Christine Horton
Christine is a tech journalist with over 20 years experience writing about IT, half of which has been spent exclusively covering the IT sales channel. From 2006-2009 she worked as the editor of Channel Business, before moving on to ChannelPro where she was editor and, latterly, senior editor.
In her role at ChannelPro, she oversaw the day-to-day running of the site, including both writing and editing content, commissioning specialist writers, attending key industry and vendor events, and generally building her expertise in the field.
Since 2016, she has been a freelance writer, editor, and copywriter and continues to cover the channel in addition to broader IT themes, notably cloud and security. Her work for ChannelPro since moving into freelance work has included analysis of the changing trends of how vendors work with their channel partners, their role in increasing sustainability in the IT sector, and breaking news. She has also written more broadly for ITPro on the topic of the challenges faced by women in tech, as well as women working in the IT channel.
In addition to writing, copywriting and editing, Christine provides media training, with a particular focus on explaining what the channel is and why it’s important to businesses.
Latest articles by Christine Horton
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Kyocera overhauls UK &I partner programme
By Christine Horton published
News Kyocera restructures partner levels to provide more channel focus, introduces new third tier
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Pure Storage focuses on channel training
By Christine Horton published
News Pure Storage focuses on training up partners to take on legacy storage rivals
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EMC looks to reduce friction within Federation
By Christine Horton published
News Canalys: EMC talks launch of Federation Ready channel programme
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EMC: BPP is fair to all partners
By Christine Horton published
News Canalys: EMC addresses issue of revenue thresholds; talks merging two programmes in 2016
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Spiceworks: A different kind of IT company?
By Christine Horton published
News SpiceWorld showcases a less-traditional way of selling software that’s attracting fans
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ShoreTel unveils simplified partner programme
By Christine Horton published
News ShoreTel to enable and reward partners equally for cloud, on-premise and hybrid sales
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SMART brings ClaaS to education
By Christine Horton published
News SMART Technologies launches technology as-a-service to UK schools
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HP previews programme changes following split
By Christine Horton published
News HP Inc.’s channel chief outlines changes to partner programme for 2016
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Palo Alto to overhaul global partner programme
By Christine Horton published
News Palo Alto Networks EMEA channel chief previews changes to programme and partnering
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Code42 courts IT security channel
By Christine Horton published
News Code42 on lookout for security VARs after expanding SaaS offering
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CensorNet announces UK channel push
By Christine Horton published
News New investment funds channel expansion for UK security vendor
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Wick Hill appointed distributor for Avecto
By Christine Horton published
News British security vendor Avecto adds Wick Hill to distribution line-up
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Box talks opportunities with IBM
By Christine Horton published
News Box targets ECM market with IBM; courts global SIs as it eyes large enterprise
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Kaseya CEO: “We lost our way”
By Christine Horton published
News New Kaseya CEO admits to mistakes with MSPs, also singles out competitors’ ‘false claims’
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Arrow and Westcon pass Pulse Secure distie review
By Christine Horton published
News Avnet dropped as Arrow and Westcon selected to work with Juniper spin-off
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Kemp formalises UK channel programme
By Christine Horton published
News US vendor offers partners structured rewards, deal registration, MDF
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Intel Security overhauls partner programme
By Christine Horton published
News Intel Security unveils changes to deal registration, tiered pricing and new partner levels
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Nimble Storage CEO sticks it to rivals
By Christine Horton published
News Vasudevan: “No longer a dogfight” as customers look for alternative to incumbents
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Black Duck looks to get partners in a row
By Christine Horton published
News Partner recruitment spearheaded by Citrix veteran Kevin Bland
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StorMagic commits to channel-only sales
By Christine Horton published
News Virtual SAN firm promises indirect sales only with launch of global channel programme
![Hand reaching for other hand](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPZegrKvNtCsE8SurFUDf3-320-80.jpg)
Lexmark helps partners move to managed print
By Christine Horton published
News Lexmark launches scheme to help partners sell managed print; targets SMB opportunity
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CEO Simon Church quits NTT Com Security
By Christine Horton published
News Church and CFO Heiner Luntz replaced in C-level shake-up
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Westcoast bolsters mobility portfolio with Aerohive
By Christine Horton published
News Aerohive adds third distie to UK line-up
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