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In my opinion, the next six to 12 months are going to be sheer hell in the UK marketplace, as we see the effects of the long overdue reduction in big government.

Martha Lane Fox is an impressive person. Not only was she one of the dot-com era?s early millionaires, she has gone on to launch Lucky Voice karaoke bars and is the founder of Antigone, a foundation that gives small grants to start up or early stage charities in healthcare, education and criminal justice.

We?ve been catching up with the winners of this year?s PCR Awards to see how business has been since the grand ceremony earlier this year. This month, director of Kilmarnock based Utopia Computers Craig Hume tells PCR about life since winning the Independent Retailer award.

The entry of the Packard Bell OneTwo into our desktop category represents the first time that we?ve seen a touch screen PC in our sales charts.

Normally in this column I cover a variety of quite cleverly crafted topics. Well, I think they are cleverly crafted. I seldom beat the TCA drum too loudly, preferring to cover industry issues.

Imagine going out and buying a car. Five minutes later you ring the showroom demanding that they call out to put it in your garage and to show you how to drive it (as there was no ?how to drive? manual).

The news recently broke that Apple is a bigger company than Microsoft.

We?ve been catching up with winners from the PCR Awards 2010, to find out how business has been since picking up their prestigious prize. This month, co-founder and managing director of Geeks-on-Wheels Europe Jamie Shaw discusses winning the Service and Support Award.

My column last month concerning the way ahead for the indie channel seems to have struck a chord with a great many independents.

March heralded the return to growth for much of the IT Channel, and April continued that trend.