8020 EUROPE Contents
12 Mergers & Acquisitions 21 Virtualisation Special
CONTENTS
8020 Europa June 2008:
Key theme: virtualisation is happening in Europe
04 N e w s :
21 Virtualisation special:
Europe turns soft for distributor;
The phenomena and why it
TATA is promising SaaS for SMEs;
matters in the channel
Emerging acquisitions; Mobile
connections; IBM channels;
22 Virtualisation: from the core
eW stcon tests white lable
How it changes the heart of
technology and what this means
10 Microsoft online for
for those who sell it
Virtualisation 22
partners: What does it mean for
the channel?
24 Virtualisation hits
the desktop:
12 M&A: A buyers market now?
Moving technology into the
New studies shows how the
datacentre also changes the user
pressure points have changed
experience, and new thinking
Microsoft Online
in the market for businesses;
around thin client
plus - how particular issues have
will rely on
affected the Baltics
an extensive
28 Virtualisation maturing:
How the marketplace has
ecosystem of
12 Mergers and acquisitions:
Some pointers from recent deals
changed its view on virtualisation,
partners to resell,
and suppliers need a different
customise and
17 Tech Data supplement:
message
How the distribution giant can
offer training and help resellers move beyond 29 EMC supplement:
consulting services
consolidation and open up more
‘ONE EMC’ delivers profitable
profitable opportunities
solutions from EMC. Revitalised
Ron Markezich, VP, Microsoft
distribution and Europe’s new
EMC Velocity Solution Centres
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