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To celebrate becoming an official partner of Acer notebooks, distributor VIP is offering retailers a boost by offering an Acer Travelmate 2423WXMi Notebook for £324.00.
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30th January 2026
Feature: HANNspree paper‑like panels to redefine sustainable displays
Martin Kent, Territory Manager at HANNspree, argues that paper‑like panels are set to shift the disp…
23rd December 2025
Ewigbyte: Glass-based storage and the future of cold data
For years, the storage industry has relied on familiar assumptions with falling prices, rising densi…
22nd December 2025
Several9s: Building database sovereignty in a fragmented cloud era
When Vinay Joosery cofounded Several9s in 2011, the cloud market was already tilting heavily toward …
19th December 2025
Plakar: The open‑source bet aiming to redefine data resilience
Backing up has always been seen as a necessary but unloved operational chore, but Plakar is position…
18th December 2025
9LivesData and the legacy of Hydra
When Cesary Dubnicki spoke to us recently, he did not begin with a product pitch. Instead, he told s…
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BT in surprise purchase of dabs.com
Telco giant swoops for etailer as part of its “strategy to strengthen its online sales and service capabilities.”
Read More »VIP treat for footie fans
VIP hopes to capture the imagination of football fans in the run up to the World Cup with an HDTV/Media Center PC spring bundle.
Read More »Dixons goes digital
Dixons is to become an exclusively online brand with 190 Dixons retail outlets being rebranded ‘Currys.digital’.
Read More »Leading industry figure steps down
Clive Bishop, known to all in the industry as CEO of the trade body for computer retailers - NASCR - has resigned, citing irreconcilable differences with the NASCR committee.
Read More »THX-Trade goes into administration
To be sold as going concern.
Read More »Surprise axe for HCI in budget
Chancellor Gordon Brown has shocked and dismayed the PC industry by cancelling tax relief for the Home Computing Initiative (HCI).
Read More »No Vista until 2007
Beta soon, business version in November, nothing for consumers until Jan 07
Read More »Dell to buy Alienware?
Rumours abound over buyoutNo confirmation yet
Read More »Distributor in trade-only giveaway
VIP computers promotes Athlon X2 with multimedia competition
Read More »Countdown to CTS begins
Key industry players sign up for first time Innovative new appointment system unveiled
Read More »Smartphone boom ahead after 3GSM
The collaboration between Microsoft and Vodafone offers a glimpse of the future in the business technology sector
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