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Acquisition rate will not slow, with plans for $1 billion worth of purchases

Acer and Lenovo enjoy November growth

Microsoft have released two new service packs for XP and Office 2007 users

Distributor to celebrate and congratulate the people who really matter, retailers and value added resellers

Opening of Regent Street outlet postponed, with new date to be announced early next year

Could see the formation of a regulator aimed at supporting independent retailers

Tier-one vendors' volume shipments hit hard by decreasing desktop purchases

Analysts point to increased internet use to suggest Christmas shopping habits are changing

Vendors' direct sales operations highlighted as most likely to succeed

Gartner warns firms avoiding upgrading risk incompatibility with new Vista-specific versions of key software

US retailer to sell off all outlets after purchase by investment firm

Show a decline of 3.7 per cent in consumers hitting the High Street, in contrast to SPSL figures