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Strong top- and bottom-line growth from Logicalis offset declining profits at Westcon as channel giant Datatec endured a mixed FY13.

Symantec plans to cut up to two in five management roles, but will unveil a fresh batch of ‘senior-level talent’ soon.

Acer Inc.’s revenues shriveled by almost a fifth in 2013′s opening quarter but the embattled Taiwanese PC maker did manage to post a small post-tax profit after two years of losses.

The market share gap between Apple and Samsung in the tablet space has narrowed by 25 points in the last year. But whatever the name on the label, the tactile devices continue to fly off the shelves at an incredible rate, IDC data reveals.

Ingram Micro has become the latest channel player to see its profitability hit by low margins in the tablet space, as its net income fell more than 40 percent despite a big sales hike in Q1.

The security vendor today issued a statement acknowledging that Dubai-based Computerlinks ZFCO has been penalized for the “unlawful diversion of Blue Coat ProxySG appliances to Syria” in 2011.

Despite banking $9.5 billion in net profit and growing its cash pile, CEO Tim Cook acknowledges how Apple’s results — and the manner in which the company’s share price has fallen — has disappointed some market watchers.

A law firm has launched an investigation on behalf of a group of top investors to ascertain whether a number of Tech Data officers and directors “breached their fiduciary duties.”

With consumers seizing buying power and margins vanishing from a shrinking PC market, can channel firms continue to support sales of desktop and data center infrastructure in the same business model?

Fortinet Inc. has become the latest security vendor to suffer a sharp decline in its share price after posting below-expectation first-quarter numbers.