CRN – Cisco ploughs more into SME channel
Cisco has further invested in its SME channel by adding pre-sales technical support and a new hardware advanced-replacement service specifically designed for the smaller customers.

Total Telecom – Vodafone to launch mobile health care unit
Vodafone Group PLC Chief Executive Vittorio Colao said Tuesday the company will launch new unit to work with pharmaceutical companies and government organizations to provide healthcare services using mobile phone technology.

Total Telecom – Google plans to invest in renewable energy projects
Internet search giant Google Inc. plans to invest directly in one or more renewable energy projects as part of a broader move to expand investment in clean -energy technology, a company executive said Monday.

IT PRO – Londoners lose 10,000 mobiles in cabs a month
Londoners lose 10,000 mobile phones each month in cabs, according to new research. Another 1,000 other devices – such as iPods and laptops – also get left on the seat each month, according to the report from Credant Technologies.

IT PRO – Government to create own private cloud, app store
The government is looking to heavily centralise its IT services, rolling out a private cloud and app store, according to a leaked draft document from the Cabinet Office. The leaked report showed the government has “substantial” plans to centralise and rework its IT over the next five years – and longer.

The Telegraph – Shops offer discounts and vouchers on Twitter
Shops such as Marks and Spencer, Debenhams and Asda have embraced the microblogging service as a way of marketing special offers and one-off sales to customers. Some of the discounts and offers only apply in-store, and experts say it’s a way of attracting shoppers away from online-only retail operations and back to traditional bricks-and-mortar high-street stores.