The subject of business awards for women always throws up a couple of arguments against them. Firstly, that there are no gender-specific awards for men (usually a complaint by men); secondly, the question of whether women-only awards events are relevant in today’s world of supposedly equal opportunities. As you’d probably …

The government will publish a Digital Transformation Plan, which aims to help improve the ‘poor’ levels of productivity in the UK. Set to be published this autumn, the plan will champion a widespread approach to allow easier adoption of emerging technology to cultivate a more connected workforce. Couple this with …

Motherboards, graphics cards and cases all feature this month

ProLabs has announced a new range of 100G compatible optical infrastructure products. ProLabs’ products are compatible with multiple OEM vendors across a product portfolio from 100BASE-FX to 100GB. Its products provide interoperability across different systems. The new series will include a range of connectivity solutions, including the CFP-100G-LR4-C and CFP-100G-LR-UC …

Do you offer outsourcing, management, repairs and maintenance, and inventory services, or any other third party services? If so, you could get your company featured in our Services and Outsourcing Theme of the Month. Throughout October, IT Channel Expert will be looking at everything to do with services and outsourcing …

What are companies’ top priorities for global trade management in 2015? That was one of the questions AEB and the German university DHBW Stuttgart to 177 businesses at the end of last year as part of the annual Global Trade Management Agenda research series. The result: businesses consider compliance with …

As you integrate your company’s industrial control and corporate information systems, you may be making your firm more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. According to new research from KPMG, this can happen when businesses fail to put in place adequate cyber defences. KPMG spoke to 350 senior IT, engineering and operations professionals …

Microsoft has introduced a new Enterprise Mobility Management competency. Available from October, the new cloud competencies and certifications will be added to Microsoft’s four other cloud-focused accreditations. Cloud certification and assessment requirements will be changing as part of the latest round of adjustments designed to take Microsoft and its partners …

Cloud solutions are reliable, they’re easy to use, and there are the economic benefits of using less hardware and paying for only what you use. However, few businesses will migrate everything at once, and instead, will slowly transition applications over a period of time. New applications may however be prime …

The distributor has announced the opening of newly expanded offices in Shenzhen