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4 Jun 15

Updated: 4 Jun 15

PaperlinX crash
out of Europe

Will papermakers bother
to support Australia/NZ?

Paperlinx’s complete exit from Europe is nearing as it sells off three more country ops that continue under new ownership. Will indebted papermakers seek redress from the self serving surviving Australian management?  

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 4 Jun 15

Chicago's uber
urban tech hub

1 SWacker tower move
follws Bos, NY, SF & SEA

Last week's purchase of downtown Chicago office building is the latest indication that investors are betting heavily it will become an increasingly important tech centre

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

IBM & Cisco's
cloud catches

Continues investment
in open (IaaS) services 

Enterprise IT services giants IBM & Cisco continue to invest in cloud service providers to chase leaders Amazon & Microsoft. Meanwhile HP continues it haughty pretence.

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

Tech realty
goes retro

Chicago urban shift
to Merchandise Mart

As giants like Facebook & Google build new offices in California cities smaller tech companies are doing just the opposite in downtown urban ex-industrial settings 

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

HP Discover:
direction split

Meg's main message.
New product releases

HP Discover 2015 conference started yesterday with numerous news announcements and strategy updates. Here's a quick round up of the key news so far & Meg Whitman's address

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

New Insight

logo illogical

Does intricate redesign
miss simplicity meaning?

Global IT reseller Insight Enterprises says new logo and brand refresh reflects how the industry has changed since it set up shop in 1988. But has it misread the market?

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

Dixons: double

% growth drive

Carphone integration &
mobile demand boost

Dixons Carphone Group, the electricals and mobile device retail leader in Europe reported outstanding Q4'15 results to 2 May; 12 months after its merger

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3 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

H o l l o w
P r e t e n s e 

Discover: Meg moving
deckchairs on Titanic.
Showboating Wall St.

HP's Discover 2015 conference opened today in Las Vegas supposedly for the benefit of  10,000 IT leaders. Apologies for thinking it was a separation showcase ahead of its split on Nov 1 and subsequent HP Enterprise merger with EMC...

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2 Jun 15

Updated: 3 Jun 15

TechData: Will  
W/S go direct?

CEO Dutkowsky answers
questions after STG deal

Last week #2 IT wholesaler, Tech Data's CEO Bob Dutkowsky was interviewed by CRN re concerns resellers have over its acquisition of VAR Signature Technology Group (STG). Will it start a trend?

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2 Jun 15

Updated: 2 Jun 15

Apple streams to
new Beats tune

Preview WWDC event
of new Spotify rival

Apple is about to make a play to capture a huge part of the music industry. Can it succeed on Spotify's turf?