 2005... ASUS new motherboards provide dual true X16 PCI Express graphics support and use an 8-Phase power design to lower heat generation. The A8N32-SLI AMD based board supports Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs. Channel links...

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Shortcuts - Zalman TNN 300 Computer case.
November 7, 2005... The TNN 300 is the new addition to the Zalman TNN (Totally No Noise) series. The system uses a silent fanless cooling solution that utilizes Heatpipe Technology and Heat Source Contact (HCS) Power Technology. Channel links 2137273.

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Shortcuts - ASUS ATI graphics card.
November 7, 2005... ASUS has launched two new cards based on the R515 (X1300) and R520 (X1800) cores. The EAX1300PRO/ TD/256M is based around the Pro version of the R515 whereas the EAX1800XL/2DHDTV/256M uses the XL version of the R520. Channel links 2145122.

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Trends - 4Gb SD cards arrive.
November 7, 2005... Transcend has launched the first 4GB Secure Data (SD) memory card. The card boasts a 22.5MB/sec transfer rate. It also boosts MP3 player capacity, providing the device supports FAT32 SD cards. Channel links 2133575.

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Trends - Seagate world's first Perpendicular drive.
November 7, 2005... Seagate has plans for the world's first notebook drive based on Perpendicular recording technology. The Momentus 5400.3 will have a 160GB capacity through two 80GB platters (discs). It will be available from early 2006. Channel links 2139700.

Integrator - Trade only - Hardware - Trends - Gigabyte green motherboard.
November 7, 2005... The GA-8I945P-G-RH, featuring the Intel 945P Express chipset for the Pentium D and Pentium 4 platforms, complies with the European Union's Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. Channel links 2009756.

Integrator trade only - Software - Educational - Miracle Type.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Learn to type with ease Rating: 4/5 If users are still bashing in words on keyboards with just two fingers, it's time to learn to touch type. Miracle Type uses memory aids and phonetics to help users remember where each letter resides...

Integrator trade only - Software - Satellite Navigation - Destinator PN.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Satellite navigation for the pocket PC Rating: 3/5 Destinator PN is a software-based Pocket PC satellite navigation system with comprehensive and detailed street maps for Western Europe and major roads for the rest of Europe. The UK...

Integrator trade only - Software - PDF Utility - Nitro PDF Desktop.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... Cheap PDF maker rivals Acrobat Rating: 3/5 Firms that need to create documents in PDF format, but do not require the workflow capabilities of the latest versions of Adobe's Acrobat, will find that Arts PDF's Nitro PDF Desktop is an...

Integrator trade only - Software - Video Editing - Sonic DVDit 6.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 7, 2005... The interface may be straight forward, but don't expect any hand-holding Rating: 3/5 Sonic DVDit is aimed at professionals such as corporate video makers. As such, DVDit is less user friendly than other video-editing packages. There...

Integrator trade only - Software - Shortcuts - Iolo System Mechanic 5 Pro.
November 7, 2005... The latest version of System Mechanic 5 Professional includes a program relocator, a boot-time defragmenter for system files, pop-up-ad prevention, junk-file removal, antivirus, spyware detection, memory defragmentation, confidential-file...

Integrator trade only - Software - Shortcuts - Mandriva Linux LE 2005.
November 7, 2005... This is the first distribution from Mandrake Linux under the new Mandriva name. It is suitable for Linux newcomers and the selection of software available offers more than could be installed on a Windows-based PC. Support is not included and...

Integrator trade only - Software - Shortcuts - Orlogix Wincleaner.
November 7, 2005... Formerly Wincleaner Utility Suite, Complete PC Care is a suite of 18 tools designed to give PCs a spring clean. It provides a set of easy-to-use tools to protect from malicious software, maintain privacy and keep the system running at optimum...

Integrator trade only - Software - Trends - ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware.
November 7, 2005... Using its reputation as a firewall vendor, Zone Labs has announced its own anti-spyware protection. ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, which runs on Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 Pro and XP. Features include triple-firewall protection which protects your...

Integrator trade only - Software - Trends - Smartline Device Lock.
November 7, 2005... Smartline's latest version of DeviceLock provides administrators with the ability to lock down the external ports on multiple PCs from a single interface. It is targeted at those looking to lock down networks to prevent employees from...

Integrator trade only - Software - Trends - dtSearch Desktop 7.01.
November 7, 2005... The latest release from dtSearch is aimed at professionals who handle huge quantities of data. The dtSearch indexer automatically recognises popular file formats, as well as common formats such as RTF and PDF. Channel links 2129062.

Integrator online services - Channel eye.(Public Notice)
November 7, 2005... THE FLOYD CONSULTANCY LTD Public record info: a county court judgment was registered on 31 May against the subject for [pounds sterling]312. 03316885 SYSTEMS LIMITED Public record info: a county court judgment was registered on 23...

Tenders.
November 7, 2005... Motherwell: financial system. Bill payment system. 197208 Coventry: computers. PCs, laptops and printers. 198167 Watford: archiving services. Archiving and microfilming services. 198457 Sevenoaks: disaster recovery...

Talkback - Out of the question - You're so Jane. Jane Lucas, head of sales and marketing at the Business Software Centre, speaks to CRN about why she would have liked to have been a GP, her love of Chelsea FC and why she doesn't tell lies.(Interview)
November 7, 2005... CRN: What was your first job? Individual membership assistant for BUPA. How much did it pay, and was that fair? [pounds sterling]8,784, which was good at the time! Why did you leave? The lure of the IT industry. Who's the worst...