A US programmer was allegedly caught offloading his data-sensitive job to a freelancer in China so he could spend the day surfing the web, a Verizon case study has told. Was he being unlawful, unethical, or just plain innovative?

In this article, CRN explores this issue further, and discovers there's more than one point of view. In particular, Moheb Moses from Channel Dynamics raises a concern around the security risks for the company, but suggests that if this was resolved, maybe this employee's creativity should be commended. What do you think?

Are your employees really working?

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The words social media have managed to insinuate themselves into the business vernacular with alacrity. But less rapid has been the ability of businesses to understand what they need to do about it. In this CRN head-to-head, Australian tech industry experts Tony Gattari, from the Achievers Group, and Moheb Moses from Channel Dynamics, offer different opinions on social media’s role in the business world.

For Gattari, former Harvey Norman tech boss, there’s no clear path for success via social media. He says many companies are wise to avoid investing in it altogether for risk of achieving poor ROI. For Moses, co-founder of Channel Dynamics and respected partner consultant, social media offers a world of opportunity for all, especially when considered with its broadest definition, encompassing the evolving forms of blogging, podcasts, wiki, picture sharing and crowdsourcing.

Channel head to head: social media

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The theme of the Federal Government’s 2012/13 budget is restraint. In order to turn a $47.7bn deficit from 2010/11 into a $1.5bn surplus next year and beyond, the Government was forced to put forward a fiscally restrained and short-term budget. In the CRN article, several industry pundits, including Channel Dynamics' Cam Wayland, weigh in on what this means for the industry and partner growth opportunities.

Budget 2012: resellers react

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Social media has emerged as one of the most disruptive trends in the technology industry in recent years. But what does it mean for the channel? In this CRN article, editor David Binning explores the relevance of social media platforms for business, and talks with Channel Dynamics' Moheb Moses about how best to get on board this runaway train.

Also in this article, David interviews Olivier Choron (CEO and Founder of purechannelapps) about socialondemand - a new content syndication application that helps partners leverage their vendors' content to increase their social media presence.

Socialomics: business opportunity or opportunity cost?

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It would be a stunning understatement to say that much has changed since the first issue of CRN was published in Australia in early 1998. Today, for its 300th issue, editor David Binning talks with some of the leading consultants in the industry, including Channel Dynamics' Moheb Moses, about how companies need to get better, not just at looking to the future, but also to the past.

Stay game, stay in the game

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