Year: 2012

Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of Cisco’s worldwide partner group
Channel Programs

Partners reflect fondly on Cisco’s Keith Goodwin

July 9, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Partners reflect fondly on Cisco’s Keith Goodwin
Top Canadian Cisco partners Kent MacDonald and Wendy Lucas on the Goodwin era and what they want to see from new Cisco channel chief Bruce Klein

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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Liveblog: Microsoft kicks off “A New Era. Together.” at WPC

July 9, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Liveblog: Microsoft kicks off “A New Era. Together.” at WPC
CEO Ballmer takes the stage as WPC begins in Toronto

Tibor Shanto, VARCoach and chief sales officer at Renbor Sales Solutions
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SalesBuzz: Closed-ended vs. open-ended vs. impact questions

July 9, 2012 Tibor Shanto Comments Off on SalesBuzz: Closed-ended vs. open-ended vs. impact questions
The kinds of questions you ask can dictate your results, says Tibor Shanto

Sean Forkan, country manager at Symantec Canada
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ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Symantec Canada’s new country manager, HP’s print plans, DiData Canada at 5 and more

July 3, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Symantec Canada’s new country manager, HP’s print plans, DiData Canada at 5 and more
The podcast chats with Sean Forkan, Sean Kosticin, Wendy Lucas and Darryl Wilson, and Jon Arnold

Gavin Miller, vice president of marketing, solutions and sales acceleration at Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Distribution

Avnet inks Polycom distribution deal

July 3, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Avnet inks Polycom distribution deal
New partnership is distributor’s first foray into the video part of the unified communications market

CTECH 90 seconds logo
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CTECH proving itself with 90-second SLA

July 3, 2012 Guest Poster Comments Off on CTECH proving itself with 90-second SLA
Support claim provides competitive edge, differentiation for Calgary-based MSP

Irving Frydman, Marketing Communications Strategist and Chief Brand Enthusiast
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MarketingBuzz: Sales enablement bridges the ‘Last Mile’ of communications strategy

July 3, 2012 Irving Frydman Comments Off on MarketingBuzz: Sales enablement bridges the ‘Last Mile’ of communications strategy
Irving Frydman explains how to fill the potential gap between marketing objectives and field execution

Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of Cisco’s worldwide partner group
Channel Programs

Cisco’s Goodwin to retire, Klein named new WWPO chief

June 18, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco’s Goodwin to retire, Klein named new WWPO chief
Longtime channel chief will leave the networking vendor at the end of July

McAfee Canada chief Ross Allen
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Government IT security still reactive, not proactive

June 18, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Government IT security still reactive, not proactive
McAfee study shows 97.5 of respondents have been exposed to security threat in past year

Tibor Shanto, VARCoach and chief sales officer at Renbor Sales Solutions
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SalesBuzz: I, Manager?

June 18, 2012 Tibor Shanto Comments Off on SalesBuzz: I, Manager?
Great sales professionals don’t necessarily make great managers