Police ICT Company kills £500m procurement, no longer wants one box shifter to rule them all Yep, THAT would-be siloed IT smasher, conceived in Theresa May's brainpan 8 years ago... Channel16 May 2019 | 21
Europe's home PC buyers reach for their collective smartphone, sigh: We don't need a new desktop. This is a computer, right? UK personal sales drop whopping 17.6%, Windows saves day for biz Channel16 Apr 2019 | 34
No Court of Appeal for you! Judges uphold Aria PC firm VAT fraud ruling Plus: A year ago today El Reg changed the law Channel10 Apr 2019 | 12
Quadsys exec who hacked rival firm's database in 2016 convicted of assault Community work order slapped on infosec biz MD Paul Cox Channel01 Apr 2019 | 4
Look what the Softcat dragged in: Revenues grow 21% as UK reseller refuses to blink at Brexit 'We remain confident that we are well prepared for different scenarios,' reckons boss man Channel19 Mar 2019 | 7
Carphone Warehouse fined £29m for mis-selling mobile insurance to punters who didn't need it Smartphone retailer at centre of very own PPI scandal after FCA probe Channel13 Mar 2019 | 51
Product. Reselling. Lives. Computacenter sales fly due to product, not services Windows 10 workplace and data centre refreshes come good Channel12 Mar 2019 | 1
Apple reseller Solutions Inc pulls down shutters, calls in administrators Updated Staff told: 'Do not come to work tomorrow. Do not attempt to re-enter the store for any reason' Channel20 Feb 2019 | 46
Brit security services firm SecureData sold to France's Orange for an undisclosed sum UK biz sells to non-UK one that exploits sh!tty exchange rate Channel01 Feb 2019 | 13
Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, deal or no deal: Doesn't matter – all integrator CGI sees is dollar signs It's just one big opportunity to make money Channel31 Jan 2019 | 7
Brexit? Now that it's raining more than ever, know we're OK at Computacenter We are just a very humble reseller, eller, eller, eh, eh, eh Channel23 Jan 2019 | 5
Dixons Carphone smarting from £440m loss as it writes down goodwill on mobile biz No one's buying new friggin' handsets, says retailer Channel12 Dec 2018 | 54
UKFast mulls putting IPO on ice due to six little letters: BREXIT 'Highly unlikely' amid 'so much uncertainty', says boss Channel29 Nov 2018 | 32
Black Friday? Yes, tech vendors might be feeling a bit glum looking at numbers for the UK 2018: The year the US-imported shopping promo bonanza goes pffft? Channel22 Nov 2018 | 82
Brit tech buys frozen, but CGI can't wait to get integrating all those post-Brexit systems Oh, and Gartner publishes spending prognosis for life after the EU Channel08 Nov 2018 | 3
UK computer dealer Aria PC loses £750k VAT fraud appeal attempt in THAT case Yes, the one where El Reg won the open justice verdict... Channel07 Nov 2018 | 20
Computacenter shares crash by a fifth as sales shrink... Nope, it's not Brexit That screeching sound might be the wheels coming off tech reselling in Q3 Channel31 Oct 2018 | 3
Softcat warns of Brexit cloud forming over UK tech, vows: If prices rise, we'll pass them on... ...ahem, as is 'normal in our industry' Channel17 Oct 2018 | 51
The march of Amazon Business has resellers quaking in their booties Canalys Channels Forum 2018 'To team up with Amazon is like to team up with the devil' Channel15 Oct 2018 | 50
HP Ink CEO: That $550m Apogee buy was to stop rivals slurping it Canalys Channels Forum 2018 Oh, and we need A3 sales skillz Channel12 Oct 2018 | 6
The good news: PC sales went up a little worldwide, say Gartner crystal-ball-gazers The bad news: PC sales went down a little, says IDC Channel11 Oct 2018 | 4
Phew! Digital ad revenues to save Amazon's business model – analyst Canalys Channels Forum 2018 Finally, Jeff Bezos can sleep easy on his cash pillow Channel10 Oct 2018 | 1
SoftwareONE goes Comparex: When one Microsoft reseller giant buys another Two Redmond wranglers sitting in a tree... Channel10 Oct 2018 |
Brit outfit IT Lab snaps up Office 365 and SharePoint pro Content and Code Tech services firm swallows Microsoft's favoured partner Channel04 Oct 2018 | 2
Windows 10 transition props up business box revenues in Western Europe Intel's Grinch that stole Christmas might make for a softer end to the year OSes02 Oct 2018 | 2
Euro reseller giant Computacenter gobbles US-based FusionStorm Newbies to join CC staffers in the land of baseball Channel01 Oct 2018 | 4
Dell EMC plucks Tech Data distie man Tomlin to run UK channels Updated Latest exec hired to make the direct sales conflict go away Channel03 Sep 2018 |
Computacenter goes Dutch, picks up Misco's Netherlands biz Reseller boss wants in on large Euro companies HQ'd there Channel03 Sep 2018 | 3
There is still gold to be had in the world of Microsoft resellers Profits up but margins down as Byte Software Services cast a wary eye to the future Channel23 Aug 2018 | 2
Quantiq slurps asset of Profile Enterprise Solutions Bit of M&A action in Microsoft Dynamics world Channel15 Aug 2018 |
Can, can, can you buy it, CANCOM? Brexit's made it cheap(er), man: Firm inks OCSL deal Pre-Brexit bargain to be used as UK hub Channel10 Aug 2018 | 8
HP Ink splashes out on Brit print provider Apogee Acquisition-happy services slinger to become inky tentacle of globocorp Channel02 Aug 2018 | 12
Atos to hoover up US tech buzzword biz Syntel for $3.4bn Buy bolsters firm's banking, finance and insurance bits Channel23 Jul 2018 |
Distie bosses tuck 7-figure settlement into Cisco's top pocket No sir, you CANNOT import this stuff from outside the EEA again Channel05 Jul 2018 | 18
CEO of comms tech biz Daisy splits as sale and IPO talks off the table Neil Muller leaves corner office, chairman takes controls again Channel25 Jun 2018 | 3
HMRC: Aria PC's £2m MSN Messenger deals bonanza was VAT fraud UK taxman urges tribunal to throw out reseller's appeal Channel25 Jun 2018 | 9
BlackBerry CEO: We need help from the channel to grow Slight hiccup expected as former phone-maker diversifies Channel21 Jun 2018 | 3
Shiny new Capita boss to UK.gov: I know you are but what am I? Jon Lewis challenges MPs over KPIs on in-house projects Channel19 Jun 2018 | 18
Brit reseller Aria PC mounts appeal against £750k taxman VAT fiddle ruling Full details of case now available after Reg legal victory Channel21 May 2018 | 22
Recycling tech biz bosses get years for VAT fraud, money laundering Didn't realise IT was only thing were supposed to refurbish Channel25 Apr 2018 | 12
Capita reports pre-tax LOSS of £515m for 2017 Sales won't rise until 2020 says new broom... Channel23 Apr 2018 | 51
McDonald's tells Atos to burger off: Da da da da da, we're lobbing IT ... ... support to a Capgemini call centre (and one in India) Channel23 Apr 2018 | 45
Brit retailer Currys PC World says sorry for Know How scam Forced punters to cough extra £40 for pre-configured laptops Channel16 Mar 2018 | 167
Maplin shutdown sale prices still HIGHER than rivals UK tat bazaar enters final death spiral Channel14 Mar 2018 | 192
Capita screw-ups are the pits! Brit ex-miner pensioners billed for thousands in extra tax Outsourcer blames HMRC's new PAYE portal Channel12 Mar 2018 | 54
Fresh docs detail 10-year link between Geek Squad informers and Feds Best Buy red-faced after earlier denials Channel07 Mar 2018 | 67
Trump's tax reforms lift DXC's profit Waving bye to some execs, 3% of grunts + real estate helped too Channel09 Feb 2018 | 10
Crappy Christmas! Dixons Carphone dials back profit expectations It woz Brexit and 'cautious consumers' wot done it Channel22 Jan 2018 | 21
Wave Tata, Capita: You've lost mega-contract to rival outsourcer Man from Pru tears up £722m deal five years ahead of time Channel16 Jan 2018 | 33
US shoppers abandon PC makers in hour of need Global sales fall for 13th straight quarter Channel12 Jan 2018 | 63
IT buyer? Had enough of pesky resellers cold calling? You aren't alone Up to 40 calls a day, three hours wasted Channel07 Dec 2017 | 34
Capita appoints back bencher baroness as non exec director Could it be eyeing up more public sector deals? Channel06 Dec 2017 | 15
WANdisco: We need cash-o. About $10m would.. wahey... $22m Extra funding to grow biz with partner push Channel05 Dec 2017 |
Today is your last chance to pick up a piece of channel history M1 SCO car reg plate bidding reaches four figures Channel30 Nov 2017 | 21
UK private sector joins public in... Escape from DXC Max Updated Aviva and Centrica wanted cloud giant love. 1 outsourcer... wasn't ready... to let go Channel17 Nov 2017 | 22
DXC Tech asks staff to profile their skills Employees worried it's a loop-your-own-noose initiative Channel15 Nov 2017 | 30
Which reseller pleased fatcats today and rhymes with let's mute a centaur? Europe's buying tech kit 'n' services Channel27 Oct 2017 | 9
DXC: Hands up in customer support – who wants redundo? Compulsory layoffs coming if VR targets not met Channel27 Oct 2017 | 25