ATC hand forced over Rocom, chief claims

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Monday 30 March 2009  Latest channel news  ATC hand forced over Rocom, chief claims Outgoing Alex Tupman claims conflict with resale division was not a factor in distributor divestment Outgoing AT Communications (ATC) chief executive Alex Tupman has claimed the sale of Rocom was a "shame" and was fuelled by pressure from the City to reduce debt. Rival telecoms distributor Nimans bought Rocom for £12.45m last week, ending months of speculation. Tupman claimed the process had taken several months longer than he would have liked. He also indicated there had been no real conflict between running a distribution business alongside ATC's resale arm. He added that ATC's efforts to evolve the distributor away from being a "box shifter" had been successful. "Rocom was cash-draining because it grew so quickly – it was a chicken and egg situation," he said. "Selling it was a great shame, driven by demand from the City." Broadliners play down Dell move Computer 2000 says US contract will have no impact in the UK just yet Second-user specialist brought into Cisco fold Delfi Communications' initiation into channel could pave way for others Orange on hunt for 200 data VARs Mobile operator hopes its future is bright in IT channel Late payment woes hit SMEs UK SMEs owed more than £25bn after late payments shoot up by almost two fifths, claims Bacs research NetSuite Launches cloud platform Vendor launches into buoyant cloud computing space with tailored offering for VARs Contact us To contact the CRN ChannelWeb editorial team: crn@incisivemedia.com +44 (0)20 7316 9000 Incisive Media* is contacting you at the following address:applemaclpod@hulling-equipment.ru To update your newsletter preferences please click here If your ISP filters incoming email, please add the following domain to your list of approved senders to make sure you receive the email alerts and newsletters to which you may be subscribed: @newswires.crn.co.uk Please do not reply to this message. This is an unmonitored address for outgoing mail only. Any questions or comments should be forwarded to: email.enquiries@incisivemedia.com *Incisive Media, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX is a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 04038503 For a list of companies included in Incisive Media please see our website Privacy Policy © Incisive Media Ltd. 2008 Incisive Media Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX, is a company registered in the United Kingdom with company registration number 04038503