Morse, the UK's biggest midrange reseller, has posted a strong first half, with net profits up 51 per cent to from £5.5m to £8.3m.

Morse, which claims to be Europe's biggest Sun reseller - it's fairly big in France and huge in the UK, said the results were propelled by strong sales of Sun boxes and growing demand for its computer services.

Sales for the six months to December 31, 2000 were up 52 per cent from £203.1 million to £308m. ®