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New news?
There is breaking news out apparently that Ingram has recently signed a distribution agreement with SonicWall. However informer remembers this story the first time around - June 2007 in fact. What does that mean? Did Ingram and SonicWall part company, only to reunite again this week, or is this a case of a communication breakdown?
Nerves of steel
You have to had a certain admiration for the sheer courage of one particular company that has issued a winding up petition against DSG Retail Ltd. The case is actually going to be heard on 29 May - but someone even in the wildest dreams of most David and Goliath scenarios is this company to go win. I'm sure DGS Retail is trembling in its boots
Good PR
Informer heard murmurings about one particular vendor that was so frustrated with its PR company in the UK that it started touting its stories around itself to get even the slightest mention in a trade magazine. A question along the lines of "so how do you secure coverage because our PR firm is totally useless," doesn't really leave a lot to the imagination.
HP and EDS tie up
The rumour mill is going into overdrive today with the news that HP and EDS are set to merge. The two firms have confirmed they are in advanced talks - but as yet no agreement has been reached. If it does happen, it will be interesting to see how this affects HP's channel partners globally.
Stirring up trouble
It seems an article due out on Monday in CRN has stirred up a wave of angry feeling about a certain industry veteran that is about to launch a new venture in the UK. There has certainly been some interesting emails flying about already and it is not even published yet. Stay tuned to CRN to find out how this situation develops.
Moving on?
Informer has heard rumours that the sales director of Kelway has handed in his notice - however as ever these rumours are yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned. We are sure there will be few changes in quite a few channel companies over the coming weeks - something seems to happen when the weather turns nice - could it be the lure of the gardening leave that does it?
