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News 15.03.2010
Ruckus Wireless has launched a new range of WiFi access points which it claims outperforms market leader Cisco.

Ruckus launches new wireless range to outperform and undercut Cisco

By Will Garside
Firm also offers channel discounted AirMagnet software with new partner programme planned for Q2. more...
Re/Source 12.02.2010
Craig Nunes of 3PAR says 2010 will be the year in which infrastructure vendors selling a “complete stack” of virtualisation hardware, software, and services battle it out with those selling individual, “best-of-breed” products.

2010: Battle in the Clouds

By Craig Nunes, vice president of marketing, 3PAR
As 2010 promises to be the year in which cloud computing and virtualisation become more mainstream, who will win market leadership dollars as customers move from hosting their own applications to running them over the cloud? more...
News 04.02.2010
Denise Bryant, UK managing director at Magirus says the distributor is also recruiting established VMware and EMC partners.

Cisco names Magirus first speciality datacentre distributor

By Will Garside & Christine Horton
Magirus is hanging its hat early on the cloud computing model and that’s a brave move – and probably right
Cisco portfolio joins VMware and EMC in focused offering to channel. more...
News 28.01.2010
Chris Gabriel, director of solutions and marketing for Logicalis

Logicalis launches enterprise cloud service

By Will Garside
Matched architecture model to use Cisco, NetApp and VMware ‘style’ reference design with support for Microsoft Hyper-V. more...
News 28.01.2010
Kelway CEO Phil Doye

Cisco awards Gold Partner status to Kelway

Mid-market IT provider Kelway has achieved Cisco Gold Certified Partner status, the highest certification level for partners within the Cisco partner programme. more...
News 25.01.2010
Joel Chimoindes, Avnet Technology Solutions, UK, Unified Communications director says the distributor will never go direct to end customers.

Avnet secures top Tandberg UC accreditation

By Will Garside
With Cisco reputedly now in the last stages of finalising its purchase of Tandberg, and with Avnet the most qualified Tandberg distributor in Western Europe, the potential for Avnet to extend it recent US agreement to the UK is likely to increase.
Closer relationship could prove valuable if videoconferencing vendor succumbs to Cisco takeover; Avnet and Cisco UK marriage on the cards? more...
Reviews 13.01.2010
The IronPort S160 is more costly than many other solutions but offers some of the toughest web filtering available.

Cisco IronPort S160 review

By Dave Mitchell
Cisco brings tough web filtering and anti-malware services to SMBs plus standard support for HTTPS. more...
Community 18.12.2009
Wireless vendor Aruba Networks has named Bob Bruce as its new vice president of worldwide channel sales.

Industry veteran to head up Aruba channel sales

IT managers are looking for bids from networking vendors other than Cisco, and as a best-of-breed vendor Aruba is named as a ‘disproportionate beneficiary’ of that trend.
Aruba Networks names ex-Meru exec Bob Bruce as VP of worldwide channel sales.
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Reviews 15.12.2009
The NSS2000 offers some unusual storage features, but performance is pedestrian.

Cisco NSS2000 review

By Dave Mitchell
Cisco's two-bay NAS appliance offers interesting storage features, but its performance isn't up to par. more...
News 04.12.2009
Gordon Mackintosh, head of small business & distribution, Cisco UK and Ireland believes that the network is more relevant today for the SMB.

Cisco celebrates SME push with new products and financing

By Will Garside
Select partners also offered “not for resale” deep discount and two-day free training. more...
Re/Source 25.11.2009
Peter Titmus, chairman  of Networks First, believes resellers should focus on availability rather rather than response times when it comes to maintaining IT network infrastructures,

The Changing Face of IT Network Maintenance

Peter Titmus, chairman of Networks First discusses how a mind shift is required for resellers to take advantage of the opportunities presented in the maintenance of IT network infrastructures, following a trend in focus towards availability rather that response times. more...
News 20.11.2009
Daryl Brick, country manager, HP ProCurve Networking, UK & Ireland, believes the proposed acquisition of 3Com will allow the firm to offer a true “end to end” solution to challenge the likes of Cisco.

HP boosts ProCurve alliance as Cisco fight looms

By Will Garside
ProCurve is positioning itself as a clear choice for customers against the dominance of Cisco
HP has announced an expansion of its ProCurve ONE partner programme, adding five new vendors under its umbrella as the firm steps up its campaign to match Cisco as a provider of end-to-end networking solutions. more...
News 13.11.2009
Francesco Stamezzi, Allied Telesis EMEA channel manager

Allied Telesis confirms new partner programme for 2010

By Christine Horton
Vendor reveals plans to grab UK market share from Cisco, a focus on verticals, and a new partner programme in 2010. more...
News 11.11.2009
Cisco reckons the the expansion of EasyLease will help its channel partners unlock deals, grow sales and increase profitability.

Cisco extends financing deal to all products

Cisco extends interest-free financing across Europe until July 2010; doubles maximum deal size. more...
News 18.10.2009
Eric Diehl, Tripp Lite’s VP sales, Canada and Western Europe

Power firm Tripp Lite throws hat into ring

By Christine Horton
US power protection firm Tripp Lite has fired a shot over the bow at competitors APC and Eaton in a bid to capture market share in the UK. more...
Re/Source 20.09.2009
Although a few low end channel partners have effectively dropped Nortel, its six largest partners, accounting for more than 90 percent of it channel sales, have stayed loyal.

Nortel: Past, Present and Future for the Channel

By Will Garside
A good channel strategy is based on loyalty. A good partner drive sales when its [vendor is] not flavour of the month.
The global recession has claimed a number of high profile victims. Lehman Brothers and General Motors are probably the two biggest but Nortel is not far behind. The firm, which at one stage accounted for a third of the value of Toronto Stock Exchange in its native Canada, is unfortunately no stranger to the effects of economic downturn. more...
News 20.09.2009
Although a few low end channel partners have effectively dropped Nortel, its six largest partners, accounting for more than 90 percent of it channel sales, have stayed loyal.

Nortel: Past, Present and Future for the Channel

By Will Garside
The global recession has claimed a number of high profile victims. Lehman Brothers and General Motors are probably the two biggest but Nortel is not far behind. The firm, which at one stage accounted for a third of the value of Toronto Stock Exchange in its native Canada, is unfortunately no stranger to the effects of economic downturn. more...
Re/Source 19.08.2009
Andy Smith, MD of Cisco training firm Fast Lane Consulting & Education Services

Trained to survive

There are a lot of channel partners out there, and just having Cisco partner status is not enough to stand out from the crowd
Andy Smith, MD at Cisco training firm Fast Lane, talks about the new skills and specialisations that the channel now needs to stand out from the crowd. more...
Community 06.07.2009
Andy Smith, UK managing director at Fast Lane

Fast Lane UK names Andy Smith new MD

Former Cisco senior executive Andy Smith joins IT training provider Fast Lane.


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Re/Source 23.06.2009
Wayne Stephens, VP for Tandberg’s Partners and Alliances, EMEA

Proprietary videoconferencing; cans on a string?

By Wayne Stephens, VP for Tandberg’s Partners and Alliances, EMEA
Has Cisco engineered itself out of the bigger unified communications market with proprietary systems?
Tandberg’s Wayne Stephens argues that in the videoconferencing space, standards drive adoption and volume – and proprietary is a problem. more...
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