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Amazon's AI specs aim to stop delivery drivers getting lost between van and porch

Why monitor staff through phones or cameras when Bezos' boxshifter can strap surveillance to their heads?

Offbeat23 Oct 2025 | 52

Tribunal wonders if Microsoft has found a legal hero after pivot to copyright gambit

ValueLicensing dispute probes whether Office counts as a creative work

Software20 Oct 2025 | 19

Client defended engineer after oil baron-turned tech support entrepreneur lied about dodgy dealings

On Call Reputations earned over years of service can work wonders

Channel10 Oct 2025 | 85

Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages

Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures

Public Sector23 Sep 2025 | 3

Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping

World War Fee American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform

Personal Tech17 Sep 2025 | 18

Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don't hang up, it's true

Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle

Personal Tech09 Sep 2025 | 67

Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban

ValueLicensing's David spins the sling for another go at the Windows Goliath

Software08 Sep 2025 | 86

KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot

Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses

AI + ML20 Aug 2025 | 35

Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine

Asia In Brief PLUS: Philippines bans gambling payments; Indonesia warns Roblox; China lures young scientists; And more!

Legal18 Aug 2025 | 12

Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost

Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand

Systems15 Aug 2025 | 1

Stock in the Channel pulls website amid cyberattack

Updated Intruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2025 | 5

Ebuyer website bought by Fraser Group plc

Exclusive updated UK online reseller bought out of administration in -pre-pack agreement, say sources

Channel12 Aug 2025 | 67

Ransomware gang sets deadline to leak 3.5 TB of Ingram Micro data

Distie insists global operations restored despite some websites only now coming back online

Cyber-crime30 Jul 2025 | 4

India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing

But overall sales are basically flat, says Canalys

Channel28 Jul 2025 | 11

Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty

Updated Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin

PaaS + IaaS25 Jul 2025 | 100

Security shop Adarma ceases trading, confirms it will enter administration

Former staffers of struggling UK biz say they don’t expect to be paid for July

Security16 Jul 2025 | 3

VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out

Exclusive Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today

Cloud Infrastructure Month16 Jul 2025 | 49

Trump tariffs turn techies topsy-turvy as US braces for PC tax

Shipments in America flat, surge across ROTW ahead of Win 10 support cutoff

Channel10 Jul 2025 | 105

Ingram Micro restarts orders – for some – following ransomware attack

Customers say things are still far from perfect as lengthy support queues hamper business dealings

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2025 | 1

Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage

Updated SafePay crew claims responsibility for intrusion at one of world's largest tech distributors

Cyber-crime06 Jul 2025 | 18

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Python Foundation goes ride or DEI, rejects government grant with strings attached

Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped

Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 region in trouble again, with EC2 and container services impacted

UPDATED Internal dependencies again prove problematic

Twist in Tesco vs. VMware case as Computacenter files claim against Broadcom, Dell

As negotiations stalled, Broadcom feared Tesco no longer saw it as a long-term partner

Google says reports of a Gmail breach have been greatly exaggerated

Ad and cloud biz rubbishes claims that 183 million accounts broken into

Signal president Meredith Whittaker says they had no choice but to use AWS, and that's a problem

'The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice'

IBM Cloud stops signing and seeking new customers for its VMware service

Blames Broadcom’s licensing changes that haven’t caused other hyperscalers to pull the pin

WSUS attacks hit 'multiple' orgs as Google and other infosec sleuths ring Redmond’s alarm bell

If at first you don’t succeed, patch and patch again

Marks & Spencer swaps out TCS for fresh helpdesk deal

Move follows months-long procurement process as retailer refreshes parts of its IT support setup

AI browsers face a security flaw as inevitable as death and taxes

Feature Agentic features open the door to data exfiltration or worse

Elon Musk's Grokipedia launches, filled to the brim with plagiarism and AI slop

Scratch Grokipedia and Wikipedia bleeds

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14-hour+ global blackout at Ingram Micro halts customer orders

Exclusive Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down

Channel04 Jul 2025 | 44

Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'

Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments

SaaS02 Jul 2025 | 17

Kaseya CEO: Why AI adoption is below industry expectations

Interview Business data is fragmented and change management is hard

AI + ML26 Jun 2025 | 61

Taiwan thumbs its nose at Beijing by blocking chip exports to SMIC and Huawei

A symbolic political move

Channel17 Jun 2025 | 7

Doomed UK smartphone maker Bullitt Group finally liquidated

Preferred and secured creditors walk away with nothing

Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 20

VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program – except in Europe

Wants channel to be all in on private cloud as more details emerge on VCF 9 licensing and hardware

Virtualization01 Jun 2025 | 22

VMware price hikes? Between 800 and 1,500%, claim Euro customers

Report slates end of perpetual licenses, death of monthly pay-as-you-go model, and 'punitive' changes by Broadcom

PaaS + IaaS22 May 2025 | 54

India’s services giants brace for impact as US tariffs bite their customers

Wipro was forced to pause an active SAP project due to client’s jitters

Channel24 Apr 2025 | 18

Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of Education

Vendors with millions in federal contracts are watching nervously

Public Sector27 Mar 2025 | 32

Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing 'sh*tty behavior' and onerous support requests

'What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?' asks Troy Hunt

Channel13 Feb 2025 | 33

Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024

And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help Britain

Channel23 Jan 2025 | 32

Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration

Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory

Public Sector17 Jan 2025 | 10

UK government tech procurement lacks understanding, says watchdog

NAO report highlights £3B cost overruns and 29 years of cumulative delays in IT projects

Personal Tech16 Jan 2025 | 69

Microsoft, PC makers cut prices of Copilot+ gear in Europe, analyst stats confirm

Double-digit reduction only served to 'stimulate some interest'

AI + ML14 Jan 2025 | 47

Microsoft invites Chinese software vendors to sell on its marketplace and through its partners

Good luck getting buyers and resellers excited about that

Channel09 Jan 2025 | 7

The channel stands corrected: Hardware is a refresh cycle business now

Opinion 'For 30 years you thought you were business geniuses,' veteran analyst tells resellers and distributors

Channel08 Jan 2025 | 56

Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited engagement' on VMware

Exclusive Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channel

Virtualization16 Dec 2024 | 18

Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs

Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook

AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53

Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry

Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk

Channel21 Nov 2024 | 12

SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, orders staff back to their desks for three days a week

Exclusive CEO tells The Reg customers are facing same challenges, not ruling out full-time RTO

Channel21 Oct 2024 | 22

US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia

Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise tech

Public Sector06 Sep 2024 | 4

If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do

Comment Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases

Channel05 Sep 2024 | 151

Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield

Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage

AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 25

Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all

As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator

PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2024 | 141

Dow-ward spiral: Intel share price drop could see it delisted from blue-chip index

50% dive in market cap during 2024 forcing CEO Pat Gelsinger to revisit strategy

Channel03 Sep 2024 | 22

IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim

'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'

Channel04 Aug 2024 | 34

South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up e-commerce giant

Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendors

Software30 Jul 2024 | 9

Fujitsu picks model-maker Cohere as its partner for the rapid LLM-development dance

Will become exclusive route to market for joint projects

AI + ML17 Jul 2024 | 4

ASUS quietly built supercomputers, datacenters and an LLM. Now it's quietly selling them all together

The plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise tech

Off-Prem13 Jun 2024 |

Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart

Invests $350 million in Flipkart

Channel27 May 2024 | 5

VMware by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service providers

As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWS

Virtualization01 May 2024 | 16

Oracle scores big win with Fujitsu Japan for its Alloy partner cloud

But Big Red's $8 billion investment plan may not be all it seems

Channel19 Apr 2024 | 1

Cloud Software Group and Microsoft pledge another eight years of co-opetition

Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 – and of course some AI

Software08 Apr 2024 | 1

Wipro appoints new CEO: 32-year veteran and current US boss Srini Pallia takes over

ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers?

Channel07 Apr 2024 | 1

Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked to ex-CEO

Surprise resignation of chief exec happened after FCA probe began, claims filing

Channel18 Mar 2024 | 12

Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses

Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'

Channel15 Mar 2024 | 31

VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May

Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content

Channel11 Mar 2024 | 8

Boss at one of Microsoft's largest resellers quits, admits secret share deals

London Stock Exchange listed Bytes Technology Group 'working to clarify details' after Neil Murphy resigns

Channel22 Feb 2024 | 10

eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered

9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemic

Channel24 Jan 2024 | 20

AWS Marketplace adds sales of third-party services

Cloud-ready software and implementation from your preferred consultants, on one bill

Channel23 Jan 2024 | 1

Foxconn’s latest Indian foray is a chip packaging JV with HCL Group

Updated Fending off ransomware at home in Taiwan as it continues diversification into semiconductors

Channel19 Jan 2024 |

As Broadcom nukes VMware's channel, the big winner is set to be Nutanix

A lot of IT depts can't wait to get past their ESX addiction

Channel18 Jan 2024 | 26

India's big four services giants soar on demand for AI

Pipelines are full, but hiring has slowed

Channel18 Jan 2024 |

Broadcom to end VMware’s channel program, move partners to its own invite-only offering

Suppliers don’t know much about what’s going on. Which leaves users in limbo, too

Channel28 Dec 2023 | 9

Infosys loses ten-year, $1.5 billion contract announced just three months ago

Asia In Brief PLUS: Fujitsu Japan spins out servers, storage, and PCs; Japan’s moonshot on track; Samsung reportedly delays Arizona fab opening

Channel27 Dec 2023 | 26

China’s annual e-tail frenzy broke records – trust us, say government, Alibaba and JD.com

5.26 billion packages shipped, 639 million on Saturday alone. But nobody's puffing up the cash pile

Channel13 Nov 2023 | 6

Sorry kids, Infosys and Wipro have cancelled graduate recruitment

India's big four outsourcers scored record deals in Q2, but revenue didn't reflect those successes

Channel20 Oct 2023 | 11

Gulf states and 'The Stans' could become new tech hotspot – analyst

One has the talent, one has the money – both want more tech

Channel12 Oct 2023 | 17

Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges'

Updated Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now

Channel05 Oct 2023 | 11

Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU

Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policy

Channel06 Sep 2023 | 17

Two top execs quit Infosys mere months after its president skipped

CISO and head of HR depart as services market tightens

Channel06 Jul 2023 | 3

Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan

All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout'

Channel16 Jun 2023 | 70

Dell pulls storage, PCs, and compute into Apex ITaaS platform – a little late

Dell World Continues feeding the hybrid cloud monster

Channel23 May 2023 |

India's major IT outsourcers slow hiring and fret about deal pipelines

Two years ago the big four hired 243,000 workers. Last year that fell to 82,000

Channel05 May 2023 | 15

Microsoft coughs up some change after allegedly selling software to no-no companies

Nadella happy to sling code to Russians and Iranians, or nah?

Channel07 Apr 2023 | 13

Microsoft pauses delayed partner ecosystem security update to count its money

Active Directory privilege de-escalation will run for nine days in May before taking June off

Channel16 Mar 2023 | 2

India’s top four outsourcers report rosy revenues, mild macroeconomic misgivings

Attrition woes subside as workers stop shifting, producing pleasing cost savings

Channel17 Jan 2023 | 3

Microsoft extends deadline for partners to improve their clients' security with unauthorised Azure AD tweaks

Partners may be dragging the chain a little – perhaps you'd like to hurry them up?

Channel14 Oct 2022 |

Alibaba Cloud reveals billion dollar 'ecosystem upgrade'

It's mostly a channel program with a fancy name, plus more outposts

Channel26 Sep 2022 | 1

Philippines decides outsourcers need incentives to stick around, after all

Just three months ago senior bureaucrat said 'Tax perks are not that important to investors.' Contortions now in place to keep cash flowing

Channel19 Sep 2022 | 4

Salesperson's tech dream delivered by ill-equipped consultant who charged for the inevitable fix

Who,Me? ‘I had a sharp new suit and a misplaced sense of confidence’ – and made a costly mistake

Channel05 Sep 2022 | 56

India's big four services giants bemoan rising labor costs

Business is good at TCS, Wipro, Infosys and HCL – but margin pressure and staff attrition are big problems

Channel25 Jul 2022 | 24

Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions

The whiff of rebellion among Cloud Solution Providers is getting stronger

Channel29 Jun 2022 | 8

Lenovo to form venture with Hong Kong comms conglomerate PCCW

Gains access to offshoring centers in Malaysia and Philippines

Channel15 Jun 2022 | 2

Microsoft forgot to renew the certificate for its Windows Insider subdomain

Visitors to insider.windows.com met with safety warning - how reassuring

Channel10 Jun 2022 | 37

European tech businesses cool on China due to coronavirus lockdowns

Oops. Beijing wants zero COVID, not zero foreign investment

Channel06 May 2022 | 13

Ericsson pulls out of Russia 'indefinitely' to protest war in Ukraine

Plus: AMD tells El Reg it stopped 'all technical, product support and marketing' in pariah state

Channel11 Apr 2022 | 18

Capita offloads Microsoft licensing biz Trustmarque to private equity for £110m

Remainder of Capita's Portfolio of unwanted businesses to be expunged by year end, says CEO

Channel28 Jan 2022 | 1

Pakistan considers ten-year tax holiday for freelance techies

Could clean up dispute over who collects tax and when, but unlikely to worry outsourcing rivals

Channel25 Jan 2022 | 11

Renewal chasing as-a-service is now a thing – and vendors love it

Third parties get some data, use it to send mails as if they were your reseller, and – phew! – you don't get calls from sales people

Channel28 Oct 2021 | 21

Who are shortages good for? The channel! World's biggest distributor forecasts tech price hikes from January

Canalys Forum 2021 Things not likely to improve until 2023

Channel15 Oct 2021 | 3

Windows what? PC makers have bigger things on their minds

Canalys Forums Remember those days when OSes were the be-all and end-all?

Channel08 Oct 2021 | 40

Raspberry Pi looks to set up African retail channel to make buying a mini computer there as easy as Pi

High shipping costs barrier to access for many of continent’s inhabitants

Channel06 Oct 2021 | 17

Japan's NTT Group to allow remote work for all 320,000 staff

Ditching central offices in favour of over 250 regional facilities for a workforce twice the size of Microsoft's

Channel29 Sep 2021 | 3

BRICS bloc deepens collaboration on ecommerce and selling services across borders

Good news for consumers, exporters, and outsourcers

Channel06 Sep 2021 | 4

Busy day in China: Xi Jinping announces tech-sharing, services export push and a bourse for startups

Also banned telly shows from featuring men with an 'abnormal aesthetic' – basically the kind of chap you'd find in a boy band

Channel03 Sep 2021 | 17

Telefónica's cloud limb slurps Cancom's UK&I biz to cash in on Brit enterprise tech market

There's a tasty NHS contract in there

Channel30 Jul 2021 |

Lockdown-induced gadgetry rush sent Dixons Carphone's online sales skywards – and repaid £73m of furlough wages

But mobile biz continues to wane

Channel30 Jun 2021 | 4

The great fire sale continues as Capita sells government joint venture Axelos for £380m

It's the longest day of the year

Channel21 Jun 2021 | 5

UK.gov finally proposes to police rogue umbrella companies but leaves questions unanswered

Show me the money! say campaigners hoping to stamp out nefarious practices

Channel10 Jun 2021 | 5

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