Karl Since has resigned from his post of general manager A/NZ at data protection provider, Acronis, and joined Staples, an online stationery supply company, as its head of sales, IT solutions.

Corporate Express will make about five per cent of its headcount redundant as it goes through a cost restructuring.

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Specific details relating to the fate of HP’s $US41 billion Personal Systems Group (PSG) business still remain unclear at this stage, but resellers are maintaining their commitment to the vendor no matter what transpires.

Corporate Express’ managed services unit has secured a $1 million three year contract to supply builder, Simonds Homes, with IT service desk support across its 700 users.

Corporate Express has bolstered its offerings to the market adding a managed services business and launching into cloud computing.

Since its buyout of Corporate Express earlier this year, US-based office supplies retailer, Staples has launched its own Australian online retail site.

Corporate Express has taken a new step to unify the Cisco, EMC and VMware technologies in its IT environment as part of a lengthy IT infrastructure make-over.

Corporate Express was a first time winner at the 2010 ARN Industry Awards, picking up the Channel Choice Reseller category.