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A BRIEF LOOK BACK AT ALL THAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
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HP expects return to growth in 2010
HP agrees to buy
HP
saw its annual turnover fall by 3 percent in the year to 30 October 2009 but
3Com for $2.7 billion
expects to see a return to growth in the current year. It’s expecting sales to rise
from last year’s $114.6 billion to between $118 billion and $119 billion next
year. HP took a greater share of the PC market last year as well, with unit shipments up 8
percent. As one of HP’s major partners in the channel, and with the full range of HP Value
C
onsolidation amongst vendors continued with
HP announcing a $2.7 billion agreement to
buy 3Com. HP plans to expand its Ethernet
and Volume storage products now on board, Computer 2000 can provide the company’s
switching and routing solutions and will also add the
partners with all the products and services they need to maximise the benefits of working
TippingPoint security solutions to its ProCurve
with the industry’s best-known and most trusted brand.
portfolio. The merger will create what will
undoubtedly be a major force and a strong partner in
the networking field. As a key partner for both
vendors, Azlan is ideally-placed to provide partners of
Positive signs on payments
both companies with continuity of service and
support moving forwards.
F
igures from Experian for October 2009 showed that the IT sector is leading
the way in paying its bills, driving down average payment times to just under
17 days. This was a 46 percent improvement on the previous year, much better
than the average of just over 23 days for all UK businesses. IT firms it seems are
running tighter ships and are well-placed to grow as the economy improves.
Computer 2000 has helped many resellers ride out the hard times and is ready to
help them take new opportunities as they arise.
Euler Hermes earns
credit for continued
support
European IT market ready to
rebound
C
redit insurer Euler Hermes was awarded the
Services Partner of the Year 2009 award by
Computer 2000 at the recent Vendor Summit event
T
he European IT market will see positive growth in 2010 after falling 2.6 percent in in London. Stuart James, Head of Global and Strategic
2009 according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO). Account Management at Euler Hermes, accepted the
Growth will be just 0.6 percent but the market will break the €300 million barrier. award on behalf of the company from Phil James, Finance
EITO said that the economic crisis had not hit ICT as hard as many industries and that Director of Computer 2000. Over the past year, the two
the upturn will stimulate the business sector in particular. Computer 2000’s own companies have worked together closely to ensure that
experiences have mirrored these trends. While conditions have remained challenging, our credit continues to flow into the channel. With the
business has been stable and we remain ready to help resellers take advantage as the support of Euler Hermes,
market returns to growth. Computer 2000 has been able
to continue advancing further
credit to its customers.
Call your Computer 2000 Account Manager on 0871 880 3333
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